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