Background
Corboy, Philip Harnett was born on August 12, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Harold Francis and Marie (Harnett) Corboy.
Corboy, Philip Harnett was born on August 12, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Harold Francis and Marie (Harnett) Corboy.
St. Ambrose College, University of Notre Dame. Loyola University School of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1949). Awarded Doctor of Laws, St. Ambrose College, 1978.
Alpha Sigma Nu. Member, The Inner Circle of Advocates. Awarded Medal of Excellence, Loyola Law Alumni Association, 1967.
Worked at Corboy & Demetrio, P.C. (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Plaintiff's Personal Injury Litigation, Aviation Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Medical Negligence, Professional Negligence, FELA, AIDS Law, Product Liability, Premises Liability, Construction Accidents, Structural Work Act, Wrongful Death Law, Vehicular Accident Law. Admitted to the bar, 1949, Illinois, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and Indiana and Illinois Supreme Courts.
1956, United States. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. 1960, United States. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. 1965, United States. Supreme Court.
1975, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. 1983, United States. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit. Awarded Doctor of Laws, St. Ambrose College, 1978.
Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honorary Society. Awarded Medal of Excellence, Loyola Law Alumni Association, 1967. Author: "From Relocation Camp to St. Ambrose as Told by Yone Tanaka to Phi Corby," The Ambrosian, May, 1943.
"Illinois System of Instructing Jurors in Civil Cases," De Paul Law Review, Spring, 1959. "Objections to Jury Instructions, Why, When, How," Illinois Bar Journal, May, 1959. "Discovery Practice in IllinoisDocuments, Tangible Articles and Real Estate," University of Illinois Forum, Fall, 1959: "Closing Argument for Plaintiff Severely Injured," 1962 Annual Trial Lawyer's Guide.
"Will Split Trial Solve Court Delay? A Negative Response," Illinois Bar Journal, August, 1964. "Backlog Not Reduced by Routine Application of Severance Rule," American Bar Association Section of Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law Proceedings, 1964. "Argument to the Jury on Dollar Amount of Damages," American Bar Association Section of Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law Proceedings, 1995.
"Pattern Jury Instructions," Insurance Counsel Journal, January, 1965. "Proof of Distance Objects Can Be Seen," 1965 Annual Trial Lawyer's Guide. "Use of Written Authorities in Cross-Examination of Expert Witnesses," 1966 Annual Trial Lawyer's Guide.
"A Practitioner's View of the Revised Federal Tort Claims Act," The Forum, published by American Bar Association Section of Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law, January, 1967. "Use of Engineers as Experts," American Jurisprudence, Volume 6, 1967. "The Nonmedical Expert Witness," 1967 Annual Trial Lawyer's Guide.
"Interpleader," University of Illinois Law Forum, 1967. "Negligent Destruction of a Racehorse-Proof of Damages," 1968 Annual Trial Lawyer's Guide. "The Basic Protection Plan-Panacea or Inequity," Notre Dame Lawyer, Volume 44, Number 1, October, 1968.
"Proving Earning Capacity (Also Pecuniary Loss): Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Action," Third Annual Trial Evidence Seminar, Institute on Continuing Education of the Illinois Bar. "Economist Testimony: Proof of Economic Loss Suffered by Youth Severely Injured While Diving," The Trial Lawyer's Guide, Volume 13, Number 2, May, 1969. "What Should be Taught in Torts: A Practitioner's View," Torts and Retorts, December, 1973.
"Lawyers' Contingent Fees," A & C Medical Challenge, August, 1973. "Defending Insurance Companies and the Insured-Can Two Masters Be Served?" Chicago Bar Record, Volume 55 Number 3, December, 1973. "The National Institute for Trial Advocacy - Innovation and Excellence in the Teaching of Trial Advocacy," International Society of Barristers Quarterly, Volume 9, Number 2, April 1974.
"Should Judgments Be Reduced to Present Cash Value," Advocacy in the No-Fault Era, The Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1974. "The Jury System-Perspectives from the Bar," The Jury System in America: A Critical Overview, Volume 4, Sage Criminal Justice System Annuals, 1975. "Adequate Legal Representation for the Professional Who is Sued, As Viewed by a Plaintiff's Lawyer," Medico-Legal, American Medical Association, 1975.
