Catlin C. Pegelow

Catlin C. Pegelow is an associate attorney with Yost & Baill’s property subrogation team. Catlin’s practice concentrates on product liability, general torts, warranty, and construction defect cases. As an associate, Catlin works closely with clients and experts from the initial scene inspection through trial.

Catlin joined Yost & Baill as a legal assistant in 2013 and has worked for the property and medical payments subrogation teams. She continued her employment with the firm while enrolled in Marquette University Law School’s part-time evening JD program. During law school, Catlin worked as a research assistant for Professor Nadelle Grossman, volunteered with the Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic, and earned the CALI Award for Future Excellence in Trial Advocacy.

Outside of her practice, Catlin enjoys spending time with her husband, Taylor, and their two children, Kinsley and Rowan.

Education

  • J.D., Marquette University School of Law
  • B.A., Marquette University

Admission to Practice

  • State of Wisconsin
  • United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin

Honors & Awards

  • CALI Award for Future Excellence in Trial Advocacy

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP)
  • State Bar of Wisconsin

Presentations

  • 2019
    -NASP Annual Conference, “DENIED! An Update on the ‘Your Work’ Exclusion and Tips to Turn a Denial Letter into a Recovery,” co-presenter with Steven Theesfeld
    -Stevens Point, Wisconsin Live Burn Training. “Thinking Ahead: Winning Your Subrogation Case at the Fire Investigation Stage,” co-presenter with Teirney Christenson

Teirney S. Christenson

Teirney S. Christenson is the current managing partner of Yost & Baill’s Wisconsin office. In that capacity, Teirney oversees a talented team of attorneys, paralegals and legal assistants who are devoted to working with Yost & Baill’s clients to develop the best possible strategy for each individual subrogation claim.  Teirney focuses his practice on catastrophic losses throughout the United States involving defective products, construction defects, breach of warranty, breach of contract and tort claims, including claims arising from subrogation, contribution and indemnification.

Teirney began his legal career gaining invaluable trial experience at a law firm in Milwaukee, where he assisted clients with complex litigation in state and federal courts, including product liability, personal injury and construction defect cases. Prior to that, Teirney received his juris doctorate degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he learned to enjoy legal research and writing as a Note & Comment Editor for the Wisconsin Law Review and penned Fish on Morphine: Protecting Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Through a Comprehensive Plan for Proper Disposal of Pharmaceuticals, 2008 Wis. L. Rev. 141, which was awarded the Wisconsin State Bar Environmental Law Essay Award.

While earning his bachelor’s degree (magna cum laude) at Belmont University in Nashville, Teirney worked part-time as a barista, where he developed an appreciation for the word “y’all” and a palate for a good shot of espresso. You will rarely find him without a cup of coffee in his hand. When he’s not taking depositions, negotiating settlements or preparing cases for trial, you can find Teirney headlining local musical festivals or playing weddings with his band, Tallboy. His favorite people in the world are his wife, Leah, and his children, Kaydence, Quincey and Iloe. Quincey has loved coffee from his first sip (at age 2).

Education

  • J.D., University of Wisconsin
  • B.A., Belmont University

Admission to Practice

  • State of Wisconsin
  • United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin
  • United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois
  • United States District Courts for the Southern District of Indiana

Honors & Awards

  • Wisconsin Environmental Law Essay Award Recipient
  • Wisconsin Law Review, Note & Comment Editor

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP)
  • State Bar of Wisconsin
  • Milwaukee Bar Association
  • Board of Directors for City on a Hill, a Milwaukee Non-Profit Organization (2014-2019)

Presentations

  • 2023

   -NASP Spring Conference, Marco Island, FL, “Subro in the News,” presented with Richard Schuster

  • 2022
    -NASP Subrogation and Litigation: Skills and Management Conference, Tucson, AZ. “Passing the Baton – A Panel Discussion on Transitions in Leadership,” with Kelly Micheletti, Sheila Dye of Nationwide, Amy Klugherz
  • 2020
    -NASP Annual Conference, “Recent Developments, Trends, & Decisions in Property Subrogation,” co-presenting with Daniel de Luca
    -NASP Annual Conference, “The Twists and Turns of Catastrophic Property Losses: An EGGcellent Example,” co-presenting with Teirney Christenson and Jim Chamberlain of Nationwide
  • 2019
    -Various Locations. “Amazon: ‘Prime’ for Product Liability,” An Analysis of Products Liability in the eCommerce World.
    -Stevens Point, Wisconsin Live Burn Training. “Thinking Ahead: Winning Your Subrogation Case at the Fire Investigation Stage,” co-presenter with Catlin Pegelow
  • 2018
    -NASP Subrogation and Litigation: Skills and Management Conference, New Orleans, LA. Keynote Presentation – “Jury Research Focus Groups – Hitting the Bull’s-Eye: Putting Your Subrogation Claim in Focus,” co-presenter with Paul Scoptur and William Hoffman
    -NASP Subrogation and Litigation: Skills and Management Conference, New Orleans, LA. “A Humorous Look Behind the Scenes of Jury Selection,” co-presenter with Mark Grotefeld
  • 2017
    -NASP Subrogation and Litigation: Skills and Management Conference, Scottsdale, AZ. “Litigating CGL Exclusions in Construction Defect Cases: Arguments and Strategies for Establishing Coverage”
  • 2015
    -“The Evolution of ‘Your Work’ Exclusion and Strategies for Keeping Your Subrogation Claim Out of Its Grasp,” co-presenter with Steven Theesfeld

Publications