Thomas Tuohy | Oakbrook Terrace Personal Injury Lawyer

• KIN Global Summit Delegate
  2009 - Present
• Illinois State Bar Association Member
  2009 - Present
• Jesse White Scholars Board of Directors
  1982 - Present
• Chicago Council on Global Affairs Presidents Circle
  2010 - 2015
• Dreams for Kids Chairman and Founder
  1989 - 2020

• In , Mr. Tuohy was selected as a member of the Nations Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, which recognizes attorneys who elevate the Bar’s standards and provide a benchmark for other attorneys to emulate. His selection as one of the top 1% of all attorneys in the United States was vetted by a blue-ribbon panel’s independent research and approved by a judicial review board. Mr.Tuohy has also been awarded the Prestigious Highest Rating (AV) for Legal Skill and Competence for 14 consecutive years by the premier attorney rating service of Martindale Hubbell. In addition, AVVO has awarded Mr. Tuohy the highest rating of Superb 10/10. Finally, he has received numerous community awards and recognition as one of Illinois’ and of the United States’ most respected attorneys.
  2015

If every case doesn't make a big difference, then you arent approaching the practice of law or serving your clients the right way.

I was one of the few in my graduating class to start my practice upon graduation. I had worked as a law clerk for 7 years prior to graduating and was ready to hang my shingle on Lasalle Street. From there I realized on the business cards I collected along the way and the network - or the Rolodex in those days- that I filled. No job was beneath me, as I wanted to learn the entire profession, and discover what I was good at, and how I could best serve clients as a lawyer. Importantly, I looked at the top complaints about lawyers - many are still true today, such as not returning phone calls, arrogance, excessive fees, lack of communication, and I committed to do just the opposite.

Honesty, transparency, communication, reasonable fees, personable and caring, and 100% invested in you as a client. And be darn good at what you hired him or her to do.

100% important. There can be no shortcuts to knowing everything you need to know, and staying on top of the changes in the law, as well as the innovations and technology that serve clients best.

Listening first, gaining a complete understanding of the client's needs providing the client with a sense you are the right lawyer for them, and letting them know precisely what you will do and when you will do it.

Enough information to determine if I am the right lawyer and that I can deliver the best result.

Communication, personable, down to earth, a provable reputation, skill, and someone who delivers.

Working with people, and spending time getting to know them and their lives and producing a result that validates their choice in me as their lawyer and as their families lawyer in the future.

Reading, writing, community work, mentoring, family, yoga, exercise, discovering innovative and new ways to work and play.

Yes, I founded Dreams for Kids in 1989, which recently merged and is now Dreams for Kids GCE Lab School and Learning Center. This is a project-based school, located in downtown Chicago where students learn by doing, visit businesses and public and private facilities and cultural centers. Students learn social entrepreneurship skills and create projects that impact their local and global communities.