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- David R. "Chip" Barry, Jr.
- Robert J. Bingle
- Barry R. Chafetz
- Philip Harnett Corboy Jr.
- Michael K. Demetrio
- Thomas A. Demetrio
- William T. Gibbs
- Matthew T. Jenkins
- Shawn S. Kasserman
- Daniel S. Kirschner
- Michelle M. Kohut
- Daniel M. Kotin
- Kenneth T. Lumb
- Francis Patrick Murphy
- Margaret M. Power
- Susan J. Schwartz
- René A. Torrado, Jr.
- Edward G. Willer
Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
Top Chicago Personal Injury Law Firm
Corboy & Demetrio is a top-ranked Chicago personal injury law firm. Its attorneys and lawyers have been practicing plaintiffs’ personal injury and wrongful death litigation nationally for over 50 years. Our success has been exceptional - we have acquired over $3 billion in settlements and verdicts and have attained nearly 600 settlements and verdicts in excess of $1 million. Many of our results are record-setting. We have ranked first for the top settlements in Illinois in the Chicago Lawyer Settlement Survey, 8 out of 15 times, leading all other Chicago personal injury law firms.
Our highly successful and acclaimed personal injury and accident attorneys represent plaintiffs who have been injured or killed:
- in an airplane accident or helicopter crash;
- due to the medical malpractice or negligence of doctors, nurses, hospitals;
- in car, truck, bus, cab, ambulance, police car, motorcycle accidents and crashes;
- by defective, unsafe, hazardous products;
- in businesses, homes, offices that are unsafe and dangerous;
- by a train, railroad, Metra train, CTA train, dangerous and unsafe railroad crossings;
- while on a construction site;
- in a gas, oil, electrical, chemical fire or explosion;
- and in all other areas of personal injury.
We do not represent big business, hospitals, insurance companies or manufacturers. Our one and only focus is our clients who deserve fair and full compensation for their injuries. Their rights and concerns are at the core of our Chicago-based personal injury law practice. Our commitment, dedication, compassion and relentless drive on their behalf have resulted in exceptional service and exceptional results.
As Chicago personal injury lawyers, we are respected for our expertise, our successes, our professionalism, and the representation we provide our clients. For a free consultation with one of our top-rated attorneys, call 888.364.3191.
Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Areas of Representation
Our Chicago law firm practice includes but is not limited to the following areas:
| Accidents | Hospital Liability |
| Amputation | Hospital Negligence |
| Aviation Accident | Motorcycle Accident |
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Off-Road, Recreational Vehicle |
News
- Corboy & Demetrio Sues Nicor for Home Gas Explosion, Fire and Residents’ Injuries
- Corboy & Demetrio Attorney Schwartz Appointed to Women’s Bar Foundation Board of Directors
- $1 Million Settlement for Passenger Injured in Car Crash
- Attorney Dan Kotin Featured Speaker on Deposition Strategy
- Attorney Dan Kirschner Discusses How the Economy Has Impacted the Practice and Perception of the Law
- Attorney David Barry, Jr., Discusses Damages in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
- Attorney Kotin Talks About Missing Vehicle Tracking Device in Taxi Crash Where Sudden Acceleration Claimed
- Medical Malpractice Lawyer Ken Lumb Secures $2.75 Million Settlement
- Corboy & Demetrio Attorney David Barry, Jr., Featured Speaker at Obstetric Medical Malpractice Seminar
- $7 Million Record-Setting Settlement for Senior Injured at Target
- William Gibbs Selected in "40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch"
- Attorney Francis Patrick Murphy on Porch & Deck Safety
- Attorney Michelle Kohut Elected President of Women Everywhere - Partners in Service Project, Inc.
