Contact Info

Jennifer Kalas
Partner

322 Indianapolis Blvd.
Suite 201

Schererville, IN 46375

219-864-4521 Phone
219-864-5052 Fax

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Practice Areas

ERISA Litigation

Industries

Education

J.D., summa cum laude, Valparaiso University School of Law, 1993; Articles Editor, ValparaisoUniversityLaw Review.

B.S., summa cum laude, University of Evansville, 1989

Bar Admissions

1993, Indiana
1993, Illinois

Courts

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana 1993
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana 2001
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois 1993

Jennifer Kalas

Practice Focus

Jennifer Kalas is a litigator who focuses her practice in the areas of auto, premises liability, wrongful death litigation, ERISA litigation, employment litigation and general tort defense. She has tried cases to verdict in both Indiana state and federal courts.

Professional Background

Ms. Kalas is a member and past secretary and treasurer of the Lake County Bar Association. Prior to joining Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in October 2002, she was an attorney with Ruman Clements & Holub.

Ms. Kalas has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell for ethics and legal ability. She often serves as a Lake County judge pro tempore.

Publications and Presentations

Ms. Kalas is the author of "Indiana's Peer Review Privilege Statute and Its Effect on a Claim of Negligent Credentialing: Analysis and Proposed Statutory Reform," 27 Valparaiso University Law Review 111 (1993).

Community Service Activities

Ms. Kalas is an active volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago.