HPS Attorneys Laura Ginett and Elizabeth Neidig successfully defended a Chicago-area anesthesiologist against allegations of negligence related to his administration of a supraclavicular nerve block and pre-operative sedation.

Prior research has identified an association or correlation between moms with disabilities and elevated risk of preterm birth and low birth weight. A new study published in the September 2022 issue of Pediatrics, the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, found a mild to moderate increased risk of neonatal complications among newborns of women with disabilities compared with the newborns of women without disabilities.

In the last two months, Hall Prangle and Schoonveld, LLC has expanded its ability to serve its clients by adding attorneys to its Chicago, Las Vegas and Salt Lake City teams.

Hall Prangle and Schoonveld, LLC attorneys, David Hall (Dave), David Kalimuthu and Gina Ambrose received a 2022 Trial Lawyer Excellence Award from the Jury Verdict Reporter (JVR), a division of Law Bulletin Media.

In the latest round of settlements between Florida and chain pharmacies over opioid-related claims, on October 20, 2022 Attorney General Ashley Moody announced a $215 million settlement with Walmart.

Bradley H. Rowe, Partner in the Pensacola Office of Hall Prangle and Schoonveld, LLC, reactivated his License to practice law in Alabama, expanding the firm’s standing ability to defend clients into that state.

On October 6, 2022, Ann Ford, Partner at Hall Prangle and Schoonveld, LLC and Managing Director of HPS Advise, presented on the topic of compliance and value adds in the medical supply industry to the Midwest Association for Medical Equipment Services & Supplies (MAMES) during its 2022 Fall Conference. 

Hall Prangle and Schoonveld LLC (HPS) opened on August 1, 2002, a warm and rainy Thursday. David Hall, Michael Prangle and Eric Schoonveld reflect on the firm’s beginning, success, and future.

The Women's Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) announced today that Michele Anderson, Hiring Partner at Hall Prangle & Schoonveld, LLC (HPS), is one of the recipients of the 2022 Top Women Lawyers & Legislators in Leadership Awards.

Illinois University College of Law (College of Law) recognized Hall Prangle and Schoonveld, LLC (HPS) as a valued employer partner at a dinner in Chicago on September 21, 2022.  

The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer have named HPS attorney Krista Luzio as one of their 40 under Forty Attorneys to Watch for 2022. Krista earned an undergraduate degree from Butler University and a J.D. from DePaul University College of Law. She joined HPS in 2009 and became a partner in 2016.

Gilma Bernal is in her second year at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Over the summer of 2022, she was a law clerk in Hall Prangle and Schoonveld’s Chicago Office.

While the legal field is moving towards a remote-based world, I am thankful that I clerked in-person at Hall Prangle and Schoonveld over the summer.

Intrapartum uterine contractions and engagement of the fetus in the birth canal can compress the fetal head. There is a long-standing view that this head compression is benign in most cases, and that it’s a common cause of intrapartum fetal heart rate decelerations.

The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Lexis Nexis's Law360 have covered HPS's Appellate team's recent defense before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Unless and until there is a further general order, it appears that the unsettled status of the constitutionality and the retroactivity of the PJI statute will remain in limbo in Cook County for whatever time (two – three years?) it will take before the Supreme Court reviews the statute and issues a decision on these issues.

Jacob Goldstein, Co-Chair HPS Appellate Group, successfully defended a 2020 HPS verdict on appeal before the Illinois Appellate Court, First District.

The plaintiffs appealed the 2020 defensive verdict in a case that was defended by HPS attorneys Marilee Clausing and Matt Kaminski. The case involved claims that a family medicine physician failed to diagnose and treat the plaintiff's rare blood disorder, which caused a catastrophic stroke and permanent neurological damage.

Hall Prangle and Schoonveld, LLC (HPS) would like to recognize Rose Bais and Sophia Sarmiento for completing their 6-week internship at HPS.

HPS Attorneys Marilee Clausing, Molly Pankauskas and Sarah Frazer successfully defended two obstetricians against claims that their care at a Chicago area hospital during the patient’s delivery resulted in neurological damage to the minor plaintiff.

Bradley H. Rowe joins HPS to defend healthcare professionals, hospitals and hospital systems in the Florida panhandle area against medical malpractice claims. A former Assistant Public Defender, Brad has defended clients in over 30 jury trials and numerous bench trials.

Ann Ford, Partner at Hall Prangle and Schoonveld, LLC (HPS), and Managing Director of HPS Advise, has been named one of Chicago Daily Law Bulletin & Chicago Lawyer’s 2021 Salute! Women in Law Award honorees. According to CDLB’s website, this award is based on the nominee’s “work to mentor and promote other women in the profession, their success in the legal community and being a shining example of leadership.”