Nicholas J. Lynn is the vice chair of Duane Morris' Health Law Practice Group. Mr. Lynn also serves on the management committee in Chicago and is head of the office's health law practice. He focuses his practice on pharmaceutical law, healthcare litigation and regulatory compliance matters.

A registered pharmacist with more than 25 years' experience in healthcare law, he is a former division chief and assistant chief counsel to the Illinois Department of Public Health and served as chief counsel to the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board. Mr. Lynn is a member of and general counsel to the Illinois Health Care Association. In addition, he is past president of the American Society for Pharmacy Law and a former editor of its publication, Rx Ipsa Loquitur. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of DePaul University College of Law Health Law Institute and on the American Pharmaceutical Association's Pain Management Academy. Mr. Lynn is listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2007 edition.

Mr. Lynn is a 1980 graduate of The John Marshall Law School and a graduate of Drake University College of Pharmacy.

Professional Activities

Registered Pharmacist, Illinois
American Pharmaceutical Association
American Society for Pharmacy Law
- President, 1998-1999
- Board of Directors, 1994-1996
Illinois Council on Long Term Care
Illinois Health Care Association
--Chair, Legal Task Force
--Member, Managed Care Executive Task Force
Illinois Hospital and Health Systems Association
Illinois Nursing Home Administrators Association
- Outside General Counsel
Illinois Pharmacists Association
Life Services Network
American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA)
--Survey Preparedness Consultation Task Group, 2000-2001
American Health Care Association
- Member, Legal Committee

Admissions

Illinois
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States District Court for the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois
Supreme Court of Illinois

Education

The John Marshall Law School, J.D., 1980