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John R. Gorey is of counsel to McDevitt & Cobb, P.C. and works with the firm on select cases involving serious personal injury and wrongful death. John has tried over 60 cases before a jury, settled hundreds of cases prior to trial and assisted in recovering over $80,000,000.00 for injured parties and their families. John has been a valued member of the McDevitt& Cobb team since 2009.

After earning an undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona in 1993, John continued his studies at DePaul University College of Law obtaining a law degree in 1996. John was selected for DePaul’s national trial team representing the law school in mock trial competitions throughout the country and winning the John Powers Crowley Award for outstanding trial team member.

Early in his career, John worked for a prominent plaintiff’s personal injury firm, Joseph R. Curcio, Ltd. where he was mentored by its legendary founder and immediately began trying and settling major personal injury cases for plaintiffs. After spending years managing his own personal injury law firm, John recently returned to Curcio Law Offices as a Senior Partner.

John has been involved in numerous notable verdicts and settlements including a $2,600,000 settlement for the family of a 33 year old woman that was killed in a car collision, a $1,140,793 verdict for a 71 year old man that suffered a fractured hip as a result of an automobile collision, a verdict of $1,044, 973 for a 63 year old man that suffered a fractured knee from a collision with a CTA bus, a $1,200,000 settlement for a 27 year old woman that was killed in a retail carpet store when a rack holding carpet remnants collapsed, a $3,000,000 judgment for a 7 year old child that was burned due to defective flammable clothing, a $2,900,000 settlement for the family of a 34 year old woman that was killed due to the mismanagement of an infection that developed during her pregnancy, and a $1,986,745 million verdict for the family of a 9 year old special needs child that drowned while at a swimming excursion with a local day camp.

John is a member of the American Association for Justice, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Illinois State Bar Association and Chicago Bar Association. He has been a lecturer for bar association educational events and has been a guest on both radio and television programs relating to legal issues in plaintiff’s personal injury law. John was elected to the Board of Managers of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association in 2007 and served on the committee for 3 terms. He was also appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to serve on the Character & Fitness committee which evaluates candidates for admission to the Illinois bar and was re-appointed by the Court to serve on the committee between 2007 and 2016.