Kathy Ann Lee is a partner with Christie Farrell Lee & Bell. Before being admitted to the Indiana bar in 1987, Kathy worked as a nurse. It was her passion and care for patients that drew her to practicing law, and she maintains her nursing license to this day. In 2007, she was admitted to the Oklahoma bar. Kathy has also been admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, and the U.S. Court of Fed-eral Claims, and is one of the few attorneys admitted to the vaccine court.
Achievements
In 2018, the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) recognized Kathy Lee as Trial Lawyer of the Year, a prestigious honor awarded to a lawyer who has earned the admiration and respect of trial lawyers for his/her noteworthy activities, including being a “true defender of the people” who works to protect the rights of injured victims and consumers, and assists ITLA in their efforts to protect the rights of consumers and injured victims at the state legislature and the U.S. Congress.
Honors
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Trial Lawyer of the Year 2018
• Indiana Super Lawyers 2004-2022
• Top 50 Indiana Super Lawyers 2020-2022
• Top 25 Women Indiana Lawyers 2004-2008, 2014-2015, 2019-2022
• Top 10 Indiana Super Lawyers 2022
Publications
• Contributing author: “Emergency Medicine Malpractice,” John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1994; and “Personal Injury and Torts,” Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1996.
Reported Cases
• South Bend Clinic v. Kistner, 769 N.E.2d 591 (Ind.App. 2002).
Seminars and Lectures
• May 2017 – Presenter, ITLA Seminar, 29th Lifetime Achievement Seminar, Just a Flu Shot? PSA on SIRVA
• December 2016 – Presenter, ICLEF Seminar, Proving or Disproving Damages: Closing Argument in Medical Malpractice Damages, The Plaintiff’s Perspective
• December 2013 — Moderator, NBI Seminar, A View From the Bench: Top Mistakes Lawyers Make in Civil Litigation
• October 2012 — Moderator, NBI Seminar, As Judges See It: Top Mistakes Attorneys Make in Civil Litigation
• July 2012 — Speaker, AAJ Annual Conference, Chicago, IL: eICU – Who is Watching Your Client?
• May 2012 — Speaker, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association’s 24th Lifetime Achievement Seminar, eICU – Who is Watching Your Client?
• September 2008 — Speaker, Central Chapter Society of Nuclear Medicine 2008 Road Show, Reducing your Risk of Being Sued
• April 2008 — Medical-legal Presentation to Surgery Residents at Indiana University School of Medicine’s Department of Surgery
• April 2007 — Chaired and Spoke at the ITLA Women’s Seminar, Tipping the Scales of Justice
• February 2007 — Presenter, ICLEF Seminar, Optimizing the Effectiveness of Expert Testimony
• March 2004 — Presenter, ATLA seminar, Litigating Nursing Home Cases, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• October 2003 — Participant, ICLEF seminar, Masters in Trial: A Special Demonstration of a Medical Malpractice Case from Opening Statement to Jury Deliberations
• July 2002 — ITLA Nursing Home Seminar, Polypharmacy and the Elderly
• March 2002 — The 14th Annual ITLA Lifetime Achievement Seminar, The Case Within a Case: Are You Missing the Buried Treasure$$$???
• November 2000 — ICLEF Medical Malpractice Seminar, Medical Review Panel Stage — Plaintiff’s Perspective
• October 2000 — “Nursing Negligence,” Medical Negligence: Establishing Causation, Understanding Imaging and Proving Negligence, Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• March 2000 — 12th Annual ITLA Lifetime Achievement Seminar, Peer Review Protection in Indiana,” and “Litigating Nursing Home Cases, Las Vegas, Nevada.
• 1999 — Understanding Their Language: Medical Terminology, Lorman Educational Ser-vices Seminar
• April 1988 — Purdue University, Nursing Practice and You: The Legal Side
• July 1998 — Litigation at Sunrise — Eye Laser Surgery — Dangerous Product — Danger-ous User, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Annual Conference
• 1998 — Mastering Medical Litigation-Cervical Injuries-the Legal View, Indiana Continuing Education Forum
• 1996 — Presenting a Case to a Medical Review Panel, Indiana Continuing Education Legal Forum
• 1996 — Seminar, Medical Records for Attorneys, Lorman Education Services
• 1994 — Indiana Continuing Legal Education Seminar; Medical Malpractice for Paralegals, Professional Education Systems, Inc.
• 1993 — How to Analyze Nursing Conduct and Compliance with Nursing Standards of Care
• 1993 — Indiana Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Medical Negligence Litigation
• 1992 — Chairperson: Medical Malpractice—How to Get Your Case To and Through the Fund
Community Involvement
• Board of Directors, Theodora House (A Volunteers of America of Indiana program), Janu-ary 2006 to present
Memberships
• Indianapolis Bar Association
• Indiana State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association [Board of Directors, 2000 — present]
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
• Fellow, Indianapolis Bar Foundation
