Aimee K. Lipkis is passionate about the defense of medical professionals.  Her passion and dedication existed long before she became a partner at Cray Huber.  Aimee grew up in a family of physicians.  Aimee has extensive experience in complex medical and professional negligence cases having defended professionals at depositions, mediations and jury trials.  She understands how the reputation of the medical professional is impacted by claims of malpractice and has helped defend the reputations of hundreds of physicians and healthcare providers including: internists, cardio-thoracic surgeons, neonatologists, anesthesiologists, cardiologists, podiatrists, ophthalmologists, infectious disease specialists, dentists, chiropractors, nurses, resident physicians, medical assistants and other medical and health professionals.  Aimee’s practice also includes counseling physicians, nurses and medical assistants in professional liability avoidance techniques.  Her detailed record reviews, knowledge of the medicine, skill at taking depositions, legal strategy and fearless personality have resulted in successful resolutions of attacks against her clients.

Aimee has been recognized as an Emerging Lawyer in Leading Lawyers magazine in 2017, 2018, 2019 and again in 2021 and 2022, pursuant to her nomination by peer Leading Lawyers in Illinois.  The designation of Emerging Lawyer is reserved for attorneys fewer than 40 years of age and accounts for fewer than 2 percent of Illinois attorneys.

Admissions

• Illinois Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Education

• Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing, MI, J.D.
  • Concentrations: Litigation in the Geoffrey Fieger Trial Practice Institute and Health Law
  • Honors: Jurisprudence award in Geoffrey Fieger Trial Practice Institute
• Indiana University at Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, B.A.
  • Graduated Phi Beta Kappa
  • Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Presentations

