Anooj M. Thakrar
Anooj Thakrar is the managing partner of the firm’s Austin office. His practice focuses on general and commercial litigation with an emphasis on large loss property subrogation, construction defect, and product liability matters. Mr. Thakrar also represents the insurance industry on complex claims stemming from wildland fires, hurricanes, explosions, and other catastrophic events.
Mr. Thakrar has a multi-jurisdictional practice and litigates cases throughout the United States. He has tried cases to verdict in both State and Federal courts situated in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Georgia.
Mr. Thakrar is licensed to practice law in the State of Texas, the State of Illinois, the United States Court of Federal Claims, the United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois, the Eastern District of Wisconsin and the District of New Mexico, He earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the State University of New York College at Geneseo in 1999 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (formerly The John Marshall Law School) in 2003.
Mr. Thakrar is a nominated member of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance. He has volunteered his time as an instructor for the Constitutional Rights Foundation of Chicago and as a Judge for The John Marshall Law School’s Dean Fred Herzog Moot Court Competition. He also served as an instructor for Fire & Arson Investigator Training at the College of DuPage’s Homeland Education Center. He currently serves as an Executive Board Member and General Counsel for the Capitol Area Council, Boy Scouts of America (Austin, Texas). Mr. Thakrar was named a Rising Star by Illinois Super Lawyers in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. He was named a Rising Star by Texas Super Lawyers in 2017.
Education
- State University of New York College at Geneseo, B.A. 1999
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (formerly The John Marshall Law School), J.D. 2003
Admissions
- Texas
- Illinois
- United States District Court- Central District of Illinois
- United States District Court- Northern District of Illinois
- United States District Court- Eastern District of Texas
- United States District Court- Northern District of Texas
- United States District Court- Southern District of Texas
- United States District Court- Western District of Texas
- United States District Court- New Mexico
- United States District Court- Eastern District of Wisconsin
- United States Court of Federal Claims
Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Texas State Bar Association
- Austin Bar Association
- Austin Asian American Bar Association
- National Association of Subrogation Professionals
- Nominated Member of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM Alliance)
- Constitutional Rights Foundation of Chicago, Instructor
- The John Marshall Law School, Fred F. Herzog Moot Competition, Judge
- Arson & Fire Investigator Training at the College of DuPage (HEC), Instructor
- Executive Board Member for Capitol Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
Our Team in Austin
Cristina E. Gonzalez
Partner, Austin
Cristina Gonzalez focuses primarily in the areas of subrogation recovery and products liability matters.
Mark S. Grotefeld
Founding Partner
Mark Grotefeld is a founding member of the firm. Mr. Grotefeld’s trial practice is focused on complex civil cases involving matters both national and international in scope.
Kevin S. Mosley
Partner, Austin Office
Kevin Mosley is a partner with the firm’s Austin office. Mr. Mosley currently focuses his practice in the areas of product liability, general civil litigation, intellectual property, and subrogation matters.
P. Joel Radakovich
Partner, Austin
Joel Radakovich is a partner in Grotefeld Hoffmann’s Austin office. Mr. Radakovich focuses primarily on matters involving large loss property subrogation, including losses stemming from catastrophic events.
Hunter W. Seibert
Associate, Austin
Hunter Seibert focuses his practice in the areas of subrogation recovery and products liability matters.
Jena M. Shillingburg
Associate, Austin
Jena M. Shillingburg focuses her practice primarily on subrogation recovery and products liability matters.
Anooj M. Thakrar
Managing Partner, Austin
Anooj Thakrar is the managing partner of the firm’s Austin office. His practice focuses on general and commercial litigation with an emphasis on large loss property subrogation, construction defect, and product liability matters.
News & Insights
2024 Property Insurance Claims Group (PICG) Conference
Grotefeld Hoffmann is excited to be part of the 2024 Property Insurance Claims Group (PICG) Conference in London. The 2024 PICG Conference theme is “Not every loss is a Catastrophe” – back to basics and focusing on what we do as an industry. If you are attending, be sure to check out the following session: […]
National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP) 2023 Annual Conference
Grotefeld Hoffmann is excited to be part of the National Association of Subrogation Professionals 25th Anniversary Annual Conference at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado. If you’re attending, be sure to check out the following sessions: Meghan Rodda, together with Stephen Cyr of Derrevere, Stevens, Black & Cozad, will present “Subro 911: How to Resuscitate […]
National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP) 2019 Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference
Anooj Thakrar along with Michael Custer, of Kilgore Engineering, presented “Does This Change Your Opinion? Examining the Consequences of Ineffective Communication Among Carriers, Attorneys and Experts” at the 2019 Subrogation Litigation Conference.