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Edward J. Cunningham 
Springfield, Illinois
Of Counsel
phone 888-763-9594
217-280-4271
fax 217-544-9609
email Email Me

Primary Industries Served:

Medical Clinics; Hospitals; Home Health Care; Banks; Commercial and Industrial Businesses - Retail Stores - Construction Industry

Litigation Percentage:
75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1960
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1960
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
Education:
University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1960
J.D.


Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1957
A.B.


Published Works:
Chapters on Trial Practice, IICLE


Representative Cases:
Bangert v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 295 Ill. App. 3d 418, 695 N.E.2d 56 (5th Dist. 1998)
Lapidot v. Memorial Medical Center, 144 Ill. App. 3d 141, 494 N.E.2d 838 (4th Dist. 1986)
Scheller v. Health Care Service Corp., 138 Ill. App. 3d 219, 485 N.E.2d 26 (4th Dist. 1985)
Glasco Elec. Co. v. Department of Revenue, 86 Ill.2d 346, 427 N.E.2d 90 (1981)
Dugan Oil Co., Inc. v. Coalition of Area Labor, 98 Ill. App. 3d 126, 423 N.E.2d 1373 (4th Dist. 1981)
Janssen v. City of Springfield, 79 Ill.2d 435, 404 N.E.2d 213 (1980)
Thurston v. State Bd. of Elections, 76 Ill.2d 385, 392 N.E.2d 1349 (1979)
W.U. Tel. Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission, 59 Ill. App. 3d 752, 376 N.E. 2d 72 (4th Dist. 1978)
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce v. Illinois Fair Employment Practices Commission, 29 Ill. App. 3d 275, 330 N.E.2d 873 (4th Dist. 1975)
Demeter, Inc. v. Werries, 676 F. Supp. 882 (C.D. Ill. 1988)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lectured on Labor Law Issues, Medical Record Issues


Taught Health Law, University of Illinois-Springfield, 1990 - 2000


Lectured on Motion Practice, 1970 - Present


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association, Labor Law Section


American Bar Association, Litigation Section


American Health Lawyers Association
Member


Health Law Section Council, 1994 - 1998
Member


Illinois State Bar Association, Assembly, 1978 - 1988
Delegate in Assembly (3 Two-Year Terms)


Illinois State Bar Association, Civil Practice Section


Illinois State Bar Association, Labor Law Section


Illinois Hospital Lawyers Association, 1970
Board of Directors


Insurance Law Section Council
Past Member


Past Employment Positions:
Judge Samuel O. Smith, Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District, Law Clerk, 1970 - 1974


National Labor Relations Board, Trial Attorney, 1962 - 1965


Schiff Hardin, Chicago, Illinois, 1960 - 1962


Pro Bono Activities:
Church, Former Chairman of Board of Deacons
Church, Former Secretary of Board of Trustees
2 Terms on Sessions, First Presbyterian Church
Child & Family Services, Stress Team, 1972 - Present
Springfield Lions Club, 1968 - Present

Springfield Office •
205 S. 5th Street
Suite 700
Springfield, IL 62701
Toll Free: 888.763.9594
Phone: 217.280.4271
Fax: 217.544.9609

Chicago Office •
20 S. Clark Street
Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60603
Toll Free: 888.763.9594
Phone: 217.280.4271
Fax: 217.544.9609

Representative Clients

Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP, provides legal counsel and representation for businesses, government entities, and individuals in Springfield, Illinois, and downstate Illinois communities such as Decatur, Mt. Vernon, Peoria, Rockford, Champaign, Bloomington, Quincy, Effingham, Urbana, Danville, Galesburg, Kankakee, Carbondale, and Carlinville, Illinois.