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Brian J. Hickey is administrative partner of the firm's Naperville office and a member of the Executive Committee. He has 30 years of legal experience, and focuses his practice on the defense of medical malpractice, construction negligence/defect, nursing home and general civil litigation. Brian has tried more than 30 cases to verdict before juries in the following counties: Cook, DuPage, Kane and Will. In addition to his trial experience, Brian has appeared and argued cases before the appellate courts and the Illinois Supreme Court.

His representations in the area of medical malpractice include the defense of a number of hospitals and physicians. The types of medical specialists he has represented include: internal medicine, emergency medicine, orthopedics, cardiology, nephrology, gastroenterology, radiology, anesthesiology, obstetrics, gynecology, urology, family practice, general surgery and neurosurgery. Brian has made presentations before hospital associations, nursing staffs and other medical personnel to further medical professionals' understanding of key issues in defense and avoidance of malpractice claims.