Background
Cooney, Robert John Son of Harry Michael and Loretta (Gallagher) Cooney.
Cooney, Robert John Son of Harry Michael and Loretta (Gallagher) Cooney.
Student, St. Mary's College, 1941; Student, Loyola University, Chicago, 1946-1947; Juris Doctor, U. Detroit, 1950.
Assistant state's attorney, Cook County, Chicago, 1950-1958; partner, Cooney and Stenn, Chicago, 1958-1984; partner, Robert J. Cooney & Associations, Chicago, 1984-1988; partner, Cooney & Conway, Chicago, since 1989.
Sergeant United States Army, 1942-1946. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers. Member American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Chgo.Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Lake Geneva Country Club, Saddle & Cycle Club.
Married Noreen Walsh, March 17, 1951 (deceased 1978). Children: Robert John Junior, John Devitt, Nora Jane. Married Linda Williams Fite, April 27, 1985.