Theresa Meiners is a principal and serves as Baker Tilly’s chief risk officer and general counsel. In her role, Theresa provides strategic input to executive leadership in addition to managing all resources relating to internal and external legal and risk matters involving the firm. She advises the firm on matters regarding professional liability, internal governance, operations, regulatory issues and risk management. Theresa is responsible for defending the firm and its personnel in regulatory and litigation matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Theresa was a litigation partner at an international law firm, handling complex commercial litigation and general contract disputes.
- Environmental, social and governance leader
- Experience litigating complex commercial disputes, distribution and franchise cases, insurance coverage actions on behalf of insurance providers, and property tax cases involving numerous valuation issues
- Has successfully first chaired dozens of trials, hearings and arbitrations
- Friends of MSCR (Madison School and Community Recreation), board of directors
- American Heart Association Go Red for Women campaign, former executive leadership team member
- Leadership Greater Madison
- In Business Madison 40 Under 40 award, 2012