- Attorney Kirschner Featured Speaker at Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar
- $6.5 Million Wrongful Death Settlement with Viacom, VH 1 in Crash of “Rock of Love” Truck
- Attorney Susan Schwartz Profiled in Feature Article in Leading Lawyers Magazine
- Corboy & Demetrio Secures $29.6 Million Record-Setting Verdict for Passenger in Metra Train Derailment
- Robert Bingle Profiled in Leading Lawyers Magazine
- Attorney Daniel Kotin Elected to The Chicago Bar Association Board of Managers
- Corboy & Demetrio - The Leader in Aviation Litigation
- Named Partner Tom Demetrio Featured on Bulletproof Blog
- Corboy & Demetrio - Leaders in Bridge and Structural Collapse and Defect Litigation
- Porch/Deck Collapse Lawsuit Filed
- Corboy & Demetrio Attorney Kasserman Featured Speaker at Legal Seminar
- U.S. Senator Dick Durbin Appoints Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr. to Screening Committee
- Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr. Appointed to the Equal Justice Illinois Campaign Blue-Ribbon Committee
- $6 Million Settlement Featured in News
- $4.5 Million Settlement for Construction Worker's Death Featured in News
- Attorney Thomas Demetrio Featured in Illinois Super Lawyer Magazine
- Michelle Kohut, Corboy & Demetrio Trial Lawyer, Elected Treasurer of Women’s Bar Association of Illinois
- Attorney Dan Kirschner Featured Speaker at Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar
- Corboy & Demetrio Secures $9 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement
- Dan Kirschner Featured on NBC, Channel 5 News, Regarding CTA Notice Requirements for Lawsuits
- $1.5 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement for Failure to Treat Jaundice
- Thomas Demetrio and William Gibbs Featured in Article "Becoming a Trial Lawyer"
- Shawn Kasserman, Trial Attorney at Corboy & Demetrio, Featured Speaker at Litigation Skills Conference
- Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr.'s Letter to the Editor Appears in Chicago Tribune
- Corboy & Demetrio Attorney, Shawn Kasserman, Youngest Personal Injury Lawyer in Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers
- Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr. Named One of the Top 100 Lawyers in Illinois
- Corboy & Demetrio Chicago Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Lawyers Named to Illinois Super Lawyers
- Corboy & Demetrio Lawyers Edward Willer and Kenneth Lumb Selected as Leading Lawyers
- Corboy & Demetrio's $3.45 Million Settlement in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Reported in Law Bulletin
- Corboy & Demetrio Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Lawyers Profiled in Law Bulletin’s Women In Law 2008
- Philip H. Corboy, Jr.'s Response to Gingrich on Medical Malpractice Caps Featured in Chicago Tribune
- Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr., Featured in News Articles on "judicial hellhole" Report
- Corboy & Demetrio Attorney Featured in Channel 2 Investigative Reports on Injuries at Medical Spas
- Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr., President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Responds to "judicial hellhole" Report
- $48 Million Awarded Paraplegic for Injury at Work
- Corboy & Demetrio Attorneys Secure $11.4 Million Recovery in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
- Response by Philip H. Corboy, Jr., to editorial on limiting malpractice awards appears in Wall Street Journal
- Dan Kotin's Seminar Presentation Reported in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
- David R. Barry Featured Speaker at Medical Malpractice Seminar
- Michelle Kohut Elected to Board of Directors of Heartland International Health Center
- $5.5 Million Settlement for Failure to Properly Treat Pregnant Woman
- $4 Million Settlement for Cerebral Air Embolism
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Settlement of $1.4 Million
- Metra to Pay $11 Million in 2005 Train Crash Derailment
- $7.75 Million Settlement for Failure to Properly Treat Infant for Elevated Bilirubin
- $3 Million Settlement for Bariatric Surgery Performed Backward
