Dennis J. Fitzpatrick

Partner

Expertise

Mr. Fitzpatrick joined the firm in February of 1999 and became a partner in January of 2006. Prior to joining the firm Mr. Fitzpatrick was an associate at a Chicago-area insurance defense firm for more than three years where his practice focused on the defense of personal injury cases. He also completed an externship with the United States Attorney's office in Chicago and an internship with Federal Judge George Marovich prior to entering private practice.

Mr. Fitzpatrick concentrates his practice in the area of insurance defense litigation and health care fraud. He has tried more than 40 personal injury jury trials in five different counties in Illinois. In addition, Mr. Fitzpatrick has arbitrated over one hundred twenty-five personal injury cases and has completed hundreds of physician and party depositions.

Memberships/Presentations

He has given seminars on topics such as health care provider licensing violations and how to defend soft-tissue claims. He has also consulted with insurance clients to develop policies to address the handling of suspicious soft-tissue claims.

He currently serves as an elected board member for the Illinois Chapter of the National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators.

Mr. Fitzpatrick has also given presentations to the firm's major clients on developing defense strategies on surgery center-bodily injury claims.

Education

Mr. Fitzpatrick graduated from the University of Notre Dame with B.A.s in Psychology and Sociology in 1988. He received his J.D. with honors from Loyola University of Chicago, School of Law in 1994.