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Kathleen M. Anderson

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2007.
888 South Harrison Street, Suite 600 Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
(260) 423-9440
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Firm: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
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Barnes & Thornburg LLP


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Phone Number (260) 423-9440
Kathleen M. Anderson, a partner of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, has been an advocate for businesses and entrepreneurs throughout the country for over 15 years. Ms. Anderson, who focuses her practice on litigation and employment law, has been recognized in the Best Lawyers in America®, Who’s Who in American Law®, and Indiana Super Lawyers®.

Ms. Anderson’s litigation practice covers the full spectrum of litigation services, including pre-litigation counseling; risk and litigation management; and trials, hearings, and appeals before federal and state courts, administrative agencies, and other tribunals. She has extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution proceedings, including arbitration, mediation, and conciliation. Ms. Anderson has represented clients in complex litigation, including class actions and collective actions, and in actions brought against businesses by federal agencies.

Ms. Anderson regularly represents and counsels businesses in relation to trade secrets and unfair competition; equal employment opportunity; wage and hour claims; non-competition, non-solicitation, and other restrictive covenant claims; discrimination; retaliation; whistleblower; reductions in force; internal complaints and investigations; and products liability, tort, and commercial claims.

Ms. Anderson collaborates with clients from a range of industries – manufacturing, healthcare, insurance, retail, marketing, and waste management, to name a few. Ms. Anderson regularly lectures and writes on litigation tactics, trade secrets and unfair competition, and risk management.

Ms. Anderson is a member of the Litigation and Employment and Labor Law Sections of the American Bar Association. She is Past President of the Allen County Bar Association and of the Trial Lawyers Section of the Allen County Bar Association. Ms. Anderson received the Neiman Citation for Distinguished Legal Work, Professionalism, Public Service, and Leadership from the Allen County Bar Association in 2006.
Ms. Anderson is admitted to practice before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and Ohio, and Indiana and Ohio state courts.

Ms. Anderson received a B.A., summa cum laude, from Hanover College, where she graduated at the top of her class and was awarded the Henry C. Long Citation for Academic Excellence and Citizenship. Ms. Anderson received her J.D., magna cum laude, from Indiana University School of Law–Bloomington, where she served on the Board of Editors of the Indiana Law Journal and was elected to the Order of the Coif, a national law school honorary.

Ms. Anderson co-chairs Barnes & Thornburg’s firmwide Diversity Committee. Formerly recognized as a "Future 40 Under 40" Award Recipient, Ms. Anderson has served on boards of directors for various not-for-profit health care, education, and community organizations.
What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Business Management
Commercial Litigation
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Awards
Lawyer of the Year recognition for Kathleen M. Anderson
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
Litigation - Labor and Employment, Fort Wayne (2024)
Litigation - Labor and Employment, Fort Wayne (2022)
Litigation - Labor and Employment, Fort Wayne (2019)
Employment Law - Management, Fort Wayne (2018)
Employment Law - Management, Fort Wayne (2015)
Education
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Hanover College
Graduated 1989
Indiana University Bloomington, J.D.
Graduated 1992
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (260) 423-9440
888 South Harrison Street, Suite 600
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
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