Renee Mortimer is the managing partner of the Northwest Indiana and Indianapolis offices of Lewis Brisbois, a vice-chair of the General Liability Practice, and a member of the Transportation Practice. She defends clients against large and excess personal injury and property damage claims in state and federal courts in Indiana and Illinois. As a member of our 24/7 Rapid Response Team, she handles matters concerning major trucking accidents, including managing incidents on-scene. Ms. Mortimer has tried these types of cases to verdict in both Illinois and Indiana.

Prior to joining Lewis Brisbois, Ms. Mortimer served as the partner in charge of Indiana operations for another national law firm. She was also chair of that firm’s Personal Injury and Property Damage practice, as well as its Specialty Transportation Practice. She also served on its clients’ 24/7 Rapid Response Team.

An Indiana native, Ms. Mortimer began her legal career in Chicago but returned to the Hoosier State in 1998, and has practiced law there ever since.

Publications

Admissions

• State Bar Admissions
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
• United States District Courts
  • United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Admissions

Illinois

Indiana

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Associations

• Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
• Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, Past President
• Defense Research Institute, Prior DRI Indiana State Representative
• International Association of Defense Trial Counsel
• CLM, Current President of Indiana Chapter

Awards & Honors

• DTCI Defense Lawyer of the Year, 2022
• Indiana State Bar Association Civility and Professionalism, Award Recipient
• Influential Woman of Northwest Indiana in category of Law
• Best Lawyers in America, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, 2016-2024
• DRI State Leadership Award-2018
• DRI Exceptional Performance Citation—2018-2019

Education

Loyola University Chicago School of Law

Juris Doctor, 1991

Indiana University

1988