Demetria D.Pautz

Staff Attorney

Demetria is passionate about providing the most efficient and effective benefit plan legal solutions that coincide with company culture, business goals, and best practices.


More About Demetria

Clients face challenges meeting the requirements of evolving ERISA laws, and defending cases that span jurisdictions across the United States. Demetria assists with practical, efficient case management, and extensive experience litigating in every circuit, as well as her access to resources nationwide.

Demetria has a broad range of experience. This includes working in a high-volume insurance defense firm; a mid-size private practice firm specializing in construction, product liability and transportation; and working in-house for a title insurance company. Her unique background helps her efficiently manage cases. She has spotted cases that are appropriate to settle quickly, versus cases that require more thorough case handling.

Demetria has extensive appellate experience, having handled numerous appeals before the first and second district appellate courts as well as the Illinois Supreme Court. Conversely, she also has extensive litigation experience—including arbitration and trial experience—participating in more than 200 arbitration hearings, and taking 12 cases to verdict over the course of her career.

At Seyfarth, Demetria appreciates her colleagues, who are both supportive and extremely easy to work with.

  • JD, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
    Employment Law
  • BA, University of Wisconsin - Madison
    Philosophy and Political Science
  • Illinois
  • US District Court, Central District of Illinois
  • US District Court, Northern District of Illinois

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