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Bio: Michael K. Goldberg received his Juris Doctorate in 1992 from the University of Illinois College of Law. He also received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of Illinois-Urbana. In 1992, Michael K. Goldberg joined the Cook County State's Attorneys Office where he prosecuted criminal matters for 5 years. As an Assistant State's Attorney, Mike tried 12 jury trials and numerous bench trials. In addition to being licensed to practice law in Illinois, Michael is admitted to the Trial Bar in the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois.

Practice: Michael K. Goldberg has two areas of concentration, Health Care and Family Law. He concentrates his health care practice in the representation of physicians and other professionals who appear before the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation and the Illinois Department of Public Aid. He also represents physicians in hospital peer review and medical staff privileging matters, as well as other civil and criminal matters relating to health care. Michael travels the entire state of Illinois representing physicians in administrative hospital hearings as well as in the various circuit courts to seek injunctive relief on their behalf. To date he has argued and presented evidence in administrative and circuit court cases on behalf of doctors subject to medical staff discipline in over 15 counties across Illinois. He is a Panel Attorney with the Federal Defender Program, where he represents criminal defendants in the United State's District Court. In addition, Michael concentrates his Family law practice in the areas of grandparent visitation and custody and parent's rights. In 2002 he argued a case on grandparent visitation before the Illinois Supreme Court- Wickham v. Byrne, and in 2005 he wrote the new Illinois Grandparent Visitation Act.He is widely published and lectures frequently on the topic of grandparent visitation. His Family Law practice extends to all parts of Illinois.

Memberships: Illinois Association of Hospital Attorneys; Illinois State Bar Association-General Practice Section Council and Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity; Chicago Bar Association and the Health Care Law Committee of the CBA; Decalogue Society of Lawyers ; American Bar Association; Contributing editor of Illinois State Medical Society Model Medical Staff Bylaws; Constitutional Rights Foundation Lawyer in the Classroom at Jamieson School in Chicago; Panel Attorney for the Federal Defender Program in the Northern District of Illinois.

Publications: "Physician Licensure," The Law of Medical Practice in Illinois, Chapter 1, Volume 21, West Publishing, 2007. 2008 (update)."Administrative Disciplinary Proceedings," The Law of Medical Practice in Illinois, Chapter 2, Volume 21, West Publishing, 2007." Reports Relating to Professional Conduct and Capacity," The Law of Medical Practice in Illinois, Chapter 3, Volume 21, West Publishing, 2007."Allied Health Care Professionals," The Law of Medical Practice in Illinois, Chapter 4, Volume 21, West Publishing, 2007."Physician Licensure and Discipline," The Law of Medical Practice in Illinois-2005 Supplement, West Publishing, Volume II, (2005)."Are You Committing Health Care Fraud Under The False Claims Act? The Answer May Not Be As Simple As You Think" The Journal of Medical Practice Management , Volume 17, Number 4 (February 2002)."Doctors and Health Care Fraud: What Every Attorney Should Know About the False Claims Act and Qui Tam " ISBA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm , vol 30, No. 5 (January 2002)."Illinois Physicians and the Enforceability of Covenants Not to Compete, in the Wake of Carter-Shields " Trial Briefs , Vol. 47, No. 1 (September 2001)."Disciplining Physicians: What Every Physician and Health Care Administrator Needs to Know about the Health Care Quality Improvement Act," The Journal of Medical Practice Management Vol. 16, Number 2 (October 2000)."The Nuts And Bolts Of Representing Physicians At Hospital Disciplinary Hearings," ISBA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section Vol. 29, No. 3 (October 2000)."Representing A Physician Subject To Disciplinary Action By The Illinois Department Of Professional Regulation" General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section, Vol. 28, No. 1 (August 1999).

Lectures: -"Representing a Doctor in a Dispute with a Hospital Medical Staff," Illinois State Bar Law Ed. Series, Chicago, Illinois, June 19, 2009.-"Hot Topics for the General Practitioner-Health Care Law Update, Illinois State Bar Law Ed Series, Rock Island, Illinois, April 4, 2008.-"Cutting Edge Issues in Health Care: Medical Spas, Illinois State Bar Law Ed. Series, Chicago, Illinois, April 20, 2007.-"Hot Topics in Health Care" Illinois State Bar Association, Law Ed Series, Quincy, Illinois, March 23, 2007.-Speaker on HIPAA, Illinois State Bar Association, Law Ed Series, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin (June 2004).-"State and Federal Issues Relating to Privacy of Medical Records" General Practice Update, ISBA Mid-Year Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, December 13, 2002.-"Privacy Issues Relating to Medical Records" Hot Topics for the General Practitioner, ISBA Annual Meeting, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, June 12, 2002.-"Investigations and Discovery in Administrative Hearings" Administrative Agencies and Discrimination Claims, ISBA Seminar, Chicago, September 5, 2003.-"Administrative Law Update for the General Practitioner" General Practice Update, ISBA Mid-Year Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, December 8, 2000.