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Philip Harnett Corboy Jr. - Chicago, IL
33 North Dearborn Street21st Floor Chicago, IL 60602
Corboy & Demetrio
Chicago Construction Accidents Lawyer
Overview
Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr. was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1978 and worked in a small white-collar criminal defense firm before joining the criminal division of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office that same year...
Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr. was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1978 and worked in a small white-collar criminal defense firm before joining the criminal division of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office that same year...
Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr. was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1978 and worked in a small white-collar criminal defense firm before joining the criminal division of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office that same year. At the time of his resignation from that public office in 1985, he was a "first-chair" prosecutor - responsible for trying such felonies as murder, rape, armed robbery and kidnaping - in one of the major courtrooms at the Cook County Criminal Courts Building at 26th and California in Chicago. He joined Corboy & Demetrio as an associate that same year and became a partner in 1991.
Mr. Corboy's practice centers on representing plaintiffs in aviation and construction litigation, medical and professional negligence, product and premises liability, claims brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, and vehicular accident law. He has settled or tried to verdict more than 65 cases in which plaintiffs have recovered $1 million or more. These include:
• $22.5 million settlement in October 2011 for the family of a woman who was killed as a result of the derailment of a train in Rockford, IL, which was carrying dozens of Canadian National Railway cars filled with ethanol.
• $18 million settlement for a Mexican national who was killed by a piece of falling glass from Chicago's CNA Tower.
• $11 million settlement for a Chicago dental student burned in an automobile fire.
• $8.5 million settlement for the family of an assistant fire chief killed when a fire erupted at a Neiman Marcus store
•$8 million jury verdict for the estate of a Homewood wife and mother who was fatally struck by a truck after she stood on the shoulder of I-294 to investigate her flat tire.
Record-setting settlement of $7 million for a 78-year-old woman who was injured when she was struck by a malfunctioning automatic door as she entered a Target store.
• $16.7 million verdict for a brain-damaged pedestrian involved in a collision with an automobile.
• $7.67 million verdict for an injured construction worker.
• $5.35 million verdict for a limousine driver who lost his leg in an automobile incident at Chicago's O'Hare Airport.
• $4.5 million verdict for a 66-year-old man who was injured in an auto collision in central Illinois.
Mr. Corboy has tried cases in a number of states throughout the country and served as lead counsel in litigation on behalf of Cook County, Illinois, against the country's major tobacco companies to recoup public monies paid out for treatment of tobacco-related illnesses.
He is a past President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and a member of the American Association for Justice, where he served as an Illinois State delegate and on its National Board of Governors. A long-standing member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the American Bar Association, he is also a member of the Chicago Bar Association, where he served on its Board of Managers. In 2002, he was inducted into the invitation-only American College of Trial Lawyers, the country's pre-eminent organization of trial lawyers that limits its membership to those trial lawyers who are outstanding and considered the best in their state.
Mr. Corboy is widely recognized by his peers as one of the top attorneys in the state of Illinois. Since 2005, Mr. Corboy has been selected to IL Super Lawyers, which is awarded to fewer than 5% of lawyers in the state. Super Lawyers has also selected Mr. Corboy to its Top 100 list for nine years. Also, for more than a decade, Mr. Corboy has been selected to Best Lawyers in America for his work in representing victims of personal injury, and Corboy & Demetrio has been selected for Best Law Firms for more than a decade. In addition, year after year, Illinois Leading Lawyers has named Mr. Corboy in the top 5% of all attorneys in Illinois, also selecting him to Top Ten Product Liability lawyers in Illinois in 2019.
Mr. Corboy has been selected to the national Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America since 2015, and has been selected to elite Irish Legal 100, which comprises the leading lawyers of Irish descent nationwide, since 2015.
Mr. Corboy is the 2011-2012 recipient of the DePaul University College of Law Distinguished Alumnus Award, the highest distinction the College of Law can bestow.
In 2018, Mr. Corboy was elected to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Foundation (USOPF) Board of Directors. Previously, he served as a Trustee of USOPF and helped raise critical financial resources that enabled the U.S. Olympic Committee to make investments in areas promoting excellence and innovation for Team USA.
He was recently re-appointed by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin to a screening committee to assist the Senator in selecting Federal District Court Judges, U.S. Attorneys, and U.S. Marshals for the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Corboy has also been appointed to the Equal Justice Illinois Campaign Blue-Ribbon Committee where he will work to increase state funding of civil legal aid so that all Illinois residents, regardless of income, have access to the justice system.
Mr. Corboy is a frequent panelist and lecturer to local, state and national bar associations and is quoted extensively in news stories on matters relating to law and government. He has been interviewed and quoted in every print and broadcast media outlet in Chicago and the greater Chicago land area, as well as making appearances and offering commentary on legal issues nationally on the Today Show, The Early Show with Bryant Gumbel, Good Morning America, Court-TV, MSNBC and Fox News' The Edge with Paula Zahn. He has also been quoted on legal topics in Time Magazine, Lawyer's Weekly U.S.A., Of Counsel, Chicago Magazine, Inside Litigation, Crain's Chicago Business, The ABA Journal, General Surgery News, and others.
He devotes much of his time to charitable and not-for-profit endeavors. He is a past President of the Board of Directors of the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, Illinois' largest legal aid program for low income people. He served on the Board of Illinois Variety Club's International Children's Charity for a number of years and was Vice-President of The Chicago Lighthouse, one of the country's oldest organizations for people who are blind or visually impaired. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the President's Club of DePaul University and a member of the Dean's Council of DePaul's law school.
About Philip Harnett Corboy Jr.
