KPDE Law

Robert J. Kopka received his Juris Doctor degree from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, Illinois and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Prior to forming Kopka, Pinkus, Dolin & Eads, P.C., and its predecessor firm Kopka, Landau & Pinkus, in 1999, Mr. Kopka formed the firm of Landau, Omahana & Kopka, Ltd. in 1987. Mr. Kopka and the law firms with which he has been associated have practiced exclusively insurance defense law for more than 20 years. Mr. Kopka defends declaratory judgment actions on behalf of insurance companies and advises them regarding coverage involving environmental liability, among other things. Mr. Kopka has also defended toxic tort suits involving asbestos, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, paints and industrial coatings. Mr. Kopka represents common carriers in hazardous waste and toxic spill litigation, and also directs the firm's transportation, including automobile, UM/UIM and trucking, FELA and consumer fraud defense practice. The firm represents railroad, trucking companies, automobile dealerships, automobile insurers, and manufacturers. Mr. Kopka has defended personal injury, consumer fraud, breach of contract, defamation and discrimination charges on their behalf. Kopka, Pinkus, Dolin & Eads handles a wide variety of insurance defense matters and Mr. Kopka is involved in many of the larger cases. Mr. Kopka currently defends professional liability claims involving lawyers, doctors, real estate and insurance agents, title insurance companies and handles multi-party automobile, trucking and railroad claims involving significant exposure bodily injury and property damage claims. Mr. Kopka is admitted to practice law in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin and is admitted in the United States Supreme Court and in numerous federal appellate and district courts. Additionally, Mr. Kopka is a member of the Federal Trial Bar and has been admitted pro hac vice, for the purpose of trying individual cases in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Maryland, Rhode Island, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Texas and California. Mr. Kopka has taught seminars on tort reform, insurance coverage for environmental claims, litigation management techniques, alternative billing arrangements, premises liability, admiralty, common carrier and warehouseman's legal liability. He also speaks on various topics including insurance litigation cost management and additional insured endorsements. Mr. Kopka recently presented an appellate argument before the United States Supreme Court in an appeal involving federal jurisdiction. He has also appeared before the Illinois and Indiana Supreme Courts and before several other federal and state appellate courts. Mr. Kopka is a member of the Defense Research Institute, the Trucking Industry Defense Association and the Federal Trial Bar.