Kevin M. Miller, Esq.
- Areas of Practice:
- Hospital Malpractice Defense
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Nursing Home Litigation
- Litigation Percentage:
- 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Bar Admissions:
- Illinois, 1986
- Iowa, 2006
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1988
- Education:
- Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois, 1986 - J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude - Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana, 1981 - Bachelor of Arts-English
Representative Cases:
- Cargill v. Czelatdko, 353 Ill.App.3d 654, 818 N.E.2d 898 (Ill. App. 4 Dist. 2004)
- Youle v. Ryan, 349 Ill.App.3d 377, 811 N.E.2d 1281 (Ill. App. 4 Dist. 2004)
- Lane v. Anderson, 345 Ill.App.3d 256, 802 N.E.2d 1278 (Ill. App. 3 Dist. 2004)
- Hall v. Flowers, 343 Ill.App.3d 462, 798 N.E.2d 757 (Ill. App. 4 Dist. 2003)
- Brandt v. Boston Scientific Corp., 204 Ill.2d 640, 792 N.E.2d 296 (Illinois 2003)
- Coyne v. OSF Healthcare Systems, 332 Ill.App.3d 717, 773 N.E.2d 732 (Ill. App. 3 Dist. 2002)
- Jones v. Detttro, 308 Ill.App.3d 494, 720 N.E.2d 343 (Ill. App. 4 Dist. 1999)
- Hauk v. Day, 167 Ill.App.3d 758, 521 N.E.2d 1243 (Ill.App. 3 Dist. 1998)
- Williams v. Cahill, 258 Ill.App.3d 822, 629 N.E.2d 1175 (Ill. App. 3 Dist. 1994)
- Representative Clients:
- Perry Memorial Hospital
- Physicians Insurance Company of Wisconsin
- Illinois State Medical Insurance Services
- Hamlin & Burton (T.P.A.)
- Sarah D. Culbertson Memorial Hospital
- Lawrence County Memorial Hospital
- Crawford Memorial Hospital
- Franklin County Hospital
- Podiatry Insurance Company of America
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- “Malpractice Issues in the Medical Office”, Lorman Business Seminars, 1995
- “Malpractice Issues”, Saint Francis Medical Center Surgery Staff, 1995
- “Medical Malpractice Issues Facing Cross-Trained Employees”, Central Illinois Higher Education Consortium, 1996
- “Nursing Malpractice”, Illinois Central College, Nursing Students, 1996
- “Legal Issues in the Medical Office”, Lorman Business Center, Inc., 1996
- “Impeaching the Medical Witness”, Peoria County Bar Association, CLE Evidence Seminar, 1997
- “Legal Implications of Health Care Reform”, Sigma Theta Tau, Inc. (International Honor Society of Nursing), Spring Program, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1997
- “Informed Consent/Getting Sued”, Pediatric Residents at Saint Francis Medical Center, 1997
- “Nursing Malpractice”, Illinois Central College Nursing Department, 1997
- “Medical Malpractice – Mock Trial”, Various Hospital Departments of Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, 1997
- “Medical Malpractice”, Internal Medicine Residents at Saint Francis Medical Center, 1997
- “Depositions and the Legal Process”, Internal Medicine Residents at Saint Francis Medical Center, 1997
- “Patient Confidentiality”, Internal Medicine Residents at Saint Francis Medical Center, 1997
- “Risk Management Issues in Emergency Medicine”, Region 6 Managers of Hospital Emergency Department at Mattoon, Illinois, 1997
- “Nursing Legalities”, State of Illinois Trauma Nurse Specialist Program at Saint Francis Medical Center, 1997
- “EMT’s – Risk & Confidentiality”, City of Charleston Department and EMT’s, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, 1997
- “Physician Employment Contacts”, Obstetrics/Gynecology Residents at Saint Francis Medical Center, 1998
- “Legal Considerations in Medicine”, Trauma Nurse Specialist Course, Saint Francis Medical Center, 1998
- “Legal Issues in the Medical Office”, Lorman Business Centers, Inc, 1998
- “Nursing Malpractice”, Illinois Central College School of Nursing, 1998
- “Informed Consent, Malpractice in Surgery, and other Medical/Legal Issues”, Saint James Hospital Surgery Staff, 1998
- “Medical-Legal Issues”, University of Illinois, Internal Medicine Residency Program at Saint Francis Medical Center, 1998
- “Legal Considerations in Medicine”, Trauma Nurses Specialist Course, Saint Francis Medical Center, 1998
- “Violence in the Health Care Setting” “Conflicts of Interest after Berlin v. Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center”, Lorman Business Center, Inc, 1998
- “The Cause of Action for a Physician’s Failure to Diagnose”, Medical Staff at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, 1998
- “What’s New in Medical Malpractice”, Peoria County Bar Association, CLE Seminar Civil Practice Update, 1999
- “Nursing Malpractice”, Illinois Central College School of Nursing, 1999
- “Physician Employment Contracts” ” Physician Sued for Failure to Diagnose”, University of Illinois OB/GYN Residency Program at Saint Francis Medical Center, 1999
- “Legal Issues for Medical Students”, University of Illinois College of Medicine Medical Students at Hospital Orientation, 1999
- “You Be the Expert Witness”, University of Illinois Internal Medicine Residency Program at Saint Francis Medical Center, 1999
- “Insurance Law”, Peoria County Bar Association CLE Seminar, 2000
- “You Be the Expert Witness”, University of Illinois Surgery Residency Program at Saint Francis Medical Center, 2000
- “Liability Concerns Surrounding Surgical Services”, Illinois Society of Healthcare Risk Management, Spring Meeting, 2000
- “Nursing Malpractice”, Illinois Central College, School of Nursing, 2000
- “Medicolegal Aspects of Being a Student”, University of Illinois College of Medicine Medical Students at their Hospital Orientation, 2000
- “Nursing Malpractice”, Illinois Central College, School of Nursing, 2001
- “Confidentiality Laws and Medical Treatment of Minors”, University of Illinois OB/GYN Residency Program at Saint Francis Medical Center, 2001
- “Medical Error Disclosures and Privilege from Discovery”, Illinois Society of Healthcare Risk Managers, Spring Meeting, 2001
- “Legal Medicine”, University of Illinois Residency Program at Saint Francis Medical Center, 2002
- “Recent (Medical) Liability Trends/Current Challenges”, Illinois Society of Healthcare Risk Management, Spring Meeting, 2002
- “Supreme Court Rule 216, Requests to Admit”, Peoria County Bar Association CLE, 2003
- “Nursing Malpractice”, Illinois Central College, School of Nursing, 2003
- “Trends in Physician Malpractice Claims”, Medical Staff of Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, 2003
- “Medical Errors and Documentation”, University of Illinois College of Medicine, OB/GYN Residency Program, 2003
- “New Procedural Changes in Legislation and Supreme Court Rules”, Peoria County Bar Association CLE Seminar, 2004
- “Nursing Malpractice – Mock Trial Presentation”, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Hospital Staff, 2004
- “Civil Practice Update”, Program Chairman, Peoria County Bar Association, 2005
- “Nursing Malpractice”, Illinois Central College School of Nursing, 2005
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Peoria County Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
- International Association of Defense Counsel
Practicing: Professional Negligence, Nursing Home Litigation
