Kate Spitz was raised in New Berlin by two small business owners who instilled in her the values of hard work, honesty, and fairness. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 2004 with degrees in History and Political Science, then earned her law degree, cum laude, from Notre Dame Law School in 2007.

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After law school, Kate returned to Wisconsin and practiced commercial litigation and labor and employment law at Foley & Lardner LLP from 2007 to 2015. She handled cases in state and federal courts nationwide, was named an Up and Coming Lawyer by the Wisconsin Law Journal in 2010, and second chaired a successful $30 million tax case against the IRS involving a mutual insurer’s loss reserves.

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In 2015, Kate joined the Wisconsin Department of Justice under Attorney General Brad Schimel, representing state agencies and employees in civil litigation involving matters such as civil rights, employment, condemnation, public records, and open meetings. In 2017, she was promoted to Deputy Unit Director for property and tort, adding supervisory duties while maintaining one of the unit’s highest caseloads and trying multiple cases to verdict.

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After starting a family, Kate left the DOJ to join the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) under Attorney Rick Esenberg. While at WILL, Kate worked on a variety of high-profile issues. She served as one of the attorneys on the Tegien case, arguing that the plain language of Wisconsin’s absentee voting statute did not authorize the use of unattended drop boxes, and she was on the team the secured the first nationwide injunction against the Biden administration’s illegal use of DEI to issue farm loans solely on the basis of race. Kate also spearheaded a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s rule authorizing the unlawful use of political considerations by retirement plan administrators in 2023. President Trump repealed the unlawful rule upon retaking office in 2025.

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Kate’s experience as a neutral has also prepared her to serve as a judge. In 2024, she founded Spitz Mediation Services, LLC, where she helps parties assess litigation risk and resolve disputes without trial. She mediates real estate, probate, consumer, and commercial matters, and serves as a court-approved mediator for Waukesha County small claims cases.

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Kate is a former president and current board member of the St. Thomas More Lawyers’ Society. She also serves on the boards of the Waukesha County Bar Association and the Dispute Resolution and Solo/Small Firm Sections of the State Bar of Wisconsin, authors a chapter in The Law of Damages in Wisconsin, and regularly speaks to attorneys on civil litigation and dispute resolution.

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Kate is deeply rooted in the Waukesha County community. She serves as a lector, eucharistic minister, and member of her parish’s pastoral and finance councils. She is also a second-degree black belt in taekwondo, served on the board of City Youth Martial Arts from 2018 to 2022, and coaches her children’s T-ball team through the local parks and recreation program.

Kate lives with her husband and two children in Delafield.

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