Honors and Awards:

• Community Service Award, John Carroll University , 1999
• Making a Difference Award, John Carroll University, 2001
• 40 Illinois Attorneys Under the Age of 40 to Watch, Law Bulletin Publishing Company , 2001
• Leading Lawyer, 2003
• Leading Lawyer, 2004
• Leading Lawyer, 2005
• Super Lawyers, 2005
• Leading Lawyer, 2006
• Super Lawyer, 2006
• Mr. Cavanagh was named one of the top 500 plaintiff's attorneys in the country by Law Dragon Magazine, Law Dragon, 2007
• Super Lawyer, 2007
• Leading Lawyer, 2007
• Leading Lawyer, 2008
• Super Lawyer, 2008
• Leading Lawyer, 2009
• Super Lawyer, 2009
• Irish Legal 100, Irish Voice Newspaper, 2010
• Leading Lawyer, 2010
• Super Lawyer, 2010

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Tim Cavanagh was named to the Board of Regents of the Mercy Home (www.MercyHome.org)., 2010

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Lecturer, Public Service, 1992
• Lecturer, Litigating a Civil Case in Cook County, 1993
• Lecturer, Litigating a Civil Case in Cook County, 1994
• Author, Section 2-1117: Modified Joint and Several Liability in Illinois, 1995
• Lecturer, A Plaintiff’s Counsel’s Perspective on Joint & Several Liability and Section 2-1117, 1995
• Lecturer, Life Before and After House Bill 20 - Premises Liability Reforms, 1995
• Lecturer, Litigating a Civil Case in Cook County, 1995
• Lecturer, Slimming Down, 1996
• Lecturer, Litigating a Civil Case in Cook County, 1996
• Program Planning Chair, Trial Techniques, 1996
• Lecturer, Litigating a Civil Case in Cook County, 1996
• Lecturer, Jury Deliberations and After the Verdict, 1997
• Lecturer, Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Claims, 1997
• Lecturer, Trial Objections and Effectively Responding to Objections, 1997
• Lecturer, Litigating a Civil Case in Cook County, 1997
• Lecturer, Arbitration, 1998
• Lecturer, Aggravation of a Pre-Existing Condition - Plaintiff's View, 1998
• Lecturer, Litigating a Civil Case in Cook County, 1998
• Television program panelist, Illinois Issues in Review, 1999
• Moderator, Trial Techniques, 1999
• Lecturer, The Plaintiffs' Attorney's View of Current Medical Malpractice Issues, 1999
• Lecturer, Litigating a Civil Case in Cook County, 1999
• Author, Supreme Court Hands Victory to Railroad Industry in Crossing Case, 2000
• Lecturer, The Art of Maximizing Damages, 2000
• Lecturer, Evidence Seminar, 2001
• Lecturer, Opening and Closing Statements, 2001
• Lecturer, Presenting the Expert for Deposition, 2002
• Lecturer, Railroad Evidence, 2003
• Lecturer, Damages Evidence, 2003
• Lecturer, Proper Parties to Lawsuit, 2004
• Lecturer, Governmental Immunity: The current case law, 2005
• Lecturer, Key Considerations in Evaluating a Case at the Engagement Stage, Settlement Stage and Trial: Case Studies, 2007
• Lecturer, Railroad v. Vehicle Crashes, 2007
• Lecturer, Winning Strategies (Case Studies), Law Bulletin Seminars, 2008
• Lecturer, Uninsured-Underinsured Motorist, 2008
• Lecturer, Negligence (Anatomy of a $13.7 Million Verdict), Law Bulletin Seminars, 2009
• Lecturer, Winning the Verdict and Protecting the Record, Law Bulletin Seminars, 2009
• Lecturer, Trains, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2009
• Lecturer, Cross Examination Techniques, Law Bulletin Seminars, 2009
• Lecturer, Making Your Case: Courtroom Visuals, Law Bulletin Seminars, 2010

