Associate

Katie B. Trucco

Biography
Credentials
Experience

Biography

Katie Trucco focuses her practice on the defense of hospitals, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers in medical malpractice lawsuits. Ms. Trucco also represents clients in product liability matters. She joined the firm in 2018 after graduating from Loyola University Chicago School of Law where she served as Executive Editor of Publications for the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal. While at Loyola, Ms. Trucco served as an academic tutor for Professor Richard A. Michael’s Civil Procedure course, and served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Judge Thomas M. Durkin, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Since joining the firm, Ms. Trucco has obtained favorable outcomes for her clients through all stages of litigation, including jury verdict.

Credentials

Education

  • J.D., Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 2018
    • Dean’s List, 2015 – 2018
    • Certificate in Advocacy
    • Recipient of CALI Award for Academic Excellence in Constitutional Law
    • Law Alumni Endowed Scholarship Recipient
    • Thomas F. and Patricia A. Bridgman Scholarship Recipient
    • Leahy and Hoste Scholarship Recipient
  • B.A. in English and Political Science , University of Michigan, 2013

Awards

  • Recipient of CALI Award for Academic Excellence in Constitutional Law
  • Leading Lawyer – Emerging Lawyer (2023, 2024)
  • Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2024)

Affiliations

  • Illinois, 2018
  • U.S. District Court of Northern Illinois

Publications

“Nothing to Gain, Nothing to Lose: How Heffernan v. City of Paterson, N.J., Creates Section 1983 Liability Absent a Deprived Right,” 49 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 149 (2017)

Experience

DBMS Obtains Defense Verdict in Cook County

September 7, 2023 Client:

Physician

Outcome:

Defense Verdict.

Mark Burden and Katie Trucco successfully defended a general surgeon in a medical negligence case in Cook County. Plaintiff alleged that the surgeon negligently performed a tunneled dialysis catheter placement procedure, ...

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DBMS Obtains Defense Verdict in Cook County

May 31, 2023 Client:

Physician and Medical Group

Outcome:

Defense Verdict.

Tim Hogan and Katie Trucco successfully defended a physician and medical group in a medical negligence trial. Plaintiff alleged that the defendant physician negligently prescribed Naproxen to treat plaintiff’s gout ...

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