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Michael K. Demetrio, a partner at the law firm of Corboy & Demetrio, represents individuals in personal injury and wrongful death cases, including product liability, construction liability and motor vehicle liability. His principle focus is the preparation and trial of aviation and all forms of transportation cases. Prior to becoming a civil trial attorney, he was a criminal prosecutor at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. During his career, he has tried over 100 cases to verdict.
Mr. Demetrio has prosecuted numerous aviation and train disaster cases across the United States. Among them is the crash of a US Airway’s jet where he settled the final case in that crash for $25.2 million, a commercial aviation record. Michael was the court-appointed Lead Counsel for the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the Multi-District Federal litigation stemming from the crash of American Eagle Flight #3379 near Morrisville, North Carolina. He was also appointed plaintiffs' Lead Counsel by the Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court for the over 60 cases arising from the crash of an Amtrak train in Bourbonnais, Illinois. Mr. Demetrio also handles all aspects of appellate cases before the Illinois Appellate and Supreme Courts.
Michael is an elected Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, an invitation only appointment given to the top 500 trial attorneys in the United States and a Fellow in The Society of Trial Lawyers. Listed as one of the "Best Lawyers in America," he has been chosen by his peers as one of the top 5% of Illinois attorneys, designated an "Illinois Super Lawyer," and given an AV rating - the highest possible for any attorney - from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.
He is a member of the Board of Managers for the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and from 2003 - 2004, Mr. Demetrio served as President of the 22,000 members of the Chicago Bar Association.
Michael is an appointed Adjunct Professor of Law at IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he teaches a course on Evidence. He is also a certified faculty member of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and a Certified Arbitrator for the Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program and the American Arbitration Association.
The author of numerous legal articles, Mr. Demetrio has also lectured extensively nationwide.
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