Profiles

Profile: Katie Spielman

Stanford grad forsakes corporate practice to advocate for consumers and take down scheming insurance companies

Small-town lawyer succeeds through diligent studies and a passion for taking down Goliaths

From Issue: 2019 May

Indian-Brazilian immigrant overcomes barriers to establish herself as a top advocate in employment law

From Issue: 2018 June

Finding the human element in the practice of tort law

Trial lawyer pays her dues, makes her own success and shows others the way

A childhood of hard times leads to a life of alcohol abuse until a spiritual awakening changes this hard-charging plaintiff's lawyer

From Issue: 2008 April

From organizing a fifth-grade walkout to hammering away at Big Tobacco, no fight is too big or small

From Issue: 2019 July

Trial lawyer helps people shake the blues before he hits the stage to play them

Employment law specialist, she fosters a nontraditional relationship with clients as she continues to fight for them as a solo practitioner

Be true to yourself, work hard, persevere – and stay out of the fruit and vegetable business

Danielle’s story: Trial lawyers never know how they might touch a life

From Issue: 2012 March

The plaintiff is tolerance

From Issue: 2009 August