David Kawala

David E. Kawala concentrates his practice in the defense of civil litigation. He earned his B.A. at Northwestern University and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law. Mr. Kawala's experience has focused on a variety of personal injury litigation, including construction and transportation professional negligence litigation, general liability litigation, products liability and chemical exposure liability matters. Mr. Kawala is a member of Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations and Defense Research Institute. His trial experience includes over 30 trials in state and federal courts in Illinois and Indiana. Mr. Kawala is admitted to practice law in the following jurisdictions:  Illinois  United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois  United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois  United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois  United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Mr. Kawala has been admitted Pro Hac Vice in the following states:  Indiana  Wisconsin  Iowa  Ohio  Missouri  Pennsylvania  Maryland  New Mexico  Texas  California  Washington  Georgia  Florida  South Carolina As National Counsel, Mr. Kawala has represented:  A Pennsylvania-based distributor of industrial equipment/tools involved in product liability litigation throughout the United States  A New Jersey-based flavor and fragrance corporation involved in chemical exposure/toxic tort litigation throughout the United States  A Wisconsin-based manufacturer of construction equipment/vehicles involved in product liability litigation throughout the United States  A Tennessee-based manufacturer/distributor of power transmission equipment involved in product liability/contract litigation throughout the United States