Lawyer Overview

Prior to joining the firm in 1988, Dr. Heller was in private practice as an interventional cardiologist. He developed carpal tunnel syndrome in 1984 and was the litigant in the landmark disability insurance case of Heller v. The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, 833 F.2d 1253 (7th Cir., 1987). Dr. Heller, a licensed physician in Illinois, has held faculty appointments as Instructor in Internal Medicine at the University of Illinois School of Medicine; Associate Professor of Medicine at the Loyola-Stritch College of Medicine; and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Northwestern University School of Medicine. Dr. Heller's practice areas include medical malpractice, personal injury and insurance coverage.

Dr. Heller is a member of the American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, and the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. Dr. Heller is also a Fellow Emeritus of the American College of Physicians, the American College of Cardiology, the Council on Clinical Cardiology of the American Heart Association and is a Fellow of the American College of Legal Medicine.

Areas of Practice

• Medical Malpractice

Representative Cases

• Heller v. The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, 833 F.2d 1253 (7th Cir. 1987)

West Practice Categories

Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice

Bar Admissions

• Illinois
• Supreme Court of Georgia
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (Member)
• Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• American Heart Association (Council on Clinical Cardiology)

Honors and Awards

• Fellow Emeritus, American College of Physicians
• Fellow, American College of Legal Medicine
• Fellow Emeritus, American College of Cardiology

Education

• Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1988
  J.D.
• Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1965
  M.D.
• Johns Hopkins University, 1962
  A.B.

Address

150 South Wacker Drive
Suite 2600
Chicago, IL 60606

Phones

(312) 346-8700 (Ext. 102)

Faxes

(312) 346-5180

Emails

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Websites

http://www.medsuit.com
http://www.cirignani.com