Admissions
1979, Illinois
1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
2002, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Seventh, and Eighth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court, District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
Indiana
Memberships
American Arbitration Association (Certified Arbitrator)
Panel of Neutral Arbitrator (Member)
American Bar Association, (Litigation Section Member)
American Association for Justice
Chicago Bar Association (President, 2003
Justice John Paul Stevens Award Selection Committee
1st Vice-President, 2002
2nd Vice-President, 2001
Treasurer, 1999
Board of Managers, 1996-1998
Finance Committee, 1998-2001, Chairman, 1999
The Albert, Moses, Henry and Bertha Wolf Fund, Chairman
Long-Range Planning Committee, Chair 1995
Appellate Judicial Evaluation Committee, Co-Chair, 1993
Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1984-1990)
Chicago Bar Foundation (Board of Directors, 1998-2002
Lend-A-Hand Annual Fundraising Event, Co-Chair, 1998-2001
Thomas A. Demetrio, Lend-A-Hand Foundation, Co-Founder and Member of Board of Directors)
Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program, Certified Arbitrator
IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, Adjunct Professor
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Managers, 1990-present
Membership Committee, Co-Chair, 1996-present
Secretary, 1995-1996
Treasurer, 1994-1995
Parliamentarian, 1993-1994)
National Institute of Trial Advocacy, National Faculty Member
Lake County Bar Association
National Conference of Bar Presidents
Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois.
Bar Fellowship
of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, an invitation only appointment given to the top 500 trial attorneys in the United States and a Fellow in The Society of Trial Lawyers. For the fifth consecutive year, Mr. Demetrio has been selected for Best Lawyers in America, an elite designation because he was chosen by his peers as one of the top 5% of Illinois attorneys. He has been designated an Illinois Super Lawyer, which is also based on peer review, and he has received an AV rating - the highest possible for any attorney - from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. In addition, Mr. Demetrio is a lifetime member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
From 2003-2004, Mr. Demetrio was elected as President of the over 22,000 member Chicago Bar Association.
For eight years, Michael has been an appointed Adjunct Professor of Law at IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he teaches a course on Evidence. He is also a certified faculty member of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and a Certified Arbitrator for the Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program and the American Arbitration Association.
The author of numerous legal articles, Mr. Demetrio has also lectured extensively nationwide.
A complete list of profiles, articles, faculty appointments, lectures/presentations, memberships and offices can be found at www.corboydemetrio.com. Fellow: Chicago Bar Foundation (Board of Directors). (Certified Arbitrator, Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program and American Arbitration Association)
Fellow: Chicago Bar Foundation (Board of Directors); The Society of Trial Lawyers.
