HeplerBroom Attorney Dede Zupanci

Overview

Dede K. Zupanci focuses her practice on healthcare defense litigation and regulatory matters, including:

  • Physician & nursing professional liability
  • Healthcare practitioner license disciplinary actions

Ms. Zupanci has represented clients in Illinois and Missouri, including metropolitan and rural hospitals, as well as nurses and physicians.

 

Education

  • Saint Louis University, J.D. 2002
  • Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Bachelor of Arts in Radio-Television, cum laude, 1992

LAW SCHOOL HONORS/INVOLVEMENT

  • Illinois State Bar Association Scholarship
  • Saint Louis University Public Law Review
    • Notes and Comments
  • Saint Louis University School of Law Scholarship

Admissions & Affiliations

  • Illinois
  • Missouri
  • United States District Courts for the
    • Southern District of Illinois
    • Eastern District of Missouri

Professional Associations

  • Defense Research Institute
  • Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
  • Madison County (Illinois) Bar Association
  • St. Louis Area Health Lawyers Association

Practices

Results

Honors

Honors & Awards

  • AV Preeminent® Attorney by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Illinois Leading Lawyer (2017-2023)
  • Illinois Super Lawyers
    • Rising Star (2012)

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Events & Speaking Engagements

  • “The Difficult Deposition: Strategies for Preparing Your Witness,” IDC Medical Malpractice Seminar (Chicago IL, 2018).
  • “Pitfalls and Practice Tips for Working with Experts,” IDC Expert Witness Seminar (Chicago IL, 2017).
  • “Illinois Medical Malpractice Update and Ending the Physician-Patient Relationship,” Alton Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds Presentation (Alton IL, 2016).
  • “Illinois Medical Malpractice Update and the Importance of Charting in Litigation,” Alton Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds Presentation (Alton IL, 2015).
  • “Illinois Medical Malpractice Update and Medical Charting Pitfalls,” Alton Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds Presentation (Alton IL, 2015).

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  • “Illinois Medical Malpractice Update,” Alton Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds Presentation (Alton IL, 2014).
  • “Illinois Medical Malpractice Update and Medicare Fraud Overview,” Alton Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds Presentation (Alton IL, 2013).
  •  “The Strengthening of the Petrillo Rule - Post Aylward,” IDC Spring Symposium (2012).
  • “Illinois Medical Malpractice Law,” Alton Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds Presentation (Alton IL, 2011).
  • “Illinois Tort Reform Update,” Alton Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds Presentation (Alton IL, 2010).
  • “Illinois Tort Reform Update,” Alton Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds Presentation (Alton IL, 2009).
  • “What a Plaintiff Must Prove to Be Successful in a Medical Malpractice Claim,” Alton Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds Presentation (Alton IL, 2009).
  • “It is Time for My Deposition: Why Am I Here and What Do I Do?” Alton Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds Presentation (Alton IL, 2008).

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Publications

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  • “Klaine v. Southern Illinois Hospital Services: Are Hospital Credentialing Files Discoverable?” IDC Quarterly, Vol. 26, No. 2 (2016).
  • “The Liability Relationship between Initial and Successive Tortfeasors,” IDC Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 4 (2015).
  • “The Lost Chance Doctrine is Still Alive in Medical Malpractice Actions: Hemminger v. LeMay,” IDC Quarterly, Vol. 24, No. 4 (2014).
  • “Demonstrative Evidence to Aid Expert’s Testimony: Ensuring Its Admissibility,” IDC Quarterly, Vol. 24, No. 2 (2014).
  • “Perkey v. Portes-Jarol Clarifies Whether a Right to Recoupment Bars a Reduction in Judgment,” IDC Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 4 (2013).
  • “When Does a Consent Form Defeat Apparent Agency for Hospitals?” IDC Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 2 (2013).
  • “When is a Physician Qualified to Testify on the Standard of Care of a Nurse?” IDC Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 4 (2012).
  • “Telephone Call Seeking Medical Advice Did Not Establish Hospital-Patient Relationship,” IDC Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 3 (2012).
  • “Aylward Affirms Petrillo Progeny: Defense Counsel May Not Speak Ex Parte With Employees Unless Conduct is Basis for Liability,” IDC Quarterly (3rd Quarter 2011).
  • “Institutional Negligence and Negligent Credentialing: Potential Liability for Hospitals,” IDC Quarterly (2nd Quarter 2011).
  • “Requests to Admit Reasonableness of Medical Bills May Require More Investigation,” IDC Quarterly (4th Quarter 2010).
  • “Which Version of § 5/2-622 is Law Post-Lebron?” IDC Quarterly (3rd Quarter 2010).

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