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CURRICULUM VITAE TIMOTHY ALLAN WEAVER One South Wacker Drive, Suite 2500 250 East Wisconsin Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60606-4673 Suite 1800, PMB 1800 (312) 578-7416 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Facsimile: (312) 346-8242 (414) 347-7829 Email: [email protected] Web site: www.pretzel-stouffer.com EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF LAW Juris Doctor [J.D.] Champaign, Illinois BROWN UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Arts [A.B.] Providence, Rhode Island HONORS Jury Verdict Reporter Trial Lawyer Excellence Career Achievement Award, 2015 Wisconsin Defense Counsel: Publication Award, 2014 American Board of Trial Advocates i - Advocate Leading Lawyers: Medical Malpractice Defense ii Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: Highest Rating Available (AV) iii Notes Editor, Illinois Bar Journal, Recent Decisions Department, University of Illinois, College of Law Brown University, A.B. cum laude; Department Honors in History; Dean's List BAR ADMISSIONS: Supreme Court of Illinois Supreme Court of Wisconsin Federal Trial Bar (U.S. District Court, Northern District, Illinois)

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CURRICULUM VITAETIMOTHY ALLAN WEAVER

One South Wacker Drive, Suite 2500 250 East Wisconsin AvenueChicago, Illinois 60606-4673 Suite 1800, PMB 1800(312) 578-7416 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202Facsimile: (312) 346-8242 (414) 347-7829Email: [email protected] site: www.pretzel-stouffer.com

EDUCATION:

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF LAW Juris Doctor [J.D.]

Champaign, Illinois

BROWN UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Arts [A.B.]Providence, Rhode Island

HONORS

Jury Verdict Reporter Trial Lawyer Excellence Career Achievement Award, 2015Wisconsin Defense Counsel: Publication Award, 2014American Board of Trial Advocatesi - AdvocateLeading Lawyers: Medical Malpractice Defenseii

Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: Highest Rating Available (AV)iii

Notes Editor, Illinois Bar Journal, Recent Decisions Department,University of Illinois, College of Law

Brown University, A.B. cum laude; Department Honors in History; Dean's List

BAR ADMISSIONS:

Supreme Court of IllinoisSupreme Court of WisconsinFederal Trial Bar (U.S. District Court, Northern District, Illinois)United States District Court (Northern District, Illinois)United States District Court (Eastern District, Wisconsin)United States Court of Appeals (7th Circuit)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PRETZEL & STOUFFER, CHARTEREDTrial lawyer and Equity Partner

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Areas of concentration include catastrophic injury cases: medical malpractice; product liability; general civil litigation.

BAR ACTIVITIES

GENERAL EDITOR:

Medical Malpractice, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (1989, 1992)Textbook consisting of 13 chapters

Medical Malpractice, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (1996, 1998)Textbook consisting of 15 chapters

LECTURER:Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Chicago Bar Association, University of Illinois at Chicago/Advocate Christ Medical Center, Chicago Symposium, Illinois Critical Care Access Hospital Network, Texas Association of Defense Counsel: various topics in civil litigation

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Weaver, T. A., Student Casenote, 62 Illinois Bar Journal 218 (Dec. 1973).

2. Weaver, T. A., Smith, J. V., II, "Preparation of Defendant's Case," Chapter 35, Medical and Hospital Negligence, Callaghan Company, 1988.

3. Weaver, T. A., Goldstein, L. S., "Informed Consent," Chapter 5, Medical Malpractice, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1989.

4. Weaver, T. A., (General Editor) Medical Malpractice, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1989.

5. Weaver, T. A., "Settlement Techniques for Personal Injury Cases: Defense Perspective," Chicago Bar Association, 1989.

6. Weaver, T. A., Smith, J. V., II, "Preparation of Defendant's Case," Chapter 35, Medical and Hospital Negligence, Callaghan Company, 1990.

