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Katrina Carroll 

CONTACT 

312-750-1591 

kcarroll@carlsonlynch.com 

EDUCATION 

LEGAL EXPERIENCE 

Partner June 2019-present

Carlson Lynch LLP, Chicago, Illinois 

Co-Chair of the firm’s Executive Management Committee and founder 

of Chicago office. Career litigation history of over one hundred class 

actions, resulting in over $1 billion in recoveries. Represents plaintiffs in 

leadership roles in privacy, product defect, consumer fraud and antitrust 

cases. Caseload includes a major environmental class action involving 

nuclear contamination and extensive property damage. Serves as lead 

decision-maker on litigation strategy and manages team of junior 

attorneys and support staff. Maintains vast network of co-counsel 

relationships with leading class action practitioners across the country. 

Member March 2007-June 2019

Lite DePalma Greenberg, Chicago, Illinois

Re-joined former firm, became Member as of January 2010 and pioneered firm’s 

Chicago office. Developed and managed extensive caseload of class action matters

and a demonstrated track record of success. Obtained personal counsel 

appointments in lead, executive and liaison roles. 

Associate July 2005-March 2007

Much Shelist, P.C., Chicago, Illinois

Worked on various class action cases with primary emphasis on securities fraud 

and antitrust litigation. Extensively involved in all phases of litigation including 

briefing, preparation of pleadings and e-discovery. 

Associate December 2001-July 2005 

Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC, Newark, New Jersey

Served as lead associate on firm’s largest securities class actions, including In re 

Motorola Securities Litigation (N.D. Ill.) and in In re Tenet Healthcare Corp. Securities 

Litigation (C.D. Cal.), which settled for hundreds of millions of dollars. Acted as 

liaison counsel in dozens of securities, ERISA, antitrust and consumer matters. 

Associate November 2000-December 2001 

Law Clerk June 1998-November 2000

Killian & Salisbury, P.C., Clark, New Jersey

Practiced at a litigation boutique specializing in plaintiff-side complex litigation, 

including insurance coverage litigation for environmental liability.

Carlson Lynch LLP 

111 West Washington Street 

Suite 1240 

Chicago, IL 60602 

JUDICIAL 

RECOGNITION 

During the final approval 

hearing in a products liability 

MDL where Ms. Carroll 

served as Co-Lead Counsel, 

the Honorable Amy J. St. 

Eve of the United States 

District Court for the 

Northern District of Illinois, 

now a sitting Justice of the 

Seventh Circuit, praised her 

as a “model I wish all lawyers 

would follow.” 

Seton Hall University School of 

Law, Juris Doctor, 

June 2000 

Northwestern University 

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, 

with honors, 

June 1997 

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BAR ADMISSIONS 

State Courts: 

Illinois 

New Jersey 

Federal Courts: 

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals 

Third Circuit Court of Appeals 

Northern District of Illinois 

Central District of Illinois 

Southern District of Illinois 

Northern District of Ohio 

District of Colorado 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS 

“The Shifting Ground on Standing Issues in Consumer Law,” Chicago Bar 

Association, Chicago, IL, March 2020. 

 

“The Interplay of Depositions & E-Discovery,” Complex Litigation E-Discovery 

Forum, Minneapolis, MN, September 2019. 

“Supreme Court Roundup: Latest Decisions on Arbitration, Standing, and Class 

Management,” Mass Torts Made Perfect Conference, Las Vegas, NV, April 

2019. 

“Class Actions and Jurisdiction: Significant Developments After Bristol-Meyers Squibb,”

30th National Forum on Consumer Finance Class Actions and Government 

Enforcement, American Conference Institute, Chicago, IL, July 2019. 

“Ethical Issues in Class Actions: Finding Plaintiffs, Problems in Settlement Negotiation, 

Recent Ethics Cases,” Mass Torts Made Perfect Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 

October 2018. 

“New Adventures in Personal Jurisdiction,” Class Action Mastery Program, HB 

Litigation Conferences, New York, NY, May 2018. 

“You Can’t Please All of the People—Or How to Settle Class Actions,” American Bar 

Association Section of Litigation Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, May 

2018. 

“Class Action Settlement Developments,” Practicing Law Institute Consumer 

Financial Services Institute, Chicago, IL, May 2018. 

“The Next Generation of Women Trial Lawyers” panel presented at “May it Please 

the Court: Symposium on Women Lawyers in the Courtroom,” United States 

District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Chicago, IL, April 2018. 

“Forcing the Issue: Mandatory Arbitration,” Consumer Law Review Symposium, 

Loyola University School of Law, Chicago, IL, April 2017. 

“Class Actions in the Trump Presidency,” Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL, 

February 2017. 

Class Action Panel Discussion, American Association for Justice Annual 

Convention, Los Angeles, CA, July 2016. 

 

“Checking In On Discovery Under the New Federal Rules,” Chicago Bar Association, 

Chicago, IL, June 2016. 

“Class Action Settlements,” Perrin Class Action Litigation Conference, Chicago, 

IL, May 2015. 

Class Action Panel Discussion, 18th Annual National Institute on Class 

Actions, American Bar Association, Chicago, IL, October 2014. 

“The Ethics of Class Action Settlements,” Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL, 

June 2014. 

