Catherine Breitweiser-Hurst

Catherine Breitweiser-Hurst, a shareholder at Johnson & Bell, focuses her practice on general liability, personal injury, product liability, and civil rights defense for transportation, university, municipality, and hospitality clients.  Ms. Breitweiser-Hurst frequently handles cases involving multi-million dollar claims for serious personal injury or wrongful death and works hard to obtain favorable results for clients.  As much as possible, she seeks to get cases resolved short of trial; however, when a trial is needed, Ms. Breitweiser-Hurst has the experience and preparation to win. She has tried more than 60 jury trials during her legal career as a prosecutor and civil litigator.

Ms. Breitweiser-Hurst has obtained summary judgment and dismissals for multiple clients in a variety of cases in addition to obtaining favorable verdicts at trial. She is a U.S. Navy veteran, who pursued her education following her enlistment. After receiving her J.D. from Valparaiso University, she spent more than 10 years as a deputy prosecuting attorney in Indiana, where she successfully litigated several major felony jury trials.

Her experience with criminal investigations has carried over to her civil practice, making her particularly adept at handling pre-suit investigations through the conclusion of a case. She often begins working on matters from the day an incident occurs, and her early involvement  gives her an edge that has proven beneficial to obtaining favorable resolutions again and again.