1. 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: tweaver@pretzel-stouffer.com
Web site: www.pretzel-stouffer.com
EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITYOF ILLINOIS COLLEGEOF LAW Juris Doctor [J.D.]
Champaign, Illinois
BROWNUNIVERSITY 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 Advocatesi - Advocate
Leading 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 Illinois
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Federal 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, CHARTERED
Trial lawyer and Equity Partner
Areas of concentration include catastrophic injury cases: medical malpractice; product
liability; general civil litigation.

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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.
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

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

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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 Section
Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
Wisconsin Defense Counsel (formerly, Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin)
Illinois State Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
The State Bar of Wisconsin
The Lawyers Club of Chicago
i “ABOTA is comprised of a near equal number of plaintiff and defense civil trial lawyers who
have been vetted for their professionalismand 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 thefacilitator 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 High
B - High to Very High
A - Very High to Preeminent
AThere is one general ethical standard rating B>V= or >very high= - and an attorney must receive itin order to be
rated.@