A WARDS 

Top 25 Class Action Trial Lawyers 

in the State of Illinois, National 

Trial Lawyers Association: 2018- 

present 

Illinois Super Lawyers: 2018- 

present 

MEMBERSHIPS 

Law360 Products Liability 

Litigation Editorial Advisory Board, 

Board Member (2020) 

Advisory Board of Loyola 

University School of Law Institute 

for Consumer and Antitrust 

Studies, Board Member (2017- 

present) 

American Bar Association, Member 

Chicago Bar Association, Member 

American Association for Justice, 

Member 

The John C. Lifland American Inn 

of Court, Member (2003) 

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REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS 

Current Cases 

Bishop v. Behr Process Corp., No. 1:17-cv-4464 (N.D. Ill.) (Co-Lead 

Counsel; products liability). 

Bakov v. Consolidated World Travel Inc., No. 1:15-cv-02980 (N.D. Ill.) (CoLead Counsel; privacy). 

Steward et al. v. Honeywell Int’l, Inc., No. 3:18-cv-01124 (S.D. Ill.) 

(environmental contamination). 

Past Cases 

In Re: Rust-Oleum Restore Mkt’g, Sales Pracs. and Prods. Liab. Litig., No. 

1:15-cv-1364 (N.D. Ill.) (Co-Lead Counsel; products liability MDL). 

Albrecht v Oasis Power, LLC, No. 1:18-cv-01061 (N.D. Ill.)(Co-Lead 

Counsel; privacy). 

Mednick v. Precor, Inc., No. 14-cv-03624 (N.D. Ill.) (Co-Lead Counsel; 

products liability). 

In re Community Health Sys., Inc., No. 15-cv-222 (N.D. Al.) (Executive 

Committee; data breach MDL). 

In re Ashley Madison Cust. Data Security Breach Litig., No. 4:15-md-2669 

(E.D. Mo.) (Executive Committee; data breach MDL). 

Storm et al. v. Paytime, Inc., No. 1:14-cv-1138 (M.D. Pa.) (data breach). 

Greater Chautauqua Fed. Credit Union v. Kmart Corp et al., No. 1:15-cv-2228 

(N.D. Ill.) (Liaison Counsel; data breach). 

Lewert v. PF Chang’s China Bistro, Inc., No. 1:14-cv-04787 (N.D. Ill.) (CoLead Counsel; data breach). 

In re Life Time Fitness, Inc., Tel. Consumer Prot. Act (TCPA) Litig., No. 14-

md-2564 (D. Minn.) (Co-Lead Counsel; privacy MDL). 

Keith v. Ferring Pharm., Inc., No. 15-cv-10381(Co-Lead Counsel; products 

liability). 

In re JP Morgan Chase Mortgage Modification Litigation, No. 1:11-md-2290 

(D. Mass.) (mortagage modification MDL). 

In re Tenet Healthcare Corp. Securities Litigation, No. 02-cv-8462 (C.D. Cal.) 

(securities fraud). 

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REPORTED OPINIONS 

Bakov v. Consol. World Travel, Inc., No. 15 C 2980, 2019 WL 1294659 

(N.D. Ill. Mar. 21, 2019) (certifying TCPA class of Illinois residents). 

Alea v. Wilson Sporting Goods Co., No. 17 C 498, 2017 WL 5152344 (N.D. 

Ill. Nov. 7, 2017) (sustaining claims in warranty and consumer fraud 

class action). 

Nicks v. Koch Meat Co., No. 16-CV-6446, 2017 WL 2080420 (N.D. Ill. 

May 15, 2017) (in class action under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 

denying defendants’ complex jurisdictional motion in its entirety). 

Mednick v. Precor, Inc., No. 14 C 3624, 2017 WL 1021994 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 

16, 2017) (certifying multi-state consumer fraud class in product defect 

case). 

Keith v. Ferring Pharm., Inc., No. 15 C 10381, 2016 WL 5391224 (N.D. Ill. 

Sept. 27, 2016) (allowing most claims in fertility drug class action). 

Salam v. Lifewatch, Inc., No. 13 CV 9305, 2016 WL 8905321 (N.D. Ill. 

Sept. 6, 2016) (certifying national TCPA class). 

Lewert v. P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc., 819 F.3d 963 (7th Cir. 2016) 

(district court erred in dismissing data breach-related claims for lack of 

standing). 

In re Rust-Oleum Restore Mktg., Sales Practices & Prod. Liab. Litig., 155 F. 

Supp. 3d 772 (N.D. Ill. 2016) (sustaining majority of plaintiffs’ claims in 

defective products MDL; opinion cited over 200 times). 

Norberg v. Shutterfly, Inc., 152 F. Supp. 3d 1103 (N.D. Ill. 2015) (finding 

jurisdiction against defendant and that plaintiff stated a claim under the 

Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act). 

In re Life Time Fitness, Inc., Tel. Consumer Prot. Act (TCPA) Litig., 847 F.3d 

619 (8th Cir. 2017) (sustaining class settlement and fee award). 

Mednick v. Precor, Inc., No. 14 C 3624, 2014 WL 6474915 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 

13, 2014)(permitting consumer fraud and warranty claims relating to 

defective heart rate monitoring equipment). 

Shelton v. Restaurant.com, Inc., 214 N.J. 419 (N.J. 2013) (answering certified 

questions regarding New Jersey’s Truth in Consumer Contract, 

Warranty and Notice Act (“TCCWNA”)). 

New Jersey v. Sprint Corp., 531 F. Supp. 2d 1273 (D. Kan 2008) (sustaining 

complaint for securities fraud under Tellabs standard). 

In re Motorola Securities Litig., 505 F. Supp. 2d 501, 504 (N.D. Ill. 2007) 

(denying in substantial part defendants’ motions for summary judgment 

in certified nationwide securities fraud class action; case settled on eve 

of trial for $190 million). 

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