Katharine Mellon

Experience

1. Litigation Partner and Deputy General Counsel

   Dentons

   Jan 2013 — Present

   I am an accomplished legal professional with expertise in risk management, labor & employment issues, insurance, reinsurance, litigation, compliance, loss prevention, business strategy, strategic planning, and public speaking. I have extensive experience advising on a wide range of employment-related issues, including hiring, misconduct, discipline, termination, severance, workplace accommodations, and employee relations. In addition, I represent lawyers in litigation matters and other disputes.I also regularly litigate cases in state and federal courts nationwide and specialize in complex commercial litigation, class actions and insurance coverage disputes, including environmental, asbestos and mass tort cases. My litigation experience covers a wide range of areas, including toxic tort, contract, class action, consumer fraud, real estate, insurance coverage and general business litigation. I regularly assist clients in developing strategy aimed at efficiently achieving the client\'s goals. I have extensive experience managing and resolving disputes for clients in a wide range of matters, both pre-litigation and throughout all stages of litigation.I was named a \"Rising Star\" by Illinois Super Lawyers for 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Education

• Central Michigan University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Political Science, Summa Cum Laude

  1998 — 2002

• The University of Michigan Law School

  Doctor of Law (J.D.), Cum Laude

  2002 — 2005

Skills

• Trials
• Courts
• Appeals
• Toxic Tort
• Insurance Law
• Insurance Coverage Disputes
• Dispute Resolution
• Negotiation
• Legal Research
• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Civil Litigation
• Class Actions
• Mediation