Robert E. Youngman

Senior Counsel

Robert Youngman has over 19 years of experience concentrating in complex litigation, construction litigation, insurance coverage, products liability and premises liability matters. Representing major insurance carriers he has successfully litigated jury trials, arbitrations and meditations in Illinois and defended cases in the neighboring states of Indiana and Wisconsin. Mr. Youngman has also acted as lead attorney responsible for managing trial teams through discovery, motion practice and trial preparation of transportation, school liability and product liability cases for a major excess insurance carrier.

This skill and experience brought him to the position of supervising attorney, managing the day to day operations, of the Chicago office of a Fortune 500 insurance carrier. He also brings the unique perspective of having worked in all aspects of insurance claims and litigation. Mr. Youngman started his career as a claims representative. He then moved on to in-house counsel for regional and then national carriers. He has also worked as an attorney in panel firms handling a vast array of cases. Mr. Youngman has earned a reputation for taking on the most demanding cases and those with the most unusual facts and theories with relish. And he brings this experience to bear on every case employing a strategy of upfront litigation management that consistently brings quality results. Mr. Youngman is a graduate of both the undergraduate and law school of Valparaiso University.

Mr. Youngman’s bar admissions include the U.S.D.C for the Northern District of Illinois, U.S.D.C for the Northern District of Indiana and Pro Hac Vice admission in Wisconsin. But his primary focus is on the State of Illinois, and more importantly Chicago and Cook County where he was born and raised. Based on his experience and knowledge, Mr. Youngman has been invited to speak in various settings, primarily on the topic of insurance coverage litigation.

In addition to his lifelong dedication to insurance defense and coverage issues, Mr. Youngman also provides pro bono services in Cook County and the U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of Illinois. He balances this commitment by spending as much time as possible with his wife Stephanie, also an attorney, and his son Christian.

Email: ryoungman@costellolegal.com