Attorney Profiles

Kennith W. Blan Jr.
Springfield, Illinois
Of Counsel
phone (217) 443-5400
fax (217) 443-5155
email Email Me

Areas of Practice:

          Legal Malpractice
          Medical Malpractice
          Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
          Nursing Home
          Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
          Nursing Home Malpractice
          Automobile Accidents
          Dental Malpractice

Litigation Percentage:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

          Illinois, 1972
          U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1973
          U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1974
          U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1975
          U.S. Federal Courts, 1973
          U.S. Supreme Court, 1978

Education:

University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, 1971

University of Illinois, 1968
B.S.

Published Works:

Impeachment of Defense Medical Experts - Excluding Evidence of Insurance Distorts Reality, Trial Journal, Winter, Vol 4, Number 1, 2002

Planning the Evidence Deposition of the Terminally Ill Malpractice Plaintiff, Trial Journal, Winter, Vol 6, Number 1, 2004

Pre-Trial Interest vs. Pre-Trial Inflation, ISBA Civil Practice & Procedure Newsletter, 50:6 - June, 2005

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Interpretation of Policies, Illinois Trial Lawyer's Association Education Fund, Auto Seminar, 2007

University of Illinois College of Law, Trial Advocacy Demonstration - Opening Statements, 2002

University of Illinois College of Law, Trial Advocacy Demonstration - Opening Statements, 2001

Negotiating Settlements and Bad Faith Issues, Illinois Trial Lawyer's Association Education Fund, Automobile Accident Cases Seminar, 1998

Pregnancy Termination Cases, Illinois Trial Lawyer's Association Education Fund, Medical Malpractice Seminar, 1994

Honors and Awards:

Amicus Volunteer Award, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2002

Trial Lawyers Care - 9/11 Volunteer Counsel Award

Who's Who in American Law, 1980 - Present

Leading Illinois Attorneys (http://www.lawlead.com/)

Leading Lawyers (http://www.leadinglawyers.com/)

Illinois Super Lawyer -Medical Malpractice Category, 2007

Illinois Super Lawyer -Medical Malpractice Category, 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Member, Board of Managers

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Sustaining Member

American Bar Association, Litigation Section

Illinois State Bar Association

Christian Legal Society