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Philip Harnett Corboy Jr.
Corboy & Demetrio
33 North Dearborn St.
21st Floor
Chicago, IL 60602
312-346-3191 (firm)
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Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr. was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1978 and worked in a small white-collar criminal defense firm before joining the criminal division of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office that same year. At the time of his resignation from that public office in 1985, he was a "first-chair" prosecutor - responsible for trying such felonies as murder, rape, armed robbery and kidnapping - in one of the major courtrooms at the Cook County Criminal Courts Building at 26th and California in Chicago. He joined Corboy & Demetrio as an associate that same year and became a partner in 1991.

His practice centers on representing plaintiffs in aviation and construction litigation, medical and professional negligence, product and premises liability, claims brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, and vehicular accident law. He has settled or tried to verdict more than 50 cases in which plaintiffs have recovered $1 million or more. These include an $18 million settlement for a Mexican national who was killed by a piece of falling glass from Chicago's CNA Tower; an $11 million settlement on behalf of a Chicago dental student burned in an automobile fire; and an $8.5 million settlement for the family of an assistant fire chief killed when a fire erupted at a Neiman Marcus store. He recently secured, along with his colleague Kenneth Lumb, a record-setting settlement of $7 million for a 78 year-old woman who was injured when she was struck by a malfunctioning automatic door as she entered a Target store.

At trial, he obtained a $16.7 million verdict on behalf of a brain-damaged pedestrian involved in a collision with an automobile, a $7.67 million verdict on behalf of an injured construction worker and a $5.35 million verdict for a limousine driver who lost his leg in an automobile incident at Chicago's O'Hare Airport. He was also successful in trying a lawsuit involving a 66 year-old man who was injured in an auto collision in central Illinois. The jury in Kane County, Illinois, returned a $4.5 million verdict.

He has tried cases in a number of states throughout the country and served as lead counsel in litigation on behalf of Cook County, Illinois, against the country's major tobacco companies to recoup public monies paid out for treatment of tobacco-related illnesses.

He is a past President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and a member of the American Association for Justice, where he served as an Illinois State delegate and on its National Board of Governors. A long-standing member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the American Bar Association, he is also a member of the Chicago Bar Association, where he served on its Board of Managers. In 2002, he was inducted into the invitation-only American College of Trial Lawyers, the country's pre-eminent organization of trial lawyers that limits its membership to those trial lawyers who are outstanding and considered the best in their state. He is listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," an invitation-only, peer-selected publication, has been named one of the top 5% of all Illinois attorneys by the Leading Lawyers Network and has been designated an Illinois Super Lawyer. Mr. Corboy was recently re-appointed by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin to a screening committee to assist the Senator in selecting Federal District Court Judges, U.S. Attorneys, and U.S. Marshals for the Northern District of Illinois. He has also been appointed to the Equal Justice Illinois Campaign Blue-Ribbon Committee where he will work to increase state funding of civil legal aid so that all Illinois residents, regardless of income, have access to the justice system.

Mr. Corboy is a frequent panelist and lecturer to local, state and national bar associations and is quoted extensively in news stories on matters relating to law and government. He has been interviewed and quoted in every print and broadcast media outlet in Chicago and the greater Chicagoland area, as well as making appearances and offering commentary on legal issues nationally on the Today Show, The Early Show with Bryant Gumbel, Good Morning America, Court-TV, MSNBC and Fox News' The Edge with Paula Zahn. He has also been quoted on legal topics in Time Magazine, Lawyer's Weekly U.S.A., Of Counsel, Chicago Magazine, Inside Litigation, Crain's Chicago Business, The ABA Journal, General Surgery News, and others.

He devotes much of his time to charitable and not-for-profit endeavors. He is a past President of the Board of Directors of the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, Illinois’ largest legal aid program for low income people. He served on the Board of Illinois Variety Club's International Children's Charity for a number of years and was Vice-President of The Chicago Lighthouse, one of the country's oldest organizations for people who are blind or visually impaired. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the President's Club of DePaul University and a member of the Dean's Council of DePaul's law school.

Honors

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, President, 2008 - 2009
Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, Board of Directors, President, 2008-2010
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin Screening Committee for Federal Judges, U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals for the Northern District of Illinois, 2009 - Present
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow, by invitation
AV rating, Martindale-Hubbell - Highest level awarded for professional excellence
Cook County Circuit Court Committee to Recommend Local Rules for Mandatory Arbitration, Appointment
DePaul University College of Law, Capital Development Committee
DePaul University, College of Law, Dean's Council
Equal Justice Illinois Campaign Blue-Ribbon Committee, 2009 - Present
Illinois Super Lawyers - Top 5% of all Illinois attorneys
Leading Lawyers Network Member - Top 5% of all Illinois attorneys
Leading Lawyers Network, Advisory Board
Oxford’s “Who’s Who”
“The Best Lawyers in America” - Personal Injury Litigation, Plaintiff
The Society of Trial Lawyers, Fellow

Professional Affiliations

American Association for Justice (AAJ) formerly known as Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), Illinois Delegate, 2001-2003; Board of Governors, 2003-2005
American Bar Association (ABA)
American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL)
Chicago Bar Association (CBA), Board of Managers, 1994-1996; Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1980-present, Vice-Chairman, 1984-1987, Chairman, 1987-1990, General Chairman, 1989-1990; House Committee, Chairman, 1990-1991; Long Range Planning Committee, Chairman, 1999-2000; Settlement Program, Mediator, 1988-1989
Cook County Circuit Court Committee to Recommend Local Rules for Court-Annexed Mandatory Arbitration, 1988
Equal Justice Illinois Campaign Blue-Ribbon Committee Member
Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA)
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), President, 2008; President-Elect, 2007; First Vice-President, 2006; Second Vice-President, 2005; Leonard Ring Memorial Award, Nominating Committee, 2004; Executive Committee, 2002-2003, 2005-present; Nominating Committee, 2000; Legislative Committee, 1997-present; Board of Managers, 1997-present
The Society of Trial Lawyers Association
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin Northern District Screening Committee for Federal District Court Judges, U.S. Attorneys and U.S.Marshals, Member
"Best Lawyers in America," Member
Illinois Super Lawyer - Named one of the top 100 Lawyers in Illinois
Leading Lawyers Network Member - Top 5% of Illinois Attorneys
Leading Lawyers Network Advisory Board, 2007-present
Martindale-Hubble Law Directory, AV Rated - Highest Rating Possible
Oxford's "Who's Who," 1992-present
Chicago Magazine's annual "Top 100 Attorneys in Illinois," 2009, 2010

Community Involvement

Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, Board of Directors, President, 2008-2010; Member, 1997-present
DePaul University College of Law, Capital Development Committee, 1992-present
DePaul University College of Law, Dean's Council, 1996-present
The Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind, Board of Directors, 2000-2005; Vice-Chairman of the Board, 2002-2005
Democratic National Committee, Permanent Committee on Credentials, 1992
DePaul University, Board of Trustees, Presidents' Club, 1987-1997
Variety Club Children's Charity, Tent No. 26, Vice President, 1987-1994

Practice Areas

Education

DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, J.D., 1977
Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, B.S., 1973
National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Boulder, Colorado, 1980

Bar & Court Admissions

Illinois, 1978
U.S. Supreme Court, 2008
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1994
Pro Hac Vice in Indiana, Arizona, Ohio, Colorado

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