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      Francis Patrick Murphy - Patrick Murphy - a Chicago personal injury lawyer, has been with the law firm of Corboy & Demetrio since 1983 and became a partner in 1991. He regularly handles complex personal injury and wrongful death cases involving aviation negligence, construction negligence, product liability, premises liability, including porch and deck collapses, and claims resulting from railroad, automobile, and other vehicular negligence.

      Patrick has more than fifty settlements and verdicts of $1 million or more. Among his many accomplishments is a $7.5 million settlement that was secured on behalf of his client, a nationally renowned oboist from the Chicago Lyric Opera and Grant Park Symphony, whose musical career was ended when she was struck by a Chicago Transit Authority bus while crossing a Chicago street. Patrick also obtained a record-high settlement of $2.5 million for the death of an 88 year-old woman, who died when the car she was riding in was hit from behind by another car. In another case involving senior citizens, Patrick secured a $6.8 million settlement for a 69 year-old woman and her 71 year-old husband for injuries she sustained when she was hit by a bus.

      Patrick is a highly sought after lawyer in porch and deck collapse cases due to his extensive experience and success. He presently represents 2 young people who fell from a porch/deck in Chicago when the railing collapsed. He also represented a McHenry County woman who fell one story as she stepped onto her deck from her kitchen, settling for $1 million, a family whose child was injured when he fell through porch posts, and the surviving family of a young man killed when he fell through a porch railing at a New Year's Eve Party. The decedent's Blood Alcohol Level was .356 when he fell. Mr. Murphy settled this case for $2.7 million.

      Murphy’s achievements in porch and deck collapse cases are numerous. He represented several victims of the 2003 Lincoln Park porch collapse and was instrumental in brokering a global settlement of $16.6 million. He secured a record-setting $4 million settlement for a young woman who fell from a porch when a railing broke away. It is the highest settlement in Illinois for an injury resulting from a defective porch railing. In another case, Murphy was successful in securing $2.15 million for a couple who were injured when a deck railing gave way and they fell to the ground.

      Murphy was profiled in Leading Lawyers Magazine - Consumer Edition for 2011, in an article entitled, "Gentleman Lawyer for Injury Victims." The article highlights Murphy's extensive experience and success in representing victims in porch collapse cases. The media often reports on Patrick's outstanding record of success and his extensive experience. His verdict in a high-profile railroad case was chronicled on "Good Morning America," ABC's national television morning news show. He was highlighted on "Inside Edition" for his handling of one of the cases from the Chicago porch collapse tragedy of June 29, 2003. In a show dedicated to child safety issues, Oprah featured Patrick’s wrongful death case of 12 year-old Catherine "Casey" Fish, who choked to death while playing a game of Chubby Bunny - stuffing marshmallows into one's mouth - in her grade school classroom. And recently, he was featured on Fox News for his representation of a woman seriously injured when her second story deck collapsed.

      Patrick also served as a legal commentator for Fox News Chicago regarding a young man who fell to his death at a Chicago Bear's game at Solider Field.

      Recognized as an attorney in the top 5% of all Illinois lawyers by the Leading Lawyer Network, Patrick is an Illinois Super Lawyer and has an AV rating - the highest level awarded for professional excellence - from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. He is also a designated member of Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, a distinction awarded to only 500 of the 1.2 million lawyers in the United States legal profession, by Lawdragon, the nation's leading online legal media company.

      The author of numerous legal articles, Patrick is a frequent lecturer for various bar associations and is an adjunct professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where he has regularly taught since 1987. Patrick is currently serving as President of the Board of Directors of the Lawyers' Assistance Program.

      Mr. Murphy began his career as an Assistant Public Defender with the Cook County Public Defender's Office. Before becoming a lawyer, he worked for A.B. Dick Company in marketing and sales.

      Bar Admission

      Illinois, 1975

      U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1975

      Other Affiliations

      Illinois Supreme Court, Lawyers' Assistance Program, 2013 - 2015 (President )

      Illinois Supreme Court, Lawyers' Assistance Program, 2015 - 2016 (Secretary )

      Illinois Supreme Court, Lawyers' Assistance Program, 2017 - 2018 (Treasurer)

      Illinois Supreme Court, Lawyers' Assistance Program, 2018 - 2019 (Vice-President)

      Illinois Supreme Court, Lawyers' Assistance Program, 2019 - Present (President)

      American Association for Justice

      American Bar Association

      Chicago Bar Association (Judicial Evaluation Committee)

      Illinois State Bar Association

      Illinois Trial Lawyers Association

      The Society of Trial Lawyers

      The National Association of Distinguished Counsel

      Achievements

      • Other Sources of Feedback About Francis Patrick Murphy
      • Included on the 2023 Illinois

      Past Lists

      • 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2020 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2017 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2016 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2015 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2014 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2013 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2012 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2011 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2010 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2009 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2008 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2007 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2006 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2005 Illinois Super Lawyers list

      Education

      • Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1975 J.D.

      • Northwestern University, 1970 B.S.

      Honers

      • AV Rated - highest level awarded, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
      • Illinois Super Lawyer, Top 5% of all Illinois attorneys
      • Irish Legal 100, Named one of the top 100 attorneys and judges of Irish descent
      • Leading Lawyers Network Member, Top 5% of all Illinois attorneys
      • Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Named one of the top 500 lawyers in the nation
      • Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers
      • The National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Nation's Top One Percent

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