Caroline Z. Louderback

Caroline Z. Louderback is an attorney at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in Cleveland, Ohio. She represents financial institutions in creditors’ rights litigation at the trial and appellate levels. Her practice encompasses complex commercial litigation, bankruptcy-related disputes, and consumer financial services matters. She advises on claims involving lending agreements and financial regulations, preparing pleadings and legal analyses for cases in which contract rights or regulatory requirements are disputed.

Caroline earned a B.A. from Northwestern University in 2012 and an M.S. from New York University in 2015. She received a J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and an LL.M., with honors, from Université Paris Dauphine in 2022. During law school, she was managing editor of the Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law. This education supports her work in research-intensive litigation and regulatory issues.

Caroline secured a bench trial judgment for a national bank in a contract dispute concerning the effect of the CARES Act on a loan agreement. She also obtained an appellate decision affirming summary judgment involving the admissibility of bank records. Other matters include a six-figure mediation settlement for a small-business lender and successfully opposing a motion to vacate an arbitration award under the Federal Arbitration Act.

Caroline Z. Louderback is admitted to practice in Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania and before multiple federal district courts. She works with consumer financial statutes including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Truth in Lending Act, and Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act. Her litigation experience helps lending institutions respond to borrower disputes, defend financial claims, and manage legal risk in contested proceedings.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
• Member, Indiana State Bar Association
• Member, Ohio State Bar Association
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Mock Trial Judge, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (2019)

Licensed State

• Indiana
• Ohio
• Pennsylvania

Education

• Case Western Reserve University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Université Paris Dauphine
  Master of Laws (LLM)
• New York University
  Master of Science (MS)
• Northwestern University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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