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Kevin M. Miller 
Peoria, Illinois
Partner
phone (309) 674-1133
fax (309) 674-6503
email Email Me

Areas of Practice:
Hospital Malpractice Defense
Medical Malpractice Defense
Nursing Home Litigation
Litigation Percentage:
90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1986
Iowa, 2006
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1987
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1988
Education:
Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois, 1986
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude


Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana, 1981
Bachelor of Arts-English


Representative Cases:
Cargill v. Czelatdko, 353 Ill.App.3d 654, 818 N.E.2d 898 (Ill. App. 4 Dist. 2004)
Youle v. Ryan, 349 Ill.App.3d 377, 811 N.E.2d 1281 (Ill. App. 4 Dist. 2004)
Lane v. Anderson, 345 Ill.App.3d 256, 802 N.E.2d 1278 (Ill. App. 3 Dist. 2004)
Hall v. Flowers, 343 Ill.App.3d 462, 798 N.E.2d 757 (Ill. App. 4 Dist. 2003)
Brandt v. Boston Scientific Corp., 204 Ill.2d 640, 792 N.E.2d 296 (Illinois 2003)
Coyne v. OSF Healthcare Systems, 332 Ill.App.3d 717, 773 N.E.2d 732 (Ill. App. 3 Dist. 2002)
Jones v. Detttro, 308 Ill.App.3d 494, 720 N.E.2d 343 (Ill. App. 4 Dist. 1999)
Hauk v. Day, 167 Ill.App.3d 758, 521 N.E.2d 1243 (Ill.App. 3 Dist. 1998)
Williams v. Cahill, 258 Ill.App.3d 822, 629 N.E.2d 1175 (Ill. App. 3 Dist. 1994)
Representative Clients:
Perry Memorial Hospital
Physicians Insurance Company of Wisconsin
Illinois State Medical Insurance Services
Hamlin & Burton (T.P.A.)
Sarah D. Culbertson Memorial Hospital
Lawrence County Memorial Hospital
Crawford Memorial Hospital
Franklin County Hospital
Podiatry Insurance Company of America
Classes/Seminars Taught:
"Malpractice Issues in the Medical Office", Lorman Business Seminars, 1995


"Malpractice Issues", Saint Francis Medical Center Surgery Staff, 1995


"Medical Malpractice Issues Facing Cross-Trained Employees", Central Illinois Higher Education Consortium, 1996


"Nursing Malpractice", Illinois Central College, Nursing Students, 1996


"Legal Issues in the Medical Office", Lorman Business Center, Inc., 1996


"Impeaching the Medical Witness", Peoria County Bar Association, CLE Evidence Seminar, 1997


"Legal Implications of Health Care Reform", Sigma Theta Tau, Inc. (International Honor Society of Nursing), Spring Program, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1997


"Informed Consent/Getting Sued", Pediatric Residents at Saint Francis Medical Center, 1997


"Nursing Malpractice", Illinois Central College Nursing Department, 1997


"Medical Malpractice - Mock Trial", Various Hospital Departments of Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, 1997


"Medical Malpractice", Internal Medicine Residents at Saint Francis Medical Center, 1997


"Depositions and the Legal Process", Internal Medicine Residents at Saint Francis Medical Center, 1997


"Patient Confidentiality", Internal Medicine Residents at Saint Francis Medical Center, 1997


"Risk Management Issues in Emergency Medicine", Region 6 Managers of Hospital Emergency Department at Mattoon, Illinois, 1997


"Nursing Legalities", State of Illinois Trauma Nurse Specialist Program at Saint Francis Medical Center, 1997


"EMT's - Risk & Confidentiality", City of Charleston Department and EMT's, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, 1997


"Physician Employment Contacts", Obstetrics/Gynecology Residents at Saint Francis Medical Center, 1998


"Legal Considerations in Medicine", Trauma Nurse Specialist Course, Saint Francis Medical Center, 1998


"Legal Issues in the Medical Office", Lorman Business Centers, Inc, 1998


"Nursing Malpractice", Illinois Central College School of Nursing, 1998


"Informed Consent, Malpractice in Surgery, and other Medical/Legal Issues", Saint James Hospital Surgery Staff, 1998


"Medical-Legal Issues", University of Illinois, Internal Medicine Residency Program at Saint Francis Medical Center, 1998


"Legal Considerations in Medicine", Trauma Nurses Specialist Course, Saint Francis Medical Center, 1998


"Violence in the Health Care Setting" "Conflicts of Interest after Berlin v. Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center", Lorman Business Center, Inc, 1998


"The Cause of Action for a Physician's Failure to Diagnose", Medical Staff at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, 1998


"What's New in Medical Malpractice", Peoria County Bar Association, CLE Seminar Civil Practice Update, 1999


"Nursing Malpractice", Illinois Central College School of Nursing, 1999


"Physician Employment Contracts" " Physician Sued for Failure to Diagnose", University of Illinois OB/GYN Residency Program at Saint Francis Medical Center, 1999


"Legal Issues for Medical Students", University of Illinois College of Medicine Medical Students at Hospital Orientation, 1999


"You Be the Expert Witness", University of Illinois Internal Medicine Residency Program at Saint Francis Medical Center, 1999


"Insurance Law", Peoria County Bar Association CLE Seminar, 2000


"You Be the Expert Witness", University of Illinois Surgery Residency Program at Saint Francis Medical Center, 2000


"Liability Concerns Surrounding Surgical Services", Illinois Society of Healthcare Risk Management, Spring Meeting, 2000


"Nursing Malpractice", Illinois Central College, School of Nursing, 2000


"Medicolegal Aspects of Being a Student", University of Illinois College of Medicine Medical Students at their Hospital Orientation, 2000


"Nursing Malpractice", Illinois Central College, School of Nursing, 2001


"Confidentiality Laws and Medical Treatment of Minors", University of Illinois OB/GYN Residency Program at Saint Francis Medical Center, 2001


"Medical Error Disclosures and Privilege from Discovery", Illinois Society of Healthcare Risk Managers, Spring Meeting, 2001


"Legal Medicine", University of Illinois Residency Program at Saint Francis Medical Center, 2002


"Recent (Medical) Liability Trends/Current Challenges", Illinois Society of Healthcare Risk Management, Spring Meeting, 2002


"Supreme Court Rule 216, Requests to Admit", Peoria County Bar Association CLE, 2003


"Nursing Malpractice", Illinois Central College, School of Nursing, 2003


"Trends in Physician Malpractice Claims", Medical Staff of Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, 2003


"Medical Errors and Documentation", University of Illinois College of Medicine, OB/GYN Residency Program, 2003


"New Procedural Changes in Legislation and Supreme Court Rules", Peoria County Bar Association CLE Seminar, 2004


"Nursing Malpractice - Mock Trial Presentation", Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Hospital Staff, 2004


"Civil Practice Update", Program Chairman, Peoria County Bar Association, 2005


"Nursing Malpractice", Illinois Central College School of Nursing, 2005


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Peoria County Bar Association


Illinois State Bar Association


Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel


International Association of Defense Counsel


Birth Information:
July 22, 1959, Youngstown, Ohio, United States of America


Peoria Office

227 NE Jefferson
Peoria, IL 61602
Phone 309-674-1133
Fax 309-674-6503
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Springfield Office

205 S. Fifth Street, Suite 900
Springfield, IL 62701
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