Professional Experience
Lauren has a wide range of experience representing individuals, small businesses, and Fortune 500 companies in civil litigation matters, including commercial litigation, real estate, product liability, and intellectual property. She also has experience representing clients under investigation for white collar crimes. Lauren has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts across the country in all stages of litigation, from the investigation of claims before filing a complaint through trial and appeal.
Lauren has also represented pro bono clients in prisoners’ rights litigation involving claims for violations of the ADA, First Amendment, and Eighth Amendment.
Before joining Tousley Brain Stephens, Lauren was an associate at Covington & Burling in Washington, DC and Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart, and Sullivan in Chicago, Illinois.
Representative Matters
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Northwestern University School of Law
- B.A., magna cum laude, Washington University in St. Louis
Admissions
- Illinois
- District of Columbia
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