"Actions Against Surgeons, Radiologists and Other Specialists," Medical Malpractice, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1975. "The Expanding Universe of Jeffrey O'Connell: Backing Into a Brave New World," University of Illinois Law Forum, 1976. "Contingency Fees: The Individual's Key to the Courthouse Door," Litigation Journal of American Bar Association, Volume 2, Number 4, Summer, 1976: "Has Illinois Adopted the Federal Rules of Evidence? Maybe Yes, Maybe No," Chicago Bar Record, Volume 59, Number 3, November/December, 1977.
"Evidence," Chicago-Kent Law Review, Volume 54, Number 2, 1977. "Structuring the Presentation of Proof of Evidence," Trial Diplomacy Journal, Volume 1, Number 2, Summer, 1978. "Shielding the Plaintiff's Achilles' Heel: Tort Claim Notices to Governmental Entities," De Paul Law Review Volume 28, Number, 3, Spring 1979.
"Organizing a Plaintiff's Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Law Office," Litigation Journal, American Bar Association, Volume 5, Number 4, Summer, 1979. "A Tale of Two Airplane Crashes," Chicago Bar Record, Volume 61, Number 2, September/October, 1979. "Justice James A. Dooley," Loyola University Law Journal, Volume 10, Number 2, Winter, 1979.
"Reading the Jury," American Bar Association Consortium for Professional Education, Picking and Persuading a Jury -- A Workbook, "Selecting a Jury," 1980. "American Courts Do Not Need English Solutions," The National Law Journal, January 21, 1980. "The Right to Trial by Jury," Trial Magazine, Volume 16, Number 5, May, 1980.
"Brill's Idea Doubles the Injustice," The American Lawyer, September, 1980. "Structured Injustice: Compulsory Periodic Payment of Judgment," American Bar Association Journal, December 1980. "Economic Experts in Tort Litigation," Litigation Journal, American Bar Association, Volume 8, Number 2, Winter, 1982.
"The Hostile Juror: An Approach," The National Law Journal, Volume 5, Number 46, July 25, 1983. "The Impact of Economic Theory on the Determination of Damages in a Wrongful Death Case: Income Taxes and Inflation Affect the Estimation of Future Loss of Earnings," The Trial Lawyer's Guide, Volume 28, Number 4, Winter, 1984. "The Impact of Economic Theory on the Determination of Damages in a Wrongful Death Case," The Forum, American Bar Association, Volume XX, Number 4, Summer, 1985.
"Demonstrative Evidence," Master Advocates' Handbook, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1986. "AIDS: A Legal Challenge of the 1980s and Beyond," CBA Record, May, 1987. "Cross-Examination: Walking the Line Between Proper Prejudice and Unethical Conduct," American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Volume 10:1, Summer, 1986.
"CTA must be held accountable for ineffective security," Chicago Sun-Times, October 20, 1988. "An 'Immunized' CTA endangers the public," Chicago-Daily Law Bulletin, October 21, 1988. "Closing Argument Masters of Trial Practice," pp.
101-119, John Wiley and Sons, 1988. "Final Arguments," Components of a Trial, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1989. "A punishment that fits the crime," Chicago Tribune, May 10, 1989.
"Defending Product Liability Laws," Crain's Chicago Business, May 29, 1989. "No Need to Fix Product Liability Law," Chicago Tribune, September 15, 1989. "License To Do Evil?," The National Law Journal, November 6, 1989.
"Straight Talk on Annuity Cost Evidence," Illinois Bar Journal, Volume 77, Number 16, December 1989. "Masked and Muzzled, Litigants Tell No Evil: Is This Blind Justice?" Legal Times, January 8, 1990. "Product Liability: The Other Side," Chicago Lawyer, March 1990.
"Going the Distance, How To Perfect the Trial Record and Win on Appeal," American Bar Association Journal, Volume 76, April 1990. "Ex Parte Contacts Between Plaintiff's Physician And Defense Attorneys: Protecting the Patient-Litigant's Right to A Fair Trial," Loyola University of Chicago Law Journal, Volume 21, Number 4, Summer 1990. "The Discovery Dilemma: Advancing Justice or Hindering It?" Senior Lawyers Division, American Bar Association, 1990 Annual Meeting, August 4, 1990.
