Tom Tuohy
Tuohy Law Offices 17W220 22nd Street Suite 300 Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 Practice Area(s): Trusts & Estates, Business Law call (312) 559-8400 email info@tuohylawoffices.com visit website
Biographical Information
From 1984 to 1988, Tom Tuohy served as Special Assistant Attorney General of Illinois, and 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 40 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 municipal employees and union members. In addition, he has drafted and provided over 4,000 Living Trust 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. Dreams for Kids has served over 100,000 youths and creates transformational student outcomes. The model is grounded in inquiry and project-based learning. It encourages students to experience academics through real-world connections with their community while learning essential workplace development skills, an entrepreneurial mindset and becoming socially engaged.
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 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 -2022 A/V Highest Possible Rating, Legal Ethics, and Standards
2014 Davenport Award, Guerin Prep
Professional Associations
Illinois State Bar Association
Verdicts & Settlements
Meeks v. State of Nebraska
Representative Cases
Estate of Veronica Rizzo-Acevedo
Speaking Engagements
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| Asset Protection and Living Trusts | Pre Retirement | 2020 |
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| Family Benefits | NOBLE Meeting | 2019 |
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| Social Entrepreneurship | Changing the World | 2015 |
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| Social Enterprise | ACA Business Club of Chicago Networking | 2015 |
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| Estate Planning | Pre Retirement | 2014 |
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| Your Contribution | Guerin Prep Commencement | 2014 |
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| Living Trusts and Family Estate Planning | Pre Retirement Seminar | 2013 |
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| Insurance Issues | NOBLE General Meeting | 2013 |
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| Living Your Dreams | New Concepts Annual Windy City Event | 2013 |
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| Social Entreprenuership | MoneyThink Leadership Institute | 2013 |
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| Social Enterprise | Maverick Business Adventures Chicago | 2013 |
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| Community Engagement | Dreams for Kids Day | 2013 |
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| Asset Protection and Private Family Trusts | Chicago Police Department | 2020 |
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| Associate Boards | Chicago Nonprofits Shark Tank | 2013 |
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| Founders Stories | Chicago Nonprofit Volunteer Expo | 2013 |
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| Moments of Our Lives | 5th Annual Advancing Philanthropy Conference | 2013 |
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| Preparing for the Future—A Frank Conversation | Woman in Law Enforcement Learn and Lead | 2012 |
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| Estate Planning and Asset Protection | Retirement Seminar | 2012 |
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| Estate Planning and Asset Protection | Retirement Seminar | 2012 |
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| Estate Planning | Retirement Seminar | 2012 |
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| Retirement Planning | NMRT Retirement Seminar | 2012 |
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| Estate Planning | NMERT Retirement Seminar | 2012 |
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| Insurance Coverage and Liability Protection | National Organization of Black Law Enforcement | 2012 |
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| Estate Planning | Investments, Taxes, Estate Planning and more | 2012 |
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| Replacing Charity with Opportunity | Do The Write Thing Awards | 2012 |
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| Estate Planning and Asset Protection | CPD Retirement Seminar | 2012 |
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| Estate Planning and Asset Protection | Retirement Seminar | 2011 |
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| Dreams for Kids | Do The Write Thing Awards | 2011 |
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| A Single Moment of Grace | TEDx LA | 2010 |
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| Leaders of Today | ETudes for Innovation KIN Global Summit | 2010 |
Service Activities
Founder Dreams for Kids, 1989