Biographical Information

From 1984 to 1988, Tom Tuohy served as Special Assistant Attorney General of Illinois, founded Tuohy Law Offices in 1982.

In 1990 he established the Fraternal Order of Police Legal Benefits Plan and represented thousands of police officers, from rank and file to police superintendent.

Tom Tuohy founded Comprehensive Benefits of America, LLC (CBA) in 2015 and serves as CEO. CBA is in business to improve America’s financial wellness by making financial planning and resources for building wealth accessible and affordable for everyone.

Tom has practiced law for 37 years, establishing Tuohy Law Offices on a foundation of service. His firm has served the legal needs of over 15,000 individuals while providing representation and educational seminars for the municipal employees and union members. He has drafted and provided over 2,700 estate plans.

The attorneys affiliated with Tuohy Law Offices are a network of the highest-rated and most experienced national and local attorneys in the areas of Plaintiff Catastrophic Personal Injury, Malpractice, Products, and Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, and Workers Compensation, Sexual Abuse, Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect, commercial and residential Real Estate, Estate Law and Planning Techniques and Living Trusts, Business Organization and Dissolution of Marriage.

Tom Tuohy has been honored as one of a handful of attorneys in the United States to receive the highest (A/V) rating for legal ability and ethical standards as determined by Martindale Hubbell which has provided such ratings for more than 138 years.

Tom Tuohy was sworn in and admitted to the United States Supreme Court Bar in 1990.

Tuohy founded the non-profit organization Dreams For Kids in 1989, creating social change through service learning in an award-winning leadership and social entrepreneurship curriculum for at-risk youth.

As a speaker, coach, and consultant, Tom shares the business, nonprofit and life experiences gained from 35 years of working with over 50,000 people of all ages and from every demographic.

Estate Planning; Business Succession; Middle-Class Benefits; Leadership; Nonprofit Management; Corporate Social Responsibility; At-Risk Youth; Social Entrepreneurship.

Admission Dates & Jurisdictions

Illinois 1982

United States Supreme Court 1990

Education

DePaul University

DePaul Law School

Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University

Stanford Business School

Professional Experience

Special Assistant Attorney General of Illinois

CEO Comprehensive Benefits Plan of America

Founder and President Dreams for Kids

Honors & Awards

1989 Emerald Society Man of the Year

2000 Illinois Crime Commission Citizen of the Year

2003 WGN Unsung Hero

2002 -2021 A/V Highest Possible Rating, Legal Ethics, and Standards

2014 Davenport Award, Guerin Prep

Professional Associations

Illinois State Bar Association

Press

MSN Dream Makers

Chicago Lawyer Magazine

Verdicts & Settlements

Meeks v. State of Nebraska

Case Conclusion Date: 06.06.2014Practice Area: Wrongful Death

Outcome: $2,000,000 SettlementDescription: On June 6, 2013, Joyce Meeks was driving home from work on Van Dorn Street in Lincoln, Nebraska. A vehicle driven by Jeremy Dobbe crossed the center line, striking the Meeks vehicle at 70 mph and killing Joyce instantly. Dobbe was in prison, and was driving a vehicle owned by the Nebraska Department of Corrections as part of the Inmate Van Driver Program. This program allowed inmates of Nebraska prisons to drive state vehicles on public roads as part of a work detail assignment. Dobbe had two convictions for DUI, one in Colfax County in 1999 and one in Platt County in 2003, a conviction for Reckless Driving in Stanton County in 2001, a conviction for Willful Reckless Driving in Platt County in 2005, a conviction for Careless Driving in Colfax County in 2010, and a conviction for Possession of Marijuana in Platt County in 2000. Dobbe also had a felony conviction in Butler County for Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Deliver, a felony conviction for Terroristic Threats in Colfax County, and a misdemeanor conviction for criminal mischief in Colfax County. Despite this record of convictions, Dobbe was allowed by the State of Nebraska to drive a state-owned van on public streets to pick up other inmates at their respective work detail assignments. As a result of this case, Nebraska ended its Inmate Van Driver Program. *Co-counsel with Cavanagh Law Group

Representative Cases

Estate of Veronica Rizzo-Acevedo

Case Conclusion Date: 05.20.2015

Practice Area: Probate

Outcome: Slayers Statute applied to courts ruling of homicideDescription: Chicago Police Officer murdered by Cook County Sheriff husband. Required reconstruction of evidence at scene and proof of murder suicide

Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date	Actions
Asset Protection and Living Trusts	Pre Retirement	2015	\|
Family Benefits	NOBLE Meeting	2015	\|
Social Entrepreneurship	Changing the World	2015	\|
Social Enterprise	ACA Business Club of Chicago Networking	2015	\|
Estate Planning	Pre Retirement	2014	\|
Your Contribution	Guerin Prep Commencement	2014	\|
Living Trusts and Family Estate Planning	Pre Retirement Seminar	2013	\|
Insurance Issues	NOBLE General Meeting	2013	\|
Living Your Dreams	New Concepts Annual Windy City Event	2013	\|
Social Entreprenuership	MoneyThink Leadership Institute	2013	\|
Social Enterprise	Maverick Business Adventures Chicago	2013	\|
Community Engagement	Dreams for Kids Day	2013	\|
Asset Protection and Private Family Trusts	Chicago Police Department	2020	\|
Associate Boards	Chicago Nonprofits Shark Tank	2013	\|
Founders Stories	Chicago Nonprofit Volunteer Expo	2013	\|
Moments of Our Lives	5th Annual Advancing Philanthropy Conference	2013	\|
Preparing for the Future—A Frank Conversation	Woman in Law Enforcement Learn and Lead	2012	\|
Estate Planning and Asset Protection	Retirement Seminar	2012	\|
Estate Planning and Asset Protection	Retirement Seminar	2012	\|
Estate Planning	Retirement Seminar	2012	\|
Retirement Planning	NMRT Retirement Seminar	2012	\|
Estate Planning	NMERT Retirement Seminar	2012	\|
Insurance Coverage and Liability Protection	National Organization of Black Law Enforcement	2012	\|
Estate Planning	Investments, Taxes, Estate Planning and more	2012	\|
Replacing Charity with Opportunity	Do The Write Thing Awards	2012	\|
Estate Planning and Asset Protection	CPD Retirement Seminar	2012	\|
Estate Planning and Asset Protection	Retirement Seminar	2011	\|
Dreams for Kids	Do The Write Thing Awards	2011	\|
A Single Moment of Grace	TEDx LA	2010	\|
Leaders of Today	ETudes for Innovation KIN Global Summit	2010

Service Activities

Founder Dreams for Kids, 1989

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