Kathy Ann Lee, Esq.

Contact:

(317) 488-5500
(800) 274-5559
kathy@cfclc-law.com

 

Kathy A. Lee is a partner with Cline, Farrell, Christie, Lee & Caress, P.C.  Kathy has been an Indiana trial lawyer since 1987, and a licensed, registered nurse in Indiana since 1978.  Kathy is also admitted to practice law in Oklahoma.  She is currently working toward an L.L.M. degree in Health Policy & Bioethics at IUPUI.  Kathy focuses her practice in the areas of medical malpractice, nursing negligence, nursing home negligence, wrongful death, medical product liability, pharmaceutical liability, personal injury and torts.

 

Education

Indiana University Purdue University School of Nursing, A.A., Nursing, 1978
Marian College in Indianapolis, B.S., Nursing, 1983
Indiana University School of Law, J.D., 1987
IUPUI, L.L.M., Health Policy and Bioethics, current

Bar Admissions

Indiana, 1987
Oklahoma, 2007

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Professional Associations

Indianapolis Bar Association

Indiana State Bar Association

American Bar Association
Indiana Trial Lawyers Association

            -Board of Directors, 2000 - present

Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Litigation Counsel of America

            -Fellow

Indianapolis Bar Foundation

            -Fellow


Honors

Top 25 Female Lawyers in Indiana, Indianapolis Monthly, 2006-2009
            -Peer nominated
            -Peer nominated
Top Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Indiana, Indianapolis Monthly, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008

Indiana Super Lawyers, 2004-2010

            -Honored every year since the award's inception

 

Reported Cases

South Bend Clinic v. Kistner, 769 N.E.2d 591 (Ind.App. 2002)

Seminars and Lectures

Purdue University, Nursing Practice and You: The Legal Side, 1988
Medical Malpractice—How to Get Your Case To and Through the Fund, 1992
            -Chairperson
Indiana Continuing Legal Education Seminar; Medical Malpractice for Paralegals, Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1994
How to Analyze Nursing Conduct and Compliance with Nursing Standards of Care,1993
Indiana Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Medical Negligence Litigation, 1993
Seminar, Medical Records for Attorneys, Lorman Education Services, 1996
Presenting a Case to a Medical Review Panel, Indiana Continuing Education Legal Forum, 1996
Mastering Medical Litigation-Cervical Injuries-the Legal View, Indiana Continuing Education Forum, 1998
Litigation at Sunrise - Eye Laser Surgery - Dangerous Product - Dangerous User, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Annual Conference, 1998
Understanding Their Language:  Medical Terminology, Lorman Educational Services Seminar, 1999
12th Annual ITLA Lifetime Achievement Seminar, Peer Review Protection in Indiana," and "Litigating Nursing Home Cases, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2000
Nursing Negligence," Medical Negligence:  Establishing Causation, Understanding Imaging and Proving Negligence, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 2000
ICLEF medical malpractice seminar, Medical Review Panel Stage - Plaintiff's Perspective, 2000
The 14th Annual ITLA Lifetime Achievement Seminar, The Case Within a Case: Are You Missing the Buried Treasure$$$???, 2002
ITLA nursing home seminar, Polypharmacy and the Elderly, 2002
ICLEF seminar, Masters in Trial:  A Special Demonstration of a Medical Malpractice Case from Opening Statement to Jury Deliberations, 2003
            -Participant
ATLA seminar, Litigating Nursing Home Cases, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2004
            -Presenter
ICLEF seminar, Optimizing the Effectiveness of Expert Testimony, 2007
            -Presenter
ITLA women's seminar, Tipping the Scales of Justice, 2007
            -Chairman and speaker
Medical-legal presentation to surgery residents at Indiana University School of Medicine’s Department of Surgery, 2008
Central Chapter Society of Nuclear Medicine 2008 Road Show, Reducing your Risk of Being Sued, 2008
            -Speaker

 

Publications

"Emergency Medicine Malpractice," John Wiley & Sons, Inc., contributing author, 1994

"Personal Injury and Torts," Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1996


Civic Activities

Theodora House (A Volunteers of America of Indiana program), 2006 - present

            -Board of Directors