Overview

Practice Areas
Professional Experience
ExperienceYears
Partner, Robert KreismanCurrent
Education
SchoolFocusDegreeYear
DePaul UniversityLL.M1981
John Marshall Law SchoolJ.D1976
University of Missouri - ColumbiaB.A1972
Awards
AwardOrganizationYear
DiplomatAmerican Association for Justice2001
President's ClubAmerican Association for Justice2006
Peer Rating AV (Highest Rating)Martindale-Hubbard Law Directory1993
Professional Affiliations
PositionYears
Member, Illinois State Bar1976-Current
Member, American Bar Association1976-Current
Member, Missouri State Bar1976-Current
Member, American Association for Justice1992-Current
Member, Chicago Bar Association1976-Current
Member, Bar Association of Metropolitain St. Louis1976-Current
Member, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association1993-Current
Member, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice1999-Current
Member, Decalogue Society of Lawyers2000-Current

Publications

Publications
TitlePublisherPublished
Case Themes with Impact: It’s a Great Time to FlyATLA Annual ConventionJuly, 2006
Where’s the Surprise? For Practice or for Keeps; Focus Groups Compared to TrialTrial Journal2004
Out of Order: The Unpredicted Story OrderIllinois Trial Lawyers Association SeminarJanuary, 2003
My Fair Witness- The Metamorphosis- The Critics RaveATLA Case Workshop2001
Jury Selection: Who Chooses Whom?Trial MagazineJanuary, 2000
The Deposition GiftATLA Annual MeetingJuly, 2000
Voir DireATLA SeminarMarch, 1999

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Twitter / kreisman1
  • kreisman1: Sorry about any direct messages. I have reclaimed my account.
  • kreisman1: Attended luncheon at Union League Club of Chicago yesterday re Ken Burns' "The National Parks"- begins 9-27-09 on PBS; 6 parts.
  • kreisman1: Appeared in interview on CBS2 Chicago WBBM Tuesday night-see "Dangerous Diet Supplements Remain On Market" http://bit.ly/TRiF7
  • kreisman1: See Hydroxycut story on WCBS from July 8. I was interviewed via satellite for the story. http://bit.ly/7xHR4
  • kreisman1: In 4/09 Illinois App case-held doctor not negligent as to sponge left-relied on nurses for sponge count. http://bit.ly/N0QeB
  • kreisman1: Hydroxycut was recalled 5/1/09, but new product line is one the shelves. See interview to WCBS New York yesterday. http://bit.ly/7xHR4
  • kreisman1: Nursing home residents face long-term insurance denials. Tough decisions to be made. http://bit.ly/ILRSK
  • kreisman1: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration- roof crush rule does not preempt state tort law.
  • kreisman1: Chicago patients suffer kidney injuries taking Fleet Phospho-Soda in prep of colonoscopies and other surgeries. http://bit.ly/K1Ywg
  • kreisman1: Dementia on the rise in patients with Type 2 diabetes. http://bit.ly/Mw6Dm
  • kreisman1: Medtronic Sprint Fidelis cardiac leads caused 13 deaths. http://bit.ly/kw74
  • kreisman1: IL Sup Ct extends damages for 'wrongful birth'- negligence in handling genetic testing could have ended pregnancy of damaged child.
  • kreisman1: Illinois Pharmacy Mistake Case- Punitive Damages of $25 Million Reversed by Illinois Appellate Court-$6.35 million ok http://bit.ly/QuipS
  • kreisman1: Supreme Court throws out Phillip Morris' appeal of $79.5 million award. Judgment now more than $155 with interest.
  • kreisman1: Chicago Archdiocese has paid out $35.5 million in claims for sexual abuse since 6/2007.
  • kreisman1: IL jury verdict, $33 million to teeange passenger in car crash-driver was drinking. IL Impaired Minor Responsibility Act invoked.
  • kreisman1: VT Supreme Court affirmed by SCt-Held: Federal law does not pre-empt Levine’s claim- Phenergan’s label insuff warning http://bit.ly/FD3H4
  • kreisman1: Illinois commercial bus passengers at higher risk due to oversight, bad design, inattentive drivers, and poor safety http://bit.ly/9459j
  • kreisman1: Birth injuries can be avoided if clinicians respond to non-reassuring and/or indeterminate fetal heart tracings. http://bit.ly/179NDg
  • kreisman1: Campaign finance reform coalition of IL news conf is planned for tomorrow, 2/26/09 10:30 am on the 4th floor on 3 1st Nat Plaza in Chicago.
  • kreisman1: The calls for Senator Burris's resignation are widening. Now the new governor of Illinois is calling for him to go. Special election?

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