Bown, Paul
Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP
205 S. Fifth Street
Suite 700
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone: 888-763-9594 / 217-280-4271
Fax: 217-544-9609
Contact Us
Summary
Current Employment Position(s)
Partner
Lawyer Overview
Primary Industries Served:
Highway & Street Construction; Motor Vehicle & Equipment; Commercial Banks; Insurance Carriers; Offices & Clinics of Medical Doctors, Hospitals; Engineering & Architectural Services
Representative Clients
- Memorial Medical Center
- CNA (Professional Liability)
- GE Medical Protective Company
- DPIC
- Kemper Insurance Company
- St. Paul Travelers Companies
West Practice Categories
Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Hospital Law, Mental Health, Errors & Omissions Insurance, Fidelity, Guarantee & Surety, Insurance Subrogation, Life & Health, Insurance Malpractice, Motor Vehicle, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Animal Bites -- Defense, Assault & Battery -- Defense, Defamation & Privacy -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Firearms, Food & Agricultural Products, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Pharmaceutical Products, Dental Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Other Professionals Malpractice, Workers' Compensation Defense
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1976
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1977
- U.S. Supreme Court
Professional Associations and Memberships
- ISBA, 1995 - 2001, 2004 - 2010 (Assembly)
- ISBA Health Care Section Council, 2001 - 2005
- ISBA Insurance Law Section Council, 2001 - 2003
- ISBA Judicial Evaluation Committee, 2000 - Present (Chair, 2007 - 2010)
- ISBA Judicial Polling Committee, 2001 - Present
- Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases, 2004 - Present
- Lincoln Douglas Inns of Court (President, 1997 - 1998)
Past Employment Positions
- Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Attorney, 1978 - 1984
- Honorable J. Waldo Ackerman of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, Law Clerk, 1976 - 1978
Education
- Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois,
1976
J.D.
Honors: magna cum laude
Law Journal: Southern Illinois University Law Journal, Editor, 1975 - 1976 - Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois,
1971
B.A.
Fraternities/Sororities
- Omicron Sigma Omicron
Office Information
Address
205 S. Fifth Street
Suite 700
Springfield, IL 62701
Phones
888-763-9594
217-280-4271
Faxes
217-544-9609
