Catherine Breitweiser-Hurst

Catherine Breitweiser-Hurst is a shareholder at Johnson & Bell, where she focuses her practice on general negligence, transportation, product liability, and civil rights.

Ms. Breitweiser-Hurst routinely defends national trucking companies, retailers and hospitality companies in a variety of legal disputes. Some of her recent litigation experience includes obtaining summary judgment in favor of her clients in a municipal liability dispute involving police officers, their department, and municipality; securing a favorable outcome in a jury trial involving a premises liability case for a casino client in Lake County, Indiana; and securing a favorable outcome in the jury trial of an auto accident involving traumatic brain injury.

Prior to joining Johnson & Bell, Ms. Breitweiser-Hurst was a prosecuting attorney in Indiana for more than 10 years. She tried more than 60 major felony cases before juries and consistently obtained successful verdicts for the State. She also worked with both local  and national law enforcement to investigate and prosecute a variety of major crimes focusing primary on offenses against children.

Ms. Breitweiser-Hurst is a U.S. Navy veteran, who pursued her education following her military enlistment. She earned a J.D. from Valparaiso University and a bachelor's degree from Calumet College of St. Joseph.

She is a member of both the Lake County Indiana Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Association, and is active with the Transportation and Construction sections of ALFA International. Ms. Breitweiser-Hurst was also included on the 2024 Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” list of up-and-coming attorneys.