Sinars Slowikowski Tomaska employs a team approach to defending civil claims involving catastrophic injury and wrongful death. With offices in Illinois, Missouri, Texas and Washington, we are dedicated to defending product manufacturers, premises owners, distributors and contractors with the full force of our “client first” ethos in all aspects of civil litigation, including product liability and toxic tort claims. For decades, we have served as local and national counsel and have tried cases to verdict. Our goal is to provide cost effective, creative and high quality legal service while providing results with the utmost integrity and efficiency.
Credibility When It Matters Most
Sinars Slowikowski Tomaska keeps apprised of evolving science and is on the forefront of multiple scientific areas of litigation, including presentation of genetic defenses. We have decades of trial experience in multiple jurisdictions and a dedicated in-house trial team to ensure we are ready to fight for our clients.
SST clients range from local retailers to Fortune 500 Companies. Our attorneys are members of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM), the American Bar Association (ABA), the Chicago Bar Association (CBA), the Defense Research Institute (DRI), the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (IADTC), the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI), the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC), Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois (HLAI), Washington State Bar Association (WSBA), King County Bar Association (KCBA), the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association, the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers (MODL), and the Texas Association of Defense Counsel (TADC) and have been voted Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, and AV Preeminent attorneys by their peers. Our attorneys have published multiple articles in local and national journals.
Every day, we work together to create effective and efficient defense strategies for our clients at all stages of litigation with targeted motion practice, calculated discovery and astute trial practice in cases across the country. SST acts as national counsel, local counsel, and trial counsel to coordinate defenses for all types of defendants, including suppliers, contractors, manufacturers, and premises owners in cases involving negligence, premise liability, strict liability, and violation of various federal statutes, including the Jones Act, the Longshore Harbor Workers Compensation Act, and the Federal Employers Liability Act.
Firm News
Zoë Baker Becomes the Newest SST Partner
Sinars Slowikowski Tomaska LLC is proud to announce Zoë Baker as the firm’s newest partner. Zoë has been with SST since its inception in March 2016 and has become an integral part of the firm. SST is a Midwest-based firm with a national reach specializing in defending a variety of civil claims.
Zoë defends both domestic and international product and equipment manufacturers, premise owners, employers, outside contractors, and suppliers in general liability, mass toxic tort and product liability cases, including multi-party personal injury claims involving exposure to asbestos, benzene, mold and Legionella.
“Not only is Zoë an excellent attorney, her humility and down-to-earth nature help her connect with everyone she interacts with," said Doug Sinars, SST’s managing partner.
Zoë received her Juris Doctor summa cum laude from DePaul College of Law (2012), where she was awarded four CALI awards and the Chancellor’s Award for Service, and obtained an LLB degree in law from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England (2007). Zoë previously was Senior Law Clerk to the Honorable Diane J. Larsen, Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division where she authored draft opinions on a wide range of cases.
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SST Welcomes Partners David Nilles and Amy Callaghan
David Nilles and Amy Callaghan have joined Sinars Slowikowski Tomaska as partners in its Chicago office. Prior to joining SST, Dave and Amy were partners with the late Edward Matushek at Matushek LLC. Welcome Dave and Amy!
Dave has more than 30 years of legal experience handling civil jury trials and appeals. He has a significant background defending medical malpractice claims and has defended clients in cases involving product liability, aviation law and air crashes, nursing home negligence, construction liability, asbestos personal injury and other casualty claims. This includes successfully trying several matters to verdict in Cook County, Illinois.
Amy focuses her practice on defense of toxic tort/environmental, product liability, construction negligence, construction defect and general negligence claims. She is adept at working and coordinating with insurers, insureds, in-house and national counsel in developing early defense strategies to achieve successful resolution of cases. Her experience includes defending clients through mediation, at pre-trial conferences and negotiating settlements.
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SST is a Proud Sponsor of DRI’s "Women in the Law" Seminar
Sinars Slowikowski Tomaska sponsored the "Women in the Law" Seminar which took place virtually on April 28-30, 2021. This event titled, “Own Your Worth in Law and Life” covered topics such as, “how to come through crisis stronger; how artificial intelligence is creating new areas of legal exposure; how adding diversity to the trial team improves overall performance and increases client satisfaction; how to silence your inner critic and address anxiety in the legal practice; how to avoid gender bias in settlement negotiations; and more.”
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