Keith A. Hebeisen
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
Personal Injury
120 N. La Salle St., 31st Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
About Keith A. Hebeisen
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
Education
- DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1983Juris Doctor
- Honors: With Honor
- Honors: Aviation Law Institute Advisory Board, DePaul University College of Law, 2014-present
- Honors: President of the DePaul University College of Law Center for Public Interest Advisory Board 2008 – 2010
- University of Illinois, 1976Bachelor of Arts
Representative Cases
- Homestar Bank v. Provena Hospitals, 2014 IL 115526
- San Roman v. Children’s Heart Center, Ltd., 2010 Ill.App. (1st) 09121
- Sinquefield v. Sears, 209 Ill.App.3d 595 (1st Dist. 1991)
- Seegers v. United States Steel, 218 Ill.App.3d 357 (1st Dist. 1991)
- Ekstrom v. Temple, 197 Ill.App.3d 120 (2d Dist. 1990
- Allstate v. Tucker, 178 Ill.App.3d 809 (1st Dist. 1989)
- Barkei v. Delnor Hospital, 176 Ill.App.3d 681 (2d Dist. 1988)
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Lecturer, DePaul University School of Law “Medical Malpractice Law”, Fall, 2001
- Adjunct Lecturer, DePaul University School of Law “Medical Malpractice Law”, Fall, 2000
- Adjunct Lecturer, DePaul University School of Law “Medical Malpractice Law”, Fall, 1999
- Adjunct Lecturer, DePaul University School of Law “Medical Malpractice Law”, Fall, 1993
- Adjunct Lecturer, DePaul University School of Law “Medical Malpractice Law”, Fall, 1992
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1996
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1992
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1990
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1990
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar, 1997
- Illinois, 1983
Other Affiliations
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, December 12, 1983
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) (President, 2005-2006)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) (President-Elect, 2004-2005)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) (Second Vice President, 2003-2004)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) (Third Vice President, 2002-2003)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) (Executive Committee, 1995-1996, 1999-2013, 2014)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) (Elected Board of Managers, 1989)
- American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL)
- American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) (Governor, 2001-2002, 2011)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) (Chair, State Delegates, 1999-2000)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) (Vice Chair, State Delegates, 1997-1998)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) (Secretary, State Delegates, 1996-1997)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) (State Delegate, 1995-2000)
- American Bar Association (ABA) (Member)
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA)
- Chicago Bar Association (CBA)
- Northwest Suburban Bar Association (NWSBA) (Member)
- DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA)
- Kane County Bar Association (KCBA)
- Winnebago County Bar Association (WCBA)
- Society of Trial Lawyers
- Public Justice Foundation (Formerly Trial Lawyers for Public Justice)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) (Legislative Committee, 1996, Co-Chair, 2003-2004)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) (Medical Negligence Committee, 1992, Co-Chair, 1998-2003)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) (Nominating Committee 1994-1995, 2007, 2008)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) (Long Range Planning Committee, 2001)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) (Amicus Committee, 2000)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) (Membership Committee, 1995)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) (Publications Committee, 1992)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) (Seminar Planning Chairman, 1990-1991)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) (Civil Practice Committee, 1984)
- Standing Committee on the Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board (Ex-Officio, 2004-2006)
- Standing Committee on the Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board (Editor, 2002-2004)
- Standing Committee on the Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board (Associate Editor and Vice-Chair 2000-2002)
- Standing Committee on the Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board (Secretary, 1998-2000)
- Standing Committee on the Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board (Member, 1995-2006)
- American Association for Justice (AAJ) – formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) (Public Affairs Committee, 2008)
- American Association for Justice (AAJ) – formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) (Executive Committee, 1999-2000)
