TRICIA L. PUTZY

*** **** ********* *****, **** **10 • Chicago, Illinois 60601 • 312-***-**** • ad1jg5@r.postjobfree.com EXPERIENCE

The Northern Trust Company, Chicago, Illinois

October 2021 – Present

- Manages and assists in protecting the business interests of the company when lawsuits are filed or threatened; includes risk assessment, business strategy, coordinating with and overseeing outside counsel, and communications with and direction of internal partners.

- Actively assists in or oversees settlement efforts, which includes assessing risk, developing resolution strategy, and participating in mediations and pre-trial conferences.

- Provides or assists with providing status updates on litigation threats to executive level managers, internal partners, and external auditors.

- Manages and organizes operations in responding to discovery requests, subpoenas, garnishments, and levies. - Moderates and participates in panels for Women in Leadership business resource counsil. Brotschul Potts, LLC, Chicago, Illinois

Litigation Attorney, October 2018 – September 2021

- Litigated commercial cases for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, consumer fraud, breach of post-employment restrictive covenants, and injunctive relief on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants.

- Acted as lead counsel and represented clients through all aspects of litigation including initial case intake and analysis, discovery and e-discovery, depositions, dispositive hearings, settlement, and citation proceedings.

- Participated in a mediation and pre-trial hearing, responsibilities that included drafting mediation submission, bench memorandum, and motions in limine.

Williams, Bax & Saltzman, P.C., Chicago, Illinois

Litigation Associate, July 2014 – September 2018

- Prosecuted and defended large and small businesses in a variety of commercial matters including claims for breach of contract, breach of restrictive covenants, breach of fiduciary duty, and business torts.

- Counseled and represented clients through pre-trial, trial, appellate, and post-judgment proceedings in federal and state courts in which court responsibilities included appearing in status hearings, arguing dispositive motions, and participating in emergency injunctive proceedings.

- Second-chaired a six-day jury trial which resulted in a seven-figure verdict and judgment (including an award of attorneys’ fees) in favor of client. Responsibilities included drafting and arguing motions in limine and posttrial motions, and managing, manipulating, and publishing all trial exhibits using TrialDirector.

- Participated in significant e-discovery in federal and state cases in complex commercial cases.

- Drafted successful petition for leave to appeal denial of motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and interlocutory appeal denying a temporary restraining order related to post-employment restrictive covenants.

- Assumed primary responsibility for cases which included conducting witness interviews, developing theory of the case and litigation strategy, preparing witnesses for and defending their depositions, writing and arguing dispositive motions, and participating in mediations, settlement conferences, and trial. Voelker Litigation Group, Chicago, Illinois

Litigation Associate, February 2011 – July 2014

- Litigated a diverse caseload of commercial cases in both state and federal court, which included attending court hearings on a near daily basis in Cook, Lake, and DuPage Counties.

- Drafted and prepared all aspects of pleadings, motions, and discovery, including a petition for leave to appeal which the Illinois Supreme Court granted and resulted in a ruling reversing and remanding circuit and appellate court judgments regarding personal jurisdiction.

- Served as first and second-chair attorney in bench trials and acted as lead counsel in an arbitration hearing. - Took and defended depositions of parties.

Richmond Chemical Corporation, Oak Brook, Illinois In House Counsel, July 2010 – July 2011

- Drafted and reviewed various business agreements including a private placement memorandum, non- disclosure agreements, service agreements, lease agreements, and technology licensing agreements. EDUCATION

University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota - Juris Doctor with Business Law Concentration, May 2009

Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

- Bachelors of Arts in Political Science and Legal Studies, June 2006 ADMISSIONS AND BAR ASSOCIATIONS

- State of Illinois, November 2009

- United States District Court, Northern Districts of Illinois and Indiana

- United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

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