Overview
Isabelle is known as a veracious advocate who never backs down from a challenge. As a member of the firm’s Transportation & Logistics and Professional Liability service groups, she defends clients in a variety of industries including construction, transportation, retail, and insurance. Isabelle assists with complex commercial, personal injury, construction defect, and professional and premises liability issues.
Prior to joining SmithAmundsen, Isabelle worked as a legal intern for an international company based in Milwaukee. Having majored in French, she helped translate and interpret agreements for U.S.-based offices. She is currently proficient in French. Working in a legal department gave her insight into what companies care about and the challenges they face. She draws on this experience when representing clients today.
Isabelle was a competitive figure skater for 15 years and team captain of her collegiate skating team, which instilled in her a discipline and determination she takes with her to the courtroom. She is calm under pressure, takes responsibility for her role, and always prepares in order to perform her best.
Experience
- What the SEC’s New Strategic Plan Means for the Financial Industry and Investors
What the SEC’s New Strategic Plan Means for the Financial Industry and InvestorsOn August 24, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a draft of its strategic plan for 2022 – 2026, outlining its key initiatives for the next four years. The SEC’s mission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation. Its strategic plan is intended to further that mission by laying out goals that will guide its policy and decision making.
- The Challenge of Serving in Black Robes, Not White Coats: The Second District Affirms the Denial of Patients’ Requests for Ivermectin
The Challenge of Serving in Black Robes, Not White Coats: The Second District Affirms the Denial of Patients’ Requests for IvermectinRead Edna McLain’s recent article, “The Challenge of Serving in Black Robes, Not White Coats: The Second District Affirms the Denial of Patients’ Requests for Ivermectin” in IDC Quarterly!
- Hold the Phones: State-level Telemarketing Laws In Effect
Hold the Phones: State-level Telemarketing Laws In EffectKeep up to date with both the federal TCPA requirements and several state-level statutes!
- Illinois Pre-Judgment Interest Statute Declared UnconstitutionalIllinois Pre-Judgment Interest Statute Declared Unconstitutional
On May 27, 2022, Judge Marcia Maras in the Circuit Court of Cook County issued a memorandum, holding Illinois’s recently enacted prejudgment interest statute unconstitutional, and holding that the legislation violated both the right of trial by jury and the prohibition against special legislation.
Education
Marquette University Law School, 2018, cum laude
University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2012
Admissions
- Wisconsin
Languages
- French