Catherine was previously an intellectual property associate at two law firms in Chicago. She received her law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law, graduating cum laude, with a certificate in Intellectual Property Law. While in school, she served as the president of the Intellectual Property Law Society, was a member of the Chicago-Kent Law Review and the Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property, and received the CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Legal Writing III, Patent Litigation, and Property Law.
Experience
Experience
Representative Matters
- Represented a manufacturer in multiple industries, including the HVACR industry, before the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in a patent infringement action involving flaring and swaging tools
- Represented a manufacturer of smart thermostats before the U.S. International Trade Commission in an investigation concerning the client’s alleged infringement
- Represented a manufacturing client before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma in a patent infringement action involving feral hog traps
- Represented a television network before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in a patent infringement action involving ten patents related to streaming technologies
Insights
Insights
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- J.D. cum laude Chicago Kent College of Law 2017
- B.S. Molecular and Cellular Biology University of Illinois 2014
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Community
Community
Pro Bono
- Helped represent a detainee at the Cook County Jail in a Section 1983 case