Attorney Kevin M. Collopy
Personal Injury Lawyer in Chicago
Kevin M. Collopy, one of the principal attorneys of Drake & Collopy,
P.C., has dedicated his legal career to representing injury and accident
victims of all types. He has successfully recovered tens of millions of
dollars in compensation on behalf of clients in personal injury, workers'
compensation, wrongful death, medical and dental malpractice, construction
negligence, animal attack, dram shop, and products liability cases. He
has concentrated his practice on the representation of personal injury
and workers' compensation clients since joining Drake & Collopy,
P.C. in early 1999.
Mr. Collopy was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. He moved to Chicago
to attend undergraduate studies at the Illinois Institute of Technology,
where he obtained a degree in aerospace engineering. Subsequently, he
worked as a design engineer on a U.S. government cruise missile project
as well as on commercial aircraft structures for General Dynamics in San
Diego, California. He subsequently returned to Chicago and worked as a
mechanical engineer while attending law school at Chicago-Kent College
of Law. After being admitted to the bar, he joined Paul I. Drake in his
law practice. His technical training and experience have been invaluable
throughout his career in analyzing the complex legal and technical issues
that often accompany personal injury cases. He currently resides in the
Wicker Park area of Chicago.
Areas of Practice
- Personal injury
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Construction accidents
- Aviation accidents
- Premises liability / slip and fall
- Animal attack
- Pedestrian accidents
- Workers' compensation
- Medical and dental malpractice
- Wrongful death
- Products liability
- Dram shop (liquor establishment liability)
Bar Admissions
Education
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Chicago-Kent College of Law
Degree: Juris Doctor (J.D.), 1998
Honors: Graduation with Honors
CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Antitrust and Copyright Law
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Illinois Institute of Technology
Degree: B.S. in Aerospace Engineering
Honors: Graduation with High Honors
Presidential Leadership Scholarship
Bar Association Memberships
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Illinois State Bar Association
Tort Law and Workers' Compensation Sections
- American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers
of America)
- American Bar Association
Other Legal Organizations / Activities
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Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Center, Chicago, Illinois
Certified Arbitrator in Circuit Court Mandatory Arbitration Program, 1/07
to present