Eugene Pinkus

Biography

Gene A. Pinkus specializes in representing insurance carriers in first-party fraud litigation defense as well as consumer fraud. Since 2004, he has conducted over 1,000 examinations under oath in fire, homeowners and auto cases for many clients including State Farm, Bristol West, MetLife, 21st Century Insurance, Farmers, Canal Insurance Company, Cincinnati Equitable and Go America. He is also involved in complex business fraud investigations.

Gene’s trial experience includes the defense of first-party fraud litigation, consumer fraud involving auto dealerships, product liability, premises liability, construction litigation, civil rights litigation and employment discrimination litigation. He also currently handles complex trucking, auto and premises defense cases, professional contract disputes and resolution, real estate transactions, and general business matters; and serves as an arbitrator on behalf of carriers. Early in his career, Gene specialized in workers’ compensation litigation and handled complex workers compensation cases for many carriers and self-insured companies.

Gene is actively involved in the management of the firm as well as overseeing many of the firm's clients in all three states: Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. He is involved with clients in litigation management issues including alternative billing arrangements. Gene is a frequent speaker on the topics of bad faith and first-party claims at the Annual NSPII Advanced Insurance Fraud Seminar as well as other national conferences relating to insurance fraud.

Gene is active in the Northern Indiana legal and business community. He has been recognized in the Indiana Lawyer with respect to his ability to charter the firm through a tough economy with continued success. He has also been recognized in the “Who’s Who in Northern Indiana” section of the Building Indiana magazine (2009 & 2010) as an individual who contributes to the continued growth of businesses and communities in the area. Gene has been coaching basketball, soccer and baseball in Northwest Indiana for many years. He has also done pro-bono work for Munster soccer, baseball and football clubs, and is active in Marian Catholic High School.

MEMBERSHIPS American Bar Association Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (member, Insurance Bad Faith Committee - Regional Chair for Region 7 (IN, IL & WI)) Defense Research Institute Indiana Bar Association Illinois Bar Association NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators Ohio Bar Association Trucking Industry Defense Association

ADMISSIONS

Indiana

Illinois

Ohio

California (pro hac vice)

Wisconsin (pro hac vice)

Nevada (pro hac vice)

EDUCATION University of Toledo School of Law, Toledo, Ohio, J.D. (awarded the American Jurisprudence Book Award in Business Associations II)

University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, Bachelor of Arts (Phi Sigma Alpha scholar)

Education

No information available.

Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: IN, IL, OH