Honors and Awards: The Society of Trial Lawyers, President, 2008; American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow, Invitation Only; Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago, President, 1993; Leading Lawyers Network Member, Top 5% of Illinois Lawyers; AV Rated - Highest Level - Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

Bar/Professional Activity: Member of the American Bar Association (ABA); American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), Fellow; American Association of Justice, formerly known as Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA); Chicago Bar Association (CBA); Federal Trial Bar; Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA); Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA); The Society of Trial Lawyers, (President, 2008); and Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago, (President, 1993).

Pro bono/Community Service: Forbeck Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation, Board of Trustees, Former Chairman of the Board; Misericordia Home, Volunteer;Barrington Bandits Travel Softball Team, Coach; St. Anne Basketball Team, Coach; Carmel Catholic High School, Patron.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Common Defenses in Medical Malpractice Cases," Medical Malpractice Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2008; "Screening the Case," Medical Malpractice Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2005;"Common Defense Tactics," Birth Trauma Litigation Group, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 2005; "Avoiding the Risks of Medical Malpractice," Georgia State Orthopedic Society, 2005; "Common Defenses," Medical Malpractice Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2004; "Deposition Strategy," Taking and Defending Depositions in State and Federal Court Seminar, Chicago Bar Association, 2003; "Knowing When To Say No," Medical Malpractice Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2003; "Neuroimaging: The Latest Developments in Determining the Etiology and Timing of the Events Leading To Irreversible Brain Damage," Reducing the Risk of Obstetric Malpractice Seminar, American Conference Institute, 2003; "How to Depose a Medical Expert," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1998; Mock Malpractice Trial for Medical Students, University of Illinois, 1993; "Depositions," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1992; "Discovery Tools and Tactics for the Personal Injury Lawyer," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1990; "Illinois Civil Discovery Practice," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1988.

Verdicts and Settlements: Chip's successes include a jury awarded $22 million - the largest verdict ever in a medical malpractice case in Illinois for the death of a woman - to the family of a 34 year-old mother who died after childbirth. The Chicago doctor and nurse failed to properly treat her acute high blood pressure. He obtained a settlement of $19.5 million for a 41 year-old man who went to the emergency room at Evanston Hospital in Evanston, Illinois with symptoms of a stroke but was not treated with tissue plasminogenactivator that can dissolve blood clots. Additionally, nurses didn't respond to repeated requests from the man's wife for a re-evaluation. His stroke wasn't diagnosed for 12 hours, resulting in permanent disability. When the hospital staff at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois failed to deliver an infant in a timely manner despite indications he was not tolerating labor, Chip obtained an $11.5 million settlement on behalf of the parents of the boy born brain damaged and with cerebral palsy. When a 6 year-old boy was blinded in one eye after being treated at a Chicago hospital for a recurring bloody nose, Chip secured a $3.8 million settlement on behalf of the boy. When a woman died while undergoing an outpatient procedure at the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, Illinois due to improper care, Chip secured a $9 million settlement for the surviving husband and daughters. Chip and his trial partner Kenneth Lumb, also of Corboy & Demetrio, won a $10.5 million verdict and secured a $975,000 settlement, for a total recovery of $11.475 million, for the family of a woman who died after being improperly anesthetized for hip surgery at Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. A $5.5 million settlement was secured by Chip for family of a woman who was not properly treated at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, while pregnant and about to deliver. A complete list of Chip's settlements and verdicts can be found at Corboy & Demetrio's website - www.corboydemetrio.com.