Timothy J. Hill

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree with highest distinction, University of Iowa, 1988
• Juris Doctorate, University of Virginia, 1991

Experience:

• Joined Bradley & Riley PC in 1998
• Bradley & Riley’s Litigation Practice Group, Chair
• Grippo & Elden, Chicago, Illinois, 1991-1998

Professional Memberships and Positions:

• American Bar Association
  • Litigation Section
  • Tort Trial & Insurance Practice
• Iowa State Bar Association
  • Federal Practice Committee
  • Annual Meeting Committee
  • Litigation Section Council
• Linn County Bar Association
• Chicago Bar Association
• National Trial Advocacy Skills Program presented by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy

Civic and Volunteer Involvement:

• Brucemore Board of Trustees, Program Committee
• Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Board of Trustees, Vice President; Executive, Finance, Joint CRMA and CRPL Committees
• Cedar Rapids Public Library Board of Trustees, Past President
• Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, Past President
• Graduate of Greater Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership for Five Seasons Program

Community Awards:

• 2005 recipient of the Corridor Business Journal’sForty Under 40 Award

Professional Recognition:

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Commercial Litigation and Litigation-Securities
• Listed in Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for General Commercial Litigation

Bar Admissions:

• Iowa State Courts
• Illinois State Courts
• United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa
• United States District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Representative Cases:

• American Foods Group, Inc. v. Iowa Quality Beef, L.L.C., et. al., No. 1:06-cv-48-EJM before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. Representation in a complicated industrial equipment replevin action.
• George Brothers Propane and Fertilizer Corp. v. MMA Insurance Co., et al., No. 4:07-cv-03053-RGK-DLP, United States District Court for Nebraska. Represented health insurer in complex insurance coverage dispute involving the interaction of health insurance and workers’ compensation coverage.
• Catholic Order of Foresters, et al. v. U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray, et. al., 337 F. Supp. 2d 1148 (N.D. IA. 2004). Represented several insurers in securities fraud action.
• Poclaim Hydraulics, Inc. v. Winterthur Int’l., et al., No. 02-CV-1784, Wisconsin State Court, Racine County. Represented insured in coverage dispute involving various CGL policies.

Publications and Speeches:

• “Effective Conflict Waivers,” Iowa State Bar Association Annual Meeting (2012)
• “Ethical Considerations: Internal Investigations; Settlement Negotiations and Agreements,” Iowa State Bar Association Annual Meeting (2011)
• “Federal Caselaw Update and New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,” Iowa State Bar Association Annual Meeting (2010)
• “Rules and Procedures for Federal Court Success,” National Business Institute (Winter 2007, Spring 2009)
• “Bad Faith Insurance Claims in Iowa,” National Business Institute (Spring 2007, Fall 2009)
• “Insurance Coverage Litigation,” National Business Institute (Fall 2006)
• “Evaluating and Litigating Iowa Insurance Coverage Disputes,” National Business Institute (Winter 2005)
• “Succeeding in Federal Court,” National Business Institute (Fall 2005)