"United Airlines Flight 232: Forty Minutes of Pre-Impact Terror," The Association of Trial Lawyers of America Mid-Year Meeting, January 1994. "No: Corporations Must Be Accountable," American Bar Association Journal, January 1991. "The Case for Punitive Damages," Chicago Tribune, April 1, 1991.
"Pain and Suffering in Bush Plan," Chicago Tribune, June 4, 1991. "Ignorance is not bliss," Crain's Chicago Business, July 22, 1991. "The Medical Expert-Chapter 13," Expert Witnesses, pp.
287-333, 1991 American Bar Association. "Rambo-Style Discovery Common in High-Stakes Cases," de facto Bar Press Verdict Reporter, August 1, 1991. "Court Secrecy: The Closed Circle and the Public Interest," Maryland Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues, Volume III, No.
1, Fall 1991; "Vicarious Liability for Punitive Damages -- Effort to Constitutionalize Tort Reform, "Constitutional Law Journal, Seton Hall Law School, Fall 1991. "Trial by Jury - Questioning by Jurors? A Tentative Yes," Trial Magazine, October 1991. "Final Argument," Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit, 3rd Edition, pp.
361-379; ATLA Press, 1991. "Trust Juries in Awarding Damages," Chicago Tribune, December 31, 1991. "Ethical Rules Restricting Sexual Relations Between Attorneys and Their Clients," American Bar Association Journal, January, 1992.
"Final Argument: Earning the Jury's Trust," Trial Magazine, February, 1992. "An Open Letter to Vice President Quayle," International Society of Barristers, Volume 26, Number 3. "Federal Preemption of Product Liability Law: Federalism and the Theory of Implied Preemption," American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Volume 15:3, Spring, 1992.
"Jury System Ain't Broke, So Leave It," The National Law Journal, August 31, 1992. "Counsel for the Plaintiff: Bart Bull's Eye Wilson," Picking Juries, The American Lawyer, January/February 1993. "Automobile No-Fault: A Proven Failure," Legal Times, Week of January 11, 1993.
"Who Should Be Liable for Gun Violence? Manufacturers, Importers Ought to Be Accountable," Chicago Sun-Times, February 20, 1993. "Secret Settlements: The Challenges Remain," Trial Magazine, June 1993. "Medical Malpractice Insurance and Defensive Medicine - The Myth of Tort-Reform Savings," National Forum, The Phi Kappa Phi Journal, Summer 1993, Volume LXXIII, Number 3.
"Reform And Constitutional Change," The Journal of the Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, Volume 20, Number 1, Fall 1993. "No need to change liability laws," Chicago Tribune, Voice of the People, April 25, 1994. "Casinos for Tort Reform a Bad Deal," Chicago Sun-Times, Sunday Commentary/Letters, Personal View, October 9, 1994.
"The Case of the Napping Partner," Law Office Management, Navigating the Nineties, TRIAL, January 1995. "The Not-So-Quiet Revolution: Rebuilding Barriers to Jury Trial in the Proposed Restatement (third) of Torts: Products Liability," Tennessee Law Review, a Symposium of the Ali's Proposed Restatement (Third) of Torts: Products Liability, Volume 61, Summer 1994, Number 4. "Steamrolling Tort Reform," Legal Times, Points of View, Opinion and Commentary, pp.
20, 24, week of March 27, 1995. "newt is Cooking the Numbers," Texas Lawyer, Commentary, April 17, 1995. "The Common Sense of American Juries," Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, April 20, 1995.
"Tort Reform No Friend to Consumers," Chicago Tribune, May 8, 1995. "Corporations afraid of the light," Chicago Tribune, June 14, 1995. "New Technology May Boost the Jury's Role," TRIAL, October 1995.
"Looking back: The lessons of the Simpson trial: Beleaguered jurors did their job well. The police did not," Chicago Tribune, October 10, 1995. "Bit o'Luck," Trial Magazine, July, 1996.
Profiles: "Profiles in Power - 100 - The Most Influential Lawyers in America," The National Law Journal, April 28, 1997. "The Best Lawyers in America," Woodward/White, by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, pg. 283; 1997-1998; "Profiles in Power - 100 - The Most Influential Lawyers in America," The National Law Journal, April 4, 1994.
