Biography

Darcy Watt represents several mass tort settlement trusts and qualified settlement funds and regularly advises on all aspects of trust administration and claims processing matters including claims audits, Medicare compliance, and lien resolution. Darcy excels in handling disputes and has represented her clients in hundreds of private arbitration and mediation matters.

Prior to joining KMK, Darcy worked at the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, Central Trials, Criminal Litigation Branch, where she prosecuted a wide range of crimes including theft, drug cases, prostitution cases, battery, DUIs, and domestic violence.  Prior to that, she served as a judicial extern to Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cole of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and worked in the Civil Appeals Division of the Office of the Attorney General for the State of Illinois. Darcy was also certified as a mediator in Cook County, Illinois, Circuit Courts, where she mediated numerous cases involving employment, corporate, construction, real estate, landlord-tenant, and healthcare law issues.

Prior to her career as an attorney, Darcy worked as a Regional Program Manager for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, where she trained business and academic audiences throughout the nine Western states in topics relating to economics and personal finance.

Professional and Community Involvement

Cincinnati Bar Association

Ohio State Bar Association

California Bar Association

Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, WE Lead Graduate

KMK Women's Initiative Committee, Member and Former Co-Chair

Dan Beard Council Pack 3020, Den Leader

Summer Work Experience in Law (SWEL), Volunteer and Former Student Coordinator

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Fundraiser

Admissions

  • Ohio
  • California
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio

Education

J.D., Northwestern University School of Law, 2011, cum laude

B.A., University of Southern California, 2005, magna cum laude

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