Robert P. Pisani, Partner
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Born, Evanston, Illinois. B.A., University of Wisconsin, 1983; J.D., DePaul University, 1986. Law clerk to the Honorable Brian L. Crowe, Circuit Court of Cook County, 1984-1986. Admitted to the Bar of Illinois and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1986; Central and Southern Districts of Illinois, 1995; and the Northern District of Indiana, 2001
Practice Areas:
- Products Liability
- chemical and mineral workplace exposures
- electromagnetic field exposures
- medical devices
- lift devices
- auto and truck wheels
- Medical Malpractice
- Class Actions
- Premises Liability
- lead exposures
- mold exposures
- sick building syndrome
- traumatic accidents
- Construction Related Liability
- Governmental/Civil Rights Liability
- Automobile Liability
- uninsured/underinsured coverage litigation and arbitration
- negligence
Professional Memberships and Activities:
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel: Co-chair Products Liability Committee
- Defense Research Institute: Toxic Tort and Environmental Law and Industrywide Litigation Committees
- Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program
Publications and Presentations:
Author, Growth of Federal Preemption, IDC Products Liability Newsletter "Defense Update", Vol. 9, No. 1 (January 2009).
Co-author, Warning, Warning: Warnings Required Under Illinois Products Liability Law, IDC Quarterly, 16:4, December, 2006.
Author, Sophisticated User and Bulk Supplier Defenses - The Time for Their Use In Illinois Is Now, IDC Quarterly, 14:4 (2004).
Co-author, The Use of Standards and Preemption in the Defense of Product Design and Warning Cases: Making Your Government Work for You, IDC Quarterly, Vol. 10, No. 3, September, 2000.
Co-author, Defending Product Liability Cases in Illinois After the Best Decision, IDC Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 4, December, 1998.
Author, Relating Back of Amended Pleadings: Not as Easy as You Think, Tort Trends, Vol. 30, No. 1, July, 1994.
Author, Application of Construction Statute of Repose to Asbestos Installation Contractors, Tort Trends, Vol. 28, No. 6, June, 1993.
Co-author, Immunity from Liability for Discretionary Acts of Officials of Local Governmental Entities Under the Tort Immunity Act, Tort Trends, Vol. 28, No. 1, July, 1992.
Lecturer on Toxic Torts, Tort Reform, Expert Evidence, Negotiating and Civil Procedure