Altimease L. Lowe
Associate
Biography
BIOGRAPHY
Altimease concentrates her insurance coverage practice on construction, commercial litigation, and first-party property disputes. She has represented insurance carriers and corporate clients in transportation, products liability, professional liability, and medical liability matters.
An experienced litigator, Altimease served as an assistant state’s attorney for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, where she conducted trials and pre-trial motion hearings. Before joining Nicolaides, she was an associate at a national defense firm in its Construction and Insurance Coverage practice groups, gaining extensive experience in insurance and liability litigation, including discovery management, pre-trial motions, and dispute resolution.
An experienced litigator, Altimease served as an assistant state’s attorney for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, where she conducted trials and pre-trial motion hearings. Before joining Nicolaides, she was an associate at a national defense firm in its Construction and Insurance Coverage practice groups, gaining extensive experience in insurance and liability litigation, including discovery management, pre-trial motions, and dispute resolution.
Memberships
- Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago
- Chicago Bar Association
- Cook County Bar Association
Awards & Rankings
- Top 40 Under 40, National Black Lawyers (2024)
Before Nicolaides
While in law school, Altimease served as the symposium editor for The UA Little Rock Law Review and held numerous leadership roles within the Black Law Student Association – Bowen Chapter including chapter president. She was also the director of communications in the Southwest Region of the National Black Law Students Association.Outside Nicolaides
Altimease enjoys reading, traveling, working out, and watching sporting events.EXPERIENCE
- Represented a global insurance company in a declaratory judgment lawsuit relating to flooding at a homeowner’s residence after a storm event.