Thomas A. Demetrio - Chicago, IL

• Aviation Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Accidents
• Medical Devices
• Medical Malpractice
• Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
• Pharmaceutical Litigation
• Premises Liability
• Product Liability
• Railroad Negligence & FELA
• Ride Share Lawsuits
• Sports Liability
• Truck Accidents
• Vehicular Accidents

• 100%

• Partner

• Illinois, 1973
• Florida, 1973
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

• Chicago Bar Association, President, 1992
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, President, 1988
• American Inns of Court, Chicago Inn of Court, Master of the Bench
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America’s National College of Advocacy, Dean, College of Damages, 1987
• Center for Elder & Disability Law, Board of Directors
• Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, President, Alumni Association, 1988
• Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Downtown Center Campaign, Chair
• Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, President’s Council
• Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Professor Ralph Brill Endowed Faculty Chair Campaign, Chairman
• Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions
• Legal Aid Society of Chicago/Metropolitan Family Services, Silver Family Circle Charter Member
• Northwestern University, J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Dispute Resolution Research Center Advisory Committee
• Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Board of Directors
• American Association for Justice (AAJ), formerly known as Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), Executive Committee Board Member, 2008-present; Editorial Board Member, 2008-present
• American Bar Association (ABA), Task Force on the Contingency Fee, 2003-present
• American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
• American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow; Upstate Illinois State Committee, 1997-present; National Trial Competition Committee, 2004-present
• Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Board of Overseers, 1992-present, Chairman, 2011-present, Alumni Association, President, 1988-1989
• Illinois Institute of Technology, Board of Trustees, 2011-present
• Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA)
• Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Pattern Civil Jury Instructions, 1978-1997
• Leading Lawyers Network Advisory Board, 2003-present
• Supreme Court Historical Society, 2004-present
• The Center for Conflict Resolution, Board of Directors, 1990-1993
• The Lawyers Club of Chicago
• The Seventh Circuit Bar Association
• The Society of Trial Lawyers
• University of Notre Dame Law School, Advisory Council, 1987-2002

• Big Shoulders, Archdiocese of Chicago, Board of Directors
• Chicago Neurosurgical Center Leadership Committee, Chairman
• Mundelein Seminary, Board of Advisors, 1992-1997
• St. Ignatius College Prep, Board of Trustees, 1990-1995
• Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago, Board of Directors, 2009-present
• Illinois Handgun Committee on Violence, Member, 1998-present
• The Institute of Medicine of Chicago, Patient Safety Forum, Committee Member, 2002-present
• Vatican Restoration Committee, 2000-present
• Knight Commander of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, 1992-present

• “How to Best Prepare Yourself as an Expert Witness,” Forensic Expert Witness Association, 2010
  
• “The Professors: Cameras in Chicago,” WCCU-TV, 2010
  
• "Trends in High Exposure and Complex Tort Litigation," Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel and Illinois Insurance Association, 2010
  
• "Jury Deselection & Jury Management," Law Bulletin Seminars, 2010
  
• "Case Evaluation Conference, Managing the High Verdict Potential Case," Law Bulletin Seminars, 2009
  
• "Jury Selection Law and Technique - Jury Selection, or Is It? " Chicago Bar Association, College of Trial Advocacy, 2009
  
• "Opening Statements: Strategies & Themes Conference," Law Bulletin Seminars, 2009
  
• "Case Evaluation Conference," Law Bulletin Seminars, 2008
  
• "Case Evaluation: When To Take the Case - When to Settle," Law Bulletin Seminars, 2007
  
• "Opening Statement and Final Argument: Is There Really a Difference?" Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Florida, 2005
  
• "Tort Reform Summit," Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, 2005
  
• "2005 Advocacy Showcase - A One-Day Trial," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2005
  
• "Opening Statement - Telling The Story," Lessons From the Stars, D.C. Trial Lawyers Association, 2005
  
• "Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges - Masters At Trial," Chicago Bar Association, 2004
  
• "Tort Reform: Its Economic Impact Nationally and in Illinois," The Economic Club of Chicago, 2004
  
• "Tort Reform Wars: The Future of the Civil Jury System in a Litigious Nation," The Economic Club of Chicago, 2004
  
• "Electronics in the Courtroom," Inner Circle of Advocates, 2003
  
• “2003 Advocacy Showcase ­ The Medical Negligence Case: A One-Day Trial,” Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2003
  
• “Jury Persuasion,” Northwestern University School of Law, 2003
  
• “Trial Superstars ­ One Lawyer’s Perspective,” John Marshall Law School, 2002
  
• American Bar Association Section of Litigation Annual Meeting, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 2002
  
• “Jury Selection Or Is It?”, Chicago Bar Association, 2001
  
• "Views of a Trial Lawyer," Rotary Club of Chicago, 2000
  
• "The Past, Present and Future of Product Liability," American Bar Association, Litigation Section, 2000
  
• "Rebuttal Argument," ATLA Convention, Chicago, Illinois, 2000
  
• "Final Argument," Anatomy of a Trial Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2000
  
• "Product Liability" - A Debate, Federalist Society, 2000
  
• "Mentoring," Professionalism Day, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2000
  
• "Rebuttal Argument," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Past Presidents Seminar, 2000
  
• "Proving Damages in Wrongful Death, Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury Cases," Chicago Bar Association, 1998
  
