Edmund G. Urban III

Location: Oak Forest, Illinois
Phone: 708-687-5284
Fax: 708-687-5278
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For over 36 years, Edmund has concentrated his legal practice at the firm of Urban & Burt, Ltd. in representing both consumer and business debtors in Chapter 7, 11, 12 & 13. As a member of the Federal Trial Bar, he has engaged in litigation in the Bankruptcy Courts, US District Court and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Admitted to three US District Courts, he has handled complex Chapter 11 matters before those courts.

In 1995, he was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. In addition to his bankruptcy practice, Edmund has tried many auto accident and injury cases, recovering millions in damages for his clients.

Outside his legal career, Edmund has been active in the area of technology and owns several high tech companies which provide cutting edge fiber optic, telecommunications and data services to governments and businesses. He spends his spare time on the ski slopes as an avid skier. Edmund has been a member of the Democratic National Committee and served on the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors of a community hospital. He is active with the American Bankruptcy Institute, the largest association of bankruptcy professionals.

Bar Admissions

Illinois, 1982
US District Court Northern District of Illinois 1982
US District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar
US District Court Central District of Illinois
US District Court Northern District of Indiana
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1982
U.S. Supreme Court, 1995

Education

DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
- Juris Doctor – 1982
Oxford University Faculty of Law, Oxford, England
Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois
- B.S. – 1979
- Major: Broadcast Journalism

Classes/Seminars

Lecturer, Media and Communications Law, Bradley University

Fraternities and Societies

Society of Professional Journalists – Sigma Delta Chi
National Fraternity of Kappa Delta Rho

Professional Associations and Memberships

Illinois State Bar Association
American Bankruptcy Institute
Chicago Bar Association
Advocates Society
Former Democratic National Committee, Member
Former Young Democrats of America, Officer
Former Illinois State’s Attorney Appellate, Prosecutor
Former Illinois General Assembly, Legislative Assistant

Urban & Burt, LTD. Client Recoveries

$105,000 paid to employee who was pulling a pallet at work and sustained medial meniscus tear.

Client received injury to foot while getting pedicure settled for $20,000

High school student awarded $30,000 for partial meniscus tear for injury sustained on school bus which was struck by car.

Estate of elderly immigrant struck and killed by snow plow clearing grocery store parking lot receives insurance policy limit of $500,000.

$100,000 settlement paid for child injured on bicycle who was struck by car while in crosswalk.

Passenger suffers broken wrist in car accident $72,500 paid by insurance company.

Wrongful death of senior who was passenger in a car. Death Caused by driver distracted using cell phone. Drivers insurance carrier paid $50,000 policy limit. Additional $300,000 policy limit recovered from plaintiff’s underinsured motorist policy for decedents’ estate.

Client hit by uninsured driver under the influence of alcohol and drugs on Interstate I-80. Client required surgery to his back. Surgery was fully paid by his health and welfare benefits fund. Uninsured Motorist Policy paid an additional $230,000 to plaintiff.

Plaintiff recovers $150,000 for back injury sustained when she was hit by grocery store employee moving shopping carts in grocery store parking lot.

Young mother awarded $38,000 by jury for back sprain caused by rear end collision.

$1 million paid by trucking company for multi car accident on I-294. Jaws of Life used to cut out two passengers from car.

Landlord failed to properly maintain apartment causing a portion of the drywall ceiling to fall on tenant. Tenant received $125,000 as a result of injury to his shoulder.

In excess of $1 million paid by Japanese auto maker to settle case of college student who suffered abdominal injury caused by defective design of seatbelt. Insurance company for at fault driver who crossed center line causing accident paid their policy limit of $200,000.

Slip and fall at grocery store settled for $150,000 hit head, and sustained disruption of ACL Knee injury.

Workers comp award of $77,985 for back injury at furniture store from lifting furniture.

Client receives $750,000 for eye injury caused by exploding Takata airbag.

Client tripped in hole in floor at work and suffered labrum tear and tendon tear $65,000 paid by workers comp insurance carrier.

Elderly lady hit by truck in church parking lot sustained bruises $20,000 settlement paid by drivers’ insurance company.

Dental malpractice where dentist caused injury to nerve while doing dental implant settled for $20,000 just before start of Federal Court trial.

Work injury of Meniscal and ACL tears, surgery, while putting tarp on truck $115,000 paid by workers compensation insurance carrier.

Illinois Industrial Commission awarded $230,000 after trial for injury to cervical spine lifting at work.

High school girl bullied and assaulted by classmate. Parents and insurance company paid $25,000 settlement.

Plaintiff rear ended while stopped on I-80 for construction by “Distracted” driver, air-lifted to trauma center $100,000 (policy) paid plus $52,000 underinsured policy paid.