In the first two years of its existence, DBS tried a total of 16 cases, of which 15 were medical malpractice. DBS obtained a defense verdict for its client in each case. 16 – 0. It was a fine beginning.
Successfully defending doctors, nurses, peri-professionals and hospitals has played a dominant role in the history of DBS. DBS’ representation spans virtually every specialty of medicine and surgery. Few firms, if any, can match the subject matter familiarity and expertise of DBS attorneys.
The quality of DBS reputation is reflected in the multitude of honors in the field of medical malpractice defense that the firm and its attorneys have earned such as being chosen as Illinois Leading Lawyers and Illinois Super Lawyers, and recognition as one of a very select group of leading medical malpractice law firms annually by U.S. News & World Report
Ophthalmology Group
Outcome:Defense Verdict.
On March 3, 2026, Michael J. Borree obtained a defense verdict in favor of the firm’s client, a local ophthalmology group, in a case tried in the Circuit Court of ...
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Outcome:Defense Verdict.
On February 11, 2026, DBS attorneys Rob Smyth and Charles Sprague successfully defended an orthopedic foot and ankle specialist in a case arising from the failed repair of a complex ...
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Outcome:Defense Verdict.
On February 4, 2026, DBS attorneys, Timothy Hogan and Jonah Toennies, successfully obtained a verdict of not guilty in favor of the firm’s client, a Chicago-area physician and his private ...
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Outcome:Defense Verdict.
On November 10, 2025, DBS attorneys Stetson Atwood and Erin Davis obtained verdict of not guilty in favor of the firm’s client, a level 1 trauma hospital, following a two ...
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Outcome:Defense Verdict.
On October 2, 2025, DBS attorneys Sherri Arrigo and Erin Davis obtained a defense verdict in favor of the firm’s clients, a local multi-specialty medical group and a neurosurgeon, following ...
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Outcome:Defense Verdict.
On September 22, 2025, Stetson Atwood and Reid Byers secured a defense verdict for their clients—a hospitalist and a local hospital—in a medical malpractice trial held in Cook County before ...
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Outcome:Defense Verdict.
On July 28, 2025, DBS attorneys Mark Burden and Peter LeGrand obtained a defense verdict in favor of the firm’s clients, a local hospital system and an emergency medicine nurse, ...
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Outcome:Defense Verdict.
DBS attorneys Robert W. Smyth and Mason W. Kienzle tried a complex medical malpractice case in the Circuit Court of Cook County for over two weeks before Hon. Robert Harris, ...
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Outcome:Defense Verdict.
On July 9, 2025, DBS partners Michael Borree and David Duffey obtained a defense verdict in favor of the firm’s clients at a medical malpractice trial held before Hon. Gerald ...
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