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Krista focuses her practice on complex litigation and insurance coverage matters. She has extensive litigation experience representing clients in matters ranging from wrongful death to commercial/breach of contract to administrative/tax appeals. Additionally, Krista has developed a passion for medical malpractice defense.
Importantly, Krista has successfully argued dozens of motions that have resulted in favorable outcomes to her clients. This includes dispositive motions where Krista defensively obtained dismissals with prejudice on behalf of her clients.
Throughout Krista’s career, she’s had expansive reach as a litigator, representing clients in several counties, courts and states. Prior to coming to Walker Wilcox, Krista had her own practice. She also spent time working in insurance defense and as a legal aid attorney where she helped people most affected by gun violence obtain A to Z legal help.
Krista has always had a passion for helping others and enjoys working on pro bono cases. In 2020, she founded the nonprofit Courageous Convictions that helps people going through reentry find meaningful employment by becoming their own bosses.
While she attended law school at Chicago-Kent, Krista was a 711 extern at the Cook County Public Defender’s Office. This opportunity allowed her to first chair in several bench trials and play lead roles in jury trials. Additionally, Krista competed in the nationally ranked trial advocacy program (4th in nation) on prestigious teams such as AAJ.