Neal F. Eggeson is an Indianapolis-based trial and appellate attorney focusing on medical privacy litigation. He is one of only two attorneys in the state of Indiana to have earned the designation of “Master Advocate” from the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, and he is one of only 25 Indiana attorneys to earn double board certification (in Civil Trial Law and in Civil Practice Advocacy) from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Various media outlets -including ProPublica and NPR's All Things Considered - have reported on Mr. Eggeson's work in the field of medical privacy litigation.  Mr. Eggeson's writings on negligence law have appeared in the Indiana Health Law Review, the Indiana Civil Litigation Review, the Indiana Law Encyclopedia, The Indiana Lawyer, and Res Gestae, and he is the 2013 winner of the Harrison Legal Writing Award from the Indiana State Bar Association.

Mr. Eggeson earned his J.D. from Cornell University where he served on the Cornell International Law Review and the Moot Court Board, won the 1998 Cornell Moot Court Winter Cup, earned the Ralston R. Irvine award for Legal Writing, and pursued additional graduate studies in Philosophy. Prior to law school, Mr. Eggeson earned his B.A. from Butler University, graduating cum laude with High Honors after only six semesters.

In addition to his work as a litigator, Mr. Eggeson spent four years teaching advanced Legal Analysis, Research & Communication as an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.  He also spent several years volunteering with the Hamilton County Guardian ad litem program and the Marion County CASA program.  

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Awards & Honors

  • Nominee - MacArthur Fellows “Genius Grant” Program (2020)

  • Board Certified - Civil Trial Law - National Board of Trial Advocacy

  • Board Certified - Civil Practice Advocacy - National Board of Trial Advocacy

  • “Master Advocate” Designation - National Institute for Trial Advocacy

  • ISBA Harrison Legal Writing Award -- 1st Place (2013)

  • ISBA Harrison Legal Writing Award – 2nd Place (2006)

  • Outstanding Pro Bono Service, Hamilton County GAL Program (2002)

  • Ralston R. Irvine Legal Writing Award (1998)

Admissions

  • United States Supreme Court

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

  • Indiana

Presentations

  • Speaker, Indiana Security & Privacy Network, Quarterly Meeting (2023, 2017, 2015, 2011)

  • “Owner/Manager Meeting: An Ounce of Prevention,” Indiana Land Title Association (2022)

  • "Hackers, Snoopers, Data Miners and Medical Records Mistakes: Barriers to Expanded Data-Sharing and the Tremendous Good It Can Do," Health Datapalooza 2016, Washington, D.C. (2016)

  • "If HIPAA Is Broken, How Can It Be Fixed?" Health Journalism 2016, Association of Health Care Journalists, Cleveland, OH (2016)

  • "What's HIPAA Got To Do With It?," PLUS Medical Professional Liability Symposium, Atlanta, GA (2014)

  • “The Future Is Here: Lawsuits By Patients for Unauthorized Disclosure of Protected Health Information,” Indiana Health Information Management Association, Annual Meeting (2013)

  • “Dealing With the Reality of a Privacy Breach: Civil Litigation, Regulatory Response, and Minimizing Your Risks,” Health Care Compliance Association (2011)

Miscellaneous

  • Teaching Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (2014)

  • Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law, IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law (2006-2010)

  • Candidate (D) - Judge, Hamilton County Superior Court #6 (2006)

  • Hamilton County Guardian ad litem (1999 - 2002)

  • C.A.S.A., Marion County (1999 - 2000)

  • Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Butler University (1999)

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