Francis Edward Stepnowski

Frank E. Stepnowski was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended Fenwick High School. He earned a degree in Economics from the University of Dallas and graduated from Northwestern University Law School. He was admitted to practice in the State of Illinois in 1984, the Northern District of Illinois in 1984, and the United States Supreme Court in 1988. He clerked for the Illinois Appellate Court for four years, and has worked in private practice since then. 2015: Frank recently won appeals against a health insurer which attempted to pay only $50,000 on hospital bills of $600,000. The hospitals and doctors then tried billing the patient for the balances. After the appeals, the insurer paid the claims with no further cost to the patients. He is currently working with the Illinois State Bar Association on publishing warnings on the operation of health insurance "narrow networks" and "balance billing." On April 16, 2013, he was a panelist addressing the Chicago Bar Association Probate Law Committee in a discussion webcast to its members. He addressed current legislation pending in Illinois protecting people with disabilities and proposed changes to the guardianship laws.