Guy DuBeau's Email & Phone

Guy DuBeau is partner in the firm. His practice centers on serving health care professionals both in defense of alleged medical negligence claims and in more traditional aspects of health care law. As a medical malpractice litigator, he has tried numerous cases to verdict in counties throughout the state. He has represented health care providers in multiple appeals, arguing as lead counsel before the State Supreme Court three times in addition to appearing as amicus curiae on behalf of industry trade groups in state appellate courts and in federal court. He is admitted to practice before all courts of the state, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and has been admitted pro hac vice in other states. Mr. DuBeau also advises health care clients on matters not involving litigation, including HIPAA and HITECH compliance, EMTALA, Stark and anti-kickback regulations, records compliance, peer review, HCQIA, medical staffing issues and patient care issues. He has represented numerous providers before the Department of Regulation and Licensing. Mr. DuBeau is a frequent lecturer on a wide variety of issues to both health care providers and other attorneys through the State Bar, the Wisconsin Medical Society and private groups. In his spare time, Mr. DuBeau is the happily married father of four and an accomplished cook. He serves on the Board of Directors for the non-profit EAGLE School of Madison, as the Board's Vice-president and holds a black belt in American styled karate. Significant Appellate Representations: Determined the admissibility of certain types of evidence in wrongful death cases in Schaefer v. American Family (Lead Counsel) Defined obligations of sheriffs to pay hospitals for prisoner care under §302.38 in Meriter Hospital v. Dane County (Lead Counsel) Upheld the constitutionality of §893.55(7) and determined extent of abrogation of collateral source rule in medical malpractice cases in Lagerstrom v. Myrtle Werth HospitalMayo Health System (Lead Counsel) Refined scope of Alt privilege in Carney-Hayes v. Northwest Home Health Care (Amicus) Defined scope of potential medical negligence claimants in Lornson v. Siddiqui (Amicus) Selected Presentations and Publications: Speaker, "Deposing Experts." Axley Brynelson, LLP Litigation Training Program. July 2010. Speaker, "Thorny Issues in Health Care SettingsA GPS For Health Law." Wisconsin Medical Society and the State Bar Health Law Section Joint Presentation. June 2010. Speaker, "What Every Physician Should Know About Medical Malpractice in Wisconsin." Wisconsin Medical Society Insurance & Financial Services 2010 Educational Forum. April 2010. Speaker, "Interpreting Medical Information." State Bar of Wisconsin. September 2010. Education: J.D., cum laude, Order of the Coif, University of Wisconsin-Madison M.S., Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison B.A., cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, University of Missouri Articles: Recent Significant Changes to Wisconsin's Peer Review Privilege (2/23/2011) Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules State Improperly Raided Patients Compensation Fund (7/20/2010) Wisconsin Creates New Reporting Duties for Physicians (7/15/2010) Qualified Testimonial Privilege for Physicians and Other Experts in Wisconsin (4/17/2009) Videos: An Overview of Axley Brynelson's Health Care and Medical Malpractice Teams (9/16/2010) Practice Areas: Litigation Practice Group, Administrative & Regulatory Matter, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Governmental, Administrative & Regulated Industry, Health Care, Hospitals & Health Care, Insurance Defense, Litigation Personal Injury, Litigation Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice Defense, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Liability