Brennan Burtker is pleased to announce the hire of new Associate Attorney, Teresa Dettloff. Ms. Dettloff is the eighth associate attorney to have joined Brennan Burtker LLC since its inception in July, 2015. 

Brennan Burtker congratulates Jonathan E. Cavins in obtaining summary judgment on behalf of one of the firm’s institutional clients, a prominent local children’s hospital, in a premise liability action. The Plaintiff was an elderly woman who alleged that she sustained severe injuries when she slipped and fell on water while walking through a covered walkway within a

The firm congratulates partner Anthony Longo and associates Ken Hoffmann and James Kearney for an impressive appellate victory. The case involved allegations that the defendant hospital failed to timely bury plaintiff’s stillborn fetus. Plaintiff alleged, the hospital was negligent when it kept the fetus pooled with other remains in a hospital cooler for twelve months. Plaintiff alleged numerous causes of action

Brennan Burtker is proud to announce that Mark M. Brennan and Robert S. Burtker have been named Super Lawyers in 2018 by Thomson Reuters, and Anthony Longo, Jonathan Cavins and Blair Kipnis have been named  Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” in 2018 .  Only 5% of lawyers receive the distinction of “Super Lawyer” in Illinois. 

Brennan Burtker is proud to announce that Jennifer J. Chwarzynski and James A. Kearney have joined the firm as Associates.  Jennifer and James, both recent law school graduates licensed in 2017, became the firm’s newest associates.   With their addition to the firm, Brennan Burtker has grown to 14 attorneys since the firm’s formation in July, 2015.

Brennan Burtker LLC, a Platinum Sponsor of the Chicagoland Healthcare Risk Management Society (“CHRMS”), co-hosted the organization’s “Law Day” Conference on November 17, 2017, in Chicago.  Partner Mark M. Brennan was a guest speaker.  Mr. Brennan presented a lecture on the impact of Life Care Plans in medical malpractice litigation and strategies for cross-examination of

Brennan Burtker congratulates Mark M. Brennan and Jonathan E. Cavins for their success in obtaining a not guilty verdict in an orthopedic malpractice trial.  The jury verdict was returned in favor of the defense after less than 1 hour of deliberation.  The plaintiff contended that a shoulder hemiarthroplasty performed by the defendant orthopedic surgeon failed

Brennan Burtker is proud to announce that Mark M. Brennan, Robert S. Burtker, Joseph A. Camarra and Jane McAtee have been honored as “Leading Lawyers” in 2017, and Rachel S. Stern, Jonathan E. Cavins and Dana N. Ferrell have been named “Emerging Lawyers” as compiled by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company.

The firm congratulates Anthony Longo and Sherita Glover on their impressive August 15, 2017 victory in the appellate court. The case involved allegations of assault and battery during an outpatient medical appointment. Plaintiff filed suit against the medical clinic and its employee who allegedly threw the punches. Plaintiff claimed to have achieved service of process against the

The firm congratulates Robert Burtker and Rachel Stern on winning a directed verdict just prior to closing arguments in a medical malpractice case involving the death of a 32 year old patient.   The trial court granted the directed verdict at the close of all evidence, and just prior to the commencement of closing arguments.