Mr. McIlwain is a trial lawyer and graduate of Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College. For more than 25 years, he has focused his practice on impact litigation in the areas of civil rights, consumer and employees’ rights, and sports. In these areas of law, Tim is for the people, aka the little guy.
In addition to his law practice, Mr. McIlwain has made many television and radio appearances, most notably FOX Channel “Legal Panelist”; “On the Record” with Greta Van Sustern; TSN “Off the Record” with Michael Landsberg; WFAN Radio – Toronto, Canada; WIIP 610 Radio – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; WOND AM “Sports Gumbas”.
Mr. McIlwain has traveled the lecture circuit, extensively delivering great insight into litigation and sports law at Loyola law school in Los Angeles, CA; DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, IL; and Golden Gate School of Law in San Francisco, CA. He is currently a professor teaching sports law at Temple University’s Fox School of Business.
In November 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively, Mr. McIlwain was a member of a shared panel at the Southern Regional Entertainment & Sports Seminar in Jamaica, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Additionally, Mr. McIlwain also shared a panel with Donald Fehr (president of Major League Baseball Players Association for 30 years and top labor attorney) on the Tennessee, Florida & Georgia Bars where he has repeatedly been invited as the annual public speaker.
Mr. McIlwain is a member of the National Employment Lawyer Association, American Inns of Court Foundation, Sports Lawyers Association, and New York Bar Association. He has held licenses as a Certified Contract Advisor for NFL Players Association and was a registered agent with NHLPA.
Some things to know about Tim McIlwain before contacting his office…
SOME CASES HANDLED:
1. Successfully sued Panavision for Sexual Harassment and Penelope Cruz’s Management Company for Employment Discrimination and Wrongful Termination.
2. Desean Jackson, Philadelphia Eagle pro bowl wide receiver & kickoff returner, hired Mcilwain when his cancer charity was sued.
3. Jim Brown, NFL Hall of Fame running back, Actor & Activist, hired McIlwain when he got sued
Tim McIlwain is most proud, however, not of his celebrity cases but on representing ordinary people that are injured or wronged. For example, he resolved a reverse discrimination employment case on behalf of a former Atlantic City Police officer.
TV APPEARANCES:
FOX BUSINESS “VARNEY & COMPANY”
Lawsuit against video game giant EA sports on behalf of athletes, February 24, 2012
FOX CHANNEL “LEGAL PANELIST”
“ON THE RECORD” with Greta Van Sustern, New York , NY
The Donavan McNabb Situation and the role of Medicine in Sports, November 2002
Todd Bertuzzi Incident and Violence in Hockey, February 2004
TOTAL SPORTS NETWORK
TSN with Michael Landsberg, Toronto, Canada
Babych v. Philadephia Flyers, Comcast Corporation and Arthur Bartolozzi, MD, December 18, 2003
RADIO INTERVIEWS:
NPR (National Public Radio) Culver City, CA (January 2003)
Topic: Team Doctor’s Conflict of Interest in professional sports
Other Venues for the above topic:
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- FAN RADIO Toronto, Canada
- WIIP 610 RADIO Philadelphia, PA
- WOND AM “Sports Gumbas”
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
Guest Speaker at the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ) Boardwalk Seminar bringing Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College methods to Atlantic City, NJ with Kent Spence and Trial Lawyers College Instructor, Corinne Mullen (April 26, 2012)
ANNUAL PUBLIC SPEAKER TO FLORIDA, TENNESSEE, & GEORGIA BAR ASSOCIATION ON CONTINUING EDUCATION
SOUTHERN REGIONAL ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS SEMINAR in Jamaica, Mexico & Puerto Rico (November 2003, 2004 & 2005)
Sharing Panel with Don Fehr, President of Major League Baseball Players Association & NHL Commissioner, Bill Daley
LAW SCHOOL LECTURES:
New York Law School Institute for Information Law & Policy:
“Right of Publicity in Sports Video Games…How the EA Sports Litigation Started” (October 14, 2010)
Seton Hall Law School Sports & Entertainment Symposium (April 12, 2010)
Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, CA, “The Intellectual Property Rights of Retired Athletes” (2009)
La Verne University College of Law in Los Angeles, CA, on the topic of Litigation and Sports Law (November 2006 & 2008)
DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, IL:
Served as a Panelist in a Sports law symposium on the Impact of Criminality in Today’s Athletics (February 2004)
Golden Gate School of Law, San Francisco, CA:
“How to sue a professional sports franchise and comparison of the NFL and NHL” (December 2003)
LAW FIRM EXPERIENCE:
1996-1999
COOPER LEVENSON APRIL NIEDELMAN & WAGENHEIM, Atlantic City, New Jersey
PETRO COHEN Law Firm, Northfield, New Jersey
Associate in 50 attorney law firm litigation department:
Trial experience includes providing civil defense for clients such as Donald Trump’s Hotels & Casinos, ITT Sheraton Casino and exclusive counsel for Walmart.
Recognized by Walmart as producing the best trial result of 1999.
Other clients represented in court:
Six Flags properties, insurance companies such as AIG, Hartford, and Greater New York.
COLLEGE & LAW SCHOOL INTERNSHIPS:
US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Washington, DC (1994)
Law Clerk: Researched constitutional issues for President Clinton’s Health Care Task Force staff attorneys.
FEDERAL DEFENDERS OFFICE, Sacramento, CA (1993)
Staff Law Clerk: Provided litigation support for attorneys and represented misdemeanor defendants in court.
PAINE WEBBER INC, Weehawkin, NJ (1992)
Law Clerk, Legal Department: Assisted staff attorneys on SEC Litigation research and pleadings.
SENATOR PETE WILSON, Washington, DC (1990)
Legislative Aide: Conducted legislative research, attended Senate hearings and wrote memorandum for staff.
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES:
Admitted to practice law in New Jersey and the United States District Court
Admitted to practice law in New York
Certified Contract Advisor for NFL Players Association (1996-2006)
Registered Agent with NHLPA (2007)
MEMBERSHIPS:
Ranch Club Member with Trial Lawyers College founded by Gerry Spence
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
American Inns of Court Foundation
National Employment Lawyers Association (see www.nela.org)
Sports Lawyers Association
EDUCATION:
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL, New York, NY
Juris Doctor degree, June 1995
Martin Blatt Law Scholarship award winner
TRIAL LAWYERS COLLEGE, Dubois, Wyoming (July 2008)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, Berkeley, CA
Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Economy of Industrial Societies, 1991.
Selected major concentrated on systems of Interdependency (Global Markets)
COLLEGE ATHLETICS PARTICIPATION:
Member of Cal Football Team (1986-1990)
Cal Crew 1986.