Katherine Kinsella is a leading, nationally recognized expert in the design, preparation, and dissemination of legal notice in class actions and bankruptcies. Over the past 15 years, she has developed and directed some of the largest and most complex national and international notification programs in cases involving asbestos, home siding products, infant formula, polybutylene plumbing, pharmaceuticals, securities and tobacco.
Kinsella brings to her firm and to the courts more than 30 years of experience in high-level communications strategy in the fields of advertising, marketing, and public relations. Her firm has placed over $230 million in paid media and has worked on over 600 cases. She has held creative and management oversight responsibilities for a variety of clients—ranging from political candidates and advocacy groups to national associations and corporations.
Prior to establishing Kinsella Media, Kinsella was senior vice president and director of marketing and advertising for The Kamber Group, the largest independently owned communications company in Washington, D.C. During her 12 years at that firm, she also served as director of the Public Affairs Division, which included all public relations, marketing, corporate communications and advertising operations.
Thought Leadership
Kinsella writes and speaks frequently on notice issues.
Co-Author, "REALITY CHECK: The State of New Media Options for Class Action Notice," Class Action Litigation Report (February 26, 2010).
Speaker, "A Survival Guide for Today's Class Action Settlements," The 13th Annual National Institute on Class Actions (October 30, 2009 & November 20, 2009).
Speaker, "Class Action Notice and Claims Administration: Trends and Innovation," Women Antitrust Plaintiffs' Attorneys Networking Event (August 28, 2009).
Author, "The Plain Language Tool Kit for Class Action Notice," Class Action Litigation Report (October 25, 2002).
Author, "Quantifying Notice Results in Class Actions – The Daubert/Kumho Mandate," Class Action Litigation Report (July 27, 2001), United States Law Week (August 7, 2001).
Author, "Ten Commandments of Class Action Notice," Toxics Law Reporter (September 24, 1997).
Education
B.A. and M.A. from Simmons College, Boston (Massachusetts)