Timothy Simon Tomasik, Attorney

I have been practicing law for 24 years now and I am one of the founding members of Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC. During this time, I have distinguished myself as one of Chicago’s elite trial attorneys. Prior to starting the my own firm, I practiced for 15 years at the prestigious Clifford Law Offices in Chicago and, before that, as a member of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office Bureau of Special Prosecutions. I have tried over 100 jury and bench trials to verdict. I have handled and successfully resolved hundreds of millions of dollars in claims in a variety of practice areas, including complex premises liability, aviation litigation, medical negligence, medical liability, hospital liability, and mass disasters.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Trial Lawyer	Tomasik Kotin Kasserman		Current
Partner	Clifford Law Offices	Chicago, IL	1998-2012

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Colorado School of Law	J.D.	Law School	1989
University of Colorado	Bachelors	Journalism	1986

State / Court	Date
Illinois	1990

• Member - International Society of Barristers
  General Chair - Chicago Bar Association's Judicial Evaluation Committee
  Member - American Bar Association Section of Litigation
  Member - American Bar Association Torts Committee
  Chair - Sub-Committee on Experts and Evidence
  Member - American Bar Association’s Task Force on Pre-Emption
  

• Named Top 40 Attorney Under 40 Years Old by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company of Chicago
  Super Lawyer
  Leading Lawyer
  AV Peer Review Rating
  Received the William J. White Award of Excellence for his exceptional efforts for that committee
  

• $1.2 BILLION Settlement
  World Trade Center litigation against the airlines for security breaches that led to the tragic 9/11 hijackings and air crashes

• $2.5 MILLION Settlement
  Tim successfully handled a wrongful death case for the surviving family members of a Cirrus SR 22 aircraft crash.

• $25.9 million verdict
  On behalf of a client who was severely injured in a horrific Yellow Cab taxi crash 10 years ago. The incident involved the speeding cab hurling off an expressway ramp and smashing head-on into a concrete barrier.

• $75 MILLION Settlement
  After a scaffolding collapse at the John Hancock center in March 2002 that resulted in the heartbreaking death or serious injury of ten bystanders, Tim acted as co-counsel and received a $75 million global settlement for the victims.

• Jan 09, 2014
  Tim Tomasik once again served as an instructor on trial advocacy at the 33rd annual National College of Trial Advocacy at the University of Virginia School of Law this week. The week long program brings together renowned trial lawyers and judges from across the country to sharpen lawyers' and law students' advocacy skills.

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Whose Statement Is It Anyway? Gossiping Agents and the Hearsay Rule  (2014-03-05 13:25:40)
In high-stakes litigation, loose lips sink ships. Damning admissions from an agent’s mouth can have overwhelming persuasive force to a jury, and the admission or exclusion of an agent’s statement can often mean the difference between victory and defeat.

Crash Reports: What Will the Jury Hear?  (2014-03-05 13:30:43)
To litigate and try a compelling aviation case to a jury, trial lawyers are challenged to navigate through countless federal regulations, complex product-liability issues, and the operational conduct of the crew and command of the aircraft.

Gossiping Agents and the Hearsay Rule  (2014-03-05 13:34:10)
Gossiping Agents and the Hearsay Rule Information

Make Sure Your Expert Speaks Our Language  (2014-03-05 13:39:44)
Make Sure Your Expert Speaks Our Language

The ‘Lesser of Two’ Rule  (2014-03-05 13:43:18)
The Application of the New York Collateral Set-off Rule to Property Claims Brought in the September 11Litigation

Lawsuit Blames Scope Manufacturer for "Superbug" Outbreak  (2015-02-28 12:03:44)
The law firm Tomasik Kotin Kasserman filed an Amended Complaint today adding Pentax Medical, the manufacturer of a medical instrument, as a defendant in a lawsuit pending against Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois related to the outbreak of the “superbug” CRE in 2013.