Overview
Britta is a zealous, driven, and detail oriented attorney who focuses her practice on insurance coverage issues. Getting the results her clients want is of the upmost importance to her. As a valued member of the Insurers Service Group, Britta is involved with all forms of coverage disputes, including personal, commercial and professional lines of insurance. Her experience includes insurance disputes involving property damage, product liability, professional liability and environmental claims. She regularly advises insurance clients on coverage issues and provides assessments to help determine the most cost effective resolution. When litigation is necessary, she is a compelling advocate for her clients.
Experience
Membership & Involvement
- Member: Chicago Bar Association
- Illinois Defense Counsel (IDC): Board of Directors; Insurance Law Committee; Executive Editor of IDC Quarterly
Honors
- Selected to the Illinois Super Lawyers "Rising Stars" List: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Received the Illinois Defense Counsel (IDC) Rising Star Award: 2018
- Received the Illinois Defense Counsel (IDC) Volunteer of the Year Award: 2021
Resources & Insights
Firm News
- 35 SmithAmundsen Attorneys Included on 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists35 SmithAmundsen Attorneys Included on 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
Congratulations to all of our attorneys named to the 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers and 2022 Illinois Rising Stars lists!
- Britta Sahlstrom Named IDC's "Volunteer of the Year" for 2021Britta Sahlstrom Named IDC's "Volunteer of the Year" for 2021
Congratulations to Britta Sahlstrom for being named the Illinois Defense Counsel's "Volunteer of the Year" for 2021.
- 35 SmithAmundsen Attorneys Included on 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists35 SmithAmundsen Attorneys Included on 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
- SmithAmundsen Promotes Nine Attorneys to PartnerSmithAmundsen Promotes Nine Attorneys to Partner
Congratulations to Luke Behnke, Amber Bishop, John Hayes, Matthew Kees, Elizabeth Lum, Paul Mackowski, Britta Sahlstrom, Jack Sanker & Justin Welply!
Services
Education
University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., 2014
Note and Comment Editor, Wisconsin Law Review
Competition Chair, Wisconsin Moot Court Board
University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, B.A., 2011
Admissions
- Illinois
- Wisconsin