Kathryn S. Crouss
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Kathryn S. Crouss
Katie is a member of the litigation department and handles all aspects of civil litigation, including employee and management side employment law litigation, personal injury, and domestic relations litigation.
Areas of Practice
- Employment Law
- Worker's Compensation
- Domestic Relations & Family
- Personal Injury
- Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts
- Connecticut
Education
- Western New England University School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts
- J.D. cum laude - 2012
- Honors: Recipient: CALI Award for Excellence: Non-profit Law Spring, 2011
- Honors: Dean’s List
- Honors: Recipient: Academic Scholarship, 2008-2011
- Honors: Rodney E. and Gail M. Blakesley Law Scholarship, 2010
- Honors: David Nelson Case Endowed Memorial Scholarship, 2011
- Law Review: Western New England Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 2011 - 2012
- Law Review: Western New England Law Review, Staff Member, 2010 - 2011
- Allegheny College
- B.A.
- Major: Political Science
Published Works
- Law Review Note: Welcome to The Jungle: Salespeople and the Administrative Exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act, Western New England Law Review, Vol. 34, 2012
- Don’t Fall into Common Traps: An Employer’s Obligations to Sick and Disabled Employees , BusinessWest, May 5, 2014
- The Bay State’s Personnel Records Law Beware — There Are Some Traps for the Unwary Employer , BusinessWest, November 4, 2013
- Bullying in the Workplace: Legislation Seeks to Protect Workers from Abuse, Harassment, BusinessWest, July 29, 2013
Honors and Awards
- Federal Litigation: pension rights Fall, 2011
- Notary public
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Hampden County Bar Association
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Law Review Advisory Committee, Member
- Board of Directors, Dress for Success – Western Massachusetts chapter, Member
Education
- Western New England University School of Law, J.D., 2012, Cum Laude
- Allegheny College, B.A. in Political Science
Bar Admissions
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- State of Connecticut
Awards, Achievements & Appointments
- Recipient: CALI Award for Excellence: Non-profit Law Spring, 2011; Federal Litigation: pension rights Fall, 2011
- Notary public
- Dean’s List: Western New England University School of Law
- Editor-in-Chief: Western New England Law Review, 2011-12
- Staff Member: Western New England Law Review, 2010-11
- Author: Welcome to The Jungle: Salespeople and the Administrative Exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act, Vol. 34, Western New England Law Review,2012
- Recipient: Academic Scholarship, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011; Rodney E. and Gail M. Blakesley Law Scholarship, 2010; David Nelson Case Endowed Memorial Scholarship, 2011
Professional & Community Activities
- Member: Law Review Advisory Committee
- Member: Board of Directors, Dress for Success – Western Massachusetts chapter
Professional Associations & Memberships
- Hampden County Bar Association
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Law Review Note: Welcome to The Jungle : Salespeople and the Administrative Exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act; published in Vol. 34, Western New England Law Review
Don’t Fall into Common Traps: An Employer’s Obligations to Sick and Disabled Employees
BusinessWest, May 5, 2014
The Bay State’s Personnel Records Law Beware — There Are Some Traps for the Unwary Employer
BusinessWest, November 4, 2013
Bullying in the Workplace: Legislation Seeks to Protect Workers from Abuse, Harassment
BusinessWest, July 29, 2013
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April 17, 2013
