Hebeisen, Keith A.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Keith Hebeisen has been a trial attorney for 25 years, and he has tried many cases to verdict and received record amounts in verdicts and settlements. Mr. Hebeisen is known for his no-nonsense style. He is thorough in the investigation, preparation, and trial of his clients’ cases.  He is knowledgeable of the area of law and command of the facts in each case for his clients. He frequently represents clients in highly complex cases, often with many defendants, and has garnered the respect of both plaintiff and defense attorneys. Although Mr. Hebeisen concentrates his practice in the area of medical malpractice cases against doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and health maintenance organizations, he also represents individuals in a wide variety of cases, including those involving transportation, product liability and toxic tort. His results have been recognized by the Chicago Lawyer in its Annual Settlement Survey, and in 2010, he was recognized by U.S. News-Best Lawyers as a top tier attorney in the areas of medical malpractice and personal injury law.

His excellence in his work is demonstrated in the courtroom and outside.  In 2010, he obtained a $8.25 million settlement against Loyola Medical Center on behalf of a 12-year-old Chicago-area boy who was brain damaged.  He also received $12 million and $10 million for two women who, in separate incidents, were the victims of medical malpractice in incidents that occurred on the same day in the same operating room following their c-sections.  In a single week in 2007, he obtained $11 million in two separate cases.

Mr. Hebeisen also finds time to give back to the profession in many ways. He served as President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association from 2005 to 2006.  He serves on the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Medical Professional Liability. He is also very active in several other bar associations and in activities directed to preserving the right to trial by jury.  He has been an outspoken advocate against caps on damages in Springfield, Illinois, the state's capital.  He also has written extensively on the subject, and lawyers from across the state consult him on this very important issue.

Mr. Hebeisen enjoys using his strong writing skills as the author of a large number of publications and was the Editor of the Illinois Bar Journal for two years. He has edited ITLA's Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook since 1992. As a respected Chicago medical malpractice attorney, Mr. Hebeisen has planned and moderated numerous continuing legal education programs, including the ITLA Medical Malpractice Seminar, a widely attended all-day program held annually in Chicago. He has presented numerous lectures at seminars for professional associations on topics from handling the defendant's expert to trends in health care law to causation in a medical malpractice case.  As a partner at Clifford Law Offices, Keith Hebeisen is a highly respected leader in the law and serves as an example of excellence to the profession.

Areas of Practice

• Aviation Litigation
• Commercial Aviation Liability
• Construction Liability
• Medical Devices and Pharmaceutical Litigation
• Medical Malpractice and Hospital Negligence
• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability
• Product Liability
• Qui Tam / Whistleblower
• Railroad Accidents
• Transportation Liability
• Truck Accidents
• Wrongful Death

West Practice Categories

Aviation, Construction, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Railroad Worker Injury-FELA, Transportation, Whistleblower-Qui Tam, Wrongful Death

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1983
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1992
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1996
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1987
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1990
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1990
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1994

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (Member)
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook, 1990 - 1991 (Co-Editor)
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook, 1992 - 1996 (Editor)
• Chicago Bar Association (Member)
• Kane County Bar Association (Member)
• Illinois State Bar, 1995 - Present (Member, Standing Committee on the Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board)
• American Bar Association, 1987 - Present (Member, Section of Litigation)
• American Bar Association, 1989 - Present (Member, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice)
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1984 (Member, Committee on Civil Practice)
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1989 - Present (Elected Board of Managers)
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1995 - Present (Member, Executive Committee)
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1990 - 1991 (Seminar Planning Chairman)
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1992 - Present (Vice Chair, Committee on Publications)
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1992 - Present (Member, Committee on Medical Negligence)
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1994 - 1995 (Member, Nominating Committee)
• American Association for Justice, 1995 - Present (State Delegate)
• Northwest Suburban Bar Association (Member)
• Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (Member)
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1992 (Seminar Planning Chairman, Expert Witness)
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1994 (Program Planning Chair, Medical Malpractice Seminar)
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1995 (Program Planning Co-Chair, Medical Malpractice Seminar)

