Oldenburg and Banasek Headline State Dental Specialty’s Fall Education Program

Anne Oldenburg and Tammy Banasek will be the featured speakers at the Illinois Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons’ (ISOMS) 2025 Annual Meeting and Fall Education Program. In their full-day CE credit program, the two HeplerBroom attorneys will help attendees identify key legal issues in malpractice claims and the best practices for avoiding litigation, including […]

Oldenburg Discusses Litigation Hot Topics at Prestigious Defense Counsel’s Insurance Industry Institute

Anne Oldenburg will be a featured speaker at the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel’s (FDCC) Nov. 5-7 Insurance Industry Institute in New York. Oldenburg and her fellow panelists will be discussing ”Hot Topics in Litigation,” including social inflation, jury anchoring, and third-party litigation funding. More information about the Institute is available on FDCC’s website. FDCC is an international, by-invitation-only professional association of premier defense and corporate […]

Boeckman and Caldwell Update Illinois Healthcare Risk Managers on HIPAA Changes and Their Impact on Hospitals and Clinics

The Illinois Society of Healthcare Risk Management (ISHRM) is offering a webinar by HeplerBroom attorneys LaDonna Boeckman and Chelsea Caldwell addressing the application of HIPAA on unique situations frequently encountered by hospitals and clinics. The two attorneys will focus on how HIPAA applies in “oddly common” situations (e.g., law enforcement arriving during an investigation, being […]

Banasek Discusses Importance of Documentation at National Risk Management Conference

Tammy Banasek will be a featured speaker at the 2025 Caring Communities’ National Aging Services Risk Management (NASRM) Conference. Banasek will discuss the legal aspects of documenting services provided in senior care communities. More information on the Conference, which will be in Austin, Texas, on October 22-24, is available on Caring Communities’ website. Caring Communities […]

Wagener Talks with Nurse Attorneys About Defending Professional Licenses Against Substance Abuse Disorder Allegations

Susan Wagener will be a featured speaker at the annual conference of The American Association of Nurse Attorneys. Wagener and co-presenter Evita Morin, a licensed master social worker with Rise Recovery in San Antonio, will discuss substance abuse disorder (SUD) and defending professional license investigations involving SUD allegations. Their presentation will cover risk factors for […]

Four HeplerBroom Attorneys Featured at Illinois Municipal League Conference

Irina Dmitrieva, Stephanie Weiner, Glenn Davis, and Charles Insler will be among the featured speakers at the Illinois Municipal League’s (IML) 2025 Annual Conference. Dmitrieva and Weiner will discuss legal trends in police pursuit cases, including the challenges municipalities face in conducting discovery and presenting dispositive motions in cases. Joining them in their presentation will […]

Dmitrieva, Tiffany, and Weiner Help In-House Counsel Learn How to Protect Privilege

On September 17, Irina Dmitrieva, Aleen Tiffany, and Stephanie Weiner will speak at the Association of Corporate Counsel’s (ACC) 2025 Chicago Summit. They will collaborate with Kiran Advani, general counsel for a construction management firm and ACC’s Program Chair, on a four-person panel guiding in-house counsel on how to navigate their daily jobs without inadvertently […]

Zobrist to Speak at National Perrin Asbestos Conference

Audra Zobrist will be one of the featured speakers at Perrin’s 2025 National Asbestos Litigation Conference. Zobrist and her fellow presenters will update attendees on causes of mesothelioma and lung cancer cases, including lung cancer dockets, modern lung cancer claims, and the current state of the law regarding take-home claims. More information about the conference, […]

Messina Talks Environmental Risk and Regulation with Premier Defense Counsel Association

Alec Messina will be one of the featured speakers at the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel’s (FDCC) 2025 Corporate Counsel Symposium. Messina’s presentation on environmental risks and regulations will focus on practical strategies for in-house counsel to manage uncertainty in the face of new regulatory priorities, citizen activism, and emerging contaminants like PFAS. More […]