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| Personal Injury Law: General | ||||||||||||
| Personal Injury Law: Professional Malpractice | ||||||||||||
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| Practice Description: Ms. Bobb has owned and managed the well-respected practice of Patricia C. Bobb and Associates for the last 18 years after working at Philip H. Corboy & Associates and co-founding the firm of Bobb, Kane, Obbish & Propes. Her practice focuses in representing individuals in personal injury cases with an emphasis on medical malpractice and general civil litigation. Ms. Bobb has tried over 100 jury and bench trials in both federal and state courts. Her experience and integrity as a lawyer is confirmed by her selection by both judges and fellow attorneys to act as a mediator in arbitrating over 40 major medical malpractice cases. Ms. Bobb serves as a commissioner on the body that monitors attorneys in Illinois, the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. She has also served as chairman of the Board of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and as president of the Chicago Bar Association (1997-98). Notable Cases and Results:
Bar Admissions: United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1972 Illinois Bar, 1972 Date of Birth: 1947 Law School: University of Notre Dame Law School,J.D., 1972 Undergraduate School: St. Michael's College, Santa Fe, New Mexico, B.A., 1969 Undergraduate School Honors/Involvement: Magna cum laude Employment History: President, Patricia C. Bobb & Associates 1985-present Partner in the firm of Bobb, Kane, Obbish & Propes 1980-1985 Trial Attorney in the firm of Phillip H. Corboy & Associates, P.C 1978-1980 Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County, Felony Trial Court Supervisor 1972 - 1978 Bar/Professional Association Involvement: Illinois State Bar Association Co-chairman, Special Committee on Discovery, 1993-1994 American College of Trial Lawyers Appointed member, Long Range Planning Committee, 1993 Chicago Inn Of Court Founding member; Executive Committee member; president, 1990-91 Program director and Master Of The Bench, 1989 Chicago Bar Association Faculty member, Young Lawyers Section Federal Trial Advocacy Course, October, 1988 Northwestern University Law School Adjunct professor, Trial Advocacy I and II, spring 1981, 1982; fall 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 Special Commission on the Administration of Justice in Cook County Appointed member, Law Division Task Force, 1985-1990 Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Faculty member, Update and Review Seminar, September 1983 Association of Trial Lawyers of America Faculty member, Advanced College of Advocacy, Harvard University, June 1983 Advocacy Institute Trial Workshop Faculty member, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, University of Michigan, spring 1978, 1981 Cook County State's Attorney's Office Faculty member, Training Program, May 1981 United State Attorney's Office Guest instructor, Trial Training Program, winter and spring 1978 University of New Mexico Law School Guest instructor, Trial Advocacy Class, January 1978 Published Legal Writing: "Res Ipsa Loquitur," chapter 4, Illinois Institute For Continuing Legal Education Handbook On Medical Malpractice, 1989 "Plaintiff's Case In Chief," chapter 41, Medical And Hospital Negligence, 1988 "How To Maximize Damages In Child Death Cases," chapter 13, Women Trial Lawyers: How They Succeed In Practice And In The Courtroom, 1987 "Opening Statements: A Winning Approach," chapter 20, I.C.L.E. Handbook On Transportation Negligence, fall 1986 1001853 | ||||||||||||
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