Biosketch

Steven C. Schurr, Esq. worked extensively as a regulatory affairs and clinical research professional and consultant for 12 years within both the medical device and pharmaceutical industries prior to becoming an attorney. After observing the difficulties that his parents encountered with the U.S. health care system in face of his father’s disability, Mr. Schurr decided to attend law school at Loyola University in Chicago, home of Loyola’s Health Law Institute. In 1994, Mr. Schurr graduated from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law and became a member of the Illinois State bar. In 1995, Mr. Schurr became a member of the Indiana State bar. Mr. Schurr currently concentrates his legal practice, based out of Chicago, in health care law. Mr. Schurr is an advocate for patient’s rights, the disabled, the elderly and various health care organizations. He also is involved in federal disability law, food, drug and device law, medicare, medicaid, medical ethics and federal patient privacy issues. Click here to read Mr. Schurr's Blog.

Publications and Presentations:

	What are the Ten Most Important Documents in Implementing a Clinical Trial?, live presentation, 2009 Educational Research Conference, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, May 15, 2009
	Working Effectively with Contract Research Organizations (CROs), web presentation, May 6, 2009 & July 31, 2009
	What are the Ten Most Important Documents in Implementing a Clinical Trial?, live presentation, MEDI 2008 Medical Device Conference, Hartford, CT, September 9, 2008.
	Rate the Debate – GCP Hot Topics, live participant on round table, Johnson & Johnson Medical Device and Diagnostics Global Clinical Symposium, Cincinnati, OH, May 15, 2008.
	Medicare and Elder Law: Representing Clients in the New Legal Landscape, live presentation on Medicare Part D, representing the mentally disabled and patient confidentiality issues, Lorman Educational Services, Itasca, IL, January 23, 2008.
	The Establishment and operation of Data Monitoring Committees, web presentation, October 16, 2007.
	FDA Inspections: Sponsors and your sites, web presentation, April 10, 2007.
	Protecting Your Intellectual Property in Research Contracts, web presentation, October 31, 2006.
	How to Develop Working Contract for Sites, Sponsors and CROs, web presentation, June 27, 2006.
	Civil versus Criminal Liability Under HIPAA for Sites, Sponsors, and CROs, web presentation, March 28, 2006.
	Contract Concerns for Sites, Sponsors and CROs, web presentation, October 5, 2004.
	Contract Issues for Independent Contractors, Association for Clinical Research Professionals, Memphis, TN, 1995.
	Legal Issues Surrounding the Use of Third Parties to Facilitate Project Management, Institute for International Research
	Sexual Harassment in the Hospital Environment, Memorial Hospital, Jasper, Indiana
	Schurr, H.C., Reliability of Medical Software, 1995 Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference 375 (1995).