• Presented lecture “Avoid the Pain of a Medical Malpractice Claim: The Management of the Risk of Oral Cancer” on behalf of ProAssurance, December 21, 2023.
• Presented webinar “Avoid the Pain of a Medical Malpractice Claim: The Management of the Risk of Oral Cancer” on behalf of ProAssurance, Chicago, Illinois,  December 1, 2023
• Presented lecture “Podiatric Malpractice Litigation” to third-year podiatric students at Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago, Illinois, November 13, 2023.
• Presented lecture “Liability Concerns with Social Media/EHR” to third-year podiatry students at Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in Chicago, October 16, 2023.
• Presented lecture “Dental Malpractice” to Mommy Dentists in Business in Boston, Massachusetts, October 13-14, 2023.
• Presented lecture “Informed Consent, Medical Malpractice and More” to third-year podiatry students at Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in Chicago, August 14, 2023.
• Presented lecture “Patient Bullying in the Dental Setting” on behalf of ProAssurance in Destin, Florida, July 15, 2023.
• Presented lecture “Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion of Podiatric Residency Programs, for the ACFAS Residency Directors Forum, Los Angeles, California, February 8, 2023.
• Presented lecture on the topic of Podiatric malpractice litigation to third-year podiatry students attending the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago, Illinois, November 14, 2022.
• Presented lecture “How to Handle Patient Bullying in the Dental Setting” in Las Vegas, Nevada for Mommy Dentists in Business, October 15, 2022.
• Presented lecture “Defusing the Angry Patient and Importance of Transparency” to Physicians at the TPMA Scientific Conference in Dallas, Texas, September 16, 2022.
• Presented lecture “Liability Concerns with Social Media/EHR” to third-year podiatry students at Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in Chicago, August 29, 2022.
• Presented lecture “Patient Bullying:  Tape Recording, Threats of Lawsuits, Negative Reviews, Requests for Refunds, Board Complaints and How to Cope,” The Women’s Conference, May 12, 2022.
• Presented virtual lecture on “How to Deal with Difficult Patients in Physician Offices,” April 27, 2022.
• Presented lecture “How to Handle Patient Bullying” with Dr. Sabrina Minhas, March 22, 2022.
• Presented podcast regarding “Dental Malpractice” to Mommy Dentists in Business, February 16, 2022.
• Presented webinar on behalf of ProAssurance Casualty Company with a panel of dentists on “How to Handle Bullies in the Dental Setting,” February 1, 2022.
• Presented lecture “Podiatric Malpractice Litigation” to third-year podiatric students at Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago, Illinois, November 15, 2021.
• Presented lecture entitled “Everything Electronic and the Impact on Your Practice” to the podiatry students at Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago, Illinois, October 25, 2021.
• Presented the PICA risk management lecture “Everything Electronic and the Impact on Your Practice,” second edition, to the Indiana Podiatric Medical Association at the Annual Fall Convention, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 14, 2021.
• Presented “Telehealth Malpractice Risks” at the Podiatry Institute’s Women’s Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia, September 30, 2021.
• Presented “Lessons in Foot and Ankle Infections” to the Oklahoma Podiatric Medical Society with Dr. Roya Mirmiran, virtually, September 10, 2021.
• Presented “Telehealth Malpractice Risks” at the Midwest Podiatry Virtual Conference, June 17, 2021.
• Presented “Legal Ramifications of Resident Issues Including Behavioral Challenges, Skill and Performance Issues” at the ACFAS Residency Directors Forum, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 17, 2021.
• Presented “The Legal Perspective on Diversity and Inclusion in Healthcare” at the ACFAS Residency Directors Forum, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 17, 2021.
• Presented the ISBA Tort Law Section lecture “Medical Negligence:  Hot Topic Issues for Your Next Trial” with Judge Budzinski, Judge Lyons, Judge McWilliams, Judge O’Connor, Brian Murphy, Martin Glink and Timothy G. Nickels, March 10, 2021.
• Presented the lecture “Where the rubber meets the road…Your surgical practice versus the lawsuit” at the Podiatry Institute’s 3rd Annual Comprehensive Foot and Ankle Conference for Women of Podiatry, Nashville, Tennessee, November 21, 2020.
• Presented on the topic of podiatric malpractice litigation to third-year podiatry students attending the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago, Illinois, November 9, 2020.
• Presented the PICA risk management lecture “Everything Electronic and the Impact on Your Practice, Part II” virtually at the PICA webinar, November 4, 2020.
• Presented the lecture “Battling Bugs with OSHA” at the Midwest Podiatry Conference, October 30, 2020.
• Presented the PICA risk management lecture “Everything Electronic and the Impact on Your Practice, Part I” virtually at the PICA webinar, October 14, 2020.
• Presented lecture entitled “Everything Electronic and the Impact on Your Practice” to the Rosalind Franklin podiatry students, September 21, 2020.
• Presented the PICA risk management lecture “Everything Electronic and the Impact on Your Practice” at the Great Lakes Conference, Michigan Podiatric Medical Association, Dearborn, Michigan, February 26, 2020.
• Presented on the topic of podiatric malpractice litigation to third-year podiatry students attending the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago, Illinois, December 2, 2019.
• Presented the PICA risk management lecture “Everything Electronic and the Impact on Your Practice” at Goldfarb Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical Association, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, November 7, 2019.
• Presented lecture entitled “I Know What You DOCUMENTED Last Summer…and Plaintiff’s Expert Does Too” to a Chicagoland podiatry group, September 24, 2019.
• Presented the PICA risk management lecture “Everything Electronic and the Impact on Your Practice” at the Texas Podiatric Medical Association’s Scientific Meeting, Frisco, Texas, September 14, 2019.
• Presented the PICA risk management lecture “Everything Electronic and the Impact on Your Practice” at the American Podiatric Medical Association’s Annual Scientific Meeting (The National), Salt Lake City, Utah, July 13, 2019.
• Presented the PICA risk management lecture “Everything Electronic and the Impact on Your Practice” at The Western, Anaheim, California, June 22, 2019.
• Presented the PICA risk management lecture “Everything Electronic and the Impact on Your Practice” at the Region IV OHFAMA Conference, Columbus, Ohio, May 16, 2019.
• Presented the PICA risk management lecture “Everything Electronic and the Impact on Your Practice” at the Goldfarb Foundation Region III Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey, May 4, 2019.
• Presented the PICA risk management lecture “Everything Electronic and the Impact on Your Practice” at the Midwest Podiatry Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 10, 2019.
• Presented the PICA risk management lecture “Everything Electronic and the Impact on Your Practice” to the American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeon (ACFAS) New Orleans, Louisiana, February 14, 2019.
• Presented the PICA risk management lecture “Everything Electronic and the Impact on Your Practice” to New York State Podiatric Medical Association at NY Clinical, New York, New York, January 17, 2019.
• Presented the PICA risk management lecture “Everything Electronic and the Impact on Your Practice” to the Florida Podiatric Medical Association’s Science & Management Symposium (SAM), Lake Buena Vista, Florida, January 10, 2019.
• Presented on the topic of podiatric malpractice litigation to third-year podiatry students attending the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago, Illinois, November 5, 2018.
• Presented on the topic of “Write or Wrong:  Documentation and Your Damnation in a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit” at the Podiatric Residency Education Summit, Oakbrook, Illinois, September 28, 2018.
• Presented on the topic of medical malpractice litigation to third-year podiatry students attending the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago, Illinois, December 4, 2017.
• Presented “Typical Surgical Malpractice Cases:  A Case Review” to third-year surgical residents at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, October 17, 2017.
• Presented on the topic of medical malpractice litigation to third-year podiatry students attending the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago, Illinois, November 14, 2016.
• Faculty member at St. Joseph’s Hospital and St. Anthony Hospital Combined CME Seminar, “The Litigation Collision:  How Your Medical Practice Intersects with the Legal World.”  Training residents and practitioners to recognize potential liability scenarios and methods of avoidance.  Chicago, Illinois, May 18, 2016.
• “A Deposition Survival Guide,” presentation at the 100th Illinois Podiatric Medical Association Annual Meeting, Lincolnshire, Illinois, October 10, 2015.
• Faculty member at St. Joseph’s Hospital and St. Anthony Hospital Combined CME Seminar, “Winning is Better than Losing:  How to Increase Your Chances of Winning a Malpractice Suit.”  Chicago, Illinois, November 19, 2014.
• Faculty member at St. Joseph’s Hospital and St. Anthony Hospital Combined CME Seminar, “To Practice or to Malpractice? Avoiding Podiatric Malpractice.”  Training residents and practitioners to recognize potential liability scenarios and methods of avoidance.  Chicago, Illinois, October 6, 2013.

Publications

• “The Abused Respondent in Discovery Statute,” IDC Quarterly, Third Quarter.  To read the article, click here.

Professional Associations

• Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
• Illinois State Bar Association, Assembly (2018)
• Illinois State Bar Association, Tort Law Section Council (2018-2019 Appointment), (2019-2020 Appointment), (2020-2021 Appointment) (2021-2022 Appointment) (2022-2023 appointment) (2023-2024 Appointment)
• Women’s Bar Association of Illinois

Appointments

• Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation’s Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor and Locksmith Board – representing a partnership with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Rauner Administration, June 1, 2018 – present.

Honors and Awards

• Emerging Lawyer in Leading Lawyers magazine, 2017-2019
• Emerging Lawyer in Leading Lawyers magazine, 2021-2022
• Named a Lawyer of Distinction by Lawyers of Distinction, 2021