Professional Experience

Chelsea Springstead is a shareholder and member of the board of directors with the law firm of Lindner & Marsack, S.C. Ms. Springstead’s current practice is focused on defending worker's compensation claims for the insurance industry and self-insured employers, along with handling health care subrogation and Medicare issues. Prior to joining Lindner & Marsack, Ms. Springstead was an associate at Cermele & Associates, S.C. where she represented law enforcement officers in worker’s compensation claims, grievance appeals, citizen complaints, first amendment issues and claims under the FMLA and FLSA.

Ms. Springstead received her law degree from Marquette University Law School where she also earned a Certificate in Dispute Resolution and her undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois where she double majored in English and Speech Communication.

Ms. Springstead is licensed to practice law in the State of Wisconsin and is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts in the Eastern District of Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin Bar Association, the Wisconsin Association of Worker’s Compensation Attorneys (WAWCA) and the Milwaukee Insurance Adjusters Association (MIAA). She is currently the President-Elect of the Kids’ Chance of Wisconsin board, a board of director on the Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Forum Board, a founding member of the Wisconsin Alliance of Women in Workers’ Compensation, and Treasurer of the National Worker’s Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN).

Ms. Springstead is a frequent speaker and lecturer on worker’s compensation and Medicare topics and also provides training to employers and insurance carriers in these areas. She is a member of the Lindner & Marsack worker’s compensation defense team which received a ‘first tier’ ranking by U.S. News and World Reports and she is currently recognized as a “Super Lawyer” by Wisconsin Super Lawyers in the field of worker’s compensation law.