Condon & Cook, L.L.C.

Attorneys At Law

Vincent P. Cook

Born 1949 in Chicago, Illinois. Admitted to the Bar of Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1975.  Admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1977.

Designated: Leading Lawyers Network: The Top Lawyers, 2005, by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company.

Preparatory Education: Loyola University of Chicago (B.A. cum laude 1972); Loyola University of Chicago Graduate Program in Urban Studies (M.A. 1975); Loyola University of Chicago School of Law (J.D. 1975). 

Author: "Edward Passero v. Allstate: Case of First Impression," The National Fire and Arson Report, Volume 9, Number 4, Page 6 (1991); "An Overview of the Elements and Consequences of Bailments," The Heartland News, Volume II, First Quarter, 1993.

Co-Author: "Defenses and Contemporary Legal Issues," (with Mark E. Condon and Francis J. Leyhane III) materials for seminar presented at 1997 National Arson Investigation Training Seminar in Houston, Texas sponsored by the Insurance Committee for Arson Control; materials presented at Insurance Committee for Arson Control Seminars 1992-1996; "Ruling Closes the Book on Bad Faith Tort in Illinois" (with Francis J. Leyhane III), SIU Awareness, Volume 11, Number 1, Page 28 (March 1998); monthly articles, "Insurance Issues" (with Peter W. Schoonmaker), Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, 1992-present.

Fraternities: Alpha Delta Gamma, Alpha Sigma Nu, National Jesuit Honor Society.

Speaker: 1991-2001 Insurance Committee for Arson Control; 1992 Western Loss Association meeting, Delevan, Wisconsin, "Recent Developments in Property Law;" 1989 Casualty Adjusters Association of Chicago Spring Seminar, "Illinois Structural Work Act: Statutory Overview and Analysis;" 1988 Western Loss Association Meeting, "Washington v. Allstate: A Chronology and Analysis of the Landmark First Party Insurance Defense Case;" 1991-1996 Insurance Committee for Arson Control  National Annual Conferences; 1994-2005 International Association of Special Investigation Units National Annual Conferences.

Member: Insurance Committee for Arson Control, lecturer 1991-2001; Illinois Advisory Committee on Arson; Illinois Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Special Investigative Units, panel attorney, 1997-present.

Public Office: Commissioner, Woodley Road Sanitary District, Cook County, Illinois, 1997-present.

Service: Member, Board of Trustees, Loyola Academy, Wilmette, Illinois 2002-present; Member, Board of Governors, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois 2005-present.