Biography
Eugene K. Hollander received his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1983, and graduated from IIT Chicago Kent College of Law in 1986. After receiving his law degree, Mr. Hollander became a prosecutor with the Cook County State ‘s Attorney’s Office, where he successfully prosecuted numerous individuals on the trial and appellate levels. Before opening his own office, Mr. Hollander associated himself with several aggressive litigation firms where he represented a Fortune 500 corporation in the defense of its labor claims, and successfully defended a class action contract claim at trial. To date, Mr. Hollander has tried approximately 100 cases in state and federal court. He has been quoted in various periodicals for his opinion on a variety of employment issues. In addition to employment matters, Mr. Hollander handles complex and catastrophic personal injury and professional malpractice claims. Mr. Hollander is the author of Employment Evidence, 2003, James Publishing Company.
Mr. Hollander was recently selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer based on a statewide survey of practicing attorneys.
Personal Injury
Pedestrian Accidents
Car Accidents
Truck Accidents
Train Accidents
Sexual Abuse Lawsuits
Bicycle Accidents
Wrongful Death Claims
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Car Accidents
- Bicycle Accidents
- Construction Site Accidents
- Train Accidents
- Truck Accidents
- Sexual Abuse
- Wrongful Death
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1986
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1986
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar, 1990
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2002
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1991
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1999
Professional Associations
- Chicago Bar Association, Member
- National Employment Lawyers Association, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Illinois State Bar Association, Member
- Northwest Suburban Bar Association, Member
- Federal Bar Association, Member
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Member
Education
- Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D. – 1986
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Major: Finance/Economics
Honors
- Recognized as Distinguished Alumni by the Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2003
Classes/Seminars
- Writing the Employee Handbook in Illinois
- Employment Discrimination Update in Illinois
- Evidence In Trial Practice In Illinois, National Business Institute
- Keys to Effective Expert Witness Examination in Illinois, 2003
- Litigating Your First Civil Trial In Illinois, 2004
- Gene Hollander Spoke on Behalf of the Wisconsin State Bar Association on Litigating a Snowmobile Case, July 22, 2004
Published Works
- Welcomeness as a Defense in Sexual Harassment Cases (Illinois Bar Journal)
- Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (Illinois Bar Journal)
- Employment Evidence, James Publishing, 2003
- The Biggest Legal Mistakes Physicians Make., Contributing Author, Seak Publications, Inc, 2005
- Intentional Infliction Of Emotional Distress – A New Weapon for Employment Lawyers, Illinois Bar Journal, March, 2007
Representative Cases
- Luis Ibarra, Sr. v. Pactiv Corporation
- Holomshek v. Archdiocese of Chicago
- Sabynicz v. Xertrex International
- Swiech v. Gottlieb Hospital
- David Stamm Jr. v. Jeffrey Prochnow and Western National Insurance Company
- Douglas v. Gamawa and Yellow Cab Management
- Catalano v. Community Theatre Guil
Current Employment
- Principal
Past Employment
- Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Prosecutor
- Marks, Marks & Kaplan, Ltd., Senior Litigation Associate.