Practice Areas

Education

  • IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, J.D., 2004
  • University of Portland, Portland, Oregon, M.A., 1999
  • University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, B.A., 1997

Bar & Court Admissions

  • Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court of Nebraska
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
William T. Gibbs
Associate
WTG@CorboyDemetrio.com
33 N. Dearborn Street
21st Floor
Chicago, IL 60602
P: 312.346.3191

William T. Gibbs is a trial attorney at the Chicago personal injury and medical malpractice law firm of Corboy & Demetrio and concentrates his practice on cases arising from participation in sports, automobile collisions, construction negligence, medical negligence, premises liability, product liability, aviation litigation, and railroad negligence.

Bill has obtained record-setting and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients. He, along with his partners, secured a $29.6 million verdict on behalf of a woman who was seriously injured in the derailment of a Metra train. The verdict is the largest in Illinois for an individual injured in a mass transit crash. In a Federal District Court case, he obtained a $6.6 million verdict for a family injured in an automobile collision. It was the largest verdict ever in that Court. He also secured a $1.5 million settlement for a health club member who sustained injuries to his wrist when pushed to the ground by another member.  And in a case in which he represented a future Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player, the matter was "resolved amicably" with the team physicians.  

He is a member of numerous legal organizations including the American Association for Justice, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the Chicago Bar Association and the Notre Dame Law Association. In 2008, Bill authored an article, "A Quick Guide to the Illinois Dead Man’s Act," which was published in the Illinois Bar Journal, a publication of the Illinois State Bar Association. Bill is a frequent panelist and lecturer to local and state bar associations.

In October, 2009, Bill was named by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company, which publishes the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer magazine, to its list of "40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch," and for the last four years, he has been designated an Illinois Super Lawyer, Rising Star

Active in many community organizations, Bill is a member of the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation Advisory Board. Through the Mercy Home for Boys, he provides pro bono legal assistance to individuals who are unable to afford private counsel.

Bill was a high school computer science teacher and varsity football, basketball, and baseball coach prior to his legal career. While at the University of Notre Dame, he was a defensive back on the varsity football team.

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Profiles

"40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch," Law Bulletin Publishing Company, 2009 

News

Publications

Honors

  • The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40, 2013
  • "40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch," Law Bulletin Publishing Company, 2009
  • Illinois Super Lawyer, Rising Star, 2009, 2010, 2011
  • CALI, Excellence for the Future Award, Philosophy, 2004
  • CALI, Excellence for the Future Award, Legal Writing, 2002

Professional Affiliations

  • American Association for Justice (AAJ) formerly known as American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA)
  • Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA)
  • Chicago Bar Association (CBA), Civil Practice Committee, Tort Litigation Committee
  • Notre Dame Law Association
  • Fenwick Bar Association, Treasurer, 2005-2008

Community Involvement

  • Chicago Police Memorial Foundation Advisory Board Member
  • St. Clement Dads
  • St. Clement Legal Aid Clinic
  • Our Lady of Mercy Legal Clinic
  • Mercy Home for Boys

Seminars & Speeches

  • “Confidentiality of Special Medical Records and Electronic Medical Records,” Medical Records Law Seminar, 2010, 2011
  • "Motion Practice," Update & Review Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2008
  • "Illinois Evidence: The CSI Effect," Criminal and Civil Evidence Issues Seminar, 2008
  • Judge, National Collegiate Trial Advocacy Competition, Indiana, 2005, 2006
  • Judge, American Trial Lawyers Association Student Trial Advocacy Competition, 2005