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Edward G. Willer represents individuals and their families in serious personal injury and wrongful death cases in the areas of construction negligence, product liability, premises liability, and vehicular negligence.
As a trial attorney at Corboy & Demetrio, Mr. Willer has obtained numerous multi-million settlements and verdicts. After a fourteen day jury trial, Mr. Willer's client was awarded $7.6 million for injuries he suffered as a result of a construction site accident. A Morris maintenance technician received a $5 million settlement for injuries he suffered on the job when he was caught between an automated guided vehicle and a stationary rack. In another case, Mr. Willer obtained a $4.75 million settlement on behalf of a young woman who was seriously injured when her car was broadsided by an ambulance as she drove home from work. At the time of the collision, the ambulance driver was inappropriately using the siren and ambulance lights for a non-emergency patient.
Mr. Willer recently returned from Japan where he investigated and conducted discovery for a lawsuit involving the manufacturer of an all-purpose lighter by a Japanese company. He will soon be in Germany to investigate the design and manufacturing process of a bailing machine.
Ed joined Corboy & Demetrio in 1994 after having practiced with Chicago's preeminent law firm of Leonard M. Ring & Associates. He graduated in 1973 from DePaul University College of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review and the International Moot Court Team.
Recognized as one of the top 5% of all Illinois attorneys by the Leading Lawyers Network, he also has an AV rating - the highest possible rating for any lawyer - from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.
A member of many legal and civic organizations, Ed has served eighteen years on the Circuit Court Committee of the Chicago Bar Association and is also a member on the Product Liability Committee of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.
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