Insurance Office

P. TIMOTHY GRANDCHAMP

*** ******* ***** ******: 630-***-****

North Aurora, IL 60542 Mobile: 630-***-****

***************@***.*** Facsimile: 630-***-****

CIVIL LITIGATION ATTORNEY

Trial attorney handling all phases of civil litigation with expertise in various areas

including personal injury claims, forcible entry and detainer actions, collection matters,

dissolution of marriage proceedings, probate administration, residential real estate

closings, construction litigation and small claims suits. Experience and practice in

numerous counties in state and federal courts.

● Drafting and Filing of Complaints, Answers, Counterclaims and Motions ● Initiation of

and Responses to Written Discovery ● Preparation of Records Subpoenas and

Conduction of Medical Discovery ● Taking Of Depositions ● Briefing and Arguing of

Complex Motions ● Attendance at Court Calls ● Bench and Jury Trials ● Arbitrations

and Mediations ● Office Management ● Staff and Paralegal Oversight and Training

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Owner and managing member of general practice,

Grandchamp 2008 to

solo practitioner law firm. Currently handling a wide

Legal Services, Present

variety of matters including prosecution of personal

LLC,

injury claims, landlord-tenant disputes, residential real

Naperville, Illinois

estate transactions, collection issues, wills and

probate matters, divorce, and general litigation in

Chicago and surrounding collar counties.

Responsible for all facets of file handling

Management of litigation

Oversight of office administration

Marketing

Accounting

Managing attorney and trial attorney for Chicago 2004 to 2008

Law Office of P.

House Counsel Office of the Progressive Insurance

Timothy

Company.

Grandchamp

Managed office consisting of one other

Naperville, Illinois

attorney and two support staff

Handled significant own case load consisting

of the defense of personal injury auto claims

Efficiently managed file resolution to meet

corporate requirements

Managed office to comply with budget

Trial attorney and in-house counsel for Safeco 2003-2004

LAW OFFICES OF

Insurance Company.

STEPHEN J. HASZTO

Handled defense of catastrophic personal

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

injury and wrongful death cases, stemming

from incidents involving products liability,

premises liability, and automobile accidents.

Conducted depositions of numerous parties

and occurrence witnesses, depositions of

treating physicians and depositions of liability

and damage experts

Handled insurance coverage issues,

declaratory judgment actions, tender issues,

third party employer actions and worker

compensation liens

Trial attorney and in-house counsel for Hartford 2002-2003

LAW OFFICES OF

Insurance Company.

THADDEUS J.

Handled defense of products liability, premises

GUSTAFSON

liability, auto litigation, coverage matters, and

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

defense tender issues for wide variety of

clients in Cook County and surrounding collar

counties.

Trial attorney in private practice firm with 1999-2002

MOMKUS, OZOG

concentration in insurance defense litigation, premises

& MC CLUSKEY

liability and auto litigation.

Downers Grove,

Experience included trying numerous bench

Illinois

and jury trials in both state and federal courts

across northern and central Illinois

Successfully obtaining verdicts in favor of

clients like W al-Mart and Sam’s Club

Additional experience included appellate

briefing and oral argument before the 7th

Circuit Court of Appeals.

Supervised and managed two paralegals, one

secretary and assisted in supervision of some

junior attorneys.

1998-1999

Litigation attorney covering motion calls, court

POOL, LEIGH &

appearances, taking depositions and trying cases in

FABRICIUS

approximately 18 counties across Illinois.

Ottawa, Illinois

Other responsibilities included file handling and

arbitrating cases in various jurisdictions, with a

focus on defending and trying minor impact,

soft tissue injury cases.

1992-1998

BYRON L. MATTEN Trial attorney in defense firm practicing in insurance

& ASSOCIATES, defense of personal injury actions.

Managed extensive caseloads participating in

P.C.

Oakbrook Terrace, all phases of case development.

Illinois Tried numerous bench and jury trials and

arbitrated a variety of other matters.

Extensive motion and deposition practice

EDUCATION

John Marshall Law School

Chicago, Illinois

Juris Doctorate – January 1992

Admitted to Illinois Bar – May 1992

Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, Illinois

Bachelor of Science – May 1998

Field of Concentration – Business Administration

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