Robert J. Parrillo
Robert Parrillo (born March 14, 1941), is an American businessman and attorney. Parrillo is a founder and managing partner of Parrillo, Weiss, & O'Halloran, a Chicago-based law firm specializing in personal injury and insurance cases.[1] Parrillo was also the largest shareholder of Safeway Insurance Group,[2] which was founded by his brother, William Parrillo.
Education
Parrillo graduated from the University of Colorado and earned his juris doctor from Northwestern University School of Law.[3] He was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1967.[3] Parrillo is an active alumni and donor to Northwestern Law with a contribution in excess of 25,000 USD in 2012.[4]
Business interests
As of 1990, Robert Parrillo was the largest shareholder of Safeway Insurance Group with about 40 percent of Safeway’s stock.[5] The Safeway Insurance Group is the largest, privately held, family owned insurance company in the United States.[6][7]
Parrillo, Weiss, & O'Halloran ("PWO")
in 1967 Parrillo founded the law firm which in 2012 was named Parrillo, Weiss, & O’Halloran (PWO).[5] In 2005, Parrillo was named an Illinois super lawyer by the Thomson Reuter super lawyers rating service.[8][9]
PWO primarily defends insurance companies in automobile accident injury claims.[5] PWO has previously been the most active in Cook County’s mandatory arbitration system,[5] and handled the most jury trials in Cook County,[10] which boasts the largest unified court system in the nation.[11][12]
Sun-Times Media Group
In 2009, Parrillo was among a ten-member group of investors (along with his brother William, Jim Tyree and Rocky Wirtz) that purchased the Sun-Times Media Group.[1] The investor group is credited for rescuing the Chicago Sun-Times from bankruptcy and ensuring that Chicago remained a two-newspaper town.[13]
Other pursuits
As of 2006 Parrillo owned three penthouses,[14] in Chicago on Wacker Drive, the Lake Shore Drive, and at the Elysian Hotel (now Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Chicago).[14][15]
Parrillo has filled lawsuits as a plaintiff. In 1983, Parrillo represented his future wife, Elizabeth Ackerman, in a $1.6 million breach of contract suit.[5] Parrillo has also sued Panasonic, American Airlines, S.A.S., William H. Kelly Co., Hayman Co., and United Airlines.[5]
References
- ^ a b Oneal, Michael (October 17, 2009). "Sun-Times Media Group: New owners familiar with headlines". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ^ Lo, Deanna. "REPORT OF EXAMINATION OF THE SAFEWAY DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY" (PDF). California Department of Insurance. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ^ a b "Robert J. Parrillo". Martindale.
- ^ "Honor Roll of Donors" (PDF). Northwestern Law. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f Bertran, Harvey (February 1993). "Parrillo firm's links to Safeway challenged". Chicago Lawyer. 16 (2): 1, 62–65, 78. Archived from the original on December 26, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
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- ^ "Safeway Insurance". USA Coverage. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ^ "Robert Parrillo". Super Lawyers. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ^ "Learn About Super Lawyers". Super Lawyers. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ^ Warren, James (October 28, 1986). "Law Firm's Not Out to Lunch". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ^ Brown, R. Ben. "Court System". Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ^ "Sheriff of Cook County". Cook County Illinois. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ^ Channick, Robert (December 21, 2011). "Sun-Times sold to group of local investors". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ^ a b Hahn, Lucinda (July 20, 2006). "The lure of the penthouse". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ^ Rodkin, Dennis. "Sun-Times Investor Moves from Park Newberry Condo to Elysian Penthouse". Chicago Mag. Retrieved December 30, 2012.