Background
Cotsirilos, George J. was born on October 17, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Cotsirilos, George J. was born on October 17, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
University of Chicago (Bachelor of Arts, 1941). University of Chicago Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1942).
Worked at Cotsirilos, Stephenson, Tighe & Streicker, Limited. (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in White Collar Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Appeals. Admitted to the bar, 1942, Illinois.
1946, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois. 1964, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. 1966, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
1970, United States.
Supreme Court. Company-Author: "Judge Aspen and the Case of the Severed Indictments," 6 Criminal Justice 18 (American Bar Association Summer 1991). "Birds Of A Feather: Defending Multiple Defendant Prosecutions," 4 Criminal Justice 2 (American Bar Association Winter 1990).
"Cameras In The Courtroom-An Opposing View," Illinois Trial Lawyers Journal, Fall-Winter, 1982. "Basic Strategy In Federal Criminal Defense Litigation," American Bar Association Journal of the Section of Litigation, Fall, 1981.
Author: "Plea Bargaining & Pre-Trial Diversion," Federal Criminal Practice Handbook, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1980.
"Handling Witnesses," Illinois Criminal Practice Handbook, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1977. Instructor in Criminal Law, John Marshall Law School, 1960-1963. Assistant State Attorney, 1949-1952.
Appointed to Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases, 1961-1963.
Commissioner, Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois, 1973-1984. Member: Chicago (Member: Board of Managers, 1962-1964.
Committee on Candidates, 1966-1973), Illinois State (Chairman, Section on Criminal Law, 1970-1971) and American (Chairman, Complex Crimes Litigation Committee, Section on Litigation, 1979-1981) Bar Associations: American Judicature Society. Law Club of Chicago; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.
Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit (Member, Committee on Federal Criminal Jury Instructions of the Seventh Circuit, 1976).
National Association of Criminal Defense. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (Regent, 1988-1994. Member, Committee on Legal Ethics and Discipline, 1979-1983.
Chairman, 1981-1983.
Company-Chairman, Illinois State Committee, 1982-1984). Chicago Bar Foundation. American Bar Foundation.
International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Member: Chicago (Member: Board of Managers, 1962-1964. Committee on Candidates, 1966-1973), Illinois State (Chairman, Section on Criminal Law, 1970-1971) and American (Chairman, Complex Crimes Litigation Committee, Section on Litigation, 1979-1981) Bar Associations: American Judicature Society. Law Club of Chicago; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.
Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit (Member, Committee on Federal Criminal Jury Instructions of the Seventh Circuit, 1976).
National Association of Criminal Defense. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (Regent, 1988-1994.
Member, Committee on Legal Ethics and Discipline, 1979-1983. Chairman, 1981-1983; Company-Chairman, Illinois State Committee, 1982-1984).
Chicago Bar Foundation.
American Bar Foundation. International Academy of Trial Lawyers.