Residence Chicago, Illinois Years active 1960s – present Home town Chicago Occupation Lawyer | Citizenship United States Role Lawyer Nationality American Name Thomas Demetrio | |
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Born 1947 (age 64 – 65) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Board member of Corboy & Demetrio,
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Education University of Notre Dame | ||
Thomas A. Demetrio Award Acceptance Speech by Student Devon Collins
Thomas A. Demetrio (born 1947) is a Chicago, Illinois-based trial lawyer.
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- Thomas A Demetrio Award Acceptance Speech by Student Devon Collins
- Career
- Later Career and Boards
- References
Career
The National Law Journal named him one of the top ten lawyers in the nation and one of the top ten trial lawyer in Illinois and since its inception in 2005, Lawdragon has named him one of the top 500 Leading Lawyers in America. He served as the president of the Chicago Bar Association and president of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. He is a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, and the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Later Career and Boards
Demetrio was featured in USA Today, in the American Bar Association Journal and was the cover story in the Leading Lawyers Network Magazine the Illinois Super Lawyer Magazine. and again in the American Bar Association's April 2005 Issue "Catch A Rising Star" Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) Chicago-Kent College of Law has honored him with its Distinguished Service Award and its Professional Achievement Award. Demetrio is on the Board of Directors for Big Shoulders, the Center for Disability & Elder Law, and the Constitutional Rights Foundation. Demetrio is also an IIT Trustee.