- Lawsuit Filed Against Viacom, VH-1, Producers of "Rock of Love Bus,” for College Student’s Death
- Corboy & Demetrio Attorneys Thomas Demetrio and Francis Patrick Murphy Named to Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America
- $3.75 Million Settlement for Motorcyclist Injured in Crash
- Attorney Jenkins Appointed to Young Professionals Board at Center for Disability & Elder Law
- Corboy & Demetrio Continuing Legal Education Center Dedicated at Center for Disability & Elder Law
- Daniel Kirschner Obtains $1.75 Million Settlement for Family of Boy Killed by School Bus
- Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr., Featured on WBBM Newsradio 780's "At Issue"
- Susan J. Schwartz Secures $1 Million Settlement for Death of Infant
- "A Decade Later, Former Amoco Employees Continue to Die From Brain Cancer"
- $1.75 Million Settlement Secured by Attorney Barry Chafetz
- Corboy & Demetrio Named One of Chicago's Top Law Firms
- Corboy & Demetrio Welcomes Its Newest Associate Matthew Jenkins
- Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr., President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Featured on WLS Radio Discussing Medical Malpractice Limits
- Record-Setting Settlement by William Gibbs for Three Year-Old Injured at Outdoor Twirling Tunnel
- Kenneth Lumb Featured Speaker at American Association for Justice
- Daniel Kotin Obtains $2 Million Settlement for Children of Mother Killed by CTA Bus
- Patrick Murphy Settles Case of Couple Who Fell 4 Stories When Porch Railing Collapsed for $2.15 Million
- William Gibbs' article, "A Quick Guide to the Illinois Dead Man's Act," Published
- Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr.Installed as President of the Board of Directors of the Legal Assistance Foundation
- Michelle M. Kohut Admitted to United States Supreme Court
- Barry Chafetz Inducted Into American Board of Trial Advocates
- "Plaintiff Lawyers Put Corboy to Work as President of Their Association"
- Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr. Installed as President of Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- Michael Demetrio Featured Speaker at American Bar Association Aviation Seminar
- David Barry Obtains $1.9 Million Settlement for Delay in Diagnosis and Treatment of Spinal Abscess
- Michael Demetrio Discusses Chinatown Redline CTA Truck Crash Court Proceedings with Media
- CTA Red Line Chinatown Truck Case Discussed by Michael Demetrio on WBBM Newsradio 780
- Construction Safety Act Defended by Philip H. Corboy, Jr.
- Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr. Speaker at Beazley Institute Seminar
- David Barry Secures $3.8 Million Settlement for Boy Blinded in One Eye
- $1.25 Million Settlement for Injured CTA Blue Line Passenger
- Daniel Kotin Featured in Article on Office High-Rise Fire Settlement
- Global Settlement of $100 Million for Loop Office High-Rise Fire Victims
- Shawn S. Kasserman Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Boy Killed by Unsecured Soccer Goal
- Kenneth Lumb Featured Speaker at Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar
- Discovery and Injunctive Relief in Lane Bryant Case Secured
- David Barry and Susan Schwartz Secure Record-Setting $22 Million Verdict for Family in Death of Mother After Childbirth
- $3.45 Million Federal Court Settlement for Family Injured in Interstate Crash Secured by Robert Bingle
- Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr. Interviewed on WGN Radio about Legality of Recording Telephone Call
- Thomas Demetrio "Lion of Chicago's Trial Bar"
- Appellate Court Affirms $16 Million Wheeler Settlement
- $11.5 Million Settlement for Failure to Deliver Infant in Timely Manner Negotiated by David Barry
- "Personal Injury Attorney’s Advice: Never Underestimate the Intelligence of Jury"
- $1.8 Million U.S. District Court Award Secured by Barry Chafetz
- Record Jury Verdict of $9.5 Million in Keith Magnuson Wrongful Death Case
- Court Grants Injunctive Relief in Organ Donor Transplant Case
- First Settlement Under the Illinois Drug or Alcohol Impaired Minor Responsibility Act