- American Association for Justice (AAJ) – formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) (State Affairs Liaison Committee, 2000-2001)
- American Association for Justice (AAJ) – formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) (Insurance Committee, 2000-2001)
- American Association for Justice (AAJ) – formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) (Coordinating Committee on State Relations, 1999-2000)
- American Association for Justice (AAJ) – formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) (Presidents’ Club, Charter Member, 1999)
- American Association for Justice (AAJ) – formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) (Eagle)
- American Association for Justice (AAJ) – formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) (Medical Negligence Information Exchange Group (MNIEG))
- Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) (Tort Law Section Council 2008-2010)
- Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) (Civil Practice & Procedure 1990)
- Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) (Insurance Law 1990)
- Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) (Tort Law 1990)
- Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) (Illinois Bar Foundation)
- American Bar Association (Chair, Standing Committee on Medical Professional Liability, 2011)
- American Bar Association (Member, Standing Committee on Medical Professional Liability, 2006)
- American Bar Association (Life Fellow – American Bar Foundation)
- American Bar Association (Tort & Insurance Practice, 2003)
- American Bar Association (Litigation, 2003)
- Chicago Bar Association (Civil Practice Committee, 1997)
- Chicago Bar Association (Tort Litigation Committee, 2003)
- Chicago Bar Association (Chicago Bar Foundation)
- DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA) (Judiciary Committee 2013)
Past Positions
- Corboy ♦ Demetrio ♦ Clifford, Chicago, Illinois, Partner, Partner, November, 1984 - January, 1994
- Robert A. Clifford and Associates, P.C., Chicago, Illinois, Associate Attorney, November, 1984 - January 1994
- Albert F. Hofeld, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois, Associate Attorney, November, 1983 - November, 1984
- Albert F. Hofeld, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois, Law Clerk, March, 1983 - November, 1983
- Corboy & Demetrio, P.C., Chicago, Illinois, Law Clerk, January, 1982 - March, 1983
Articles
Published Works
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook, Editor 1992
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook, Co-Editor 1990-1991
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), Trial Notebook, 1989, Contributing Author
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), Workers’ Compensation Notebook: “Third-Party Litigation / Kotecki” 1991 and updates 1992, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2004-2010, 2011
- “The Power of Informed Consent,” Trial Journal, Summer 2013 (with Sarah F. King)
- “Medical Malpractice,” Trial, Chapter 12 (*update), IICLE 2011 (with Roger Clayton)
- “Medical Malpractice and Insurance – Version 2.0,” Trial Journal of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Vol. 14, No. 1, Winter 2012
- “Medical Malpractice,” Trial, Chapter 12, IICLE 2011 (with Roger Clayton)
- “The Whole Truth About Medical Malpractice and Insurance, Version 2.0”, Illinois Trial Lawyers, February 2010
- “Debunking Myths About Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Crisis,” Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, May 1, 2010
- “The Whole Truth About Medical Malpractice and Insurance,” Illinois Trial Lawyers, February 2010 (with Courtney Marinscin)
- “Supreme Court Rule 213 – Once Disclosed, Always Disclosed,” Trial Journal of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Vol. 11, No. 2, Summer, 2009
- “Caps on Damages Reward Insurers at the Expense of the Those Injured or Killed by Medical Malpractice,” Trial Journal of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Vol. 8, No. 1, Winter, 2006
- “Medical Malpractice,” Trial, Chapter 12, IICLE 2006 (with Roger Clayton).
- “How New SCR 213 Will Affect Your Practice: A Trial Lawyer’s Perspective,” Illinois State Bar Association, Bench & Bar, September 2002
- FRE 407: Even After Recent Amendment, the Prohibition Against the Admission of Evidence of Subsequent Remedial Measures In Product Liability Cases is “Swallowed Up” By the Exceptions, Products Liability Advisory, September 1998, West Group
- Medical Malpractice Mock Trial, at RSNA November 25, 2012
- Part III, Postpartum, “The Third Stage,” Legal Commentary, In/Operative Obstetrics, ed. O’Grady, et al. 1995
Office Info
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- 8 years of experiencePersonal Injury, Aviation & Aerospace, Medical Malpractice, Car Accidents, Construction
- 45 years of experienceAviation & Aerospace, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice
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