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Philip H. Corboy OverviewComplete Biography

Philp H. Corboy, Jr. Education
. Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D. cum laude - 1949
. St. Ambrose College, Davenport, Iowa
. Baylor University, Army Specialized Training Program, Waco, Texas
. Sacramento Junior College, Sacramento, California
. University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana

Admitted
. Illinois - 1949
. U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois - 1949
. 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals - 1956
. U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana - 1960
. Supreme Court of the United States - 1965
. U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin - 1975
. 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals - 1983

Honors
. John Marshall Law School, Freedom Award - May 15, 1998
. Street Dedication - February 11, 1998
. Loyola University Chicago, Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters - 1996
. Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Champion of Justice Award - 1996
. Big Shoulders Humanitarian Award - 1996
. Chicago Province of the Christian Brothers, Signum Fidei Honor - 1995
. Loyola University Chicago School of Law Philip H. Corboy Fellowship in Trial Advocacy - established 1995
. Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Leonard Ring Lifetime Achievement Award - 1995
. St. Ambrose College, Davenport, Iowa, Honorary Doctorate of Law - 1978
. Christian Brothers of the Midwest Province, The Lasallian Award - 1972
. Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Medal of Excellence Award - 1967

Professional Affiliations
. American Bar Association (ABA)
. American Association for Justice (AAJ)
. American Bar Foundation, Fellow
. Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA)
. Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) President, 1963-64
. Illinois Bar Foundation, Charter Fellow
. Chicago Bar Association (CBA) President, 1972-73
. Chicago Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
. Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit
. Alpha Sigma Nu (Jesuit Honor Society)
. American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
. American Board of Trial Advocates
. American College of Trial Lawyers
. American Judicature Society
. Institute for Injury Reduction
. Inner Circle of Advocates
. International Academy of Trial Lawyers
. International Society of Barristers
. The Law Club of the City of Chicago
. Law Science Academy
. Society of Trial Lawyers
. American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Member, National Advisory Board
. Illinois Democratic Party, Former General Counsel
. Legal Clinic for the Disabled, Board of Directors
. Loyola University's Citizen's Board, Chairman (1992-present)
. Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Member, Trial Advocacy Board
. National Safety Council, Professional Safety Service Member
. The American Society of Writers on Legal Studies, Member, Scribes
. The Roscoe Pound Foundation, Honorary Lifetime Trustee
. Trial Diplomacy Journal, Member, Board of Editors
. American Law Media, L.P., Member, National Board of Contributors
. American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, Past President
. American Trial Lawyers Association Law Journal, Past Editor
. Cook County State's Attorney's Task Force on Life Sustaining Treatment, Past Chairman
. Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions, Past Member
. National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Past Chairman
. St. Mary's College, Past Board Member
. U.S. Senate Judicial Nominations Commission for the State of Illinois
. The Court TV Cradle-to-Grave Legal Survival Guide, Board of Editors Member - 1995
. Constitutional Rights Foundation, Chicago, Member, Board of Directors
. St. Ambrose University, Honorary National Alumni President
. Am Jur Trials and Proof of Facts, Member of Editorial Advisory Board - 1995
. Civil Justice Foundation, Trustee

Lecturer, panelist and guest speaker
Lecturer and panelist at local, state and national bar association meetings held in the United States, as well as internationally -- specifically in Australia, Canada, England, France and Ireland. Medical meetings, insurance meetings, seminars and conventions in more than 75 cities and 45 states on matters germane to the preparation and trial of civil litigation involving general negligence, railroad, aviation, maritime, product liability, professional negligence and FELA law.

Lecturer, panelist and guest speaker at the following institutions:

Boston University Law School 1992

Cumberland School of Law, Stamford University

DePaul College of Law

The Federalist Society

Gonzaga University School of Law

Harvard Law School

Chicago-Kent College of Law

John Marshall Law School

Loyola University School of Law

National Institute for Trial Advocacy

Northwestern University Law School

Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center

Southern Methodist University Law School

University of Chicago Law School

University College Dublin

University of Illinois Law School

University of Michigan Law School

Washburn Law Institute

Television Appearances
20/20 - ABC

60 Minutes - CBS

John Callaway Show - WTTW (Channel 11, Chicago)

