Corboy, Phillip
Philip H. Corboy, co-founder of Corboy & Demetrio, one of the nation's top law firms based in Chicago, has been practicing personal injury law for more than 50 years. The recipient of many honors and awards during his remarkable career, Corboy has been named one of the Top 100 Most Influential Lawyers in the United States, is a former president of the Chicago Bar Association and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and is a former chairman of the American Bar Association's Section on litigation.
He served as general counsel for the Illinois Democratic Party and is a member of such national and international associations as the Inner Circle of Advocates, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American Board of Trial Advocates, and has been described as "the premier personal injury lawyer in Chicago and a mentor to many of the other top personal injury lawyers in the city."
Born in Chicago, Corboy attended St. Ambrose College and Notre Dame University and graduated from Loyola University College of Law. His parents' families hail from County Limerick. A member of the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago, Corboy enjoys dual Irish and American citizenship. He is married to Mary Dempsey, the Commissioner of the Chicago Public Library.
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