Background
Schichtel, Kay L. was born on January 9, 1949 in Traverse City, Michigan, United States.
Schichtel, Kay L. was born on January 9, 1949 in Traverse City, Michigan, United States.
Kalamazoo College (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, 1974). Phi Beta Kappa.
Worked at Swanson, Martin & Bell (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Civil Litigation, Insurance Defense and Coverage, Products and Professional Liability, Medical Malpractice, Toxic Tort and Environmental, Employment Discrimination and Civil Rights, Real Estate, Personal Injury and Intellectual Property, Class Action and Consumer Fraud. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Illinois. Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Hinton Moot Court Managing Board.
Osgoode Hall Moot Court Competition.
Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Defense Research Institute.
Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago and Society of Trial Lawyers. Limited to litigation, Swanson, Martin & Bell lawyers have over 350 jury and bench trials in multiple state and federal courts.
With a national clientele base in the product liability area, especially in design defect matters, it is frequently associated with national coordinating counsel in complex tort litigation.
Broad-based, with corporate, insurance, banking and entrepreneur clients, the firm has been engaged in prosecution and defense of difficult issues in such diverse areas as trade name and trade dress infringement. Class actions and injunctive relief. Consumer fraud; commercial disputes, 10(b)5 actions.
RICO.
Breast implant. Asbestos. And professional negligence.
Hinton Moot Court Managing Board. Osgoode Hall Moot Court Competition. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations.
Chicago Council of Lawyers.
Defense Research Institute. Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago and Society of Trial Lawyers.