Kenneth T. Lumb
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Work in Corboy & Demetrio
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Construction, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Health Care Law, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Car Accidents
33 North Dearborn Street, 21st Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
About Kenneth T. Lumb
Practice Areas
- Construction
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Health Care Law
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Car Accidents
Education
- DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1991J.D.
- University of Notre Dame, 1988B.A.
Classes and Seminars
- Instructor, Military Law, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois
- “Using Treaters & Experts at Trial,” Illinois Trial Lawyers Association's Update & Review Seminar, Oct. 29, 2017
- "Federal Federal Tort Claims Webinar," American Association for Justice, July, 2015
- "The Ins and Outs of Litigating Against the Government: A Federal Tort Primer," American Association for Justice Annual Conference, 2015
- "Jury Instructions Update," Personal Injury Practice Update, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Chicago, Illinois, April 2014
- "Nursing Home Litigation for the Elder Law Practitioner," Elder Law Boot Camp Seminar, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 2014
- "Military Liens," Complex Lien Resolution in Personal Injury Settlements Seminar, National Business Institute, December, 2013
- "Evidence and Procedure," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Update and Review Seminar, Chicago, Illinois, October 2013
- "Distracted Driving," Percy Julian High School, Chicago, Illinois, May, 2012
- "Medical Liens/Healthcare Subrogation," Liens and Settlement Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Chicago, Illinois, February, 2012
- "Military Family Law Issues," Illinois State Bar Association (moderator), Chicago, Illinois, April, 2011
- “Medical Liens and Healthcare Subrogation, Settlement, Liens & Insurance Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2010
- "Federal Tort Liability for Contractors," Understanding and Litigating FTCA Cases Seminar, Federal Tort Liability & Military Advocacy Section, American Association of Justice, Pennsylvania, 2008
- "Witnesses and Third-Party Bad-Faith Actions," Insurance and Bad-Faith Actions Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2008
- "Illinois Economic Damages," Determining Economic Damages, Lost Compensation Seminar, Chicago, 2007
- "The Witness List," Insurance and Bad Faith Actions, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Chicago, February, 2007
- "Jury Instructions," Medical Malpractice Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2006
- "Litigation/Liability Issues and Exceptions to Confidentiality," Confidentiality of Medical Records in Illinois Seminar, Lorman Education Services, 2006
- "Proper Parties, Amended Complaints and Relation Back Doctrine," Civil Litigation: Update and Overview of Civil Practice and Procedure Seminar, Illinois State Bar Association, 2006
- "Confidentiality Agreements," Liens and Settlements Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2006
- "Legal Issues in Neonatal Nursing: The Attorney's Perspective," Balancing the Legal and Emotional Aspects of Neonatal Care, NICU Solutions Seminar, 2005
- "Independent Contractors and Medical Malpractice," Understanding and Litigating FTCA Cases, Federal Tort Liability & Military Advocacy Section Seminar, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Toronto, 2005
- "Proving Deviation from the Standard of Care," Medical Malpractice Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2002
- "Claims Against the Federal Government," Avoiding Common Pitfalls - Including the New Rule 213 Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2002
- "Military Law," Wheaton College, Army ROTC, 2002 - 2004
- "Basics of Handling an Auto Accident Case: Initial Investigation and Preservation of Evidence Through Discovery," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1999
- "Defense Department Standards of Conduct," University of Illinois at Chicago, Army ROTC, 1999
- "Law of Land Warfare," University of Illinois at Chicago, Army ROTC, 1999
- "Army Medical Records," WRAMC Directorate of Patient Administration, 1995
- "Department of Defense Standards of Conduct," WRAMC, 1995
- "Legal Aspects of Military Psychiatry," WRAMC, Department of Psychiatry, 1995
- "Preparing for Expert Witness Testimony," Rehabilitation of the Injured Soldier Seminar, Ninth Annual AMEDD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Short Course, WRAMC, 1993
- "Medical and Psychiatric Malpractice" and "Emotional Injuries," WRAMC Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program, 1993-1995
- "Tort Law" and "Basic Legal Research," WRAMC Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program, 1992-1995
- "Legal Aspects of Military Medicine," WRAMC, 1992-1995
- "AIDS and the Law," WRAMC, Department of Nursing, 1992
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1991
- U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals, 1992
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2005
Other Affiliations
- American Association for Justice (AAJ), formerly known as Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), Chair, AAJ Federal Tort and Military Advocacy Section.
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- Chicago Bar Association (CBA)
- Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), Chair of Standing Committee on Military Affairs
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), Medical Negligence Committee; Board of Managers
Past Positions
- U.S. Army's Judge Advocate General's Corps, Captain
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Medical Claims Judge Advocate
- U.S. Army Reserve, Major
Articles
Published Works
- MedMal Matters: Changes vs. Surgery
- MedMal Matters: Data Overload
- MedMal Matters: Fatal Flaws
- MedMal Matters: Beyond Maude
- MedMal Matters: No Scrubs
- MedMal Matters: Trial Lawyer Hero Chicago Lawyer, 12.2018
- MedMal Matters: Meet 'Pestilence' Chicago Lawyer, 10.2018
- MedMal Matters: What Veterans Deserve Chicago Lawyer, 08.2018
- MedMal Matters: Faith and C-Sections Chicago Lawyer, 06.2018
- MedMal Matters: Corporate Colonialism Chicago Lawyer, 04.2018
- MedMal Matters: Nursing Home Lapses Chicago Lawyer, 02.2018
- MedMal Matters: Surgery to Circus Chicago Lawyer, 11.2017
- MedMal Matters: Who Could Object? Chicago Lawyer, 10.2017
- MedMal Matters: Negligence with Consent? Chicago Lawyer, 09.2017
- MedMal Matters: One Surgeon, Many Patients Chicago Lawyer, 08.2017
- MedMal Matters: Check, Please Chicago Lawyer, 06.2017
- MedMal Matters: Lights, Camera, Scalpel Chicago Lawyer, 05.2017
- MedMal Matters: Bait and Switch Chicago Lawyer, 04.2017
- MedMal Matters: Bitter Pill Chicago Lawyer, 03.2017
- MedMal Matters: #ElderAbuse Chicago Lawyer, 02.2017
- MedMal Matters: Double Checking Hospitals’ Double-Booking Chicago Lawyer, 08.04.2016
- MedMal Matters: The Value of Informed Consent Chicago Lawyer, 03.2016
- MedMal Matters: I've Got a Secret Chicago Lawyer, 01.2016
- MedMal Matters: Putting Ice on a Black Eye Chicago Lawyer, 09.01.2015
- MedMal Matters: Medical Maze Created by the Military Chicago Lawyer, 08.2015
- MedMal Matters: Brave New World Chicago Lawyer, 06.2015
- Trial: Federal Tort Pitfalls Trial, 05.2015
- MedMal Matters: Study Shows Doctors Make Missteps Chicago Lawyer, 06.2012
- DCBA Brief: What Every Attorney Should Know about the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act DCBA Brief
- MedMal Matters: A Cheatin' Doctor Chicago Lawyer, 04.2012
- MedMal Matters: Distracted Doctors Chicago Lawyer, 02.2012
- Defamation, Illinois Causes of Action IICLE, 01.01.2008
- The Federal Tort Claims Act, Illinois Causes of Action 2008
- The Federal Tort Claims Act, Illinois Causes of Action IICLE, 2005
- "A Medical Literature Primer" Trial Journal of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Trial Journal, Winter 2005
- Defamation, Illinois Causes of Action IICLE, 2002
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