Court TV/Miller's Law

Daybreak

Phil Donahue Show

Face The Nation - CBS

Inside the Law - Reliance National and the ABA

Kup's Show - WTTW (Channel 11, Chicago)

Nightline with Ted Koppel - Town Hall Meeting, ABC

Joan Rivers Show

David Susskind Show

Oprah Winfrey Show

Profiles
The Power 100 - CHICAGO MAGAZINE, January 1998

Profiles in Power - The Most Influential Lawyers in America, The National Law Journal, April 18, 1997

The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, pg. 283; 1997-98

Fighting for 'the brave' Personal injury lawyer loves to take on deep pockets, USA TODAY, December 12, 1995

Power Lawyers, CHICAGO MAGAZINE, July, 1994

Profiles in Power - The Most Influential Lawyers in America, The National Law Journal, April 4, 1994

America's Top Trial Lawyers, Who They Are & Why They Win, Prentice Hall Law & Business, by Donald E. Vinson, 1994

The Elite Registry of Extraordinary Professionals, Oxford's Who's Who, 1992-93

The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, pg. 363; 1995-96

Philip H. Corboy, Legal Dynamo, Vital Times, September, 1992

Chicago Law, Inside Chicago, November/December 1991

CHICAGO PROFILE/Philip H. Corboy, Chicago Sun-Times, May 3, 1991

Profiles in Power - The Most Influential Lawyers in America, The National Law Journal, March 25, 1991

First Person - Corboy Hits Hard at Misuse of Discovery, Merrill's Illinois Legal Times, September 1990

What a Lawyer Looks For Before Suing You, Physician's Management, March, 1990

Million Dollar Lawyer - Phil Corboy, Chicago's Hottest Litigator, Blackacre, Loyola University Chicago Law School, November, 1989, Vol. 22, No. 3

The Litigators: Inside the Powerful World of America's High Stakes Trial Lawyers, by John A. Jenkins, Doubleday, New York, 1989, pp. 315 to 371

A Talk with . . . Philip Corboy, Visual Evidence, August, 1989

Philip Corboy's Three C's, Trial Excellence, August, 1989

Courting Disaster - Flamboyant Corboy wins trials, praise, big income, Crain's Chicago Business, July 31-August 6, 1989, Vol. 12, No. 31

Expert witnesses - Philip Corboy tells 'em how to choose 'em, how to use 'em, Chicago Lawyer, April 18, 1989

High Stakes, The Reader, March 3, 1989

The Trial Lawyers, by Emily Couric, St. Martin's Press, 1988, pp. 221 to 261

Profiles in Power - The Most Influential Lawyers in America, The National Law Journal, May 2, 1988

Mock trials, community attitude surveys, shadow juries: A round table discussion, Trial Diplomacy Journal, Spring 1988

The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, 1987, pg. 561

Philip Corboy: Mastering the Science of P.I., The American Lawyer, June, 1987 Profile, The Loyola Patron, Summer, 1987

Winning - 15 of the nation's top trial lawyers talk about their winning tips and techniques, The National Law Journal, April 15, 1985

Profiles in Power, The Nation's 100 Most Powerful Lawyers, The National Law Journal, April 15, 1985

Trial lawyers learn by osmosis from mentor, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, December 22, 1983

King of the Personal Injury Lawyers, Loyola Magazine, Fall 1983

The Best Lawyers in America, Seaview/Putnam, by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, 1983

How Phil Corboy turned a ruined weekend into a $208,000 judgment, Chicago Lawyer, November 1981, Vol. 4, Num. 11

The Million Dollar Lesson in Lawyering, The National Law Journal, May 11, 1981

Windy City's Wizard - Phil Corboy: Ten Years Without a Loss, The National Law Journal, July 21, 1980

Who Runs Chicago, by Michael Kilian, Connie Fletcher and F. Richard Ciccone, St. Martin's Press, New York, pp. 260 to 261, 1979

What Happens If You Sue The Bastards, Money, November 1978

The million-dollar attorney for the maimed, Chicago Tribune Magazine, April 3, 1977

For the Plaintiff . . .Lawyers Specializing in Personal-Injury Suits Find Business is Good, The Wall Street Journal, August 2, 1972  Top of Page

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