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:
February 8, 2012 - DRI just published Farmington Hills Associate Robert Abramson's article, "Unveiling the Medical Records Plaintiff Does Not Want You To Find". Click here to read.
February 7, 2012 - Managing Partner, Robert Kopka, is the committee chair for DRI's upcoming event, "Practice Development: Marketing and Client Service Strategies for the Civil Defense Lawyer", which is to be held on March 14-16 in Las Vegas. Visit our EVENTS page to view the event brochure.
February 2, 2012 - Congratulations to Deborah Kapitan! The Supreme Court issued a unanimous 5-0 decision in our favor in the case of Person v. Shipley regarding expert "gate keeper" Rule 702 disclosure requirements.
February 1, 2012 - The National Retail & Restaurant Association (NRRDA) has their upcoming Annual Conference on February 22-24 in San Diego. Visit our EVENTS page for more details.
January 10, 2012 - With two cases set to go to trial, Michigan Partner John Eads, successfully settled both (McGettrick and Guzzardo) in advance of their trial dates. For more details on these cases, visit John's biography.
January 9, 2012 - Read our legal advisory on "Changes to Michigan's Workers' Compensation Act" written by Jerry R. Newman.
December 8, 2011 - Indiana 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
