Aimee Lipkis 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.

Congratulations to Steve Heil and Aimee Lipkis on their defense verdict in a podiatric medical malpractice case in Kane county. Steve and Aimee defended a Podiatric surgeon who fused an excessively large accessory navicular to the navicular. Plaintiff claimed that a modified Kidner procedure should have been performed instead and that it was a deviation from the standard of care for the doctor to fuse the accessory navicular. Plaintiff asked for over $772,000 from the jury.   He claimed that the fusion failed and he had to undergo a total flat foot reconstruction surgery that left him with constant pain, the inability to run, and the necessity for lifetime orthotics.

On May 8, Scott Pfeiffer will be a moderator on the topic entitled, “Vape Intrusion:  The Developing Crisis of Bodily Injury from Vaping and Risk Assessments for Tobacco Products” at the EECMA 35th Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida (postponed).

On March 19, Scott Pfeiffer will be speaking on the topic entitled, “Sexual Abuse Litigation – Defending the Institution Not the Perpetrator” at the CLM Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas (postponed)

On January 20, Dan Cray presented on the topic of “Flimflam of Life Care Plans” at The Gavel National Conference IV in Palm Beach, Florida.

Dan Cray, Mike Huber, Steve Heil, Rodney VanAusdal and Ben Beringer have been selected by Law & Politics (Chicago magazine and Illinois Super Lawyers magazine) as 2020 Illinois Super Lawyers.

Zachary Shook has been selected by Chicago magazine and Illinois Super Lawyers magazine as a 2020 Rising Star.

Dan Cray, Mike Huber, Steve Heil  and Ben Beringer have been named as Leading Lawyers for 2020 by Leading Lawyers magazine pursuant to the recommendation of their peers and approval by the Leading Lawyers Advisory Board. The distinction of being a Leading Lawyer has been earned by fewer than 5% of all lawyers licensed to practice law in Illinois.

Aimee Lipkis gave a lecture entitled “I Know What You DOCUMENTED Last Summer…and Plaintiff’s Expert Does Too” to a Chicagoland podiatry group on September 24, 2019.

Maura Yusof presented at HarrisMartin’s Midwest Asbestos Litigation Conference on September 19, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri.  Maura presented on the topic of “Cook County Asbestos Litigation Updates.”