Fourteen Corboy & Demetrio Attorneys Named to 2026 IL Leading Lawyers & Emerging Lawyers
Corboy & Demetrio is proud to announce that all of its partners have been selected to 2026 Illinois Leading Lawyers and all of its associates have been selected to 2026 Illinois Emerging Lawyers. Fewer than 5% of licensed attorneys in the state have achieved the Leading Lawyers distinction.
Since the inception of Leading Lawyers in 2003, Thomas A. Demetrio, Philip Corboy, Jr., and Francis Patrick Murphy have been selected every year.
In 2022, Co-founder Thomas A. Demetrio was ranked the #1 Plaintiff’s Aviation Lawyer in Illinois by Leading Lawyers, the most recent year for the Top Ten listings. In addition to being ranked the top Plaintiff’s Aviation Lawyer, Thomas was also ranked the #1 Personal Injury Plaintiff’s Lawyer, the #2 Medical Malpractice Plaintiff’s Lawyer, and the #2 Products Liability Plaintiff’s Lawyer.
Our firm’s 2026 Leading Lawyers and their selected practice areas:
Thomas A. Demetrio
Aviation Law; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Law: Professional Malpractice; Personal Injury Law: Transportation Including FELA & Maritime; Personal Injury Plaintiff’s Law: Product Liability
Philip Corboy, Jr.
Personal Injury Law: General; Personal Injury Law: Transportation Including FELA & Maritime; Personal Injury Plaintiff’s Law: Product Liability
Michael D. Ditore
Personal Injury Law: General; Personal Injury Law: Professional Malpractice; Personal Injury Plaintiff’s Law: Product Liability
William T. Gibbs
Arts, Entertainment & Sports Law; Class Action/Mass Tort Plaintiff’s Law; Personal Injury Law: General; Personal Injury Law: Transportation Including FELA & Maritime; Personal Injury Plaintiff’s Law: Product Liability
Chad D. Kasdin
Personal Injury Law: General; Personal Injury Law: Professional Malpractice; Personal Injury Plaintiff’s Law: Product Liability
Daniel S. Kirschner
Personal Injury Law: General
Michelle M. Kohut
Personal Injury Law: General
Kenneth T. Lumb
Military Law; Personal Injury Law: General; Personal Injury Law: Professional Malpractice
Francis Patrick Murphy
Aviation Law; Personal Injury Law: General; Personal Injury Law: Transportation Including FELA & Maritime
Conrad C. Nowak
Personal Injury Law: General
Edward G. Willer
Personal Injury Law: General; Personal Injury Law: Transportation including FELA & Maritime; Personal Injury Plaintiff’s Law: Product Liability
In addition, Corboy & Demetrio is proud to have Associate Attorneys, Mitchell Bild, Tommy Demetrio, and Collin Gill selected to 2026 Emerging Lawyers, which is limited to attorneys who are 40 or younger or have practiced law for a decade or less. Fewer than 2% of eligible Illinois lawyers are selected for the honor.
Our Emerging Lawyers and their selected practice areas:
Mitchell Bild
Class Action/Mass Tort Plaintiff’s Law; Personal Injury Law: General; Personal Injury Law: Professional Malpractice; Personal Injury Plaintiff’s Law: Product Liability
Tommy Demetrio
Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Law: General; Personal Injury Law Transportation, including FELA & Maritime; Personal Injury Plaintiff’s Law: Product Liability; Workers’ Compensation Law
Collin Gill
Personal Injury Law: General