Kathleen L. Ford
Ms. Ford, an attorney in the Firm's Chicago office, focuses her practice on commercial litigation, employment litigation, and financial services litigation. Ms. Ford has extensive experience in both state and federal courts and is a skilled trial lawyer. She is well-versed in all aspects of civil litigation, including discovery, motion practice, and mediation. Throughout her career, Ms. Ford has also successfully represented clients in disputes involving civil rights, tort litigation, commercial litigation, and arbitration matters.
Ms. Ford is a former Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois and a Certified Arbitrator for the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. While in law school, Ms. Ford externed at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Civil Division, in Northern Indiana.
EDUCATION
Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana J.D. 2002
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio B.S. Business 1999
BAR ADMISSIONS
Illinois, 2002; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois;
Wisconsin, 2013