Kevin Durkin Re-Elected Treasurer of Chicago Bar Association
Press Release, 06/30/2003
Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices and a resident of Orland Park, has been re-elected Treasurer of the Chicago Bar Association (CBA).
Durkin, a trial attorney for more than 22 years, was elected for the second year of a two-year term last week. The CBA is a 22,000-member organization.
Durkin was previously Chairman of the CBA's Judicial Evaluation Committee which oversees the rating of judges in elections. He also previously served on the Board of Managers of the Chicago Bar Association.
A graduate of DePaul University College of Law, Durkin recently received several multi-million dollar settlements particularly in air crash cases. A recent settlement was a $7 million award for a woman who suffered brain damage after she was struck by a bus in a crosswalk and several settlements totaling over $40 million for families who lost loved ones in the Alaska Airlines crash. Durkin serves as co-lead counsel for that litigation.
Durkin served as an Assistant State's Attorney in Cook County from 1980-88.
Clifford Law Offices concentrates in aviation, transportation, product liability, medical negligence, personal injury and wrongful death law.
Durkin is the son of Thomas and Colette Durkin of Westchester.
