Medical Malpractice Seminar

Approved for 4.25 MCLE hours

7:30 - Registration Desk Opens (Continental breakfast provided.)                 

Seminar begins at 8:15 AM; ends at 1:05 PM

REGISTER IN ADVANCE - Course material is distributed electronically prior to the seminar and will NOT be available at the door.

 

Program Planning Chairs & Moderators:

Sean M. Houlihan, Power Rogers LLP / Chicago

Kenneth H. Levinson, Levinson & Stefani / Chicago

 

Topics include -

Lost Chance - Mark R. McKenna, Hurley McKenna & Mertz, P.C. / Chicago

Deciding to Take the Case - J. Matthew Dudley, Dudley & Lake / Libertyville         

Closing Argument and the Amended Special Interrogatory Statute - Joseph A. Power, Jr., Power Rogers LLP / Chicago

Voir Dire - Bridget C. Duignan, Latherow & Duignan / Chicago           

Aggressive Cross Examination of the Less than Truthful Witness - Bradley M. Cosgrove, Clifford Law Offices / Chicago

No Leading! Direct Examination of Your Client and Witnesses - Stephen D. Phillips, Phillips Law Offices / Chicago   

Judicial Perspective - The Honorable Thomas V. Lyons II, Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, Law Division, Trial Section / Chicago           

Deposing the Defendant Physician - Matthew L. Williams, Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. / Chicago      

Addressing Pre-Existing Conditions - Francis P. Morrissey, Wise Morrissey LLC / Chicago

Institutional Miscommunication Causing Medical Malpractice - Michael D. Ditore, Corboy & Demetrio / Chicago

 

ITLA’s Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook

Editors:  Keith A. Hebeisen and Sarah F. King, Clifford Law Offices, Chicago

Completely rewritten in 2021. No updates for 2022.

 

Order the 2021 Medical Malpractice Notebook during your online registration  --

•  A MUST for every plaintiff's lawyer who handles malpractice cases.

•  Save hours of research time.

•  Most recent cites and references.

•  Handy reference in the courtroom to handle virtually any situation.

•  18 Chapters - indexed and tabbed for easy use.

 

Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook Chapters

735 ILCS 5/2-622 • Statute of Limitations • Medical Studies Act • Negligence/Standard of Care & Locality Rule • Institutional Negligence; Vicarious Liability; HMO Liability; Nursing Home Liability • Res Ipsa Loquitur • Informed Consent/Battery •  Patient Fault •  Proximate Cause •  Learned Medical  Treatises • Use of Medical Records • Physician-Patient Privilege •  Rule 213 Opinion Witnesses •  Closing Argument • Jury Instructions •  Settlement • “Empty Chair”/Sole Proximate Cause Defense & Respondents in Discovery • Insurance Coverage; Bad Faith; Governmental Defendants & Governmental Regulation of Health Care Professionals •

 

BY NOVEMBER 11, 2022 – if you need a room at Westin Chicago River North, (single/double $179) use this link. Or call Westin Central Reservations Department at (888) 627-8359. Indicating you are attending ITLA’s December function.

 

This program has been approved for credit in the following jurisdiction(s):

MCLE Board of the Supreme Court of Illinois

Credit has been approved with the MCLE Board of the Supreme Court of Illinois for 4.25 General credits.

Westin River North, Chicago

320 N. Dearborn St, Chicago / 312-744-1900

Materials available with registration:

A full refund will be given for seminar cancellations received prior to December 6, 2022. There will be NO refund NOR program CDs/DVDs for cancellations received after that date.