"Fighting for the brave Personal injury lawyer loves to take on deep pockets," USA TODAY, December 12, 1995. "America's Top Trial Lawyers, Who They Are & Why They Win," Prentice Hall Law & Business, by Donald E. Vinson, 1994. "The Elite Registry of Extraordinary Professionals," Oxford's Who's Who, 1992-1993.
"The Best Lawyers in America," Woodward/White, by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, 1993, pg. 283; "Philip H. Corboy, Legal Dynamo," Vital Times, September 1992. "Chicago Law," Inside Chicago, November/December 1991.
"CHICAGO PROFILE/Philip H. Corboy," Chicago Sun-Times, May 3, 1991. "Profiles in Power - 100 - The Most Influential Lawyers in America," The National Law Journal, March 25, 1991. "First Person - Corboy Hits Hard at Misuse of Discovery," Merrill's Illinois Legal Times, September 1990.
"What a Lawyer Looks for Before Suing You," Physician's Management, March 1990. "Million Dollar Lawyer - Phil Corboy, Chicago's Hottest Litigator," Blackacre, Loyola University of Chicago Law School, November 1989, Volume 22, No. 3; "The Litigators: Inside the Powerful World of America's High Stakes Trial Lawyers," by John A Jenkins, Doubleday, New York, 1989, pp.
315 to 371; "A Talk with.Philip Corboy," Visual Evidence, August 1989. Philip Corboy's Three C's," Trial Excellence, August 1989. "Courting Disaster - Flamboyant Corboy wins trials, praise, big income," Crain's Chicago Business, July 31-August 6, 1989, Volume 12, No.
31; "Expert witnesses - Philip Corboy tells 'em how to choose 'em, how to use 'em," Chicago Lawyer, April 18, 1989. "High Stakes," The Reader, March 3, 1989. "The Trial Lawyers," by Emily Couric, St. Martin's Press, 1988, pp.
221 to 261; "Profiles in Power - 100 - The Most Influential Lawyers in America," The National Law Journal, May 2, 1988. "Mock trials, community attitude surveys, shadow juries: A round table discussion," Trial Diplomacy Journal, Spring 1988. "The Best Lawyers in America," Woodward/White, New York, by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, 1987, pg.
561; "Philip Corboy: Mastering The Science of P.I.," The American Lawyer, June 1987. "Profile," The Loyola Patron, Summer 1987. "Winning - 15 of the nation's top trial lawyers talk about their winning tips and techniques," The National Law Journal, April 15, 1985.
"Profiles in Power, The Nation's 100 Most Powerful Lawyers," The National Law Journal, April 15, 1985. "Trial lawyers learn by osmosis from mentor," Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, December 22, 1983. "King of the Personal Injury Lawyers," Loyola Magazine, Fall 1983.
"The Best Lawyers in America," Seaview/Putnam, by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, 1983. "How Phil Corboy turned a ruined weekend into a $208,000 judgment," Chicago Lawyer, November 1981, Volume 4, Num. 11; "The Million-Dollar Lesson in Lawyering," The National Law Journal, May 11, 1981.
"Windy City's Wizard - Phil Corboy: Ten Years Without a Loss," The National Law Journal, July 21, 1980. "Who Runs Chicago," Michael Kilian, Connie Fletcher and F. Richard Ciccone, St. Martin's Press, New York, pp. 260 to 261, 1979; "What Happens If You Sue The Bastards," Money, November 1978.
"The million-dollar attorney for the maimed," Chicago Tribune Magazine, April 3, 1977. "For the Plaintiff.Lawyers Specializing in Personal-Injury Suits Find Business is Good," The Wall Street Journal, August 2, 1972. Honorary Lifetime Trustee, The Roscoe Pound Foundation.
Professional Safety Service Member, National Safety Council. Member, Loyola University's Citizen's Board. Past Editor, American Trial Lawyers Association Law Journal.
Member, Board of Editors, Trial Diplomacy Journal. Co-Chairman, Committee to Study Case Flow Management in the Law Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Member, Board of Directors Legal Clinic for the Disabled, Inc.
Member, Trial Advocacy Board, Loyola University School of Law. Member, National Advisory Board, American Journal of Trial Advocacy. Past Member, Board of St. Mary's College, 1981-1983.
