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Curriculum Vitae

Education: B.A., University of Minnesota. Certificate from the ABA-approved Legal Assistant Program at Roosevelt University, Chicago.

Employers: Kirkland & Ellis (Chicago); Bartlit Beck LLP (Chicago and Denver)

As a paralegal, I supported many dozens of trials and arbitrations in U.S. and international jurisdictions, including unique matters such as:

–Gore v. Harris (Bush v. Gore) 2000 U.S. Election Trial

–Special Counsel’s Report: Macondo (Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill) – (paralegal to Fred Bartlit, Special Counsel appointed by President Obama)

–IDRC Arbitrations: Client matters, London and Singapore

I expanded into strategy and consulting roles, collaborating with a wide range of legal tech software developers to align litigation needs with technology solutions.

I have also been dedicated to sharing my knowledge through writing and speaking. I’ve authored articles on legal technology and have spoken at industry events such as ILTAcon. These opportunities have allowed me to engage with peers and drive conversations about the future of legal technology. I’m excited about the innovations yet to come.

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Consulting Perspective

Legal Tech Development

I have extensive experience working with legal tech developers, providing end-user design ideas, testing beta iterations, and consulting on use-cases.

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Litigation Support

With decades of experience as a paralegal in litigation, I bring that practical hands-on perspective to technology adoption, workflow integration, and collaboration with support teams and tech providers.

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Tech Scene

Championing tech solutions stems from a deep understanding of the end-user needs in litigation and the technology that not just supports the teams but advances the industry.

Tech events are such a great way to network, learn from thought leaders, and promote new technology. I enjoy participating in key events, as a speaker or attendee.

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I’ve worked with Catherine on countless litigations, where her knowledge of legal technology and problem-solving has been invaluable to our client success. Her role was self-created, and unique, in my opinion, in that she worked for years with some of the key software developers to refine, expand, and improve their offerings to best suit the needs of litigation in both trial preparation and courtroom trial advocacy.

Fred H. Bartlit, Jr., Bartlit Beck LLP

Catherine has partnered with us since we launched in the US nearly ten years ago, offering invaluable insights on product design. As a litigation support expert, her feedback has been essential in ensuring that our solutions not only meet the needs of litigation teams, but also enable them to do their work faster, better and smarter.”

Liza Pestillos-Ocat - Senior Vice President of Global Client Succes, Opus2

Catherine is a motive force of rational and passionate product insight, influencing many design decisions that enable us to develop technology with a focused economy.

Steve Fleming - CEO, JABS Medtech