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Multiple Settlements for $1 Million or More in Motor Vehicle Crash Cases
• $2 million verdict against the city of Chicago
• $3 million product liability settlement
• $4.1 million automobile crash settlement
• $4.5 million product liability settlement
• $5.7 million auto-pedestrian settlement
• $7.5 million medical malpractice settlement
• $9.1 million railroad crossing settlement
• $14 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement
• $13.7 Million Wrongful Death Verdict
• $55 Million Railroad Crossing Verdict (One of the Top 100 Verdicts in the Country in 2002, According to the National Law Journal)
• On May 5, 2009, Timothy J. Cavanagh and Matthew M. Rundio of Cavanagh Law Group obtained a settlement of $3 million on behalf of their client, Carmen Shafer, for injuries she sustained after receiving an electric shock from the microwave oven in her kitchen. On November 5, 2002, Plaintiff Carmen Shafer, age 30, received an electric shock when she brushed her right hand across the surface of the microwave in her kitchen at 1123 W. Washington St., Oak Park, Illinois. A post-incident inspection by the Village of Oak Park Electrical Inspector and a private electrician revealed that the electrical outlet to which the microwave was plugged in violated the village electric code because the hot and neutral poles were reversed, the outlet was not connected properly, and the outlet was not grounded. Experts agreed that the faulty outlet was the cause of the surface of the microwave oven becoming energized with electricity which caused Shafer's shock. Defendants disputed that the incident happened and that it happened as Carmen Shafer described. Defendants contended that, if anything, Carmen Shafer received a static shock, not an electrical shock. Defendants also claimed the Construction Statute of Repose barred Plaintiffs' claims because the outlet was allegedly installed more than 10 years before the incident. The apartment building where the incident took place was owned by Defendant Society of the Divine Word and managed by Defendant Wolin-Levin, Inc. As a result of the shock, Shafer suffers from Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome ("CRPS") in all 4 of her extremities. She has 2 spinal cord stimulators installed in her spine to control the pain. Shafer has received medical treatment from numerous specialists and pain care practitioners. Plaintiff Jason Shafer claimed damages for the loss of consortium of his wife. The Shafers were married just months before the incident.  Defendants disputed that Shafer suffered any injury and that she had chronic pain. Defendants also contended that Shafer was malingering and fabricating her pain condition.  The case, Shafer v. Wolin-Levin, Inc. and Society of the Divine Word, Cook County Case No. 03 L 6779, had been pending before Circuit Court of Cook County Judge Marcia Maras since January 2008 for intensive case management, including approximately 26 substantive motions that were briefed, argued, and ruled on. The case was set for trial on May 5, 2009.
• Tim Cavanagh received a record verdict of $55 million in Velarde v. Canadian National Railroad.  The verdict was recognized by the National Law Journal as being one of the top 100 verdicts in the country in 2002. , 2002
• On April 20, 2009, Tim Cavanagh and Matt Rundio of Cavanagh Law Group obtained a $13.7 million verdict on behalf of the Estate of Roger Czapski against Christopher Maher arising from a deadly automobile crash.  After a two week long trial and 3 hours of deliberation, the jury returned the verdict finding Maher was 98% responsible for the wrongful death of Czapski.   On August 4, 2004, Czapski, age 22, was a salesman for Motor Werks of Barrington, Inc.  That afternoon, Maher, a 20 year old from Inverness, Illinois, took a BMW 530i on a test drive, with Czapski riding as the front seat passenger and Maher's two friends seated in the back seat.  The BMW violently collided with a left turning vehicle at the intersection of Algonquin Road and Willow Creek Church Drive.  The BMW then ricocheted into a light post and exploded on impact.  At trial, witnesses to the collision, including the two back seat passengers in the BMW, testified that the BMW was traveling at 95 mph at the time of impact.  The posted speed limit on Algonquin Road is 45 mph.  Czapski was pronounced dead at the scene.  Czapski is survived by his father, mother and brother.  At the time of his death, Czapski was living in Crystal Lake, Illinois. He graduated from Lane Tech College Preparatory High School in Chicago, Illinois on the honor roll and attended the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana for a brief time.  He worked as a Motor Werks salesman for approximately 18 months before his death., 2009

Educational Background:

• John Carroll University, BA, 1984