Keith Hebeisen is a partner at Clifford Law Offices. An
outstanding personal injury attorney and one of the most respected medical
malpractice attorneys in Chicago, Mr. Hebeisen is experienced in many practice
areas, including complex areas of medical negligence, medical liability, and
transportation liability. We are proud to have him on our team of malpractice
attorneys in Chicago.
Mr. Hebeisen has been a trial attorney for over 30 years. As
part of our team of medical malpractice attorneys in Chicago, he is a highly
respected leader in the legal community. He is known for his no-nonsense style
and has garnered the respect of both plaintiff and defense attorneys. Mr.
Hebeisen is knowledgeable in the law and in command of the facts of each
client’s case. He is thorough in the investigation, preparation, and trial of
each of his cases, which are often highly complex and involve many defendants.
Although Mr. Hebeisen concentrates his practice in the area of medical
malpractice cases against doctors, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies, he
has represented individuals in a wide variety of cases, including
transportation, product liability, and toxic tort.
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.
He is recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer and an Illinois Leading Lawyer.
Mr. Hebeisen was inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers in
2010 and the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2011.
As one of our top medical malpractice attorneys in Chicago,
Mr. Hebeisen has verdicts and settlements in many cases and has achieved record
recoveries in a number of them. He has been recognized in the Chicago Lawyer
annual Settlement Survey. In 2010, he obtained an $8.25 million settlement
against Loyola Medical Center on behalf of a 12-year-old Chicago-area boy who
was brain damaged. In 2010, he also obtained $12 million and $10 million
settlements for two women who were the victims of medical malpractice in
incidents that occurred in the same hospital on the same day in the same
surgery suite. In a single week in 2007, he achieved settlements totaling $11
million in two cases.
Mr. Hebeisen also makes time to give back to the profession
in substantial ways. He served as President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers
Association from 2005 to 2006. He serves as the Chair of the American Bar
Association Standing Committee on Medical Professional Liability. He is also
very active in several other bar associations including the American Bar
Association. Mr. Hebeisen has been an active leader in the fight to preserve
the right to trial by jury. He has been an outspoken advocate against caps on
damages in the legislature and courts of Illinois. He also has written extensively
on these subjects, and lawyers from across the state consult him on these very
important issues.
Mr. Hebeisen enjoys using his strong writing skills and is
the author of many publications. He was the Editor of the Illinois Bar Journal
for two years and has edited ITLA’s Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook since
1992. 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. Using his background as a
medical malpractice attorney, he has presented numerous lectures at seminars
for professional associations on a wide range of topics.
Martindale-Hubbell Rating – AV
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Preeminent
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