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David R. Barry Jr. - Chicago, IL
33 North Dearborn Street21st Floor Chicago, IL 60602
Corboy & Demetrio
Chicago Medical Devices Lawyer
Overview
David R. "Chip" Barry, Jr., a Chicago personal injury lawyer and medical malpractice attorney, joined the firm of Corboy & Demetrio as a partner in April 2002. He practices in the area of medical negligence, where he has focused his efforts since graduating from Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago, Illinois, in 1981. Prior to 2002, he represented defendants in personal injury cases...
David R. "Chip" Barry, Jr., a Chicago personal injury lawyer and medical malpractice attorney, joined the firm of Corboy & Demetrio as a partner in April 2002. He practices in the area of medical negligence, where he has focused his efforts since graduating from Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago, Illinois, in 1981. Prior to 2002, he represented defendants in personal injury cases...
David R. "Chip" Barry, Jr., a Chicago personal injury lawyer and medical malpractice attorney, joined the firm of Corboy & Demetrio as a partner in April 2002. He practices in the area of medical negligence, where he has focused his efforts since graduating from Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago, Illinois, in 1981. Prior to 2002, he represented defendants in personal injury cases. Whether representing plaintiffs or defendants, Barry has earned the respect of the judiciary and the trial bar for his ability, professionalism, good nature, and success.
Top Verdicts and Settlements
Since 2002, Chip has obtained over $300 million on behalf of his clients. In one record-setting cases, a jury awarded $22 million - the largest verdict ever for a Chicago personal injury lawyer in a medical malpractice case in Illinois for the death of a woman - to the family of a 34-year-old mother who died after childbirth. The doctor and nurse failed to properly treat her acute high blood pressure. In another case of medical malpractice, Chip obtained a settlement of $19.5 million for a 41 year-old man who was not immediately treated for a stroke at an Illinois hospital. When a hospital staff failed to deliver an infant in a timely manner despite indications he was not tolerating labor, Chip obtained an $11.5 million settlement on behalf of the parents of the boy born brain damaged and with cerebral palsy. And when a 6-year-old boy was blinded in one eye after being treated at a Chicago hospital for a recurring bloody nose, Chip secured a $3.8 million settlement on behalf of the boy.
Professional Service
Chip is a member of the prestigious, invitation-only, American College of Trial Lawyers and is a past President of The Society of Trial Lawyers. He has served as President of the Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago and is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, American Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Association for Justice.
Selected by his peers for membership in the Leading Lawyers Network, an organization of the top 5% of lawyers in Illinois, Chip also has an AV rating - the highest level awarded for professional excellence - by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and is an Illinois Super lawyer.
In 2014, Chip was selected as Chicago Medical Malpractice lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers, which has also selected Chip to each edition of Best Lawyers in America since 2012. In 2019, Chip was selected to Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America.
He frequently lectures for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education on discovery tactics and trial practice and has taught medical-legal seminars across the country.
About David R. Barry Jr.
Practice Areas
- Medical Devices
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
Current Employment Position(s)
- Of Counsel
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Wisconsin, 1986
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
Other Affiliations
- Illinois Society of Trial Lawyers (Director)
- Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago, 1993 - 1994 (President)
- Chicago Bar Association (Member)
- Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), Fellow
- Federal Trial Bar
- The Society of Trial Lawyers, President, 2008-2009
Education
- Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1981
J.D. - St. Norbert College, DePere, Wisconsin, 1978
B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude
Pro Bono Activities
- Forbeck Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation, Board of Trustees, Former Chairman of the Board
- Misericordia Home, Volunteer
- Barrington Bandits Travel Softball Team, Coach
- St. Anne Basketball Team, Coach
- Carmel Catholic High School, Patron
Classes and Seminars
- Lecturer, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- Instructor, Medical-Legal Seminars, University of Illinois
- Instructor, Medical-Legal Seminars, University of Chicago
- "Dealing with Common Defenses," Medical Malpractice Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2014
- "Damages in Medical Malpractice Cases," Medical Malpractice Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2009
- "Common Defenses in Medical Malpractice Cases," Medical Malpractice Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2008
- "Screening the Case," Medical Malpractice Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2005
- "Common Defense Tactics," Birth Trauma Litigation Group, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 2005
- "Avoiding the Risks of Medical Malpractice," Georgia State Orthopedic Society, 2005
- "Common Defenses," Medical Malpractice Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2004
- "Deposition Strategy," Taking and Defending Depositions in State and Federal Court Seminar, Chicago Bar Association, 2003
- "Knowing When To Say No," Medical Malpractice Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2003
- "Neuroimaging: The Latest Developments in Determining the Etiology and Timing of the Events Leading To Irreversible Brain Damage," Reducing the Risk of Obstetric Malpractice Seminar, American Conference Institute, 2003
- "How to Depose a Medical Expert," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1998
- Mock Malpractice Trial for Medical Students, University of Illinois, 1993
- "Depositions," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1992
- "Discovery Tools and Tactics for the Personal Injury Lawyer," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1990
- "Illinois Civil Discovery Practice," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1998
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About David R. Barry Jr.
Included on the 2023 Illinois list
Past Lists
- 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2005 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Fellow, Illinois Society of Trial Lawyers
- Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers, 2014
- The Society of Trial Lawyers, President, 2008-2009
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow, Invitation Only
- Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago, President, 1993-1994
- Leading Lawyers Network Member, Top 5% of Illinois Lawyers
- Illinois Super Lawyer, Top 5% of Illinois Lawyers
- AV Rated - Highest Level - Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, 2019
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, 2019
Office Information
Address
33 North Dearborn Street21st Floor Chicago, IL 60602
Phone
Offers Free Initial Consultation
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Websites
Publication
Articles
- Missing the Mark, Modern Healthcare, January, 2010
Caps hamstring victims, fail to slow rising costs of care, malpractice insurance. Caps on compensation for injuries suffered by victims of negligent medical care are a proposed solution to rising healthcare costs. - Proving and Disproving Damages in Personal Injury Cases, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 12.1998
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