Health Care Litigation - Litigation

Health Care Litigation

At SmithAmundsen, we provide individual attention tailored to the business, emotional, and personal needs of our clients. We not only defend our clients’ interests in health-related claims, we also counsel our clients on matters that go beyond professional liability claims, which confront all U.S. businesses in the health care field. Our group is composed of seasoned counselors, litigators, trial lawyers, alternative dispute resolution professionals, registered nurses, JD-RNs, and others with clinical experience. Two of our attorneys hold masters degrees in health law. Our attorneys exceed the expectations of our clients.
There are many firms in Chicago with experienced trial lawyers, litigators, and advisors, but few firms view their success as symbiotic with the success of their clients. SmithAmundsen is one such firm. In addition to litigation, our attorneys counsel health care providers on non-litigation matters such as:

JCAHO, Medicare, and Medicaid regulations and compliance
Patient privacy and confidentiality under HIPAA and other federal and state laws
Credentialing and privilege issues
Illinois Mental Health Code issues
Coverage opinions and litigation
Department of Professional Regulation representation
Labor, employment, and employee benefits
Medical staff relations
Contract review/drafting between health care providers and institutions and managed care organizations
Medical ethics and legal liability issues including end of life issues, fertility, medical research, clinical trials, and IRB
Health care financing