Darryl Tom - a Chicago, Cook (IL) Commercial Litigation Lawyer

Chicago Commercial Litigation Lawyer

Updated: 03/02/2026

Areas of Practice

Commercial Litigation
Public Finance

Litigation: 100%

Attorney Information

Overview

Darryl Tom is experienced in all areas of public finance and tax-exempt bond practice, and has served as co-bond counsel, issuer's counsel, and underwriters counsel on municipal finance transactions having represented the State of Illinois, the City of Chicago, the Chicago Board of Education, the Chicago Park District, and the Chicago Transit Authority.

Mr. Tom is also experienced in commercial litigation; specifically, in the areas of product liability, consumer fraud, insurance fraud, corporate transactional disputes, marine/surface transportation litigation, construction litigation, and subrogation. He has managed a variety of cases from inception through discovery, to trial and appeal.

Mr. Tom received his Juris Doctor from Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, in 1995 and a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Cornell University in 1992.

Mr. Tom is licensed to practice law in Illinois and is also admitted to the Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Mr. Tom was named a 2009 Business Leader of Color by Chicago United and was also a Leadership Greater Chicago fellow from 1999-2000. He is past president of the Chinese American Bar Association, and has been heavily involved in the local Asian community. He is a past director of the Asian American Alliance, president and director of the Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, vice president and director of the Chinese American Service League, and past executive vice-president of the Organization of Chinese Americans Chicago Chapter. Mr. Tom is also a past board member of the Erie Family Health Center.

Awards and Honors

Honors

Greater Chicago fellow in 1999-2000
Business Leaders of Color Award from Chicago United, 2009 - Present

Education

Legal Education
- Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1995
  J.D.
  Law Journal: Journal of International Law and Business, Note and Comment Editor
Non Legal Education
- Cornell University, 1992
  B.A.
  Major: Economics

Current Employment Position(s)

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Pro Bono Activities

Board Member of Erie Family Health Center
Board Member of the Lynn Sage Foundation
Former Board Member of the Chinese American Service League

Bar Admissions

Illinois, 1996
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar

Other Affiliations

Chinese American Bar Association (Advisory Board and Past President and Board Member)
Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce (President and Director)

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Chicago, IL

540 West Briar Place
Suite B
Chicago, IL 60657

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Phone: 773-453-4861

Fax: 773-549-9503

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