Catherine Schroeder is a partner in the Business Litigation practice group. Prior to joining Thompson Coburn as an associate in 1998, Cathie was a litigation paralegal with the firm for 11 years and gained extensive complex commercial, trial and arbitration experience in state and federal courts in numerous venues across the country. She has built upon that experience and handles the defense of all types of business litigation cases in both Missouri and Illinois state and federal courts, including work for a nationally known banking institution. She has also argued at the state appellate level in both Missouri and Illinois.