margaret M. fitzsimmons

overview

Margaret M. Fitzsimmons joined Crisham & Kubes as an associate in September of 2007. Prior to becoming an associate upon graduating from law school, Ms. Fitzsimmons had been a law clerk at the firm since October of 2005.

Ms. Fitzsimmons’ practice with Crisham & Kubes, Ltd. concentrates in commercial and civil litigation, including professional liability, product liability, personal injury defense, construction law, employment litigation, and insurance/defense coverage disputes.

education

Ms. Fitzsimmons graduated from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law in 2007, where she was a senior editor of The Annals of Health Law. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English, with a minor in Theatre Studies, from DePaul University in Chicago in 2002

court admissions

Ms. Fitzsimmons is admitted to practice in Illinois and before the Illinois Supreme Court and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

professional, business and civic associations

Ms. Fitzsimmons is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, and Women's Bar Association of Illinois.

PUBLICATIONS

Ms. Fitzsimmons is the co-author of The Rules of Compensation in the Construction Industry: Hiring Foreign Workers, published in For the Defense in September 2006, Potential Benefits and Risks of Offshore Outsourcing, appearing in The Critical Path in September 2007 , and Defamation Claims Against Experts, published in The Critical Path in September 2007.