- Tom Demetrio Files Lawsuit Against Hyatt Corporation for Death of Internationally Renowned Hollywood Director Moustapha Akkad by Suicide Bomber in Jordan
- Francis Patrick Murphy Obtains $1.5 Million Settlement for Family of Mother Killed in I-90 Crash
- Michelle M. Kohut Featured in 2007 Edition of "40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch"
- Corboy & Demetrio Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Pedestrian Whose Legs Were Crushed by Driver on Cell Phone
- $1.25 Million Settlement Secured by Michael Demetrio and William Gibbs for Family of Realtor Killed by Drunk Driver
- C&D Named One of Chicago's Top Law Firms, 2007
- Michael K. Demetrio Appointed Illinois Chair of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- $2 Million Settlement for Roofer Who Fractured Heel Secured by Shawn Kasserman and Michelle Kohut
- Daniel Kotin Files Lawsuit Against City and Park District in Drowning of Two Adults in Kankakee River
- Lawsuit Filed by Managing Partner Robert Bingle on Behalf of Pedestrians Injured by Car Driven Into Crowd Near Durkin Park
- Michael Demetrio Debates "Presentation of Scientific Evidence and Expert Testimony" Sponsored by the Federalist Society
- $1.25 Million Settlement for Family of Child who Suffered Stroke Prior to Birth
- Michael Demetrio Appointed Adjunct Professor of Law at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
- $6 Million Record-Setting Verdict in Lake County Secured by Barry Chafetz and Shawn Kasserman
- Record-Setting $6.6 Million Verdict in Nebraska Crash Reported
- Michelle M. Kohut Appointed to Two Boards of Directors
- $19.5 Million Settlement Secured by David Barry
- Lawsuits Filed by Corboy & Demetrio in Wrigleyville Fire Tragedy
- Thomas A. Demetrio Profiled
- $10 Million Settlement for Brain Injured 25 year-old Secured by Daniel Kotin and Daniel Kirschner
- Thomas A. Demetrio Named One of the Top Plaintiff’s Lawyers in Nation
- $7.25 Million Settlement in Product Liability Case
- Daniel Kirschner’s Article, "Navigating Section 41 Notice Requirement," Published in Trial Journal
- Tom Demetrio "Stands Alone Atop the Chicago Trial Bar for 100 Million Reasons"
- "Lab School Ties Still Bind Top Alums"
- C&D Named One of Chicago's Top Law Firms, 2006
- $75 Million Global Settlement for Injured and Killed Victims in Hancock Scaffolding Accident
- "The Powerhouse of Aviation and Medical Malpractice," Thomas Demetrio
- Tom Demetrio "Chicago’s Top Trial Lawyer"
- C&D Named One of Chicago's Top Law Firms, 2005
- Thomas Demetrio "The Star of the Chicago Plaintiffs' Bar"
- "Lawsuits Blame Crashes on Drivers' Cell Phone Use"
- Dan Kotin Quoted in Article "Lawsuits Blame Crashes on Drivers' Cell Phone Use"
- "Lawyers Hunt For Foreign Defendants Here and Leave"
- David Barry Files Lawsuit Against Columnist Doctor
- Michael Demetrio Comments on Trucker's Conviction in Bourbonnais Amtrak Train Crash
- C&D Named One of Chicago's Top Law Firms, 2004
- Tom Demetrio Discusses Medical Malpractice Caps in "Jury Awards Not a Panacea"
- C&D Named One of Chicago's Top Law Firms, 2003
- "Lawyers to See Remains of Porch"
- Court Grants Patrick Murphy's Request for Emergency Order
- Daniel Kirschner Honored as One of Chicago's Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 Years of Age
- "Aiding Public, Profession on New CBA President's Menu"
- C&D Named One of Chicago's Top Law Firms, 2002
- Tom Demetrio and Barry Chafetz Discuss Illinois Supreme Court Ruling
- Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr. Featured in "America's Top Plaintiffs' Lawyers Name Their Future Litigation Targets"
- C&D Again Atop Chicago Lawyer Magazine Settlement Survey
- "Settling Up: How Lawyers Build A Case To Make Corporations Pay When People Die In An Air Disaster"
- "Accords In '94 USAir Crash Top $48 Million"
- "Birth-Negligence Case Yields Record $16.5 Million Verdict"
- "$110 Million Accord Told in American Eagle Plane Crash"
- "$8.5 Million Settlement Approved for Brain Damage at Birth"
- "Chem-Plant Blast Yields $7.6 Million Settlement - Finally"
- $6.8 Million Verdict - Largest in Illinois for the Loss of a Leg
- "Elements of a $12 Million Personal Injury Case"
