Our Latest Featured Speaker is Kim R. Walberg!

Our latest Featured Speaker is Kim R. Walberg of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP!

Kim is speaking at our 16th Annual Illinois Circuit Court Boot Camp: The Nuts and Bolts, on October 27 and 29, 2026!

You’ll hear throughout the program from three sitting Circuit Court judges, Hon. Patricia O’Brien Sheahan, Hon. Eileen Marie O’Connor, and Hon. Chloé G. Pedersen, who will provide candid commentary on what they see in their courtrooms every day, what works, and what doesn’t. Their perspectives, combined with practical instruction from experienced plaintiff and defense litigators, make this program a must for anyone practicing in Illinois Circuit Court.

Now in its 16th year, our Illinois Circuit Court Boot Camp remains the preeminent litigation training program in the state for attorneys handling (or returning to) state court practice.

Kim is co-teaching two sessions on October 27: “Building the Case from Day One: Themes, Pleadings, Defenses, and Early Motions,” along with Ed Samuelson, and “Mastering Depositions: Strategy, Preparation, Objections, and Effective Use,” with Megan O’Malley.

If your attorneys can’t attend live, the full program is available via OnDemand Streaming or Recorded Package Downloads. Group licenses are available for firms and agencies.

Click here for full details and registration.

Kim is returning to our Circuit Court Boot Camp after teaching “Other Motions” last year, and we are thrilled that she is taking on two sessions this year, including kicking off the program.

Kim concentrates her practice in commercial litigation, including breach of contract, business torts, shareholder disputes, class action defense, construction litigation, zoning litigation, commercial lease disputes, enforcement of restrictive covenants, trust litigation and Section 1983 civil rights litigation. She is the chair of Taft’s Chicago Litigation group and previously served on the firm’s Executive Committee.

Kim is a pioneer in Illinois video gaming litigation, setting the industry precedent in the area of the enforceability of pre-licensure contracts between video terminal operators and establishments. She also represents Chicago’s premier financial institutions in various litigation matters relating to bank practices and owned real estate.

Kim graduated magna cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, and was a member of Alpha Sigma Nu National Jesuit Honor Society, the Public Interest Law Society and the Women’s Law Society during law school.

Kim received the 2018 International Advisory Experts Award: Commercial Litigation Lawyer of the Year in Illinois. She was named to the Corporate America Legal Elite for 2015 by Corporate America News magazine with the Award for Innovation in Shareholder Dispute Resolution and Best for Business Torts, Illinois. Kim was also named a Rising Star by Illinois Super Lawyers in the category of Business Litigation in 2013 and 2014. She was named the 2011-2012 Professional Woman of the Year by the National Association of Professional Women.

Welcome back, Kim! We can’t wait to see you on October 27.