Marshall Perry Whalley

TOP LOCAL LAWYERS Attorney Whalley is an experienced Trial Lawyer, Author, Lecturer and former Judge Pro Tempore. The secret to success for Marshall P. Whalley has been his widely varied interests and seemingly boundless energy to pursue them. Having immersed himself in such fields as physics, psychology, engineering, consumer protection and medicine, Mr. Whalley has acquired a wealth of knowledge directly applicable to the investigation and litigation of complex personal injury cases. He has over 32 years experience successfully handling multi-million dollar litigation in several states. Mr. Whalleys father attended M. I. T., earning two engineering degrees and going on to design tanks for the government. His mother was a nurse educator with a Bachelor of Science, a Masters degree and applied to Law School at 78! Growing up near the Motor City, Mr. Whalley spent long hours designing, building and racing cars and boats, and working on his grandfathers farm in North Dakota. Mr. Whalley attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where he studied physics and psychology, earning his B. S. in 1980. His graduate work there in psycho-physics at the Kresge Medical Hearing Research Institute involved training rare monitor lizards to respond to acoustic stimuli. His other pursuits included designing and implementing pilot programs at the Milan Federal Correctional Institute allowing inmates to obtain GED certificates and at the Maxey Boys Correctional Institute for troubled youth. During college, Mr. Whalley also worked in the Consumer Protection Division of the Washtenaw County Prosecutors office, where he mediated consumer complaints, securing the largest consumer settlement to date in the Divisions history. At the same time, he worked for a Tenants rights group helping educate renters regarding their rights vis a vis large corporate landlords. During the summer months, Mr. Whalley continued to attend class at the University of Michigan while working 40 to 50 hours per week on the assembly line in Detroit building cars for Chrysler and General Motors. On the line, he ran presses, welded wheels, performed manual assembly, body work, and painted cars. Thereafter, Mr. Whalley received a scholarship to Valparaiso University School of Law. He continued to work on cars and drag raced to help pay college expenses. He then took a job clerking for a well-respected personal injury firm doing medical research, legal writing and investigation. He became a lawyer at the firm, then partner. As an Associate, he used his background in physics and medicine in his first year to facilitate settlements of the two largest brain-damaged baby cases in Floridas history. Mr. Whalleys background in physics allowed him to employ a waveform analysis of fetal monitor strips to prove when a critical tocolytic drug had been stopped. Over the past 30 some years, Mr. Whalleys myriad interests have helped him be an effective advocate for his clients. Designing, building, racing and repairing all types of vehicles, Mr. Whalley developed insight into crash dynamics that few lawyers have. His training in physics, medical research and litigation has provided a unique perspective on the causes of complicated crashes and their medical consequences. Marshall P. Whalley has used this unique background to prove-up millions of dollars in valid claims that might otherwise have been lost. View Photo https://www.lawyer.com/imgup/m/8935c2f345eefc636ce3a095410ed51a.jpg, Watch Video QUESTIONNAIRE Experience Position Organization Location Duration Owner Marshall P. Whalley & Associates, PCCrown Point, INPresent Education School Degree Major Graduation Valparaiso University School of Law J. D. Law School1983 Valparaiso University J. D.1983University of Michigan BS1980 Admission State / Court Date Michigan1984Illinois1983Indiana1983 Associations Indiana State Bar Association Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Lake County Bar Association American Association for Justice American Bar Association Honors & Awards Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2016 Cases Wrongful Death Attorney Whalleys clients received the largest settlements 13 men were injured and /or killed in a massive explosion at Beta Steel due to a faulty repair to an illegal pressure vessel. After years of litigation Atty Whalley represented all the claimaints at a global court ordered mediation. All of the claims were settled Publications Office Hours Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. 8:00 am - 5:00 pm 8:00 am - 5:00 pm 8:00 am - 5:00 pm 8:00 am - 5:00 pm 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Verified Credentials Marshall Perry Whalley has been a Premium Member since October 06, 2016. Lawyers with longer memberships tend to have more experience so we use the Membership date to help prioritize lawyer listings on search pages. Verified Credentials Date Verified (1984) Licensed as Attorney in Michigan. Verified with State Bar of Michigan. October 06, 2016(1983) Licensed as Attorney in Illinois. Verified with Illinois State Bar Association. October 06, 2016(1983) Licensed as Attorney in Indiana. Verified with Indiana State Bar Association. October 06, 2016 Above credentials have been verified independently by Lawyer.com. As a service to our visitors and members, Lawyer.com displays the credentials for Premium Lawyer Profiles which Lawyer.com has independently verified. These are displayed at the at the Verified Credentials table. Lawyer.com independently verifies these credentials when a lawyer signs up for a Premium Lawyer Profile. 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