Keri Holleb Hotaling is a litigator who focuses on environmental matters. She also counsels clients on regulatory matters and performs on-site environmental health and safety reviews to determine regulatory compliance. In addition to her environmental work, Ms. Holleb Hotaling counsels clients on complex commercial disputes, including contractual and business tort disputes.
In 2010, Ms. Holleb Hotaling was recognized as a Law360 “Rising Legal Stars,” which named her as “one of 10 environmental lawyers nationwide under the age of 40 to watch.” The profile highlighted her environmental and litigation experience, and noted that she “gets the call when the stakes are high." In 2012, Illinois Super Lawyers recognized Ms. Holleb Hotaling as a “Rising Star” in Environmental Litigation. Ms. Holleb Hotaling serves on the Firm’s Hiring Committee and Executive Hiring Committee and the Women’s Forum Steering Committee.
Ms. Holleb Hotaling’s pro bono practice includes representing clients in civil rights matters and class action litigation in federal and state courts. She was a member of the Firm’s team in a first-of-its-kind class action lawsuit filed on behalf of women prisoners at the Taycheedah Correctional Institution in Wisconsin. Ms. Holleb Hotaling also regularly supervises associates representing domestic violence victims in the Circuit Court of Cook County’s Domestic Violence Division. Ms. Holleb Hotaling is a member of the Chicago Bar Association’s Judicial Evaluation Committee. Active in the community, she fundraises for the Chicago Botanic Garden, has led the volunteer program at Chicago's Green City Market, and has mentored students at the Young Women’s Leadership Charter School.