Brennan Burtker LLC is proud to announce that six of our Partners have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for 2026, and four of our Associates have been named as The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.This recognition highlights the dedication, talent, and commitment of our team as we continue to deliver

  Brennan Burtker LLC celebrated its 10-year anniversary on July 3, 2025.  On the eve of the Fourth of July holiday back in 2015, we asserted our own independence for our careers and our clients by founding Brennan Garvey LLC, now Brennan Burtker LLC, and we never looked back. We are so proud and grateful to have

Earlier this year, the Louisiana Court of Appeals cited Partner Anthony J. Longo’s co-authored article, “A Palpable Conflict,” 108 Ill.B.J.26 (2020). In Dunn vs. Regional Transit Authority, 2025 WL 762184, the Louisiana Court of Appeals wrestled with the issue of whether the palpable error exception to the law that case doctrine applied to allow for

  Brennan Burtker LLC congratulates Partner Vito Masciopinto and Associate Thomas Conlon on securing a successful defense verdict on April 2, 2025, on behalf of a head and neck surgeon in a medical malpractice trial.  The care and treatment in this case occurred 10 years ago, in 2015.  The male patient presented with a neck

Brennan Burtker LLC is proud to announce that founding and managing partner, Mark M. Brennan, was asked to provide an interview to Chicago Lawyer Magazine for its March issue on current management issues in boutique defense law firms.  https://www.lawyerport.com/chicagolawyer/rate-of-return-20250308 Facebook X LinkedIn

In early November, Senior Associate Elizabeth Polit and Associate Shivani Thakker presented an on-demand session for the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys 42nd Annual Health Law Symposium titled “Vicarious Liability: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Client.” They discussed various topics including scope of employment, consent forms, on-site best practices, Medical Director agreements,

Brennan Burtker LLC congratulates Partners Mark M. Brennan and Jonathan Cavins on securing a successful defense verdict on December 5 for a pediatric emergency physician and a leading university medical center in a medical malpractice trial alleging death of a 2-month-old.  The infant presented to the emergency room with a change in appetite, fever, congestion,

Brennan Burtker LLC congratulates Partner Lee Williams and Associate Elizabeth Polit on securing a defense verdict on behalf of their client, a hospital, after a 3-week multi-party medical malpractice trial before Judge Gerald Cleary in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. Plaintiff claimed the hospital failed to have a policy in place for communicating unexpected abnormal pathology results to patients and physicians. Consequently,

Congratulations to Partner Lee Williams and Senior Associate Elizabeth Polit who were recently recognized for their well-prepared presentation to 50+ nurses and CNOs at a local Chicagoland Hospital.

Brennan Burtker LLC congratulates Partners Robert Burtker and Rachel Stern on securing a successful defense verdict on August 6 where they represented an interventional radiologist. Plaintiff claimed that our client’s negligence led to a below the knee amputation of her leg. It was also contended that the interventional radiologist should have restrained and sedated her during