David Holmes is the regional managing partner of Wilson Elser’s Chicago office. He has a diverse civil litigation practice that encompasses the defense of employment law, product liability and toxic tort, professional liability, and insurance coverage claims.
A wide variety of corporations, both large and small, have called on David to provide an effective defense in discrimination, wrongful termination, FMLA, FLSA and other employment-related claims. He has experience in state and federal courts and before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and state agencies. At the outset of each case, David quickly sizes up the particular facts and circumstances to determine if settlement, summary judgment motion or trial represents the best course of action to achieve an efficient resolution. David has won summary judgment or dismissal in numerous cases filed in federal court and has led summary judgment victories affirmed by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
