Matthew Jenkins | Chicago Accident & Injury Lawyer | Illinois

Matthew Jenkins joined the Chicago law firm of Corboy & Demetrio as a personal injury lawyer in 2008. He practices personal injury law in all areas including cases arising from automobile collisions, construction negligence, premises liability and product liability.      

Matt is currently Lead Plaintiff's Counsel overseeing more than 50 complaints filed on behalf of men whose sperm was destroyed while stored in a cryogenics lab at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

In 2013, Matt, along with Flip Corboy, obtained an $8 million verdict for the family of a woman killed by a truck as she stood on shoulder of I-294.  Before returning to Corboy & Demetrio, where he clerked while attending law school, Matt practiced plaintiffs’ Civil Rights Law at Loevy & Loevy in Chicago. While at Loevy, Matt assisted in obtaining a $4 million verdict in a significant civil rights case on his very first trial.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he received his Juris Doctorate degree in 2007 from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he was recognized for both his academic achievements and his commitment to public service. In 2005, the law school honored Matt’s personal dedication to public service by naming him a Public Interest Law Initiative Scholar.

Matthew is licensed to practice law in Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern Districts of Illinois.

He is an active member of the American Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, where he currently serves as co-chairman of its Civil Rights and Criminal Law Committee and the Illinois State Bar Association where he is a member on the Judicial Evaluation Committee. Matt  is Immediate Past President of the Board of Directors for the Center for Disability & Elder Law and and is a member of the Young Alumni Committee of the Alumni Board at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. In 2010 he was selected as the Illinois Pro Bono Attorney of the Month by Illinois Legal Aid Online (ILAO) for the volunteer legal work he has done.

Jenkins currently serves as Member Service Manager after previously serving as Public Service Manager in the Chicago Bar Association's Young Lawyer Division, also sitting on its Executive Committee.  In addition, Matt sits on the CBA’s Auxiliary Board of Lawyer's Lend-a-Hand.

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology	J.D.	Law School	2007
University of Pennsylvania	n/a	n/a	n/a

State / Court	Date
Illinois	2007

• • American Association for Justice (AAJ)
  • American Bar Association (ABA)
  • Chicago Bar Association (CBA), Young Lawyers Section Executive Committee and YLS Member Service Manager; YLS Public Service Manager, 2013; YLS Host Committee, 2012
  • Chicago Inn of Court
  • Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Young Alumni Committee, Chair, 2012
  • Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), Standing Committee on Judicial Evaluations - Cook County
  • Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), Young Lawyers Division, Chair; Civil Rights & Criminal Law Committee, Co-Chair

• • Chicago-Kent College of Law Young Alumni Award, 2012
  • Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Rising Star Award, 2012
  • Illinois Pro Bono Attorney of the Month
  • Illinois Super Lawyer, Rising Star, 2011, 2012
  • IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, Public Interest Law Initiative Scholar, 2005

• • Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: YLS Goes All-In to Support Foundation
  • Law Bulletin Publishing Company's "40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch"
  • Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: "Jury Awards $8 Million for Accident that Killed Woman"
  • Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: In the Spotlight Matthew T. Jenkins
  • Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: Firm Looks into Failure at Facility

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