Kathleen A. Reid - Partner
Focus of Practice
Ms. Reid has experience in a wide variety of civil litigation practice areas in both the state court and federal court venues, including construction accident litigation, product liability, long-term care facility and nursing home defense, commercial and residential premises liability, and municipal and public entity liability, including Section 1983 lawsuits. Her main areas of concentration, however, include the defense of personal injury and discrimination claims for a variety of self-insured businesses and national insurance carriers in the state and federal venues and the Illinois Department of Human Rights.
Bar Admissions
- The Supreme Court of Illinois
- United States District Court Trial Bar
- United States District Court - Northern District of Illinois
- United States District Court - Central District of Illinois
- United States District Court - Southern District of Illinois
- United States District Court - Northern District of Indiana
- United States District Court - Southern District of Indiana
Associations
- DuPage County Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association
- Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- Nominated Member of Council on Litigation Management
Speaking Engagements
- Illinois Construction Claims - Travelers Property Casualty, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Coverage Issues in Illinois Law - American International Group, Des Moines, Iowa
- Illinois Automobile Claims - American International Group, Albany, New York; Edina, Minnesota
- J.C. Penney Company Illinois Claims and Litigation Defense - American International Group, Overland Park, Kansas
- The Prevention and Understanding of Potential Claims Against Day Care and After School Facilities - J.L.R. Enterprises, Lake-in-the-Hills, Illinois
- Family Dollar Illinois Claims and Litigation Defense - Family Dollar Risk Management, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Illinois Case Law Update – J. C. Penney Corporation, Plano, Texas
Externships
- Prior to joining Mulherin, Rehfeldt & Varchetto, P.C., Ms. Reid served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Judge Shelvin Hall while Judge Hall was a trial judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County. While a judicial extern, Ms. Reid assisted Judge Hall in research relative to motions in limine, jury instructions and other issues concerning the myriad of trials presided over by Judge Hall, including medical malpractice matters, premises liability actions, and lawsuits against local governmental and municipal entities.
Education
- Juris Doctor: The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
- Bachelor of Arts: University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Major: English Literature