Firm Practice Areas
Bar Admissions
- Illinois Supreme Court, 2002
- Indiana Supreme Court, 2000
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2004
- U.S. District Court, Northern & Southern District of Indiana, 2000
Education
- Indiana University, J.D., Dec. 1999 - Dean's List & Editor, Indiana International & Comparative Law Review
- University of Illinois Chicago, (Graduated with College Honors as a James Scholar; elected to Phi Beta Kappa), B.A., 1995
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M. Miles Sukovic
Associate
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Phone (312) 849-2484
Fax (312) 372-9818
E-Mail sukovicm@jbltd.com
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M. Miles Sukovic concentrates his area of practice in insurance coverage and litigation as well as on international arbitration and claims management. He represents London, Bermuda, and domestic insurers in professional liability matters, including health care, lawyers' and accountants' malpractice, and D&O liability.
Mr. Sukovic participates in the underwriting process on behalf of the London market by performing pre-underwriting claims and systems reviews of hospital, long-term care, staffing agency, and other allied health care risks seeking professional liability coverage. Mr. Sukovic monitors and manages claims, from first notice to case resolution, on behalf of those same London syndicates. In addition, Mr. Sukovic counsels clients on various regulatory matters, including the Medicare Secondary Payer Act and MMSEA Section 111 Reporting.
Mr. Sukovic is a member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS). In addition, he is an active member of the Chicago Bar Association, where he served as Chair of the Health Law Committee in 2009-2010.
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Presentations:
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"Case Law Update: Defending Birth Injury Cases in 2010" Johnson & Bell Health Law Seminar (Chicago, May 6, 2010)
- "To Report or not to Report, That is the Question: What Liability Insurers Need to Know About Medicare's Secondary Payer Act and MMSEA Section 111" Johnson & Bell Insurance Seminar (Oak Brook, IL March 9, 2010).
- "Medicare's Section 111 Mandatory Reporting - Should Legal Malpractice Carriers Beware" ISBA Mutual Insurance Co. (Chicago, December 4, 2009)
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"Section 111 Medicare Secondary Payor Mandatory Reporting" Johnson & Bell CLE Seminar (Chicago, October 7, 2009)
- "The Health Care Field of Dreams - If You Build It, They Will Come: Medical Tourism and Telemedecine," The International Youth Leadership Conference 2009 (Belgrade, Serbia, July 10, 2009).
- "Issues to Consider in Litigation Involving Nurse Travelers and Staffing Agencies," The Chicago Bar Association, Health Law Committee (Chicago, December 5, 2008).
- Co-Presenter,"Healthcare Claims from the Excess Perspective," Bermuda Insurance Institute (Hamilton, Bermuda, November 20, 2008).
Articles:
- Data Breach - High Time for HITECH/HIPAA Compliance, Johnson & Bell, Ltd. Health Care Law Alert, Fall 2010
- CMS’s Happy New Year: A New Beginning with MMSEA Section 111 MSP Mandatory Reporting, Johnson & Bell, Ltd. Health Care Law Alert, Winter 2010
Published Decisions:
- Menefee v. Schurr, 751 N.E.2d 757 (Ind.Ct.App. 2001), trans. denied (2002) (affirming an injured third party does not have the right to bring a direct action against a wrongdoer's liability insurer).
- Art Country Squire, LLC v. Inland Mortg. Corp., 745 N.E.2d 885 (Ind.Ct.App. 2001).
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