Robert P. Hoban

Robert has substantial experience representing clients in cases involving the Tort Immunity Act, Excessive Force, False Arrest, Sexual Discrimination, First Amendment Retaliation, insurance defense, professional liability (including dental malpractice and the defense of insurance producers), FELA, Consumer Fraud, Defamation, and Breach of Contract. He also represents Townships and Township Road Districts in claims for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive Relief, primarily involving issues related to tax levies and separation of powers.

Robert’s expertise in defending public entities has afforded him the opportunity to speak to Township Officials of Illinois, Central District Highway Commissioners, and CCMSI Casualty Claims Adjusters on the Tort Immunity Act and PTELL.

Robert also has served as a Township Trustee which gives him a unique insight into the workings of a unit of local government. Robert remains active in the community, being elected to serve as a Park Commissioner for River Trails Park District in 2021. Since joining Ancel Glink, Robert has prevailed on numerous dispositive motions, including the following:

• Summary Judgment on a Quo Warranto Complaint alleging the illegal appointment of a
  Library Trustee. Makula v. Keane-Adams
• 2-619 Dismissal of Firefighter’s Complaint alleging permanent injury while responding
  to a fire call due to the Village’s willful and wanton conduct in failing to maintain a 100-
  year old dilapidated fire hydrant. Sharp v. Village of Dolton
• Dismissal with prejudice of a Complaint for Administrative review on statute of limitations grounds. Tilly’s v. City of Calumet City.
• Summary Judgment on a First Amendment Retaliation Claim. Russell v. Village of Dolton.
• Dismissal pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of Plaintiff’s Monell claim and Willful and Wanton Hiring claim. Billups-Dryer v. Village of Dolton, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 94682, 2022
  WL 1693486
• 2-619 Dismissal of failure to train claim resulting from severe injuries to a minor when a vehicle pursued by a Village officer drove into her home and ran her over. Gant v.
  Village of Sauk Village.
• 2-615 Dismissal with prejudice of Plaintiff’s Complaint for declaratory judgment that the City is obligated to pay Plaintiff’s real estate taxes, cause penalties, interest, and fines to be waived, and to convey City-owned property to Plaintiff pursuant to an Economic Incentive Agreement. Harvey Shopping Center v. City of Harvey.
• 2-615 Dismissal with prejudice of Plaintiff’s Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief that the City return Plaintiff’s Architectural Works after termination of the parties’ contract for Architectural Services. Moreno Architects v. Calumet City.

Robert has also tried over 40 cases to a verdict, including the following:

• A Not Guilty for a dentist who allegedly performed a failed full mouth restoration.  Boneva v. Mechev
• A Not Guilty for a Park District employee who rear-ended the plaintiff resulting in meniscus tears, a rotator cuff tear, and multiple disc protrusions.  McVeen v. Hoffman Estates Park District
• A Not Guilty in a Wrongful Death action as the result of a slip and fall on a public
  sidewalk from which Plaintiff sustained pelvic fractures and a pulmonary
  embolism.  Estate of Martha Conn, deceased v. Village of Oak Park
• A Not Guilty for a driver who rear-ended a vehicle allegedly causing a tear of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus.  Skrypek v. Hines
• A verdict $20,000 less than the offer in a case involving Plaintiff being repeatedly bitten in the face by Defendant’s 125 lb. Rottweiler resulting in permanent disfigurement.  Michaelson v. Garibiane
• A verdict for less than 35% of Plaintiff’s special damages in a FELA action in which the Plaintiff Metra conductor was attacked by a passenger and sustained distal tibia/fibula
  fractures and ruptured deltoid and collateral ligaments in the ankle resulting in a total ankle replacement.  Smak v. Metra

Robert also has won appeals in the First, Second, and Third Districts, including the
following:

• A class action alleging that the Township illegally imposed a New Road Tax in violation of PTELL, which was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.  Reno v. Newport Township
  Road District
• Summary Judgment was affirmed pursuant to 2-201 (Discretionary Immunity) and 3-108 (Supervision Immunity) of the Tort Immunity Act for a case involving Plaintiff falling in
  a construction site and sustaining a tibial plateau fracture.  Smith v. Village of Oak Park
• Summary Judgment was affirmed pursuant to the natural accumulation rule, 3-105 of the Tort Immunity Act (Weather Conditions Immunity), and the construction statute of
  repose in a case in which Plaintiff fell inside Peotone Junior High due to tracked in rainwater and required a hip replacement that resulted in an infection and months of rehabilitation.  Zimmer v. Peotone School District 207-U