Background
Eaton, J. Timothy was born in 1951.
Eaton, J. Timothy was born in 1951.
Miami University (Bachelor of Arts, 1973). Southern Illinois University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1977). Washington University (Master of Laws, 1979).
Worked at Ungaretti & Harris (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in General Practice, including Business and Corporate, Financial Services and Securities, Litigation and Appeals, Real Estate, Health Care, Information Technology, Public Finance, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Labor and Employment, Employee Benefits, Taxation, Environmental, Bankruptcy and Creditors" Rights, Estates and Trusts, Gaming Law, Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation, Class Actions and Securities Arbitration. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Illinois. United States. Supreme Court, United States.
Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Joseph H. Goldenhersh, Illinois Supreme Court, 1977-1979.
Memberships: Board of Governors, Illinois State Bar Association, 1995. Chair, task Force on ISBA Certification, 1997.
Commissioner, United States.
Senate Judicial Nominations Commission, 1993-1997. Director, Illinois Bar Foundation, 1996. Past-Chair, Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council, Illinois State Bar Association, 1992-1993.
President, Appellate Lawyers Association, 1990-1991.
Editor-in-Chief, Appellate Law Review, 1989-1992. Past Chair, Appellate Advocacy Committee of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section Council of the American Bar Association.
Company-Author: "The Illinois Supreme Court in 1996: Court"s Focus on Cases Involving Statutory Interpretation and Constitutionality May Signal Its Approach to Recent Legislative Initiatives," Illinois Bar Journal, June 1997. "The Illinois Supreme Court in 1995: Performing Well Despite External Turmoil," Illinois Bar Journal (June 1996, Volume 84, Number.
6, p. 289); with William R. Quinlan and Robert L. Stern, "Resolving Conflicts in the Illinois Appellate Court," Illinois Bar Journal (April 1990), Volume 78, Number.
4, p. 182. Author: "Illinois Civil Appellate Practice - State and Federal.". ".Ungaretti & Harris has come to be recognized as a stand- out among mid-sized firms in the country, with high-quality lawyers and innovative moves." (Illinois Legal Times).
Member: American Bar Association.