Thomas F. Boleky

Thomas F. Boleky concentrates his practice in representing individuals who have suffered serious personal injuries as a result of negligent conduct or care, as well as families in matters involving the wrongful death of a loved one. Mr. Boleky has over 32 years of experience handling cases arising from automobile collisions, public transportation accidents, bicycle and motorcycle crashes, construction and job site injuries, premises liability claims, including falls and building code violations, dog bite injuries, and product liability and medical malpractice claims. Mr. Boleky, who originally hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, joined Brian Hurst to become a named partner in 2009, after a long and distinguished career as a civil litigator with the law firm of Corboy & Demetrio, P.C., in Chicago.

Mr. Boleky provides determined, energetic, and creative representation of his clients in all of the personal injury and wrongful death matters he handles. He has tried many cases to verdict and has obtained record-setting awards and numerous multi-million dollar settlements. He has been involved in several cases that resulted in a recovery that broke the previous record as the highest at the time, including a medical negligence case arising in Sangamon County for the family of a 48-year old father and husband diagnosed with AFib who died during a cardiac catheter procedure that settled for $10 million, and a Kane County verdict in which a passenger of a motor vehicle was awarded over $4.5 million after suffering permanent injuries when struck by a pizza delivery truck. Some other notable cases include a $2.5 million settlement for a woman who was seriously injured on a municipal bicycle path when the pedal of the bike she was riding hit a steel post placed in the middle of the path, a $8.7 Million Verdict for a surgical mishap in which a trocar was inserted too deeply and pierced the common iliac artery and vein during an exploratory laparoscopy in 26-year-old engineer, a $7 Million Verdict against two suburban radiologists and their employer after breast imaging was improperly interpreted resulting in a 24-month delay in the diagnosis of breast cancer in a 59-year old mail carrier, and a $3.25 million settlement against People’s Gas Light & Coke Company for a client who survived a natural gas explosion at his residence in Chicago but suffered third-degree burns. Over the span of his legal career, Mr. Boleky has secured over $100 Million in verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients.

A committed member of the legal community, Mr. Boleky belongs to numerous legal organizations, including the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association. Mr. Boleky served on the Chicago Bar Association’s Judicial Evaluation Committee for over 13 years and has held positions on the Executive Committee, including Chair of both the Investigations Division and Hearings Division, and eventually served as Chair of the entire Judicial Evaluation Committee. He also served as co-chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Appellate Review Committee and was elected to the Chicago Bar Association’s Board of Governors for a two-year term. Mr. Boleky has served as a member of the Civil Litigation Advisory Committee for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, as well as a moderator and judge for the DePaul College of Law Moot Court Society. Mr. Boleky has an AV rating – the highest level awarded for professional excellence – by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, and has consistently been recognized as a “Top Illinois Lawyer” by SuperLawyers.com. Mr. Boleky is a frequent lecturer and moderator for civic, community and legal organizations.  He has also been a member of the Board of Directors of the Les Turner ALS Foundation since 2009, and has served as Vice Chair and member of the Executive Committee, and as Chair of the Governance Committee for 7 years.