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor, Medical Malpractice Law, DePaul University School of Law, Fall 1992 and 1993
• Lecturer, Medical Evaluation of Damages and Disability, Illinois Institute of CLE, Chicago, Illinois, February 13, 1985
• Lecturer, Annual Fall Meeting, Demonstrative Evidence and Experts, American Bar Association, Committee on Trial Evidence, Section of Litigation, Chicago, Illinois, October 24, 1987
• Lecturer, Current Trends and Recent Developments in Litigation in Illinois, Illinois Civil Litigation Techniques: Active Roles for Legal Assistants, Chicago, Illinois, March 9, 1988
• Lecturer, Interviewing Witnesses, Illinois Civil Litigation Techniques: Active Roles for Legal Assistants, Chicago, Illinois, March 9, 1988
• Lecturer, Update and Review Seminar, Products Liability, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, September 9, 1989
• Lecturer, The Wrongful Death Act: Obtaining the Successful Result, Procedural Aspects, Chicago Bar Association, February 15, 1990
• Lecturer, Proving Fault and Defending Auto Accident Cases-How to Handle Particular Types of Collision Cases, Illinois Institute for CLE, Chicago, Illinois, March 5, 1990
• Lecturer, Trial Notebook Seminar, How to Argue Liability in the Injury Case, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, St. Louis, Missouri, April 21, 1990
• Lecturer, Slip and Fall Cases - From the Plaintiff's Perspective - Preparation Before Trial, Chicago Bar Association, February 4, 1991
• Lecturer, Worker's Compensation Seminar, Third Party Litigation/ Kotecki, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Bloomingdale, Illinois, November 9, 1991
• Products Liability: In Depth Study of Litigation Involving Products, Jury Instructions/Pleadings/Summary Judgement, Illinois State Bar Association Law Education Series, April 16, 1992
• Lecturer, Focus Training Workshops, Advanced Claims Management, MMI Companies, Inc, November 21, 1992
• Lecturer, Shotgun Seminar, Economic Loss, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Chicago, Illinois, February 15, 1993
• Lecturer, Civil Practice Update and Review Seminar, Expert Witnesses and Rule 220, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Chicago, Illinois, September 11, 1993
• Lecturer, Point/Counterpoint Seminar, Handling the Defendant's Expert, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Chicago, Illinois, October 10, 1994
• Lecturer, Medical Malpractice Seminar, Anesthesiology Malpractice Cases, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Chicago, Illinois, December 3, 1994
• Lecturer, Thirteenth Annual Seminar Program, Trial Demonstration - Closing Arguments, Defense Tactics, Chicago, Illinois, March 5, 1995
• Lecturer, Seminar, Apparent Agency' Life Before and After House Bill 20, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Chicago, Illinois, May 6, 1995
• Lecturer, Pretrial Trade Secrets of the Pros - Winning Your Case Before Trial, Move Over Columbo, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Chicago, Illinois, February 19, 1996
• Lecturer, Where Will We Be A Year From Now? Tort Law Change, DuPage County Bar Association, Wheaton, Illinois, October 30, 1996
• Lecturer, Medical Malpractice Seminar, Surgery Cases, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Chicago, Illinois, December 7, 1996
• Lecturer, Product Liability Seminar, Expert Testimony-Effective Cross- Examination, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Chicago, Illinois, January 11, 1997
• Round Table Discussion, Workers' Compensation Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Itasca, Illinois, November, 1995
• Co-Moderator, Medical Malpractice Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, December, 1995

Education

• DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
• University of Illinois
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Published Works

• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Trial Notebook (Contributing Author), 1989
• Current Trends and Recent Developments in Litigation in Illinois, Illinois Civil Litigation Techniques: Active Roles for Legal Assistants, Chicago, Illinois, March 9, 1988
• Interviewing Witnesses, Illinois Civil Litigation Techniques: Active Roles for Legal Assistants, Chicago, Illinois, March 9, 1988
• Products Liability, Update and Review Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Chicago, Illinois, Sept. 9, 1989
• The Wrongful Death Act: Obtaining the Successful Result, Procedural Aspects, Chicago Bar Association, Feb. 15, 1990
• Proving Fault and Defending Auto Accident Cases - How to Handle Particular Types of Collision Cases, Illinois Institute for CLE, Chicago, Illinois, March 5, 1990
• Slip and Fall Cases - From the Plaintiff's Perspective - Preparation Before Trial, Chicago Bar Association, February 4, 1991
• Third-Party Litigation/Kotecki, Worker's Compensation Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Bloomingdale, Illinois, November 9, 1991
• Product Liability: In Depth Study of Litigation Involving Products, Jury Instructions/Pleadings/Summary Judgment, Illinois State Bar Association Law Education Series, Chicago, Illinois, April 16, 1992
• Third-Party Litigation/Kotecki, Worker's Compensation Notebook - II,, November, 1992
• Economic Loss, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Shotgun Seminar, Chicago, Illinois, Feb. 15, 1993
• Expert Witnesses and Rule 220, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Civil Practice Update and Review Seminar, Sept. 11, 1993
• Handling the Defendant's Expert, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Point/Counterpoint Seminar, Chicago, Illinois, October 10, 1994
• Anesthesiology Malpractice Cases, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Medical Malpractice Seminar, Chicago, Illinois, December 3, 1994
• Apparent Agency, Life Before and After House Bill 20, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Chicago, Illinois, May 6, 1995
• Part III, Postpartum, The Third Stage, Legal Commentary, In/Operative Obstetrics, Ed. O'Brady, et al, 1995
• Pretrial Trade Secrets of the Pros - Winning Your Case Before Trial, Move Over Columbo, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Chicago, Illinois, Feb. 19, 1996
• Third-Party Litigation/Kotecki, Worker's Compensation Notebook Update, November, 1996

Address

120 N. LaSalle Street,
31st Floor
Chicago, IL 60602

Phones

(312) 899-9090
(800) 899-0410 (Toll Free)

Faxes

(312) 251-1160

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Websites

http://www.CliffordLaw.com
http://www.CliffordAviationLaw.com