Hodes Milman Announces Name Change

LOS ANGELES, CA – Medical negligence and personal injury firm Hodes Milman Liebeck, LLP has announced the opening of its Phoenix, Arizona office, renaming the firm to Hodes Milman Liebeck Mosier, LLP and adding attorneys Robert A. Mosier and Robert K. Scott.  Mr. Mosier, managing partner of the Arizona office, represents plaintiffs in a variety of personal injury and medical negligence matters.  Mr. Scott, Of Counsel to the firm, is a respected trial attorney specializing in all aspects of bad faith insurance … [Read more...]

The 500 Limelight: Kathleen Flynn Peterson

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Kathleen Flynn Peterson may have had an easier time than many top lawyers adjusting to the time, stress and dedication required to build a successful law practice. After all, she secured her law degree at the William Mitchell College of Law  in 1981 while working full-time as a nurse. The combination of professional skills has paid off hugely for Peterson and Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi, where she chairs the personal injury and medical malpractice group. The biggest beneficiaries are her clients – families coping with the … [Read more...]

Trial Bar Legend Philip H. Corboy Dies at 87

Post update, June 21: In addition to the earlier obituaries mentioned below, the Chicago Law Bulletin ran an excellent remembrance of Phlip H. Corboy by his firm's longtime administrator, Marcy Twardak, who has been at the firm for 31 years. Post from June 15 below: Several news outlets have noted the death, at age 87, of Philip H. Corboy, one of the nation’s most successful and admired personal injury attorneys and the founder of Chicago’s Corboy & Demetrio. In its release, the firm described Corboy as “a champion … [Read more...]