Practice Areas
- Construction Accidents
- Medical Devices
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
- Pharmaceutical Litigation
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Railroad Negligence & FELA
- Ride Share Lawsuits
- Truck Accidents
- Vehicular Accidents
Litigation
- 100%
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1978
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2008
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1978
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1994
Other Affiliations
- DePaul University President's Club (Member, Board of Trustees)
- DePaul University, College of Law Advisory Council (Board of Directors)
- DePaul University (Board of Directors, Capital Development Committee)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Managers)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Illinois State Delegate)
- Chicago Bar Association (Board of Managers)
- Illinois Variety Club, International Children's Charity (Board)
- The Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago (Board of Directors)
- The Chicago Lighthouse (Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees)
- American Association for Justice (AAJ) formerly known as Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), Illinois Delegate, 2001-2003; Board of Governors, 2003-2005
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL)
- Chicago Bar Association (CBA), Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1980-present, Vice-Chairman, 1984-1987, Chairman, 1987-1990, General Chairman, 1989-1990; House Committee, Chairman, 1990-1991; Long Range Planning Committee, Chairman, 1999-2000; Settlement Program, Mediator, 1988-1989
- Cook County Circuit Court Committee to Recommend Local Rules for Court-Annexed Mandatory Arbitration, 1988
- Equal Justice Illinois Campaign Blue-Ribbon Committee Member
- Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), President, 2008; President-Elect, 2007; First Vice-President, 2006; Second Vice-President, 2005; Leonard Ring Memorial Award, Nominating Committee, 2004; Executive Committee, 2002-2003, 2005-2010, 2014; Nominating Committee, 2000; Legislative Committee, 1997-present
- The Society of Trial Lawyers Association
- U.S. Senator Dick Durbin Northern District Screening Committee for Federal District Court Judges, U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals, Member
Education
- DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1977
J.D. - Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1973
B.S. - National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Boulder, Colorado, 1980
Pro Bono Activities
- Board of Directors, United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation, 2018
- Trustee, United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation, 2015-2018
- Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, Board of Directors, President, 2008-2010; Member, 1997-present
- DePaul University College of Law, Capital Development Committee, 1992-present
- DePaul University College of Law, Dean's Council, 1996-present
- The Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind, Board of Directors, 2000-2005; Vice-Chairman of the Board, 2002-2005
- Democratic National Committee, Permanent Committee on Credentials, 2016 and 1992
- DePaul University, Board of Trustees, Presidents' Club, 1987-1997
- Variety Club Children's Charity, Tent No. 26, Vice President, 1987-1994
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Philip Harnett Corboy 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
View the profile for Philip Harnett Corboy Jr. on Super Lawyers
Honors
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow, by invitation
- Irish Legal 100, 2015 - 2018
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, 2015 - 2018
- DePaul University College of Law Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2012 - Present
- “The Best Lawyers in America” - Personal Injury Litigation, Plaintiff, 2006 - 2018
- The Society of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
- Illinois Super Lawyers - Top 100 , 2005 - 2018
- "AV Preeminent" Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
- DePaul University College of Law, Capital Development Committee
- DePaul University College of Law, Dean's Council
- Equal Justice Illinois Campaign Blue-Ribbon Committee, 2009 - Present
- Oxford’s “Who’s Who”
- “The Best Lawyers in America” - Personal Injury Litigation, Plaintiff
Office Information
Address
33 North Dearborn Street21st Floor Chicago, IL 60602
Phone
Offers Free Initial Consultation
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Websites
Publication
Articles
- The Trial Attorney’s Guide to Representing Undocumented Clients, Trial Journal, Volume 16, Number 1, 2014
Few issues are as controversial and complex as immigration policy in the current political climate. Illinois is a prominent example of immigration trends nationwide and why this sensitive issue has become a top political priority. - Only Recourse, Chicago Tribune, February 10, 2009
The following letter to the editor by Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr., extolling the value of our civil justice system appeared in the Chicago Tribune on February 10, 2009. - For Abigaile Lebron, The Madison Country Record, February 8, 2009
Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr., wrote the following letter to the Madison County Record, which was published on February 8, 2009, in response to a doctors' letter regarding medical malpractice reform. - Consider the Source: Report on 'Judicial Hellholes' All PR, Crain's Chicago Business, February 2, 2009
The following letter to the editor by Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr., was published by Crain's Chicago Business. - Individuals' Rights Over Corporate Rights, Chicago Tribune, January 20, 2009
The following letter by Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr., written in response to a commentary by Newt Gingrich and Wayne Oliver, was published on the Chicago Tribune's website. - Trial Journal: The Trial Attorney’s Guide to Representing Undocumented Clients, Winter 2014
- Chicago Tribune: Only Recourse, Chicago Tribune, 02.10.2009
- The Madison County Record: For Abigaile LeBron, The Madison County Record, 02.08.2009
- Crain's Chicago Business: Consider the Source: Report on 'Judicial Hellholes' all PR, Crain's Chicago Business, 02.02.2009
- The President's Thoughts - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Vested Interest, 02.2009
- ChicagoTribune.com: Individuals' Rights Over Corporate Rights, ChicagoTribune.Com, 01.20.2009
- Daily Herald: Limits are Unfair to Malpractice Victims, The Daily Herald, 12.29.2008
- Wall Street Journal: Illinois Tort Reform: Let's Meet A Malpractice Victim, Wall Street Journal, 12.08.2008
- The President's Thoughts - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Vested Interest, 07.2008
- The President's Thoughts - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Vested Interest, 06.2008
- Chicago Tribune: Make Work Safe, Chicago Tribune, 05.08.2008
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