Katie Moscarino DeFino
Counsel | Cleveland
Assistant | Nicole Kirk : [email protected]
About Katie:
Katie’s practice is concentrated in the areas of medical malpractice defense and business litigation, and she also enjoys the other various litigation matters that the Firm serves. She is most proud of the fact that our Firm aggressively serves the needs of each client with integrity, efficiency, and ingenuity.
Katie is looking forward to continuing to develop and apply her legal knowledge to real world practice both in and out of the office, and about seeing the benefits of that experience. She has extensive trial experience having sat second chair for more than eight trials and have successfully litigated and counseled clients in county, federal and appellate courts. Katie’s current defense-oriented practice is enhanced by prior experience on the other side of such matters. This provides her with a unique perspective, used to anticipate issues strategies on the other side, to best serve our clients’ interests.
As a Cleveland native, Katie is passionate about exploring what the revitalized city has to offer as it continues to develop.
- Joined Buckingham in 2022
- Moscarino & Treu, LLP, Associate Attorney
- McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman, LPA, Associate Attorney
- United States Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney, Intern - Washington D.C.
- United States Department of Justice, Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section, Intern - Washington D.C.
- United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Ohio, Criminal Division Intern
- Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Law Clerk
- Case Western Reserve University (J.D. 2012)
- University of Richmond (B.A., cum laude, 2009)
Admissions
- Ohio
- Selected for inclusion in Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2023), as voted by peers
Past Affiliations
- Cleveland Botanical Garden’s Young Leaders Board, Former Member
Associations
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Litigation Council, Former Member
- Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA)
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