Bartholomew Bernard Torvik

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Bartholomew Bernard Torvik

also known as Bart Torvik

5.0
Rating: 9.9

Licensed for 21 years

Lawsuits and disputes Lawyer at Evanston, IL
Practice Areas: Lawsuits & Disputes, Defective and Dangerous Products, Business, Litigation

701 Main Street, Suite 204, Evanston, IL

About Bartholomew

Biography

After graduating law school and clerking for the then Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, I began working for a prestigious and very large law firm in Minneso...

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Business 25%

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Defective and Dangerous Products 25%

Bart is a founding member of OFT Food Safety & Injury Lawyers, which focuses on getting compensation for people sickened in outbreaks of foodborne illnesses.

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Lawsuits and Disputes 25%

Bart has helped well over 100 clients in all kinds of business litigation disputes, including contract cases, trademark cases, patent cases, debt collection, and more.

22 years

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Litigation 25%

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Fees and Rates

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Awards

Client's Choice
Client's Choice
2015 2014

Licenses

Licensed in Illinois for 15 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 2010

Active and Authorized to Practice Law

No misconduct found

Licensed in Minnesota for 21 years

State: Minnesota

Acquired: 2004

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

OFT Food Safety & Injury Lawyers

701 Main Street, Suite 204, Evanston, IL, 60202

oftlaw.com/about/bart-torvik/

OFT Food Safety & Injury Lawyers

800 LaSalle Ave, Suite 2260, Minneapolis, MN, 55402

oftlaw.com/about/bart-torvik/

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Bartholomew Bernard Torvik's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

5.0 /5.0

49 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 6 reviews | Consumer Protection

Posted by David | February 17, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Consumer Protection

Bartholomew verse Push Pen LLC

We contacted Bartholomew. Via his internet add about this push pen LLC company. That is going around sewing people. They are crooks, and should be in jail. Or sewed. They are taking advantage of people. Bartholomew knew what they were doing to people. He took the case made it go away. He was awsome.... We did not have to worry about anything. I recommend Bartholomew for your lawyer. If you ever have a case in IL. Great work Bartholomew.. God Bless you and your family..

Posted by Randy | June 11, 2015 | Consumer Protection

Pushpin Domination!!!

Bart was very informative and upfront about what he could do. He performed exactly as he explained and kept me informed as to what was going on though out the process. I would highly recommend Bart for any one out of state having issues with Pushpin Holdings or any other predator agency using Cook ...County's loopholes. Thanks again Bart it was my pleasure! Randy

Posted by Tim | March 25, 2015 | Consumer Protection

#1 Against the deceptive practices of Pushpin Holdings

Mr. Torvik was incredible to work with the whole way through this ordeal! If anyone needs the BEST to represent them from unscrupulous companies like Pushpin Holdings, he's your guy!

Posted by Tom | February 19, 2015 | Consumer Protection

Excellent assistance against Pushpin Holdings

Like many people I had the unfortunate experience of dealing with Pushpin Holdings and their less than ethical business practices. Bart helped explain the situation, how we would proceed, and how other cases similar to mine played out. Throughout the process Bart was very responsive to my quest...ions and kept me informed every step of the way. Obviously no one wants to deal with situations such as this but in the end choosing Bart to represent me was the perfect choice. It felt great getting his email saying the case was dismissed with prejudice and no longer needing to worry about Pushpin in my life. If you get stuck in the same situation I highly recommend Bart for representation.......thanks again Bart!

Posted by Jason | October 01, 2014 | Consumer Protection

Pushpin Holdings LLC

Mr. Torvik handles a case for me against Pushpin Holdings LLC, these people are crooks who make their living filing predatory lawsuits against people who live out of state, so they can win a default judgement against you, and garnish your wages. As soon as I contacted Mr. Torvik, he expeditiously beg...an to file the necessary paperwork on my behalf, appeared in court on my behalf, and kicked the crap out of Puspin Holdings. DO NOT ignore the lawsuit as I was tempted to do, contact Mr. Torvik, and get the peace of mind you deserve.

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Litigation lawyer | Nov 26

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Bart is a top notch litigator who truly cares about his clients. I highly recommend him."

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Litigation lawyer | Oct 22

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Bart works very hard for his clients and is an out of the box thinker on tactical legal strategy. As sharp as they come."

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Experience

Rating:  9.9 (Superb)

Honors

2016

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2015

Rising Star, Illinois Super Lawyers

2014

Rising Star, Illinois Super Lawyers

2013

Rising Star, Illinois Super Lawyers

2010

Rising Star, Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine

2009

Rising Star, Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine

2008

Rising Star, Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine

2003

Sidney J. Kaplan Award, University of Minnesota Law School

2003

Order of the Coif, University of Minnesota Law School

Work Experience

2019 - Present

Partner, OFT Food Safety and Injury Lawyers

2011 - Present

Owner, Torvik Law LLC

2010 - 2011

General Counsel, Indie Energy Systems Company, LLC

2005 - 2010

Associate, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP

2003 - 2005

Judicial Law Clerk, United States District Court for the District of Minnesota

Associations

2010 - Present

Chicago Bar Association

Member

2010 - Present

Illinois State Bar Association

Member

2012 - 2013

National Contract Management Association

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Pushpin Holdings v. Martinez

Dismissed with prejudice

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Education

2003

University of Minnesota Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1999

University of Wisconsin, Madison

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2013

2010

Licensing Executives Society Annual Meeting

Intellectual Property Opportunities in New Energy Technologies

2009

History of Hip

Obscenity Law & Lenny Bruce

Publications

Languages

English

Activity

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