Kathleen Pasulka-Brown is a Partner in Pugh, Jones & Johnson's Litigation Practice Group. Prior to joining the Firm, she was a Litigation Partner at the firm of Foley & Lardner.
Ms. Pasulka-Brown has extensive experience in general commercial litigation matters and also in regulatory proceedings, particularly cases involving insurance coverage, energy and telecommunications.
Experience
- Litigated insurance disputes involving coverage for property damage, bodily injury, advertising injury, fiduciary liability, theft, fire and water damage and medical expenses. She also has performed an extensive claims analysis and evaluation for a reinsurer.
- Represented a major public utility in connection with audits of the reliability of its supply and delivery service; defended against claim asserted by the Office of the Attorney General; and participated in rate case proceedings.
- Represented both wireline and wireless telecommunications carriers in regulatory proceedings involving the negotiation and arbitration of interconnection agreements, an expedited complaint proceeding involving service quality issues; a proceeding to prevent a municipality's attempted prohibition of wireless service; and a rulemaking initiated to establish service quality standards, which culminated in appeals to the Illinois Appellate Court for the Fourth District.
For her work in the telecommunications area, Ms. Pasulka-Brown was listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers. Ms. Pasulka-Brown was named a 2009 and 2011 Illinois Super Lawyer. The Leading Lawyers Network selected Ms. Pasulka-Brown as a Leading Lawyer in 2011 and 2012.
Prior Work History
Foley & Lardner, LLP - Chicago, Illinois - Partner - 2001 – 2008
General commercial litigation practice and litigation involving first and third party insurance disputes concerning property damage, bodily injury, advertising injury, fiduciary liability, theft, fire and water damage and medical expenses. Performed an extensive claims analysis and evaluation for a reinsurer. Also litigated significant energy and telecommunications matters, including the negotiation and arbitration of interconnection agreements.
Hopkins & Sutter - Chicago, Illinois - Partner - 1995- 2001
Represented both wireline and wireless telecommunications carriers in regulatory proceedings, litigated an expedited telecommunications complaint involving service quality issues; a proceeding to prevent a municipality’s attempted prohibition of wireless service; and a rulemaking initiated to establish service quality standards, which culminated in appeals to the Illinois Appellate Court for the Fourth District. Litigated energy matters, including an audit of the reliability of a major public utility’s supply and delivery services; defense of claims asserted by the Office of the Attorney General; and participated in rate case proceedings. Also litigated various general commercial litigation, employment and insurance matters.
Chapman and Cutler, LLP - Chicago, Illinois – Associate -1986- 1995
Represented banking and other clients in general litigation matters and litigated significant insurance coverage matters.
Memberships
American Bar Association
Black Women Lawyers' Association
Education
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1986
University of California at Los Angeles, B.A., cum laude, 1983
Admissions
Illinois
California
U.S. Supreme Court