Mark M. Brennan

About Mark M. Brennan

Mark M. Brennan is a co-founder of Brennan Burtker LLC (formerly Brennan Garvey LLC) where he serves as Managing Partner and Chairman of the firm\'s Executive Committee. Previously, he practiced 22 years at a large litigation firm where he was a senior capital partner, an elected member of its Executive Committee, and Chairman of its Healthcare Law Practice Group before moving his entire practice to Brennan Garvey LLC, now known as Brennan Burtker LLC. Brennan Burtker LLC was named a Regional Tier 1 Best Defense Firm for Medical Malpractice in Illinois by U.S. News & World Report. Mr. Brennan is the 2023 recipient of the JVR Trial Lawyer Excellence Award for Outstanding Defense Verdict in a Medical Malpractice Case.Mr. Brennan devotes his law practice to civil litigation and issues pertinent to the health care profession. He has successfully tried several cases to verdict. Mr. Brennan concentrates his trial practice in the area of medical malpractice defense but also represents physicians and hospitals in all areas of litigation involving commercial, administrative and personal tort matters, including physicians and dentists in IDFPR matters. He represents some of the Chicago\'s top children\'s hospitals and pediatric specialists, and has defended some of the most complex and highest profile cases filed against academic medical institutions.Mr. Brennan\'s defense of highly complex and high exposure medical malpractice cases has been invaluable to the protection of the healthcare industry. In addition to his impressive trial record, his creative defense strategies and careful client guidance have consistently provided his clients with the very best results in the the defense of medical malpractice claims.In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Brennan serves as a consultant to many Chicago area hospitals on matters ranging from evolving health care law on HIPAA, quality assurance, consent and other regulatory compliance issues to trends in health care law and medical device litigation. Mr. Brennan has been honored for his accomplished career by the publications Super Lawyers, Leading Lawyers and The Healthcare Lawyers.Mr. Brennan is the author of \"Legal Issues Involving Children - A Hospital\'s Guide\"​ and \"Jury Selection: A Defendant\'s Perspective.\" Mr. Brennan has also lectured and authored numerous papers dealing with issues that pertain to children in the health care setting, and on legal privileges such as the Medical Studies Act, HIPAA, and the physician-patient privilege at hospitals and seminars for lawyers.

Experience

1. Managing Partner, Brennan Burtker Llc

   Brennan Burtker Llc

   Jul 2015 — Present

   20 N. Clark Street, Suite 1800, Chicago, Illinois 60602

Education

• Loyola University Chicago School of Law

  Juris Doctor

  1990 — 1993

• DePaul University

  Master of Arts (MA)

  1989 — 1990

Skills

• Personal Injury
• Legal Issues
• Trial Practice
• Legal Research
• Civil Litigation
• Health Law
• Mediation
• Wrongful Death
• Product Liability
• Courts
• Health Care Law
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Regulatory Affairs
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Medical Malpractice
• Commercial Litigation
• Business Transactions
• Professional Malpractice