Thomas Aquinas Foran

Background

Foran, Thomas Aquinas was born on January 11, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Francis Leo and Mary Elizabeth (Larkin) Foran.

Education

College of the Holy Cross and Loyola University (Bachelor of Philosophy, 1946). 1972. Chairman, Cook County Environmental Control Board of Appeals, 1973- 1976. General Counsel, City of Chicago Board of Elections Commission, 1973-1979.

Career

Worked at Foran & Schultz (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Trial and Appellate Practice in Federal and State Courts, plus Arbitration and other forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution in diverse matters, including partnership and Corporate Litigation, Eminent Domain, Construction, Business Torts, Banking, Franchise, Real Estate, Contract, Environmental, Labor, Constitutional Law, Criminal Defense, Securities and Commodities, Antitrust, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, RICO, Prosecution and Defense of Legal and Medical Malpractice Claims, Patent and Trademarks and Discrimination and Employment-related Litigation. The Firm also furnishes transactional advice to and representation of schools and hospitals, as well as other institutional, corporate and professional clients. Admitted to the bar, 1950, Illinois and United States.

District Court, Northern District of Illinois.

1954, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. 1955, United States. Supreme Court.

Phi Alpha Delta. Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Illinois, 1960-1963.

Special Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Chicago, 1959-1968. Special Assistant Attorney, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, 1960-1968.

1970—. United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1968-1970.

Special Assistant Attorney, Chicago Park District and Chicago Transit Authority, 1971-1982. Special Assistant States Attorney, Cook County, 1972.

Chairman, Cook County Environmental Control Board of Appeals, 1973-1976. General Counsel, City of Chicago Board of Elections Commission, 1973-1979.

Member: Chicago, Illinois State, Federal (Member, Board of Managers, 1968) and American Bar Associations.

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Managers, 1973-1978). Society of Trial Lawyers. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Chicago Inn of Court (Master of the Bench).

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Foran & Schultz engages in a high quality, diverse trial and appellate practice in federal and state courts throughout the United States.

The firm believes that concentration in trial law is best maintained in a small firm environment to assure interaction among trial lawyers, the efficient management of litigation and the quality of training necessary to achieve the highest level of advocacy in jury trials, chancery actions and appeals. Foran & Schultz"s clients include Fortune 500 companies.

Governmental agencies.

Small, mid-sized and family businesses and individuals. The firm works closely with its clients" corporate counsel to plan and implement the clients" strategies during pre-trial and trial proceedings.

Achievements

• Thomas A. Foran has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Chicago, Illinois State, Federal (Member, Board of Managers, 1968) and American Bar Associations. Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Managers, 1973-1978). Society of Trial Lawyers.

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Chicago Inn of Court (Master of the Bench). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.

Connections

Married Jean Marie Burke, October 14, 1950. Children: Elizabeth, John, Julie, Edmund, Stephen, Regina.

Father:

Francis Leo Foran

Mother:

Mary Elizabeth (Larkin) Foran

Spouse:

Jean Marie Burke

child:

John Foran

child:

Julie Foran

child:

Edmund Foran

child:

Stephen Foran

child:

Regina Foran

child:

Elizabeth Foran