Background
Cochran, Gregory L. was born on July 23, 1955 in Dayton, Ohio, United States.
Cochran, Gregory L. was born on July 23, 1955 in Dayton, Ohio, United States.
University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, 1977. Juris Doctor, 1980).
Worked at McKenna, Storer, Rowe, White & Farrug (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in General Civil Trial, Appellate and Corporate Practice. Tort Law, Property and Casualty Insurance, Employment, Workers Compensation, Professional Liability, Surety, Environmental, Commercial Law, Real Estate, Partnerships, Bankruptcy, Banking, Estate Planning and Administration and Taxation. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Illinois and United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar.
United States. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois and United States. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin.
Member: Defense Research Institute. Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Member, Board of Directors, 1994.
Past Chairman, Defense Tactics Seminar).
McKenna Storer was established in Chicago in 1954 by a group of seven experienced litigators. Their practice concentrated on civil litigation, utilizing their experience in the insurance industry. Among these attorneys was Bill McKenna, an acknowledged leader in tort litigation.
The firm membership changed but steadily grew and in 1975 the name McKenna, Storer, Rowe, White & Farrug was adopted.
At that time, the firm consisted of approximately 20 attorneys.
Chicago, (Member, Trial Techniques Committee, Young Lawyers Section, since 1984. Volunteer, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services pro bono Program, since 1983), Illinois State (Member, Tort Law Section. Delegate to Council, Young Lawyers Division, since 1985) and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations.
Asbestos Litigation, Occupational Disease Law, Toxic Torts.