Overview
Tim Fagan is the lawyer you want on your side when facing precarious litigation. He was once retained in a case after his client came up against expensive litigation because of an improper ruling of the court. Tim took over the case and was able to remove the prior erroneous ruling and limit his client’s exposure to a minimal amount.
Tim has been a litigator for more than 30 years, serving clients in the areas of professional liability and business litigation. His professional liability experience includes matters such as toxic and mass torts arising from latent manifestation of bodily injury or property damage; errors and omissions; construction defects; and extra-contractual liabilities.
As the chair of Amundsen Davis’s internal insurance coverage peer review committee, Tim provides guidance and advice to all coverage attorneys in the firm. He handles litigation involving respective obligations between primary and excess insurers as well as construction defect coverage. He also assists clients with allocation for losses for reinsurance.
Experience
Membership & Involvement
- Past Member: SmithAmundsen Executive Committee, 2005-2010
- Member: Defense Research Institute; Professional Liability Underwriting Society; American Bar Association; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
Honors
- Selected to the Illinois Super Lawyers List: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Selected to The Best Lawyers in America© in Business Organizations; Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law: 2021, 2022
- Selected by the Leading Lawyers Network as a "Leading Lawyer" in insurance coverage and reinsurance, professional malpractice defense including legal/technical/financial
Resources & Insights
Firm News
- 30 SmithAmundsen Attorneys Included on 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists30 SmithAmundsen Attorneys Included on 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
Congratulations to all of our attorneys named to the 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers and 2022 Illinois Rising Stars lists!
- 38 SmithAmundsen Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America© 202238 SmithAmundsen Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America© 2022
Inclusion in this listing is entirely based on peer review and demonstrates that attorneys in each nominee’s respective fields hold these attorneys in high esteem.
- 45 SmithAmundsen Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America© 202345 SmithAmundsen Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America© 2023
Congratulate to our 45 attorneys on being recognized by Best Lawyers in America© 2023!
Services
Education
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., 1989
Marquette University, B.A., 1986
Admissions
- Illinois