Atty. Heather Terese Gilbert
Heather T. Gilbert is an associate in the firm's Indiana office, where she concentrates her practice in civil litigation, including medical negligence, products liability, construction, and wrongful death actions.
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Heather Terese Gilbert is an Associate based in Valparaiso, Indiana, practicing at Langer & Langer Attorneys at Law. They have 22+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2004. Their practice focuses on medical malpractice, wrongful death, personal injury, litigation, and health care. Admitted to practice in Illinois U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana U.S. District Court, Southern District of (2004) and Indiana (2012). Educated at Case Western Reserve School of Law (J.D., 2004) and Indiana University (B.A., 2001). Active member of Woman Lawyers Association of Indiana Indiana State Bar Association Lake County Bar Association Porter County Bar Association Indiana Trial Lawyers Association American Association for Justice. Serands clients in Valparaiso, IN and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Heather T. Gilbert is an associate in the firm's Indiana office, where she concentrates her practice in civil litigation, including medical negligence, products liability, construction, and wrongful death actions
- She is licensed in both Indiana and Illinois
- Ms. Gilbert spent her first years of practice working as an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago, where she represented the City and its employees in personal injury cases
- Her work included successfully drafting and arguing several motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment, as well as serving as lead counsel at numerous arbitrations and jury trials in Cook County
- Notable trial victories include: Donald VanBeek v
- City of Chicago, in which Plaintiff was injured when a police officer responding to a call ran a red light without lights or sirens, striking Plaintiff's vehicle, and Stefania Lelonkiwicz v
- City of Chicago, which involved an elderly Plaintiff who fell on a defect on a City sidewalk, sustaining a fracture
- Thereafter, Ms. Gilbert joined a private Chicago law firm where she focused her practice on medical negligence, with an emphasis on hospital liability
- Ms. Gilbert handled cases involving a wide range of medical specialties including emergency medicine, critical care, birth injury, neonatal care, and psychiatry
- Ms. Gilbert prepared and presented nurses and physicians for deposition, deposed treating physicians and expert witnesses, and second chaired jury trials
- Notable trial victories include a medical negligence case in which Plaintiff alleged that he suffered from a stroke as a result of Defendants' failure to perform a proper work-up for cardiovascular disease
- Ms. Gilbert also successfully drafted and argued a dispositive motion for summary judgment in a premises liability case, in which a patient's mother struck her head on a wall cabinet in a treatment room
- Since joining Cassiday Schade in 2012, Ms. Gilbert has continued to defend health care practitioners in medical negligence cases
- In addition, her practice also includes other complex civil litigation, including: construction, products liability, insurance coverage litigation, premises liability, and motor vehicle collisions
- Ms. Gilbert has also argued before the U.S
- Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in a wrongful death case, in which the lower court's granting of her motion for summary judgment was affirmed
- Ms. Gilbert earned a B.A. in English from Indiana University in 2001, where she graduated with high distinction
- In 2004, she earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from Case Western Reserve School of Law
- While at Case, Ms. Gilbert was an extern for the Honorable Kenneth F. Ripple of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
- She was also a member of the Student Bar Association and served as Executive Articles Editor for Health Matrix: Journal of Law and Medicine
- Experience Brandon Kroft and Heather Gilbert prevail before the 7th Circuit on dismissal of wrongful death action
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Heather Terese Gilbert's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Heather Terese Gilbert handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Medical malpractice lawyers represent patients harmed by negligent doctors, hospitals, and other providers. Free case review, no fee unless you win.
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Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
Heather Terese Gilbert is one of 264,852 personal injury attorneys indexed nationally. Browse personal injury attorneys in Indiana →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
Heather Terese Gilbert is one of 454,532 litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse litigation attorneys in Indiana →
Health care attorneys for HIPAA, Medicare, Medicaid, regulatory compliance, and medical licensing matters.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Indiana
Practicing law in Indiana. Legal matters in Indiana are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Valparaiso are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Indiana state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Indiana brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Indiana courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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