Katherine Carty Crouch
Top rated Civil Litigation attorney in Chicago, Illinois
Lindsay, Pickett & Postel, LLC
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Construction Litigation, Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in Illinois since: 2008
Education: Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
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Lindsay, Pickett & Postel, LLC
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For a decade, Katherine Carty Crouch has been a partner at Lindsay, Pickett & Postel, LLC, located in Chicago, Illinois. Her professional proficiency primarily centers on civil defense litigation, encompassing areas such as construction negligence, premises liability, product liability, and professional and medical malpractice. In her role, she diligently advocates for the interests of diverse insurance clients and self-insured corporations within the Chicago metropolitan area and throughout the state.
Ms. Crouch values her position not just as a trial lawyer for her clients but as a trusted advisor and support system throughout and beyond the legal process. She firmly believes that outstanding outcomes stem from effective communication and teamwork. While the successful defense verdicts in her career have been notable achievements, she also regards her victories in securing key motions, negotiating fair settlements and consistently meeting her clients' needs as significant triumphs.
A graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ms. Crouch acquired her Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2007. During her time in law school, she distinguished herself by earning the prestigious CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Torts and Legal Writing III. In 2008, she obtained her license to practice law in Illinois.
Ms. Crouch holds memberships in DRI, the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel and the Illinois State Bar Association. Furthermore, she has demonstrated her commitment to advancing legal comprehension in the field by delivering significant contributions through publications, as exemplified by her work on premises liability for the 2014 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), thus underscoring her valuable contributions to the field.
Apart from her legal endeavors, Ms. Crouch has actively contributed to several organizations, including:
- The Friends of Audubon – Past president and current board member
- The Columbia Sailing School Fundraising Board – Lead
- The Roscoe Village Neighbors – Board member
- The University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation Associates Board – Past president
- The University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation – Board of trustees
Before joining Lindsay, Pickett & Postel, LLC, in 2013, Ms. Crouch had extensive experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in various areas of civil litigation.
Practice areas
Civil Litigation: Defense, Construction Litigation: Consumer, Personal Injury - General: Defense, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Defense, Professional Liability: DefenseFocus areas
Construction Defects, Medical Malpractice, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Professional Malpractice - Other
- 50% Civil Litigation: Defense
- 20% Construction Litigation: Consumer
- 10% Personal Injury - General: Defense
- 10% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Defense
- 10% Professional Liability: Defense
First Admitted: 2008, Illinois
Professional Webpage: https://www.lpplawfirm.com/katherine-crouch/
- State of Illinois, 2008
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
- DRI
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- Women’s Bar Association of Illinois
- Member, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
- Member, Illinois State Bar Association
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- Veley v. Beverly, 19 L 1494: Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a landscaping company in a lawsuit stemming from a slip and fall on ice in Cook County. Post-Mickens, we argued that while the contractor did owe Plaintiff a duty, she could not prove that duty was breached or that services were provided in a negligent fashion.
- Secured voluntary dismissal for clients following presentment of Rule 619 motion demonstrating lack of onsite presence and easily disproved allegations of fact
- Represented a commercial landlord in a lawsuit by a former building employee, alleging injury for a premises defect.
- Took the lead role in coordinating settlement of several multi-party construction cases, balancing various party roles and insurance obligations accordingly.
- Negotiated numerous nominal or highly compromised settlements of significant value natural accumulation cases during pendency of a summary judgment motion.
- Negotiated nominal settlement in product liability action against auto manufacturer and dealer relative to alleged automotive defect causing accident and injury.
- Secured dismissal with prejudice of a lawsuit against contractor supplying hot water heaters to a residential co-op, with only concession being that each side to bear its own costs after initial indication that no offer less than $1M would be considered.
- Favorably resolved, after one week of trial, a construction negligence action by an injured worker claiming Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and loss of trade, settling in the low six figures following a $9M demand.
- Wiberg v. Soil & Material Consultants, 19 L 1296: Won a motion to dismiss our client from a significant construction case involving a career-ending injury to a union carpenter. Ultimately the Court agreed that our client did not cause or contribute to the presence of the dangerous condition in any way, granting an early dismissal.
- Yolich v. Food 4 Less, 20-cv-4872: Earned summary judgment from a federal magistrate judge on behalf of a grocery chain after a slip and fall by a customer.
- Salgado v. Benchmark Construction Co., 20 L 4053: Obtained summary judgment in a long-running construction negligence case that resulted in the death of a tradesman who was crushed between sewer piping on a project in the City of Chicago. Summary judgment allowed our client to avoid any further involvement in a case where Plaintiff will likely ask a jury for an eight or nine-figure judgment to compensate him for the wrongful death of his son.
- Ray v. Sledzinski, 19 L 11727: Secured summary judgment on behalf of a landowner for a slip and fall on ice by a tenant. While Plaintiff suggested multiple theories for the ice’s origin, we successfully argued that “mere possibilities” should be ignored by the Court.
- Friends of Audubon Elementary (past President and current Member-at-Large, fundraising board of CPS neighborhood school)
- University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation Board of Trustees, 2012 – 2015
- University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation Associates Board, past president, 2009 – 2015
- Roscoe Village Neighbors, board member, 2019-2022
- Lawyers in the Classroom, volunteer for Chicago Bar Association initiative at local CPS school
- Columbia Sailing School, Fundraising Lead (501(c)(3) charity dedicated to community sailing)
- Emerging Lawyer, Illinois Leading Lawyers, 2020
- Leading Lawyer, Illinois Leading Lawyers, 2022
- Emerging Lawyer, Illinois Leading Lawyers, 2021
- University of Illinois - Urbana- Champaign, B.A, 2004
- Collaborator, 2014 IICLE, Premises Liability
- Construction
- Insurance
Office location for Katherine Carty Crouch
200 W Madison St
Suite 3850
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312-741-4007
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2024 - 2025
