Background
McGahey, John Patrick was born on March 29, 1941 in Toledo. Son of Edwin Patrick and Ann Lillian (Liner) McGahey.
McGahey, John Patrick was born on March 29, 1941 in Toledo. Son of Edwin Patrick and Ann Lillian (Liner) McGahey.
Marquette University (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1963). Northwestern University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1966). Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Worked at Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in General Insurance and Reinsurance Practice and Litigation. Commercial, Corporate and Securities Law. Domestic and International Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance.
Products and Professional Liability, Toxic Tort Defense, Environmental Impairment Liability, Medical and Hospital Malpractice, Municipal and Public Officials Liability and Trusts and Estates.
Aviation, Marine and Inland Marine. Securities and Fiduciary Liability and General Subrogation.
Accountants, Agents and Brokers, Appellate Group, Architects and Engineers/Construction, Creditors Rights/Bankruptcy, Defamation, Directors and Officers, Employment, Governmental Affairs, Political Risk, Trucking, Transportation and Cargo. Admitted to the bar, 1966, Illinois.
1969, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
1978, United States. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit and United States. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of Illinois and United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Defense Research Institute.
Illinois Defense Counsel.
Chicago Trial Lawyers Club. Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker is a full service international law firm, ranking among the largest law firms in the United States with offices in eleven major cities in the United States.
We have provided our clients with a full range of expert and innovative legal services for more than a quarter of a century. Our dramatic growth during this period has been a response to the emerging needs of existing clients and addition of new ones.
Initially, ours was an insurance-related practice and we maintain a preeminent position with regard to all aspects of insurance law and the insurance/reinsurance industry serving insureds, brokers, insurers and reinsurers.
As our clients have matured and broadened in scope, so have our services and expertise and we have expanded into the general corporate law, including creditors" rights and bankruptcy, trusts and estates and real estate transactions and regulatory work.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Defense Research Institute.
Illinois Defense Counsel.
Chicago Trial Lawyers Club.
Married Kathleen C. Hanley, June 25, 1966. Children: Mary K., John P. Junior.