Associate Zupanci, Dede K. Office: Edwardsville Phone: 618-307-1234 Email: dkz@heplerbroom.com Licenses: IL/MO vCard: Download Dede K. Zupanci Practice Description: Ms. Zupanci focuses her practice on healthcare defense litigation and regulatory matters, including: • Physician and Nursing professional liability • Hospital premises liability • Nursing license disciplinary actions • Hospital regulation and compliance Ms. Zupanci has represented clients in Illinois and Missouri. Clients include metropolitan and rural hospitals, nurses, and physicians. Bar Admissions: Ms. Zupanci is licensed in Illinois and Missouri. She is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts in the Southern District of Illinois and the Eastern District of Missouri. Date of Birth: March 17, 1970 Law School: Saint Louis University, J.D. 2002 Law School Honors/Involvement: Served as the Notes and Comments Editor for the Public Law Review at Saint Louis University. Recipient of the Saint Louis University School of Law Scholarship and Illinois State Bar Association Scholarship. Undergraduate School: Bachelor of Arts, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale • Radio-Television, cum laude (1992) • Dean’s List • Frank Stanton Radio-Television Scholarship • Four-year varsity softball team member • Academic All-American Division I (Midwest) Bar/Professional Association Involvement: Member of Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, St. Louis Area Health Lawyers Association Legal Lectures: “It is Time for My Deposition: Why Am I Here and What Do I Do?” – Presentation to Alton Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds, June 2008 “Illinois Tort Reform Update” - Presentation to Alton Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds, April, 2009 “What a Plaintiff Must Prove to Be Successful in a Medical Malpractice Claim” - Presentation to Alton Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds, April, 2009 Publications: “Which Version of § 5/2-622 is Law Post-Lebron?” Third Quarter, 2010 IDC Quarterly. Printable Version Click here to return to the employee profiles front page.