Practice Areas
- Construction Negligence
- Medical Negligence
- Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Railroad Negligence & FELA
- Vehicular Negligence
Education
- DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 1991
- University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1988
Bar & Court Admissions
- Illinois, 1991
- U.S. Army Court of Military Review, 1992
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 2005
21st Floor
Chicago, IL 60602
Kenneth T. Lumb joined Corboy & Demetrio as a Chicago personal injury and medical malpractice lawyer in 1995, after a tour of duty in the United States Army. As a captain in the Army's Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG Corps), Mr. Lumb served four years as the Medical Claims Judge Advocate at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. His duties at the Defense Department's largest medical facility included medical malpractice defense and hospital law. He has also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney. In 2003, he was mobilized in support of operation "Enduring Freedom" and spent six months on active duty at Walter Reed for which he received a meritorious service medal. Mr. Lumb is currently a major in the U.S. Army Reserve.
As a personal injury and medical malpractice trial lawyer at Corboy & Demetrio, Ken has obtained numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients. He obtained an $11 million verdict on behalf of a south-side child who suffered brain damage at birth; a $10.5 million verdict for the estate of a woman who died after being improperly anesthetized for hip surgery: a $1.75 million verdict for the family of an infant who died as the result of medical negligence; and a $1.7 million verdict for the family of a man killed by a packaging machine at a Nabisco plant. He recently secured, along with partner, Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr., a record-setting settlement of $7 million for a woman who was injured when she was struck by a malfunctioning automatic door as she entered a Target store.
In addition to his trial work, Ken is an active member of many legal organizations, including the American Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, American Association for Justice, Illinois State Bar Association, where he is a member of the Standing Committee on Military Affairs, and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, serving on the Medical Negligence Committee.
In 2005, Ken was honored and profiled by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company as one of "40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch." He is a member of the Leading Lawyers Network, a distinction earned by fewer than 5% of all lawyers in Illinois, and has an AV rating - the highest possible for any attorney - from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.
Ken is the author of legal articles and book chapters and lectures on a variety of legal and military topics.
Profiles
"40 Attorneys Under Forty to Watch," Law Bulletin Publishing Company, 2005
News
- Thirteen Corboy & Demetrio Lawyers Selected Leading Lawyers in Illinois
- Corboy & Demetrio - The Leader in Aviation Litigation
- Corboy & Demetrio Attorney Lumb Speaker at Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar
- Corboy & Demetrio - The Leaders in Medical Malpractice
- 13 Corboy & Demetrio Attorneys Selected as Illinois Leading Lawyers
- Corboy & Demetrio - Leaders in Bridge and Structural Collapse and Defect Litigation
- Corboy & Demetrio Medical Malpractice Attorney Lumb Discusses Avandia Lawsuit
- Corboy & Demetrio Attorney Lumb Speaker at Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar
- Medical Malpractice Lawyer Ken Lumb Secures $2.75 Million Settlement
- $7 Million Record-Setting Settlement for Senior Injured at Target
- Corboy & Demetrio Lawyers Edward Willer and Kenneth Lumb Selected as Leading Lawyers
- Corboy & Demetrio Attorneys Secure $11.4 Million Recovery in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
- "A Decade Later, Former Amoco Employees Continue to Die From Brain Cancer"
- Corboy & Demetrio Named One of Chicago's Top Law Firms
- Kenneth Lumb Featured Speaker at American Association for Justice
- Kenneth Lumb Featured Speaker at Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar
Publications
- Defamation, Illinois Causes of Action
- The Federal Tort Claims Act, Illinois Causes of Action
- A Medical Literature Primer
- The Federal Tort Claims Act, Illinois Causes of Action
- Defamation, Illinois Causes of Action
Honors
- AV rated - Highest level awarded for professional excellence - Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
- Leading Lawyers Network Member - Top 5% of all Illinois attorneys
- “40 Under 40 Illinois Attorneys to Watch,” 2005
Professional Affiliations
- American Association for Justice (AAJ), formerly known as Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- Chicago Bar Association (CBA)
- Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), Standing Committee on Military Affairs
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), Medical Negligence Committee
Community Involvement
- United States Army Reserve, Judge Advocate General's Corps, Major
- Spinal Cord Injury Association of Illinois
- St. Petronille School Board, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Seminars & Speeches
- “Medical Liens and Healthcare Subrogation, Settlement, Liens & Insurance Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2010
- "Federal Tort Liability for Contractors," Understanding and Litigating FTCA Cases Seminar, Federal Tort Liability & Military Advocacy Section, American Association of Justice, Pennsylvania, 2008
- "Witnesses and Third-Party Bad-Faith Actions," Insurance and Bad-Faith Actions Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2008
- "Illinois Economic Damages," Determining Economic Damages, Lost Compensation Seminar, Chicago, 2007
- "Jury Instruction," Medical Malpractice Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2006
- "Litigation/Liability Issues and Exceptions to Confidentiality," Confidentiality of Medical Records in Illinois Seminar, Lorman Education Services, 2006
- "Proper Parties, Amended Complaints and Relation Back Doctrine," Civil Litigation: Update and Overview of Civil Practice and Procedure Seminar, Illinois State Bar Association, 2006
- "Confidentiality Agreements," Liens and Settlements Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2006
- "Legal Issues in Neonatal Nursing: The Attorney's Perspective," Balancing the Legal and Emotional Aspects of Neonatal Care, NICU Solutions Seminar, 2005
- "Independent Contractors and Medical Malpractice," Understanding and Litigating FTCA Cases, Federal Tort Liability & Military Advocacy Section Seminar, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Toronto, 2005
- "Proving Deviation from the Standard of Care," Medical Malpractice Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2002
- "Claims Against the Federal Government," Avoiding Common Pitfalls - Including the New Rule 213 Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2002
- "Military Law," Wheaton College, Army ROTC, 2002 - 2004
- "Basics of Handling an Auto Accident Case: Initial Investigation and Preservation of Evidence Through Discovery," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1999
- "Defense Department Standards of Conduct," University of Illinois at Chicago, Army ROTC, 1999
- "Law of Land Warfare," University of Illinois at Chicago, Army ROTC, 1999
- "Army Medical Records," WRAMC Directorate of Patient Administration, 1995
- "Department of Defense Standards of Conduct," WRAMC, 1995
- "Legal Aspects of Military Psychiatry," WRAMC, Department of Psychiatry, 1995
- "Preparing for Expert Witness Testimony," Rehabilitation of the Injured Soldier Seminar, Ninth Annual AMEDD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Short Course, WRAMC, 1993
- "Medical and Psychiatric Malpractice" and "Emotional Injuries," WRAMC Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program, 1993-1995
- "Tort Law" and "Basic Legal Research," WRAMC Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program, 1992-1995
- "Legal Aspects of Military Medicine," WRAMC, 1992-1995
- "AIDS and the Law," WRAMC, Department of Nursing, 1992
