Mary Cate represents clients in complex insurance recovery and commercial disputes, including contract and indemnification matters. She works closely with clients to develop strategic, business-oriented solutions that advance their objectives. Her experience includes negotiating insurance coverage, managing tender and recovery of insurance and indemnity claims, and litigating coverage disputes.

Mary Cate has litigated in federal and state courts across a broad range of coverage areas, including long-tail environmental contamination and remediation claims, government investigations, breach of fiduciary duty, wrongful termination, employee theft, and losses arising from natural disasters. She handles claims under commercial general liability, directors and officers (D&O), errors and omissions (E&O), employment practices liability (EPLI), business interruption, and first-party property policies. She also provides proactive counseling, including policy audits, gap analyses, and review of agreements impacting coverage and indemnity.

In her white collar and investigations practice, Mary Cate represents financial services firms, companies, and individuals in investigations and litigation involving the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, including disputes involving cryptocurrency transactions. She also conducts internal investigations, advises on whistleblower matters, and develops compliance programs, including risk assessments and training.

Prior to joining the firm, Mary Cate interned for both Chief Justice Loretta Rush of the Indiana Supreme Court and Magistrate Judge Mark Dinsmore of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

During law school, Mary Cate authored a law review note advocating modernization of Indiana’s DNA evidence procedures and testified before the Indiana House Corrections and Criminal Law Committee. Her work contributed to the passage of Senate Bill 263 (effective July 2022), incorporating many of her proposed reforms.