Overview
As Kate likes to say, she doesn’t lose sight of the forest in the trees. She recognizes that each of her clients has their own unique legal hurdles and she can contextualize their legal issues within the broader picture of their lives and businesses.
For many of Kate’s clients, those legal issues include tort liability and other commercial grounds, such as breach of contract. As a member of our Commercial Litigation Service Group, she often defends clients in the insurance industry.
Kate represents clients in privacy related class action cases, many of which involve violations of the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA). She represents companies in issues related to the use of fingerprint or hand scans for employee timekeeping, and the use of voice verification technology.
Outside of her legal practice, Kate is an active supporter of the PKD Foundation, which seeks treatment and a cure for polycystic kidney disease.
Experience
Membership & Involvement
- Member: American Bar Association
Resources & Insights
In the Media
- Ransomware and Other Cyber-Related Issues
Ransomware and Other Cyber-Related IssuesAll companies have data that threat actors find attractive. No entity can think they are immune to a cyber attack.
- Separation Anxiety? Indiana Tax Sale Separates Ownership of Land and Improvements
Separation Anxiety? Indiana Tax Sale Separates Ownership of Land and ImprovementsCan improvements to real estate, such as buildings, be owned separately from the land beneath them?
- Fair Labor Standards Act
Fair Labor Standards ActJoin Julie Proscia to learn about FLSA, its classifications,, and the pitfalls of noncompliance. The webcast will help employers check their own compliance, and avoid costly litigation.
- California Court Opens the Litigation Floodgate Re: COVID-19 Exposure in the WorkplaceCalifornia Court Opens the Litigation Floodgate Re: COVID-19 Exposure in the Workplace
In See’s Candies v. Ek, a California Appellate Court ruled that the plaintiff’s claims against her employer for negligence were not preempted by the exclusivity provisions of the California Workers’ Compensation Act; thus, exposing the employer to potentially unprecedented civil liability.
Services
Education
The University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 2009
Brown University, A.B., 2006
Admissions
- Illinois
- District of Columbia