Laura A. Petersen, Esq.
Laura A. Petersen
Peoria, Illinois
| Partner |
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| phone | 309-674-1133 |
| fax | 309-674-6503 |
- Areas of Practice:
- Health Care Law
- Professional Negligence (Including physician, attorney, insurance & real estate)
- Appellate Practice
- Litigation Percentage:
- 75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Bar Admissions:
- Illinois, 1998
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2000
- Education:
- University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, 1998
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Best Overall in the 1998 Frederick Green Moot Court Competition - University of Illinois, 1995
B.S.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
- Published Works:
- Peoria Medicine Article Reprints
- Contributing author for The Law of Medical Practice in Illinois, 3d, Vol. 21-22 (West 2007)
- Representative Clients:
- Pekin Memorial Hospital
- Methodist Medical Center of Illinois
- Illinois Provider Trust
- ISMIE
- St. Paul Travelers Insurance
- OSF St. Francis Medical Center
- AP Capital
- Country Insurance & Financial Services
- General Casualty Insurance
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Peoria County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education
- Depositions: Presenting Your Best Case
- EMTALA Update
- HIPAA Basics for Health Professionals
- HIPAA and it’s Impact on Collecting and Handling Confidential Medical Records
- Reducing your Medical Practice’s Electronic Communication Risks
- The Peer Review Process and the Medical Studies Act: Do They Really Protect What you Think They Do?
- Charting a Course: A Legal Perspective of Creating Medical Records
- Honors and Awards:
- National Registry of Who’s Who
- 40 Leaders Under 40
- Prescott E. Bloom Memorial Distinguished Service Award
- Earned Super Lawyers rising star designation awarded by Law & Politics
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Peoria County Bar Association
- Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys
- Defense Research Institute
- Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
- Greater Peoria Claims Association
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Phi Delta Phi
Practicing: Healthcare Law, Professional Negligence
