Corboy & Demetrio Attorney Featured Speaker at Illinois Trial Lawyers Association's Transportation Torts Seminar

Michael Demetrio, a trial attorney at the Chicago personal injury and medical malpractice law firm of Corboy & Demetrio, will be a featured speaker at the "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" Transportation Torts Seminar, sponsored by the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, at the Westin Michigan Avenue in Chicago on Monday, February 16, 2009.

Vehicle Negligence

During the Seminar, Michael will discuss emerging issues and recent developments involving truck law.

Michael K. Demetrio

Michael Demetrio has prosecuted numerous transportation cases across the United States. He was the court-appointed Lead Counsel for the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the Multi-District Federal litigation stemming from the crash of American Eagle Flight #3379 near Morrisville, N.C. The Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court appointed him plaintiffs’ lead counsel for the over 60 cases arising from the crash of an Amtrak train in Bourbonnais, Illinois. He also won a $6.6 million record-setting verdict in Federal District Court in Omaha, Nebraska in a case where a semi-tractor trailer truck crashed into the vehicle of a family on Interstate 80, resulting in the death of one passenger and injuries to the driver.

Michael is an elected Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, an invitation only appointment given to the top 500 trial attorneys in the United States. He is also a member of the Board of Managers for the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. From 2003 to 2004, Michael served as President of the 22,000 members of the Chicago Bar Association. He is an appointed Adjunct Professor of Law at IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he teaches a course on Evidence. He is also a certified faculty member of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and a Certified Arbitrator for the Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program and the American Arbitration Association. The author of numerous legal articles, Michael has also lectured extensively nationwide.

Named as a Top Law Firm by Chicago Magazine in 2008, Corboy & Demetrio is one of the nation’s premier law firms. The Chicago law firm represents individuals and their families in serious personal injury and wrongful death cases and is renowned for its achievements in the courtroom and for its contributions to the community. The rights and concerns of its clients are at the core of Corboy & Demetrio’s practice. That commitment, dedication, compassion and relentless drive has resulted in exceptional service and exceptional results for its clients. The firm has acquired more than $3 billion in settlements and verdicts and has attained more than 500 settlements and verdicts in excess of $1 million.