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Robert A. Shipley - Barrington, IL

201 S. Grove Avenue, 4th Floor Barrington, IL 60010

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Updated: 09/07/2022

Barrington Litigation Lawyer

Overview

ROBERT A. SHIPLEY was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 3, 1953.He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1975 with a B.A. in History. He attended Northern Illinois University College of Law where he received his Juris Doctor degree in 1978. He received his license to practice in the State of Illinois in 1979 and was admitted to practice in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois that same year. He has been a member of the Federal Trial Bar for the Northern District of Illinois since 1982 when the Trial Bar was formed.

While attending Northern Illinois University College of Law, he was one of the authors of the By-Laws and Constitution of the College of Law. An active member of the American Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association and Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, he is a former member of the Illinois State Bar Association Civil Practice and Procedure Section Counsel as well as the former Chairman of the Illinois State Bar Association Interdisciplinary Cooperation Committee. He is on the panel of arbitrators for the American Arbitration Association and Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program, a former faculty member of the American Institute for Paralegal Studies, Inc. and has been invited as a guest speaker to address the Casualty Adjusters Association. He is also a graduate of the DePaul University Center for Dispute Resolution and is a Certified Mediator.

Mr. Shipley has been in private practice since 1979. His practice is concentrated in civil litigation involving complex commercial, construction insurance and tort litigation and general business counseling. He has tried in excess of 95 cases to verdict and successfully argued cases in the Illinois Appellate Court.

About Robert A. Shipley

Practice Areas

  • Litigation

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Of Counsel

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, 1979
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1979
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar, 1982
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit

Specialties and Certifications

  • Certified Mediator, DePaul University Center for Dispute Resolution

Other Affiliations

  • American Arbitration Association (Panel of Arbitrators)
  • Construction Lawyers Society of America (Fellow)
  • Defense Research Institute (Member)
  • Lawyers of Distinction (Member)
  • American Bar Association, 1979 - Present (Member)
  • Illinois State Bar Association, 1979 - Present (Insurance Law Section Counsel Member)
  • Chicago Bar Association, 1979 - Present (Member)
  • American Institute for Paralegal Studies, Inc. (Former Faculty Member)
  • Interdisciplinary Cooperation Committee (Past Chairman)
  • Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council (Former Member)

Education

  • Northern Illinois University College of Law, DeKalb, Illinois
    Juris Doctor
    Honors: American Jurisprudence Award, Legal Ethics, 1976
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
    B.A.
    Major: History

Classes and Seminars

  • American Institute for Paralegal Studies, Inc., Former Faculty Member
  • Guest Speaker, Casualty Adjusters Association

Achievements

Honors

  • Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 2010 - Present
  • AV-Preeminent Rated by Martindale Hubbell
  • Best's Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys
  • United Who's Who Lifetime Member

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Office Information

Address

201 S. Grove Avenue, 4th Floor Barrington, IL 60010

Fax

  • 847-382-7242

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