Katherine D. Spitz

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Foley & Lardner may call its litigation department the “Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution” practice. But although Kate Spitz only joined the firm in 2007, she would likely have fit in well in the days before “alternative dispute resolution” entered the lexicon.

Intensely competitive, her Facebook motto says it all: “All I do is win.”

Spitz has worked on a variety of matters for the firm, including asbestos litigation, product liability actions, shareholder derivative actions, environmental actions, and litigation involving the commerce clause. She is also a member of the firm’s recently formed specialty practice for litigation under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

Spitz also volunteers regularly at the Milwaukee County Justice Center.

In addition, she co-authors the annual supplement for the state bar publication, “Wisconsin Civil Procedure Before Trial.”

In her spare time, Spitz serves on the leadership committee for the Conservative Young Professionals of Milwaukee, plays golf and piano, and attends Notre Dame football games whenever possible.

Who is your favorite Supreme Court justice of all time?

Antonin Scalia.

What was your favorite law school course?

Federal Courts.

What do you consider to be the most overrated virtue?

Patience.

What is your favorite sports team?

Notre Dame football.

Who are your favorite writers?

Fyodor Dostoevsky; Lev Tolstoy; Alexandre Dumas.

What was your first concert?

Whitney Houston.

What is your greatest fear?

Failure.

To what faults do you feel most indulgent?

Gambling in Las Vegas.

What is the best part of being an attorney?

The people I work with at the firm.

Who is your favorite historical figure?

Queen Elizabeth I.

What word in the English language do you wish you had invented?

Ubiquitous.