FOCUS
Ms. DeZutti is an associate attorney with Lowis & Gellen. Her primary practice area is assisting physicians and hospitals in the defense of complex medical malpractice claims.
Prior to joining the firm in the Spring of 2004 she worked for several years in medical malpractice and commercial defense, as well as contract, employment, and personal injury law on behalf of plaintiffs. She has represented health care providers, banking institutions, and individuals. Ms. DeZutti has authored several Appellate Court Briefs and an Illinois Supreme Court brief on municipal issues. Earlier in her career, Ms. DeZutti was a medical and dental malpractice plaintiff’s attorney.
Ms. DeZutti works in all aspects of case preparation, from initial pleadings to motion drafting and arguing, to depositions and, ultimately, has second chaired several multi-million dollar trials. Three of these trials have gone to jury verdict.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Ms. DeZutti is a member of the American Bar Association and Chicago Bar Association. While in law school at DePaul University, Ms. DeZutti interned with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office in the Felony Trial Division where, under the supervision of a senior attorney, she tried over 30 weapons, narcotics and burglary cases to verdict. Ms. DeZutti extensively researched blood spatter analysis and authored a lengthy forensic seminar dissertation paper on the subject.
EDUCATION
Ms. DeZutti received her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, Illinois in June of 1998. She received her undergraduate degrees in psychology and sociology of law from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana in June of 1995. While at Purdue, Ms. DeZutti was a Dean’s List recipient, as well as a member of Alpha Kappa Delta and Psi Phi, both national honors fraternities.
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