Terence F MacCarthy

The Honorable Terence F. MacCarthy teaches Trial Advocacy extensively around the country to experienced lawyers as well as law students. As a faculty member for many distinguished Trial Advocacy programs he uses lectures, small group teaching, and improv to develop storytelling, communication, and advocacy skills. Terence served for twenty years with the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender, working as both an Assistant Public Defender, and for his last seven years, as an Attorney...See more

The Honorable Terence F. MacCarthy teaches Trial Advocacy extensively around the country to experienced lawyers as well as law students. As a faculty member for many distinguished Trial Advocacy programs he uses lectures, small group teaching, and improv to develop storytelling, communication, and advocacy skills. Terence served for twenty years with the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender, working as both an Assistant Public Defender, and for his last seven years, as an Attorney Supervisor in the Felony Trial Division at the George N. Leighton Criminal Court Building at "26th and California." Terence was elected Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, in 2010. See less