• "Computer Graphics and Animation," International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Annual Convention, 1998
  
• "How to Value the Personal Injury Case: Negotiating Strategies & Settlement Techniques" - American Bar Association/Association of Trial Lawyers of America Satellite Seminar, Washington, D.C., 1998
  
• "Trial Practice in the 90's: Jury Selection, Focus Groups and Computer Graphic Animation," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1998
  
• "Lessons Learned at Trial - Trial Superstars," Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, 1997
  
• "Shaping the Jury's Verdict -- Winning in the Age of Tort Reform," 48th Annual Advocacy Institute, The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Michigan, 1997
  
• "Closing Arguments," Ultimate Mentor Interactive Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1996
  
• "The Obligations of Lawyering in Today's World," Featured Speaker at the Annual Luncheon Meeting of the Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association, Ohio, 1996
  
• "Jury Selection in the Industrial Product Liability Case" - The 13th Annual Conference on Product Liability Law - National Practice Institute - Chicago - 1995
  
• "Direct and Re-Direct Examination -- Trial Demonstration" - ICLE's 46th Annual Advocacy Institute - The Institute of Continuing Legal Education - Ann Arbor, Michigan - 1995
  
• "House Bill 20 - Redefining Tort Practice in Illinois," Chicago Bar Association, 1995
  
• "Litigation Management: Manage Dollars or Activities?" Johnson Controls Annual Law Department Meeting, 1995
  
• The Art of Persuasion, Demonstration: Plaintiff's Closing Argument, " Defense Research Institute, Trial Techniques Seminar,1995
  
• "Litigating Medical Malpractice Claims - Plaintiff's Perspective," Annual American Law Institute, American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education, South Carolina, 1995
  
• "Winning with the Masters," Last Chance Seminar, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, New Orleans, 1995
  
• "Product Liability Litigation - A Practical Approach," Summation Strategies, Plaintiff's Perspective, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1994
  
• "Emerging Issues in Motor Vehicle Product Liability Litigation," The debate over New Restatement 2nd of Torts 105, discussion about changing the burden of proof in product liability cases. American Bar Association National Institute, Arizona, 1994
  
• "Effective Direct and Cross-Examination" - Summer Boot Camp for Aspiring Litigators, Chicago Bar Association, 1994
  
• "Closing Arguments" - Young Lawyers Section Trial Practice Course, Chicago Bar Association, 1994
  
• "Medical Experts: Effective Direct and Cross Examination - Plaintiff's Perspective" - Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, 1993
  
• "Winning Closing Arguments," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Annual Seminar, 1993
  
• "Practical Problems of Litigating with Foreign Defendants," American Bar Association, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, Washington, D.C., 1993
  
• "Aspects of American Product Liability Law," International Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 1993
  
• "Aftermath of an Error" - The NBC/GM Truck-Safety Broadcast Controversy, Loyola University Chicago Communications Department, 1993
  
• "Art of Summation," New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, 1992
  
• "Plaintiff's Perspective: Closing" - Federation of Insurance & Corporate Counsel Winter Program, Florida, 1992
  
• "Bad Faith in the '90s -- How to Avoid It" - Rollins Burdick Hunter Co. National Leadership Conference, 1992
  
• "Discovery Practice in the '90s: A How-to Seminar Focusing on Competency, Efficiency & Civility," Moderator, Chicago Bar Association, 1992

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• Fellow, The International Academy of Trial Lawyers Top 500 Trial Lawyers Worldwide
• Fellow, The American College of Trial Lawyers Top 1% Trial Lawyers in the U.S.
• Fellow, The Inner Circle of Advocates Top 100 Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in the U.S.
• Best Lawyers in America, 1987
• Top Ten Trial Lawyers by the National Law Journal, 1990
• Top Ten Trial Lawyers in Illinois by the National Law Journal, 1999
• Voted the Top Lawyers in Illinois by his Peers, 2003
• Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year in Chicago by The Best Lawyers in America, 2011
• Justice John Paul Stevens Award, Chicago Bar Association, 2016
• Leonard M. Ring Lifetime Achievement Award, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2016
• Lifetime Achievement Award, Hellenic Bar Association, 2015
• One of only 50 lawyers who has been named to "500 Leading Lawyers in America" since its inception, Lawdragon Magazine
• One of the inaugural 50 named as Litigation Trailblazers & Pioneers by National Law Journal, 2014
• One of 125 Alumni of Distinction, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2013
• American Bar Foundation, Fellow
• AV rated - Highest level awarded - Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
• Chicago Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
• “50 Under 50,” The National Law Journal, 1989
• Illinois Law Foundation, Fellow
• Illinois Bar Foundation, Life Fellow and Charter Member
• Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Alumni Merit Award, 1989; Professional Achievement Award, 1990; Distinguished Service Award, 2000
• Illinois Super Lawyers - Top 5% of all Illinois lawyers, ranking first in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020
• International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
• Leading Lawyers Network, One of the Top Ten Lawyers in Illinois in All Areas of Law, Consumer Law and Personal Injury Plaintiff’s Law
• Lawdragon - Top 500 Leading Lawyers in America, 2005-present
• The Best Lawyers in America, Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation, 1987-present
• “Top 10 Illinois Litigators,” The National Law Journal, 1999
• Who's Who - Crain's Chicago Business, 2006-present

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