Edward Joseph Leahy

EDWARD J. LEAHY, Partner, is a graduate of Western Illinois University (B.A.), Pepperdine University (M.B.A.) and DePaul College of Law (J.D., with Honors). Ed specializes in casualty defense litigation, with emphasis in vehicular accidents, premises liability, construction defects/safety and products liability, involving catastrophic injuries and wrongful deaths, along with extensive experience in insurance coverage and contract matters. He is a member of the Illinois Bar Association. Ed is also a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He also has a background in corporate law and commercial litigation.

Reported Decisions

- Hamer v. City Segway Tours of Chicago, LLC, 930 N.E.2d 578 (Ill.App. 1 Dist. June 10, 2010)

- McRaith v. Burns & Wilcox, Ltd., 2010 WL 892996 (N.D.Ill. March 11, 2010)

- Webb v. City of Joliet, 2006 WL 3692405 (N.D.Ill. December 11, 2006)

- Webb v. City of Joliet, 2006 WL 1005365 (N.D.Ill. April 13, 2006)

- Webb v. City of Joliet, 2004 WL 1179413 (N.D.Ill. May 26, 2004)

- Calvin v. Sheriff of Will County, 2004 WL 1125922 (N.D.Ill. May 17, 2004)

- Wintersteen v. Benning, 513 N.W.2d 920 (S.D. March 30, 1994)

- In re Gridley, 149 B.R. 128 (Bankr.D.S.D. December 31, 1992)

- In re Gridley, 131 B.R. 447 (Bankr.D.S.D. September 17, 1991)

- Sabena Belgian World Airlines v. United Airlines, Inc., 773 F.Supp. 1117 (N.D.Ill. August 26, 1991)

- Dacy v. Gors, 471 N.W.2d 576 (S.D. June 05, 1991)