KATHLEEN F. ADAMS

Kate focuses her practice on insurance coverage litigation, insurance coverage analysis, and insurance defense litigation, with an emphasis on defending products liability, personal injury, premises liability and commercial liability claims. Kate’s experience includes serving as assistant coverage counsel in cases involving abuse claims asserted against the Archdiocese of Hartford. Prior to joining Litchfield Cavo LLP, she served as a legal research clerk for the Connecticut Superior Court.

While in law school, Kate served as the Articles Editor for the Connecticut Journal of Law. She received a CALI (Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction) award for Excellence in Globalization and the Environment. In addition, she served as a professor’s assistant in Legal Profession, the writing and research course for first-year students.

Kate was formerly an assistant editor for the FETTI (National Forum for Environmental & Toxic Tort Issues) newsletter and previously volunteered for the Center for Children’s Advocacy.

Education

• University of Connecticut School of Law, JD, 2005; with honors
• Boston College, BA, 2002; magna cum laude, with honors

Admissions

• Connecticut
• United States District Court: District of Connecticut
• United States Court of Appeals: Second Circuit

Representative Reported Cases

• S. v. Webb, 602 F.Supp.2d 374 (D. Conn. 2009)
• State v. Lombardo Bros. Mason Contractors, Inc., 61 Conn. Supp. 265 (2009)
• Deed v. Walgreen Co., 50 Conn. Supp. 339, 927 A.2d 1001 (2007)