Timothy M. Palumbo received his Juris Doctor degree from St. Louis University School of Law in 1985. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude in Political Science from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois in 1982. Prior to joining the firm of Kopka, Pinkus, Dolin & Eads, Mr. Palumbo concentrated his practice in commercial litigation and personal injury defense litigation in downstate Illinois. He was appointed Assistant City Attorney for the city of Alton, Illinois, defending the city in tort and labor-related matters and in administrative hearings before various state agencies. Since joining Kopka, Pinkus, Dolin & Eads, Mr. Palumbo has concentrated his practice in the defense of product liability litigation.  He has successfully argued before both the First District and Fifth District of the State Appellate Court in Illinois, and tried cases in multiple jurisdictions in both Illinois and several other states. Mr. Palumbo is counsel for a nationwide manufacturer of hospitality industry furniture and both coordinates and personally handles this litigation nationally. Currently, his practice includes defending product manufacturers and distributors in strict product liability litigation, including both bodily injury and property damage claims, defending lawyers and psychologists in malpractice actions, restaurant and retail defense, construction litigation, employment practices liability, contract litigation, along with a significant commercial premises liability practice. Mr. Palumbo is admitted to practice in the State of Illinois and before the multiple United States District Courts for Illinois, including the Trial Bar of the U.S. Dist. Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He has also been admitted pro hac vice before multiple federal district courts and various state courts for the purposes of product liability defense. His professional affiliations include the American Bar Association and the Defense Research Institute.