Background
Schwartz, Susan J. was born on June 27, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Schwartz, Susan J. was born on June 27, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Georgetown University (Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service, 1977). Loyola University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, 1980).
Worked at Corboy & Demetrio, Professional Corporation (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Plaintiff"s Personal Injury Litigation, Aviation Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Medical Negligence, Professional Negligence, FELA, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Law, Product Liability, Premises Liability, Construction Accidents, Structural Work Acting, Wrongful Death Law, Vehicular Accident Law. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Illinois and United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
Lecturer: "How to Make Money and Sleep at Night Handling Plaintiff"s Litigation," Avoiding Legal Malpractice, Illinois State Bar Association, Continuing legal education Seminar, January 20, 1997.
"Effective Use of Expert Witnesses," Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, Trial Techniques, January 24, 1994. "A Different Standard of Care for Physicians in Training?" Participant, Panel Discussion, Institute for Health Law, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, October 27, 1993.
"How to Get a Verdict," Northwest Suburban Bar Association, Civil Litigation Seminar, Third District Courthouse, Rolling Meadows, Illinois, March 13, 1993. "Evaluating Our System of Justice: Is Our Judicial and Litigation System Delivering Justice to all the Public?" American Bar Association, 1992 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California.
"Fundamentals of Trial Preparation," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Education Fund, Young Lawyers" Seminar, Chicago, May 2, 1992.
"Medical Malpractice Trends - North and South of the Border," Comparative Health Law and Policy Conference, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, Institute for Health Law, July 13, 1990. Illinois Medical Record Association co-sponsored by Illinois State Bar Association, Legal Issues Workshops, Medical Records as Evidence - A Trial Attorney"s Perspective, Hillside, Illinois, June 20, 1989. "Insurance Law for Plaintiffs," Seminar, The Insurance Contract, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, June 10, 1989.
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, "Insurance Law for Plaintiffs," The Insurance Contract, Oak Book Hills, Illinois, June 10, 1989.
Illinois Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Anesthesia Committee, "What is Dental Malpractice? Oak Brook, Illinois, April 30, 1989. Proof of Negligence in Medical Negligence Cases - Plaintiff"s Perspective, Sponsored by Chicago Bar Association, January 25, 1989.
Legal Systems Influencing the Quality of Medical Care, Loyola University of Chicago, School of Law, Institute for Health Law, February 1 and 8, 1989. Participant, Round Table discussion on Gender Bias in the Courts, sponsored by Illinois Task Force on Gender Bias in the Courts, November 21, 1988.
Instructor, American Bar Association/National Institute for Trial Advocacy Video Series, Cross-Examination of Experts, October 24 - 27, 1987, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Lecturer, Named Insureds and Members of Family - What is "Resident of Household?" Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, October 18, 1986. Judge, Interschool Appellate Advocacy Competition, at Loyola University School of Law, 1984, 1985, 1986. Lecturer, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Past President"s Seminar, "Arbitration & Mediation in Cook County," 1985.
Guest Lecturer, Street Law Program, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1984, 1985.
Seminars: Product Liability, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1993. Breast Implant Litigation, Law Journal Seminars-Press, 1992.
Breast Implant Litigation, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1992. Obstetric and Perinatal Liability Involving the Brain Damaged Neonate, Medical Resources Group, 1988.
Discovery, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1988.
Tort Program, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1987. Packaging the Evidence, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1987. Pick the Best, Decline the Rest, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1986.
Effective Trial Techniques, Chicago Bar Association, 1986.
Medical Malpractice, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1985. Trial Techniques Seminar, Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyers" Section, April, 1983.
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Shotgun Seminar, October, 1985. Trial Bar Skills, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1983.
Past Presidents Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1984.
Superstar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1986. National Institute for Trial Advocacy three week National Summer Session. Author: "Going the Distance, How to Perfect the Trial Record and Win on Appeal," American Bar Association Journal, Volume 76.
"Final Argument," Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit, 3rd Education, 1990.
Company-Author, "Cervical Insufficiency," Chapter of Operative Obstetrics, 1995. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations.
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
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: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.