Overview
Shera D. Wiegler is a partner at Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP. As a trial attorney, she specializes in the defense of healthcare providers, including hospitals, behavioral health facilities, nursing homes, physicians, nurses and advanced practice providers, in complex medical malpractice cases and other civil litigation matters. Shera is also deeply engaged in the legal and healthcare risk management communities, with active involvement in numerous professional organizations. Her extensive litigation experience enables her to effectively advocate for a diverse range of clients across multiple industries. Shera currently serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Medical Negligence and Healthcare Practice Group.
- Snow City Arts, Board of Directors, (2015-2018)
- American Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
- American Society For Healthcare Risk Management
- Chicago Healthcare Risk Management Society
- Defense Research Institute
- The Voice of the Defense Bar
- Medical Liability and Health Care Law Committee
- Diversity Committee
- The University of Iowa College of Law, Advisory Council on Diversity, (2011-2014)
- Law Bulletin Media, “Leading Lawyers” (2024-2025)
- The Best Lawyers in America®
- Litigation – Health Care, (2024)
- Medical Malpractice Law, (2025-2026)
- Illinois Super Lawyers®, “Rising Stars” (2011–2012, 2016–2018)
- Law Bulletin Media Annual Survey, “40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch” (2016)
- “Medicolegal Pearls: Sources of Risk in the Perioperative Period & Reducing Your Risk For Getting Sued,” Scottsdale, Arizona, February 2016
- “Medicolegal Issues in Perioperative Medicine – Lessons from Some Real Cases,” Tenth Annual Perioperative Medical Summit, Scottsdale, Arizona, February 2015
- “Medicolegal Issues in Perioperative Medicine – Lessons from Some Real Cases,” Ninth Annual Perioperative Medical Summit, Scottsdale, Arizona, February 2014
- “What Civil Court Judges Want You To Know,” National Business Institute, Chicago, Illinois 2010
