Martha Kohlstrand

Martha brings a storyteller’s instinct to some of the most technical and fast‑moving areas of consumer litigation. She focuses her practice on defending companies in class actions, with particular depth in matters arising under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

Centering her practice on TCPA litigation, Martha represents clients across a range of industries in class actions, individual lawsuits, and arbitrations. She also regularly advises companies on TCPA compliance, helping them navigate text message marketing, do‑not‑call rules, autodialed calls, prerecorded messages, and fax marketing as dictated by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) Messaging Principles and Best Practices.

Publications

• “What to Expect from the New FCC Chair,” Law360 (February 20, 2025)
• “Relevance Required to Discover Litigation Funding Agreements,” Litigation News, The American Bar Association (April 13, 2020).
• “Counterclaim Defendants Cannot Remove Class Actions,” Litigation News (Cover Story, Print Edition), The American Bar Association (Feb. 5, 2020).
• “Principles of Veterinary Data Ownership and Stewardship,” formally adopted by The American Veterinary Medical Association; Veterinary Study Groups; and The American Animal Hospital Association (2019).
• “FCC Order May Make TCPA Fax Class Actions More Difficult,” LAW 360 (Dec. 10, 2019).
• “Lawyers May Impose Conditions on File Destruction,” Litigation News, The American Bar Association (Sept. 30, 2019).
• “Maintaining Medical Record Confidentiality and Client Privacy in the Era of Big Data: Ethical and Legal Responsibilities,” Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (Aug. 1, 2019, Vol. 255, No. 3, Pages 282-288).
• “Fact Witnesses Can Be Compensated for Assistance with Case and Discovery Preparation,” Litigation News, The American Bar Association (July 30, 2019).
• “Getting Biometrics Right: How Employers Can Avoid Stiff Statutory Penalties,” The Daily Herald Business Ledger (April 17, 2019).
• “Canada’s New Data Breach Disclosure Rules,” Currents, National Society of Compliance Professionals (March 2019).
• “A Recent Wave of Lawsuits Hits Manufacturers for Using Fingerprint Scans,” Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (Feb. 9, 2019).
• “Cryptocurrency Covered Under Securities Laws, Federal Court Rules,” Litigation News, The American Bar Association (Jan. 4, 2019).
• “Decision Vacating DOL’s Fiduciary Rule Creates Circuit Split,” Litigation News, The American Bar Association (Nov. 7, 2018).
• “Attorneys Permitted to Ghostwrite Pleadings for Pro Se Litigants,” Litigation News, The American Bar Association (Oct. 17, 2018).
• “Digital Mapping: The Future is Pokémon Go!” Inside Indiana Business (June 27, 2018).
• “What Blockchain Means for the Practice of Law,” Indianapolis Business Journal (May 30, 2018).
• “Joint Defense Rule Shrouds Information Shared in Common Interest,” Litigation News, The American Bar Association (May 11, 2018).
• “Virtual Law Offices Create Ethical Concerns,” Litigation News, The American Bar Association (Dec. 27, 2017).
• “Federal Circuit Sets New Venue Test,” Litigation News, The American Bar Association (Dec. 19, 2017).
• “Can Attorneys Solicit Clients Via Text Message?” Litigation News, The American Bar Association (Oct. 19, 2017).
• “Your Privacy Policy Needs Updating: The California Online Privacy Protection Act and Its Implications for Your Business,” Pratt’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Report (June 2017, Vol. 3, No. 5, Pages 169-171).
• “Some Background on Background Checks: Can a Consumer Sue Based on Improper Disclosure?” The Daily Herald Business Ledger (Oct. 27, 2016).
• “Cyberinsurance: Does Your Policy Have You Covered?” LAW 360 (May 7, 2014).
• “Cyber Insurance: A Last Line of Defense When Technology Fails,” JD Supra (April 16, 2014).

Presentations

• “Illinois Basic Skills for Newly Admitted Attorneys 2020,” Practicing Law Institute (PLI) (Oct. 6, 2020), webinar.
• “Brace Yourself: The CCPA Is Coming,” Defense Research Institute (DRI) (Dec. 13, 2019), webinar.
• “What the Heck is Blockchain, And Why Should Libraries Care?” The Indiana Library Federation 2019 Annual Conference (Nov. 5, 2019), Indianapolis.
• “Consumer Data Regulations and Enforcement,” The Robert Mckinney School of Law, Indiana University (Nov. 5, 2019), Indianapolis.
• “Current Trends in Data Breach Litigation,” Defense Research Institute (DRI) Business Litigation Seminar (May 9, 2019), Austin, Texas.
• “Privacy Regulations in a Brave New World,” CEDIA (Nov. 13, 2018), webinar.
• “Fingerprints, Voiceprints, and Lawsuits, Oh My! What You Need to Know About the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA),” Defense Research Institute (DRI) Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Seminar (Sept. 7, 2018)