Phillip Risley

Attorney at Ankin Law
Chicago, IL15 years experience

About Phillip Risley

Phillip L. Risley is an attorney at Ankin Law with more than 15 years of experience in personal injury litigation, regulatory affairs, and settlement negotiations in Illinois. The grandson of a steel worker and a farmer, he was inspired to study law during junior high mock trial competitions. After law school he worked at a small personal injury firm and later operated his own personal injury practice (Risley Law Firm), recovering millions of dollars in settlements and jury verdicts before joining Ankin Law. He has tried over 60 jury trials as first-chair co-counsel.

Practice areas

Education

Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Juris Doctor; BA Economics
DePauw University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois
State Bar of U.S. District Court (Federal)
Illinois State Bar Association

Awards & recognition

All-conference honors (three consecutive years) as varsity golfer at DePauw University

Other attorneys at Ankin Law

View firm →

Proven verdicts and settlements from other Chicago firms

Corboy & Demetrio
Corboy & Demetrio
$80 Million Default Judgment Against Iran for Iraq Roadside Bomb That Killed a Soldier and Injured His Platoon Leader
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.
$363 million · Sterigenics Verdict: $363 Million for a Willowbrook Cancer Survivor
Clifford Law Offices
Clifford Law Offices
$110 million · American Eagle Flight 4184: $110 Million Crash Settlement and a Courtroom Apology
Power Rogers LLP
Power Rogers LLP
$100 million · Willis Family Wrongful Death Settlement: $100 Million After Six Children Killed in I-94 Truck Crash
Romanucci & Blandin
Romanucci & Blandin
$98.65 Million Verdict for Family of Botham Jean, Shot in His Own Apartment by Off-Duty Dallas Officer

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.