Kopka, Pinkus, Dolin & Eads is a regional law firm dedicated to the defense of litigated matters on behalf of corporations and insurance companies. Exceeding our clients’ expectations is at the core of the firm’s practices in bankruptcy, commercial litigation, fraud/SIU, governmental entities litigation, insurance defense, product liability, professional liability, restaurant & retail, toxic tort & environmental liability, trucking & railroad and workers’ compensation.
With seven offices throughout Illinois, Indiana and Michigan, we maintain strong local roots unique to each state, but we all share the same philosophy of delivering excellent service and superior responsiveness to our clients. The centralized structure of our multi-state partnership combines the advantages of extensive resources, expertise and technology along with our focus on providing personalized "concierge" service to each of our clients. Our philosophy is to identify what our client is expecting and then strive to exceed those expectations. Our success stems from our integrity in placing our clients’ interests above those of the law firm.
KPDE NEWS:
January 9, 2012 - Read our legal advisory on "Changes to Michigan's Workers' Compensation Act" written by Jerry R. Newman.
December 8, 2011 - Crown Point Partner Deborah Kapitan appeared before the Indiana Supreme Court for oral argument in re:Reginald Person, Jr., et al. v. Carol Shipley (20S04-1110-CT-609). The July 2011 trial resulted in a defense verdict. The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed the trial court and remanded the case back for a new trial. Our client, Farmers, allowed Deb to file a petition to transfer the matter to the Indiana Supreme Court. The Supreme Court granted the petition to transfer (less than 5% of civil cases have the petition granted). The issue presented on transfer was whether the trial court, in exercising its gate keeping function, abused its discretion by allowing the defense experts to testify during the trial in this case. Four of the five justices sat; one was out sick but will participate in deciding the case. During Deb’s argument she cited a recent decision by the Supreme Court on a similar Rule 702 issue, which was a criminal case with an opinion written by Justice Rucker. Justice Sullivan commented on Deb's argument by stating, “It is refreshing and reassuring to see counsel, in a civil case, looking at the criminal decisions and evidentiary rulings so I commend you for that.”
To Watch The Video For Indiana Supreme Court Oral Argument on Shipley Click Here
