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Frank Morrissey is a superb trial attorney who joined Burke, Wise & Morrissey in 2007, following a career as a partner at one of Chicago’s pre-eminent large law firms.
His practice focuses on product liability and personal injury cases, with extensive expertise in pharmaceutical litigation. In addition, Frank represents clients involved in commercial and business litigation matters. He has obtained favorable jury verdicts in high-stakes litigation and successfully arbitrated and mediated multi-million dollar disputes in jurisdictions around the country.
In 2003, Frank was named one of 40 Attorneys Under 40 Years Old to Watch in Illinois by the Chicago Lawyer and Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. He was named an Illinois Super Lawyer by Chicago Magazine and has been elected to the Illinois Society of Trial Lawyers.
Notable victories and settlements include:
Luera v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital (2008)
· $10.2 million settlement.
Liberato v. Westlake Community Hospital (2008)
· $5.5 million settlement.
Hoffman, et al. v. Sumner, et al. (2008)
∙ U.S. District for the Northern District of Illinois
∙ Business Owner’s stake in three multi-million dollar companies successfully defended on Summary Judgment.
Budrik v. R.C. Wegman Construction Company (2007)
· $3.2 million jury verdict.
Tinney v. The Fitness Experience (2007)
· $5 million settlement.
Sylva Pinchinat v. Graco Children’s Products, Inc. (2005)
· U.S. District for the Middle District of Florida.
· Successful jury verdict.
Arons v. H. D. Smith Wholesale Drug Company, et al. (2005)
· Superior Court of Bergen County, New Jersey.
· Represented a pharmaceutical wholesale distributor sued in a putative nationwide class
Action for $52 million plus attorneys’ fees for the distribution of alleged counterfeit
drugs.
· Class certification denied.
Trevor Tober v. Century Products Company (August, 2004)
· U.S. District for the Southern District of Indiana.
· Successful jury verdict.
Susan Clontz, et al. v. Bank One, N.A. (2003)
· Circuit Court of DuPage County, Illinois.
· Represented corporate trustee sued for numerous fiduciary duty breaches by beneficiaries of the trust in connection with the corporate trustee’s oversight and management.
· Successful verdict.
DVI Capital Company v. Barry Switzer, et al. (2002)
· Represented a financier of equipment leases that sued certain investors in a medical
imaging center for breach of their personal guarantees.
· Arbitration award of $1 million.
Basrak v. Northwestern Community Hospital (2002)
· $4.6 million settlement.
Dydalowizc v. Our Lady of the Resurrection Hospital (2000)
· $3.4 million settlement.
Education:
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD, Member Law Review - 1993
College of the Holy Cross, Massachusetts, B.A., - 1990.
Admitted:
Illinois - 1993
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois,
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Professional Affiliations:
American Bar Association (ABA)
Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA)
Chicago Bar Association (CBA)