Practice Area Details

Practice Area Details

Professional Liability

When it comes to handling professional liability disputes, Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd. is one of the Chicago area’s most experienced firms.

Medical Malpractice Claims

Our attorneys have more than 100 years of combined experience in defending medical professionals and entities against negligence claims. Hundreds of physicians, nurses and therapists have relied on us for their defense. We represent most of the Chicago-area’s major medical centers.

We have tried numerous cases to successful defense verdicts, including many involving catastrophic injuries or deaths. We have professional relationships with numerous experts in virtually every field of medicine, with a special emphasis in obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, anesthesia and cardiac cases.

Our expertise in medical issues includes every medical specialty as well. Over the years, we have handled multi-million dollar cases involving the complexities that arise in obstetrics and gynecology, neonatology, pediatrics, neurology, cardiology, emergency medicine, anesthesiology, psychiatry and all aspects of surgery. We have also handled numerous cases involving internal medicine, rheumatology, nursing homes, oncology and ophthalmology.

Lawyer Professional Liability

We are experienced in litigating and counseling in legal malpractice cases in a wide range of practice areas, including real estate, banking, personal injury, workers’ compensation, toxic tort, environmental law, securities law, patent protection, and matrimonial law.

We also provide services to attorneys on ethical issues on a consulting basis.

Accountant Professional Liability

We have represented and counseled accountants and accounting firms in matters relating to closely-held corporations, matrimonial matters, securities violations, business valuation, taxes, and accountant professional ethics. The cases we have defended include claims of fraud and negligence brought against accountants by clients and by intended third-party beneficiaries.

Architect and Engineer Professional Liability

Our collective experience in defense of claims against design professionals includes virtually every conceivable type of architect and engineer claims. We have defended design professionals for economic and non-economic damages stemming from both project work site practices and design failures. The projects involved have included commercial, public works, high rise, industrial, and residential.

Miscellaneous Malpractice

We are experienced in defending dentists, insurance brokers, land surveyors, realtors, paramedics, and lenders in matters of liability and errors and omissions.