7. Weaver, T. A., "Mastering Liability Theories against Hospitals," Medical Malpractice, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, May 1990.

8. Weaver, T. A., "How to Conduct a Client Interview," Section 2, Introduction to Medical Malpractice: Successful Strategies for the Defense, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, September 1990.

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9. Weaver, T. A., Smith, J. V. II, "How to Conduct Depositions," Section 7, Introduction to Medical Malpractice: Successful Strategies for the Defense, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, September 1990. (Reprinted with permission from "Preparation of Defendant's Case," Chapter 35, Medical and Hospital Negligence, Callaghan Company, 1990.)

10. Chemers, R. M., Weaver, T. A., Franco, R. J., "Environmental Litigation," Chapter 7, Environmental Law for Transactional Lawyers, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1991.

11. Weaver, T. A., Goldstein, L. S., "Informed Consent," Chapter 5, Medical Malpractice - Supplement, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1992.

12. Chemers, R. M., Weaver, T. A., Koman, C. M., "Environmental Litigation," Chapter 7, Environmental Law for Transactional Lawyers - Supplement, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1994.

13. Weaver, T. A., (General Editor) Medical Malpractice, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1996.

14. Weaver, T. A., Smith, J. V., II, "Hospital and Institutional Liability," Medical Malpractice, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1996.

15. Weaver, T. A., (General Editor) Medical Malpractice - 1998 Supplement, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1998.

16. Weaver, T. A., Smith, J. V., II, Kaup, E. W., "Hospital and Institutional Liability," Medical Malpractice - 1998 Supplement, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1998.

17. Weaver, T. A., “Jury Instructions: Advice from the Trenches,” Spring Seminar, Illinois Defense Trial Counsel, 2009.

18. Weaver, T. A., “How not to be a Bone-head: Winning the Trial through Jury Persuasion,” 12th Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium, Advocate Health Care, August 5, 2010.

19. Weaver, T. A., “Technology in Litigation,” Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, May 24, 2011.

20. Weaver, T. A., “Standards of Care: Concepts and Practice,” presented to University of Illinois College of Medicine/Advocate Christ Hospital Medical Center, Department of Medicine, August 5, 2011.

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21. Weaver, T. A., “Defend Yourself – But Don’t Be Defensive,” 13th Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium, Advocate Health Care, August 25, 2011.

22. Weaver, T. A., “A Doctor’s Survival Guide to Malpractice Defense,” 14th Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium, Advocate Health Care, August 2, 2012.

23. Weaver, T. A., “Deposition Preparation: Illinois,” 14th Annual Chicago Trauma Symposium, Advocate Health Care, August 2, 2012.

24. Weaver, T. A., “Cyber Liability: HIPAA, HITECH and Common Law Negligence,” Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network, Springfield, IL, October 18, 2013.

25. Weaver, T. A., “Reptilian Litigation: A Guide to the So-Called Plaintiff’s Revolution, Wisconsin Civil Trial Journal, Vol. 11, No. 3, Wisconsin Defense Counsel, 2013.

ASSOCIATIONS:

American Bar Association - Tort & Insurance Practice SectionIllinois Association of Defense Trial CounselWisconsin Defense Counsel (formerly, Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin)Illinois State Bar AssociationDefense Research Institute

The State Bar of WisconsinThe Lawyers Club of Chicago

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i “ABOTA is comprised of a near equal number of plaintiff and defense civil trial lawyers who have been vetted for their professionalism and trial accomplishments.”

ii Leading medical malpractice defense lawyers based upon “surveys conducted by Leading Lawyers” Magazine.

iii ACV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure standards and policies.

AMartindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review process that rates lawyers. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. MARTINDALE-HUBBELL ratings fall into two categories B legal ability and general ethical standards.

ALegal Ability Ratings are:

C - Good to HighB - High to Very HighA - Very High to Preeminent

AThere is one general ethical standard rating >B V= or >very high= - and an attorney must receive it in order to be rated.@