Bill Text: IL SR0843 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Philip Harnett Corboy.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-11-29 - Resolution Adopted [SR0843 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SR0843-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Philip Harnett Corboy, who passed away on
June 12, 2012; and
WHEREAS, Philip Corboy was the brother, son, grandson, and
nephew of Chicago police officers; and
WHEREAS, Philip Corboy was a proud graduate of St. Margaret
Mary Grade School and St. George High School; he subsequently
attended 4 colleges and in 1949 graduated first in his class
from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law; and
WHEREAS, Philip Corboy was renowned as a pioneer in
personal injury law and was affectionately known as "The Dean";
as the Senior Partner and Founder of Corboy & Demetrio, P.C.,
he devoted his career to representing the rights of the injured
and their families with integrity, diligence, and respect for
the rule of law for over 60 years; during his career, he won
many big awards from large corporations and was instrumental in
ushering in the tamper-proof lids that drug companies put on
bottles of pain reliever; and
WHEREAS, Philip Corboy served as president of the Chicago
Bar Association and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; he

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was a former chairman of the Section of Litigation of the
American Bar Association and a former chair of the American Bar
Association's Special Committee on Medical Professional
Liability; he was a member of the American Association for
Justice, the Inner Circle of Advocates, the International
Academy of Trial Lawyers, the American College of Trial
Lawyers, and the Center for Disability and Elder Law; he also
served as general counsel for the Illinois Democratic Party and
served on the boards of directors of numerous business, legal,
and charitable groups and many medical and legal task forces;
and
WHEREAS, Philip Corboy was well known in his community for
his great commitment to charity work; he served as a leader of
the Catholic Archdiocese 'Big Shoulders' fund for many years;
the Philip H. Corboy Law Center building was dedicated to him
at the Loyola University School of Law, where he and his wife
made the largest single gift in the school's history, and a
room was named for him at the Chicago Bar Association; and
WHEREAS, Philip Corboy was listed by the National Law
Journal as one of the top 100 most influential lawyers in the
country since 1985, when the survey began, and was one of only
13 lawyers nationwide to hold that distinction; he was listed
in "The Best Lawyers in America" since its inception in 1987;
he was also the recipient of the 1996 Big Shoulders

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Humanitarian Award for his commitment to a fund for inner-city
Catholic schools; and
WHEREAS, Philip Corboy was the dearly beloved husband of
Mary A. Dempsey; the loving father of Philip Harnett, Jr.
(Margaret), Dr. John (Alix), Thomas (Shanti), the late Joan
(James Epstein), and the late Bobby Corboy; the adored
grandfather of Matt and Nora Epstein, Lauren, Bobby, David,
Kevin, Juliette, and Ryan Corboy; the loving brother of Daniel,
ret. CPD (Nancy) Corboy and the late Marge (the late Lawrence)
Kotin; the fondest brother-in-law of Sheila (John) Ryden,
William (Rose) Dempsey, Dr. Robert (Diane) Dempsey, and Mark
Dempsey; the dear uncle of Dan (Jean) Kotin, Karen Corboy, Dr.
Daniel (Dr. Jackie) Corboy, Kara, Conor, Emily, and Genevieve
Dempsey, and Jack, Michael, and Mark Ryden; and the devoted son
of the late Harold and the late Marie Corboy; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
his family and friends, the passing of Philip Harnett Corboy;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Philip Corboy as an expression of
our sympathy.