Member, Institute for Injury Reduction. Past Chairman, Cook County State's Attorney's Task Force on Life Sustaining Treatment. General Counsel, Illinois Democratic Party.
Past Member, Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions. Past Chairman, National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Chicago Bar Association: President, 1972-1973.
1st Vice President, 1971-1972. 2nd Vice President, 1970-1971. Board Member, Aviation Law Committee, 1969-1972.
Member, Board of Managers, 1969-1971. Member/Vice Chair, Committee on Candidates, 1963-1969. Member, Chicago Host Committee for 1978 American Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1977.
Member, Civil Practice Committee, 1955-1968 (Vice Chairman, 1963-1965. Chairman, 1965-1966). Member, ISBA/CBA Com. to Recommend Arbitration/mediation Pilot Program, 1983.
Chair, Liaison Special Committee, 1971-1972. Member, Committee on Negligence Law, 1962-1969. Member, Special No-Fault Committee, 1972.
Member, nominating Committee, 1966, 1975-Chairman, 1980 and 1985. Member, Committee on Operations of Circuit Court, 1974-1976. Board Member, Public Relations Advisory Committee, 1973-1974;Board Member, Committee on Revision of Circuit Court Rules, 1970-1973.
Board Member, Unauthorized Practice Committee, 1969-1970. Member, Young Members Committee, 1950-1952. Illinois State Bar Association: Member, Civil Practice and Procedures Section Counsel, 1967-1969.
Member, Special Committee for Medical/Legal Co-Op, 1960-1972. Member, Section of negligence Law, 1959-1965 (Executive Chair, 1959-1961. Vice Chair, 1963-1965).
Member, Tort Law Section Counsel, 1965-1967 and Chairman, 1965-1966. American Bar Association: Member and Past Chairman, Special Committee on Medical Professional Liability. Past Member, House of Delegates.
Past Chairman, Insurance Section, Committee on Rules and Procedures. Past Member, Special Committee on the Tort Liability System. Past Chairman, Insurance Section, Trial Techniques Committee.
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association: President, 1963-1964. President-Elect, 1962-1963. Second Vice President, 1961-1962.
Third Vice President, 1960-1961. Member, Public Relations Committee, 1983-1984. Member, Membership Committee, 1987-1988.
Member, Legislative Committee, 1988-1990. Member, Executive Committee, 1992-1993. Association of Trial Lawyers of America: Committee Member, Bar Liaison Committee, 1993-1995.
Chair, Stalwarts Committee, 1994-1995. Committee Member, Public Affairs Committee, 1994-1995. Member: Chicago (Vice Chair, Judicial Evaluation Committee.
Member: Past Presidents' Committee, 1973. Senior Lawyers Committee, 1973. Sustaining Member, 1983.
Chairman, Association Meetings Committee, 1995) Illinois State (Special Counsel to the Executive Committee, 1986. Member, Special Advisory Committee to the Constitutional Challenge Committee, 1996) and American ( Member:, Commission on Standards of Judicial Administration. House of Delegates; Insurance, Negligence, Compensation Law.
AIDS Coordinating Committee. Torts and Insurance Practice Section. Special Committee on Product Liability) Bar Associations.
Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit. Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Special Counsel to the Executive Committee, 1986. Member, Special Advisory Committee to the Constitutional Challenge Committee, 1996).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Trustee, Civil Justice Foundation, 1994). Law Science Academy, Society of Trial Lawyers. American Judicature Society (Member, Board of Directors).
American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (Past President). Inner Circle of Advocates. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers.
American Bar Foundation. Chicago Bar Foundation (Life Fellow). Charter Fellow, Illinois State Bar Foundation.
Corboy & Demetrio was founded by nationally acclaimed personal injury trial lawyer Philip H. Corboy. The firm represents individuals and their families in personal injury and wrongful death cases arising from aviation and vehicular accidents, medical and professional negligence, product liability, premises liability and construction accidents. Since 1974, Corboy & Demetrio has attained nearly 300 verdicts and settlements of $1 million or more for its clients.
Eighteen of those were received in the first half of 1997 alone. A $25 million settlement in a case brought on behalf of the family of a passenger killed in the 1989 crash of a United Airlines jet in Sioux City, Iowa, is the largest settlement for compensatory damages, for one person, in an aviation wrongful death action.
