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| Since HPS opened its doors in 2002, Benjamin Patterson has had over twenty medical malpractice jury trials as the lead attorney. The vast majority of Ben's trials have resulted in defense verdicts. Ben became licensed in Nevada in 2003 and has been actively involved in the creation and management of the HPS Las Vegas office. Since becoming licensed in Illinois in 1993, Ben has represented a wide variety of clients in both state and federal court in several areas of defense litigation: medical malpractice, nursing home and long-term care litigation, product liability, premises liability, consumer fraud, civil rights and legal malpractice. Ben specializes in medical malpractice litigation, primarily in the defense of hospitals and health care institutions, representing many hospitals in Cook and DuPage counties. He has also represented healthcare clients with a national presence. Many of his cases involve catastrophic injuries such as birth injuries, wrongful death, paralysis and brain injuries. He has handled cases across the spectrum of medical malpractice litigation: ER care, labor and delivery, organ transplants, pressure sores, hospital fires, spoliation of evidence, surgery, and numerous other areas of potential liability. Ben aggressively defends hospitals against claims based upon apparent agency and in numerous instances has obtained summary judgment and directed verdict findings in favor of his hospital clients. Throughout his practice, Ben has gone up against the top plaintiff's attorneys in both Chicago and Las Vegas and obtained favorable results. Ben was previously a member of the medical litigation department of Lord Bissell & Brook, LLP. For a list of Ben's trial results click here EducationChicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., 1993 - High Honors, Order of the Coif Bar AdmissionsIllinois, 1993 CourtsIllinois Supreme Court, 1993 Professional and Community OrganizationsIllinois State Bar Association | ||||||||||
