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Daniel Kotin
Biography
Daniel M. Kotin is a partner and trial lawyer with the Chicago law firm of Tomasik Kotin Kasserman. Prior to founding this firm, Dan was a partner with the prominent firm Corboy & Demetrio. While at the firm he along with Tom Demetrio, set a record for the largest verdict in Illinois for an individual injured in a mass transit crash when he obtained $29.6 million on behalf of a woman who suffered brain injuries in the derailment of a Metra train.
Since founding Tomasik Kotin Kasserman in 2013, he has obtained jury verdicts totaling nearly $22 million and represented victims in cases that have resulted in another $35 million in settlements. Many of Dan’s results have been either record-setting or particularly noteworthy for their type of case. One being when Dan and partner Tim Tomasik obtained a $7.5 million verdict on behalf of the family of a City of Chicago worker who was killed when he was struck by a truck while working on a bridge.
In 1996, Dan held one of the top ten medical malpractice verdicts in Cook County when he and a partner obtained a $10.2 million verdict for a man who was paralyzed due to hospital negligence.
His experience in handling personal injury and wrongful death cases in the areas of transportation, product liability, medical malpractice, and construction has led to great success for Dan's clients in the courtroom.
Outside of the courtroom, Dan's leadership is reflected in many elected and invited positions. In 2017, he completed his term as President of the Chicago Bar Association (CBA), which was the culmination of many years of elected leadership and service to one of the oldest, largest, municipal Bar Associations in the country. In addition, The Supreme Court recently appointed Dan to its Committee on Character and Fitness which evaluates the moral character and general fitness of new applicants to practice law.
To learn more about attorney Dan Kotin, visit his profile:https://www.tkklaw.com/chicago-attorneys/daniel-kotin
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice
Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Fees
- Free Consultation - CONTACT US FOR A FREE CASE CONSULTATION Phone312-605-8800
- Contingent Fees
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
Professional Experience
Partner Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC
Year: 2013 - Current
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Partner Corboy & Demetrio, PC
Year: 1995 - 2013
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Professional Associations
Public Interest Law Initiative Board Member (2010 - 2012)
Loyola University Chicago School of Law Coach, National Mock Trial Team (1993 - Current)
Chicago Bar Association (CBA) Member - President, 2016-Present 1st Vice-President, 2015-2016 Chair, Membership Committee, 2015-Present 2nd Vice-President, 2014-2015 Treasurer, 2012-2014 Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2011-Present Board of Managers, 2009-2011 Board of Dir (1993 - Current)
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Board of Managers, 2001-Present Board of Advocates, 2000 Seminar Planning Co-Chair, 2002-2004 Publications Committee, 1994-1996 (1994 - Current)
Loyola University Chicago School of Law Judge, Trial Advocacy Program (1996 - Current)
Loyola University Chicago School of Law Adjunct Faculty, 1998-Present Board of Governors, 2008-2015 President, 2013-2014 Vice-President, 2012-2013 Secretary 2010-2011 Circle of Advocates, 2002-Present Co-Chairman, 2006-present Advisory Board, 2005-present President's Society, 2006-Present Dean' (1996 - Current)
Chicago - Lincoln Inn of Court (2010 - 2011)
Chicago Bar Association (CBA) Chair, Membership Committee, 2015-Present (2015 - Current)
Tort Litigation Committee, 1993-1995, 2007-Present (2007 - Current)
Trial magazine, American Association for Justice, Peer Review editor (2012 - Current)
Chicago Inn of Court (2012 - Current)
Illinois Equal Justice Foundation Member of Blue Ribbon Committee (2016 - Current)
Chicago Bar Association (CBA) President, 2016-Present (2016 - Current)
American Bar Association (ABA), Delegate State Membership Chair (Illinois) (2018 - Current)
American Bar Association (ABA), Delegate ABA House of Delegates (2018 - Current)
National Institute for Trial Advocacy Board of Trustees, 2019-Present Faculty, 2000-Present (2019 - Current)
National Conference of Bar Presidents Executive Council, 2019-Present Sustaining Fellow, 2018-Present Program Committee, 2018-Present Vice Chair Programming 2019 Midyear Meeting Metropolitan Bar Caucus, 2016-Present Communications Committee, 2017-2018 (2016 - Current)
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (TLPJ) Member (Current)
Illinois State Bar Association Member (Current)
American Association for Justice (AAJ) formerly known as Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) Member (Current)
Board of Directors of CBA Administrators, Inc., 2008-Present (2008 - Current)
Chicago Bar Association (CBA) Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2011-Present (2011 - Current)
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Illinois Civil Litigation Adjunct Professor (2010 - Current)
Chicago Bar Foundation Member - Board Member, 2012-2018 Grants Committee, 2012-2018 (Current)
Women's Bar Association of Illinois Member (2009 - Current)
Publications
Kotin's Verdict: Attorney Relives Poppel v. Metra on 1 Year Anniversary Pioneer Press (February, 2010)
Kotin's Verdict: Medical Malpractice Caps Decision Right Thing to Do Pioneer Press (February, 2010)
The Law -- On Your Side: Automobile Safety Legislation Saves Lives (July, 2009)
Practice Tips Trial Journal, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (December, 2008)
Kotin's Verdict: Cell Phone Safety Going Too Far? Pioneer Press (April, 2010)
Kotin's Verdict: Parents: Serving alcohol to minors could be costly Pioneer Press (May, 2010)
Kotin's Verdict: BP's Move is a Smart One, Legally Speaking Pioneer Press (July, 2010)
Kotin's Verdict: Blagovich Verdict Proves the Legal System Works Pioneer Press (September, 2010)
Warning to Toyota Drivers Pioneer Press (March, 2010)
The Falacies of Opening Statemet Chicago Bar Association Webcast Cente (2009)
Awards
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New Stars, New World
Lawdragon 2006.0
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Illinois Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers 2011.0
Note: Since its inception in 2005, Dan has been honored as an Illinos Super Lawyer; a designation given to only the top 5% of all Illinois lawyers.
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Top 5% of all Illinois Attorneys
Leading Lawyers Network 2011.0
Note: Since its inception in 2003, Leading Lawyers Network has included Dan Kotin as a member.
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40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch
Law Bulletin Publishing Company 2002.0
Note: In recognition of his success, hard work and community involvement, he was named one of "40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch" by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company.
Education
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Boston College B.S. (1988) | English/Speech Communications
Year: 1984 - 1988
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Loyola University Chicago School of Law J.D. (1991) | Law
Year: 1988 - 1991
Honors: Graduated Cum Laude
Speaking Engagements
Hello Proportionality, Goodbye Reasonably Calculated, FRCP Rules Roadshow, Duke University School of Law, October 13, 2015
Hello Proportionality, Goodbye Reasonably Calculated, FRCP Rules Roadshow, Duke University School of Law, October 13, 2015
Websites
https://www.tkklaw.com/
Website
Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC
161 North Clark Street, Suite 3050, Chicago, IL 60601
Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC
161 North Clark Street, Suite 3050, Chicago, IL 60601