Timothy S. Mahoney

Bar / Professional Activity

• Member of the Winnebago County Bar Association, 2019
• American Association for Justice
• American Bar Association
• Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums
• Illinois State Bar Association
• President of the Stephenson County Bar Association from 2002-2008
• CLE Presentation on creating personal change

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

• Chairperson, Stephenson County Merit Commission, 1995 to Present
• President, Stephenson County Bar Association, 2002 to 2008
• American Association for Justice
• A pregnant mom, Sara Kamp, age 32, was driving to a prenatal check up on May 20, 2013, when she drove through an intersection and was struck by another car. Traffic on that road is supposed to stop at that intersection, but Kamp, being unfamiliar of the road, had no idea and continued through the intersection. A motorist reported over an hour before Kamp's car was struck, that a stop sign was missing. Later, police say the sign was knocked down from a storm. This case had settled in 2018, for $8,000,000.00, 2013
• A man at the age of 54, was driving westbound on Illinois Route 75, when eastbound truck driver lost control on a snow-covered roadway. The semi-tractor/trailer jackknifed and crossed the center line, striking the other driver's minivan head on. The man driving the minivan was in a coma for a month, and had multiple severe orthopedic injuries to the left side of his body (14 surgeries, 4 months hospitalization). This man also had his son in the vehicle with him at the time of the crash, in the passenger seat. He was also injured. This later settled for $8,000,000.00, making it the largest personal injury (non-med mal) settlement or verdict outside of Cook county, in the State of Illinois in 2013
• DeMeester's Flower Shop & Greenhouse, Inc. v. Florists' Mutual Insurance Co. Insurance-coverage action, wherein insurance company sought declaration that its insurer had duty to indemnify it for amounts it spent to replace 26 customers' lawns that were damaged due to the negligence of its employees, who mixed Round-up instead of a selective broadleaf herbicide in a lawn sprayer, 2017

Videos

• Trucking Litigation, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, 2019
• Texting and Driving, Personal Injury Litigation, 2019
• Tim does weekly Tuesday tips starting in 2018, Parents taking care of children from a distance, Family Law, 2018
• Tuesday tip video on the values of ending litigation, The Value of Ending Litigation, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, 2018

Representative Clients

• Brian Benning was driving westbound on Illinois Route 75 when he was struck by a truck driver who lost control on a snow-covered roadway, 2011
• Jason Kamp is the widower of Sarah Kamp who died at the age of 32 while driving to her first prenatal checkup, 2018

Special Licenses / Certifications

• While attending the National Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys Symposium, Attorney Tim Mahoney completed the 3-day, American Bar Association-approved certification for attorneys handling truck crash cases.In order to become certified in Truck Accident Law, lawyers will have to demonstrate a substantial percentage of their practice to trucking litigation, show hands-on experience in multiple truck accident cases and pass a comprehensive written exam. “If someone hires a board-certified truck accident attorney, they can now rest assured that this lawyer’s credentials have been fully vetted and their knowledge has been thoroughly tested,” explains Joe Fried, ATAA co-founder, 2018

Pro bono / Community Service

• Malcolm Eaton Enterprises Day Facility for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
• Aquin Open Committee
• Stephenson County Domestic Violence Program
• VOICES
• Catholic Education Foundation
• Parkview Nursing Home
• Jane Addams Mental Healthcare
• To date Tim has done over 150 pro bono guardianships after starting a program in Stephenson County for adults with developmental disabilities, 1994
• Board, United Way

Educational Background

• In 1985 Tim graduated from Aquin High School in Freeport, Illinois, 1985
• In 1989 Tim graduated from St. Ambrose University, graduating with a BA.

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

• Highland Community College
• Graduate, Highland Leadership Institute

Other Outstanding Achievements

• Graduate of Tony Robbins Mastery University, 2019
• Graduate of Anthony Robbins Leadership Academy, 2015

Honors

• Helping bring attention to this event, which has raised more than $64,000 to help the American Cancer Society and its mission to eliminate cancer as a major public health problem. Remarkable progress is being made. The cancer death rate has declined by 22 percent since 1991, Relay For Life of Stephenson County, American Cancer Society, 2015
• Voted one of the top three attorneys in the region
• Recipient of the Freeport Journal Standard’s "Best in the Region" readers choice awards
• "Best in the Region", Freeport Journal Standard
• Moot Court Hall of Fame, Northern Illinois University College of Law
• Tim Mahoney won the 2014 Litigator award for Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Litigator Award, Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, 2014
• 2015 Tim was recognized as a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Life time member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2015

Industry Groups

• Auto wreck
• Personal Injury
• Trucking

“Tim Mahoney is an outstanding attorney who places the interests of his clients above all else. His knowledge, and use, of the law for the benefit of his clients is astounding. ”