Attorneys
Robert J. Evola Wood River, Illinois
| phone | (618) 208-4240 (866) 839-2021 |
| fax | (618) 254-0193 |
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Mr. Evola has practiced civil litigation since 1997. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of complex litigation including personal injury, products liability, insurance coverage, trucking, construction industry and commercial disputes throughout Illinois and Missouri. Furthermore, Mr. Evola has extensive experience litigating toxic tort and environmental matters on behalf of plaintiffs. His practice has included primary responsibility for preparing and arguing complex motions and appeals before federal and state courts. Mr. Evola has practiced in the Illinois Supreme Court, including extensive interlocutory and motion practice, and he has argued multiple appeals before the Appellate Court for the Fifth District of Illinois and the Appellate Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. In addition, Mr. Evola has practiced before the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL Panel).
- Areas of Practice:
- Class Action
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Coverage
- Personal Injury
- Pharmaceutical Litigation
- Product Liability
- Toxic Tort
- Education:
- Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois,
1997
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List
Law Review: Southern Illinois University Law Review, 1995 - 1997 - Butler University, Indianapolis, IN,
1994
B.A., Literature
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List
- Published Works:
- Suing Your Pet Iguana: Equitable Apportionment, Indivisible Injury, and Comparative Fault, Illinois Bar Journal, Vol 87, No. 1, p.28 (Jan), 1999
- The Legislative Preemption of Social Host Liability in Illinois: Analysis of Charles v. Seigfried, Southern Illinois University Law Journal, Vol. 21, p. 635 (Spring), 1997
- Representative Cases:
- Garza v. Valley Crest Landscape Maintenance, Inc, 224 S.W.3d 61 (Mo.App.E.D. 2007)
- Shelter Mut. Ins. Co. v. American Family Mut. Ins. Co, 210 S.W.3d 338 (Mo.App.E.D. 2006)
- Gvillo v. Stutz, 306 Ill.App.3d 766, 715 N.E.2d 285 (Ill.App. 5 Dist. 1999)
- Sether v. Agco Corp., 2008 WL 1701172 (S.D. Ill. 2008)
- Hendley v. American Standard, Inc., 2008 WL 824252 (W.D.Ky. 2008)
