John Hessburg leads the firm’s Long Term Care practice.  He began his career with the Kitch firm as a law clerk in 1984.  His experience extends to all aspects of state and federal regulation of Long Term Care Providers, national coordination of medical device liability cases and medical malpractice defense litigation.  Since establishing the firm’s long term care practice, he has built a multidisciplinary practice that focuses on the myriad of challenges his clients face on a daily basis, which include general healthcare and regulatory compliance, corporate compliance, federal and state administrative law, defense of state and federal false claim actions, as well as professional negligence claims. Mr. Hessburg is licensed to practice law in Michigan, the District of Columbia, the U.S. District Courts of Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and Northern Illinois, and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.  He is also active in several professional and long term care organizations and frequently lectures around the country on legal and regulatory issues faced by long term care providers. Mr. Hessburg is AV® Peer Review rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been named a Michigan Super Lawyer every year since 2007. Mr. Hessburg received his J.D. from Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, where he was an editor of the Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy.  He also received a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Economics from St. John University, where he was a four-year All American swimmer and an NCAA Merit Scholarship recipient. Professional Memberships: Member, Council on Continuing Care Policy, Aging Services of Michigan Member, Health Care Association of Michigan Member, Michigan Home Health Association Member, Michigan Center for Assisted Living Member, American Health Lawyers Association Member, Long Term Care Committee, Defense Research Institute Member, Catholic Lawyers Society  Member, Illinois Health Care Association Boards: Member, Corporate Board, St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center Member, Board of Trustees, St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center Member, Board of Trustees,   Marion Village Corporation