Firm News

Hilgers Graben PLLC is pleased to announce the addition of John Vivian to its litigation team as a senior associate. He will be the firm’s first litigation attorney based in the Maryland/Washington D.C.- area.

Prior to joining Hilgers Graben, John was an associate in the Washington D.C. office at Jones Day. He also clerked for the Honorable David B. Sentelle at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and the Honorable Roger W. Titus at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. John brings top-level civil litigation experience to the firm, including traditional tort and contract disputes in state and federal court, as well as novel administrative challenges before federal agencies under the Administrative Procedure Act. He has advised clients on an expansive array of regulatory issues stemming from federal administrative rules, state and federal executive orders, and statutory directives, including the Defense Production Act, the Freedom of Information Act, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Hilgers Graben PLLC is pleased to announce the addition of Alec Schultz and Carly Kligler to its litigation team. Both will be partners based in Southeast Florida and will spearhead the firm’s entry to the Florida marketplace. Schultz will be based in Miami and Kligler in West Palm Beach.

Formerly with the Leon Cosgrove firm, Schultz and Kligler also practiced at Boies, Schiller & Flexner among other stops prior to joining Hilgers Graben. Both are experienced trial lawyers, working on large complex commercial disputes, including contract disputes, class actions, business torts, fiduciary duty, fraud, and product liability matters here in the United States and internationally.

Hilgers Graben PLLC is pleased to announce the addition of Katherine Hartmann Miller to its litigation team as Litigation and e-Discovery Counsel. She is based in the firm’s Omaha office.

Prior to joining Hilgers Graben, Katherine was Assistant General Counsel at Northwestern Mutual where she advised the company on a wide variety of legal and regulatory issues related to financial products and services. Before going in-house, Katherine clerked on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, worked as an associate in the Chicago office of Schiff Hardin LLP and was a name partner at the boutique litigation firm, Carey & Hartmann. Her private practice experience encompasses all aspects of civil litigation and dispute resolution, including the successful mediation, arbitration and litigation of complex commercial matters, securities and commodities fraud claims, business disputes and professional liability claims.