Member, National Safety Council. Member, Loyola University's Citizen's Board. Past Editor, American Trial Lawyers Association Law Journal.
Member, Board of Editors, Trial Diplomacy Journal. Co-Chairman, Committee to Study Case Flow Management in the Law Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Member, Board of Directors Legal Clinic for the Disabled, Inc.
Member, Trial Advocacy Board, Loyola University School of Law. Member, National Advisory Board, American Journal of Trial Advocacy. Past Member, Board of St. Mary's College, 1981-1983.
Member, Institute for Injury Reduction. Past Chairman, Cook County State's Attorney's Task Force on Life Sustaining Treatment. General Counsel, Illinois Democratic Party.
Past Member, Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions. Past Chairman, National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Chicago Bar Association: President, 1972-1973.
1st Vice President, 1971-1972. 2nd Vice President, 1970-1971. Board Member, Aviation Law Committee, 1969-1972.
Member, Board of Managers, 1969-1971. Member/Vice Chair, Committee on Candidates, 1963-1969. Member, Chicago Host Committee for 1978 American Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1977.
Member, Civil Practice Committee, 1955-1968 (Vice Chairman, 1963-1965. Chairman, 1965-1966). Member, ISBA/CBA Com. to Recommend Arbitration/mediation Pilot Program, 1983.
Chair, Liaison Special Committee, 1971-1972. Member, Committee on Negligence Law, 1962-1969. Member, Special No-Fault Committee, 1972.
Member, nominating Committee, 1966, 1975-Chairman, 1980 and 1985. Member, Committee on Operations of Circuit Court, 1974-1976. Board Member, Public Relations Advisory Committee, 1973-1974;Board Member, Committee on Revision of Circuit Court Rules, 1970-1973.
Board Member, Unauthorized Practice Committee, 1969-1970. Member, Young Members Committee, 1950-1952. Illinois State Bar Association: Member, Civil Practice and Procedures Section Counsel, 1967-1969.
Member, Special Committee for Medical/Legal Co-Op, 1960-1972. Member, Section of negligence Law, 1959-1965 (Executive Chair, 1959-1961. Vice Chair, 1963-1965).
Member, Tort Law Section Counsel, 1965-1967 and Chairman, 1965-1966. American Bar Association: Member and Past Chairman, Special Committee on Medical Professional Liability. Past Member, House of Delegates.
Past Chairman, Insurance Section, Committee on Rules and Procedures. Past Member, Special Committee on the Tort Liability System. Past Chairman, Insurance Section, Trial Techniques Committee.
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association: President, 1963-1964. President-Elect, 1962-1963. Second Vice President, 1961-1962.
Third Vice President, 1960-1961. Member, Public Relations Committee, 1983-1984. Member, Membership Committee, 1987-1988.
Member, Legislative Committee, 1988-1990. Member, Executive Committee, 1992-1993. Association of Trial Lawyers of America: Committee Member, Bar Liaison Committee, 1993-1995.
Chair, Stalwarts Committee, 1994-1995. Committee Member, Public Affairs Committee, 1994-1995. Member: Chicago (Vice Chair, Judicial Evaluation Committee.
Member: Past Presidents' Committee, 1973. Senior Lawyers Committee, 1973. Sustaining Member, 1983.
Chairman, Association Meetings Committee, 1995) Illinois State (Special Counsel to the Executive Committee, 1986. Member, Special Advisory Committee to the Constitutional Challenge Committee, 1996) and American ( Member:, Commission on Standards of Judicial Administration. House of Delegates; Insurance, Negligence, Compensation Law.
AIDS Coordinating Committee. Torts and Insurance Practice Section. Special Committee on Product Liability) Bar Associations.
Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit. Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Special Counsel to the Executive Committee, 1986. Member, Special Advisory Committee to the Constitutional Challenge Committee, 1996).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Trustee, Civil Justice Foundation, 1994). Law Science Academy, Society of Trial Lawyers. American Judicature Society (Member, Board of Directors).
American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (Past President). Inner Circle of Advocates. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers.
American Bar Foundation. Chicago Bar Foundation (Life Fellow). Charter Fellow, Illinois State Bar Foundation.
Married Mary A. Dempsey, September 4, 1992. Children from previous marriage: Philip Harnett, Joan Marie, John, Thomas.