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Attorney Profiles

Joseph R. CurcioJoseph R. Curcio
Chicago, Illinois
President / Owner
phone 888-287-3352
312-985-0133
fax (312) 321-3637
email Email Me

Mr. Curcio is a plaintiffs' personal injury attorney who is highly regarded throughout the Chicagoland area. He has been successfully representing seriously injured individuals and their families in products liability, wrongful death, medical malpractice, vehicle/trucking collisions, and other plaintiff personal injury matters resulting in numerous multimillion-dollar settlements and verdicts over several decades. He has the highest rating by Martindale-Hubbell (AV) and was voted an Illinois Super Lawyer by his peers in 2008.

Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1956
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1957
U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
Education:
John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1955
J.D.


DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, 1952
Major:  History
Major:  Political Science


Published Works:
Paid Bills, Trial Lawyers Guide


Illinois Motions in Limine - Contributor, Litigation One, 2006


Representative Cases:
Lang v. Lake Shore Exhibits (1999), 305 Ill App.3d, 711 N.E.2d 1124 (   )
Leone v. City of Chicago (1993), 156 Ill.2d 33, 619 N.E.2d 119 (   )
Ryan v. E.A.I. Construction Corp. (1987), 158 Ill.App.3d 449, 511 N.E. 1244 (   )
Pekelder v. Edgewater Automotive (1977), 68 Ill.2d 136, 368 N.E.2d 900 (   )
Kalalinick v. Knoll (1981), 97 Ill.App.3d 660, 422 N.E.2d 1011 (   )
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Evidence Seminar: "Recurring Evidence In Wrongful Death Cases", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, May 7, 1994


Pretrial Motions Workshop - Speaker, The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2000


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association


American Board of Trial Advocates


American Association for Justice (formerly the American Trial Lawyers Association)
Sustaining Member


American Association for Justice (formerly the American Trial Lawyers Association)
Leader Forum Member


Illinois State Bar Association


Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1992 - 1995
Member and Chairman of Rules Committee


Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1985 - Present
Board of Governors


Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Illinois Pattern Jury Instruction, 1998 - 2006


Trial Lawyers for Public Justice


Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Life Member


Illinois Super Lawyer 2008


Fraternities/Sororities:
Lambda Tau
Birth Information:
July 31, 1931, Chicago, Illinois
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association American Association for Justice Chicago Bar Association