Health care is one of the largest, most diversified, and most highly regulated industries in the United States. A component industry, pharmaceuticals, is the most profitable industry in the world. Government health care benefits are carefully restricted and fiercely sought by those in need. The world of human, healing relationships between doctor and patient is threatened by the profitability, technological power and sheer scale of health care services. Regulating the industry, assuring access to care for the sick, and maintaining quality are all concerns of law and regulation at federal and state levels.
Health care law is a composite of related fields in which lawyers are writing their own job descriptions by recognizing client needs. While no one specializes in all of health care law, every lawyer — in government, litigation, or business planning — must know the legal and regulatory environment in order to provide good counsel and advocacy.
Marquette University Law School provides a sound foundation in health care law through courses including Health Law, Insurance Law, Health Care Fraud and Abuse, and Health Care Provider Liability.
Marquette Benefits and Social Welfare Law Review publishes articles devoted to international and domestic civil rights and social justice perspectives on employee benefits, disability, elder, health, poverty, and social insurance law. Since 2002, and formerly known as the Elder's Advisor, it has been produced by Marquette University law students who work closely with experts in the field to bring to publication a readable compendium of current issues and complex policy problems at the intersection of benefits law and social justice.
Faculty
Full Time Faculty
Professor Alexander Lemann
Adjunct Faculty
Professor Samuel Leib
Professor Adam Tutaj
Professor Thomas Zander
CURRICULUM AND COURSES
Foundational Course:
- Health Law
Other General Enrollment Courses:
- Health Care Fraud and Abuse
- Health Care Provider Liability
- Insurance
- Privacy
- Products Liability
Seminars:
- Current Problems in Tort Law
- Law and Public Health
- Lawyering at the Intersection of Public Health and Public Safety
Workshop:
- Compliance
Judicial Internships, Supervised Field Placements & Clinics: Medical College of Wisconsin Office of the General Counsel, Supervised Fieldwork in Health Care Compliance, Legal Action of Wisconsin Senior Law Division, AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin
Related Experiences: Health Law Society Student Organization, Marquette Benefits and Social Welfare Law Review
Course descriptions can be found in the online Law School Bulletin.
Please note that not every course is taught each year.
Student Organizations and Activities
Health Law Society - Our main purpose as a student organization is to act as a resource for students interested in health law. This does not just include medical malpractice, but also other areas related in the health care industry such as employment and labor law, taxation of non-profits, real estate, general business law, risk management and regulatory compliance. In the past, the Health Law Society has sponsored guest speakers from the legal and health care fields, represented Marquette Law School at national conferences, held networking events, organized a blood drive for law faculty, volunteered and the Ronald McDonald House, and held fundraising events for local organizations.
Registered Student Organizations contribute to the vibrant student community at Marquette University Law School. Scroll through our list of organizations to find the one that suits you best and if you are a current student, you can click on the links to get contact information.