HeplerBroom

Professional Liability

Professionals, serving professionals. Our passion to defend the wide scope of professional liability claims is evidenced by our track record.

Our dedication and skill, along with our commitment to excellence, service, and value, drive successful results for our clients. Our attorneys have successfully defended thousands of professionals against claims of wrongdoing. The sophistication of these clients and the claims against them demands a sophisticated approach to resolution. We deliver those results.

Our success is rooted in the concept that when our clients ask us to try cases, we are ready, willing, and able to take a case through to verdict. The experience of taking cases to verdict and on appeal serves as the basis for our creative approach, our strategic advantage, and the recommendations to the defense team in every case we handle.

Thoughtful planning, attention to detail, and ongoing communication among the defense team provides clarity to the progression of the case, whether the goal is early resolution, dispositive motion, or an aggressive defense through trial.  This process best assures successful results and long-term satisfaction for our professional clientele.

HeplerBroom Attorneys Prevail in Another Madison County Wrongful Death Case
Oldenburg and Gyparakis Secure Defense Verdict In Cook County Dental Malpractice Case
Hamilton and Magee Secure Defense Verdict for Legal Malpractice Client
Oldenburg and Boeckman Part of Litigation Team that Secures Confirmation from Illinois Supreme Court of Immunity for Healthcare Facilities and Providers During COVID-19 Pandemic
Nielsen and Caldwell Successfully Defend Cook County Hospital Against Negligence Claim
Banasek and Boeckman Secure Summary Judgment on Hospital COVID Negligence Suit
HeplerBroom Attorney Wins $2.9 Million Award for Tennis Coach in a Defamation Lawsuit
Davis and Insler Secure Summary Judgment in Accountant Professional Liability Case
Oldenburg and Willenborg Secure Defense Verdict for Surgeon
Oldenburg and Boeckman Prevail in Defending Immunity in COVID-19 Cases
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News

Banasek Talks with Risk Management Association About Agency and Ancillary Staff in Hospital and Long-Term Patient Care and Litigation
Fowler Inducted into Prestigious Trial Lawyers Association
HeplerBroom Adds Additional Insurance Defense Attorney
HeplerBroom Adds Three New Partners
HeplerBroom Included in Best Law Firms® 2024 Edition
Oldenburg Receives National Industry Defender Award

Events

Banasek Talks with Risk Management Association About Agency and Ancillary Staff in Hospital and Long-Term Patient Care and Litigation
Wagener Talks with Nurse Attorneys About Defending Professional Licenses Against Substance Abuse Disorder Allegations
Dmitrieva, Tiffany, and Weiner Help In-House Counsel Learn How to Protect Privilege
Oldenburg Speaks at Medical Professional Liability Association’s Claims Defense Forum
Banasek and Janowiak Present Risk Management Webinar for Italian Dental Society
Wagener to be Keynote Speaker at Advanced Practice Nursing Seminar on Legal Risks of Practice
Banasek Discusses Risk Management for Dentists
Oldenburg and Banasek Discuss Standards of Care with Chicago Dental Society Members
Gyparakis and Hay Teach Legal Continuing Ed Course for State Defense Association
Magee and Hamilton Moderate State Bar Association Virtual Event
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When Helping Hurts: Illinois Federal Court Finds Retailer May Have Assumed a Legal Duty by Assisting Customer
Are Legal Malpractice Actions Assignable? The Majority of Jurisdictions Still Say No
Illinois Attorneys Could Be Liable for Punitive Damages in Malpractice Claims
Illinois Supreme Court to Decide Viability and Scope of Gant: Negligent Training Claims Against Employers for Employee’s Motor Vehicle Accident
Illinois Governor Signs SB0072, Amending 735 ILCS 5/2-1301 Providing For Prejudgment Interest To Personal Injury Plaintiffs
Illinois Governor Vetoes Initial Bill Providing for Pre-Judgment Interest to Personal Injury Plaintiffs; Revised Legislation is Pending
Three Tips (and a Bonus!) for Navigating an Illinois ARDC Complaint or Investigation
Missouri Supreme Court Holds that an Employee’s Mere “Request for Accommodation” of a Disability Does Not Support a Retaliation Claim Under the MHRA
No “Costs” Uncovered: The Appellate Court’s Expansive Redefinition of “Costs”
Does an Illinois Insurance Producer Owe a Legal Duty to an Additional Insured on a Policy It Procured? It Certainly Shouldn’t, and Here’s Why
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