Born inRock Island , Illinois , April 3, 1981. Education: University of Illinois (B.S. Psychology 2003); Southern Illinois University at Carbondale School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Admitted to Illinois Bar, 2006. Admitted to Missouri Bar, 2007. Admitted to the U.S. District Court, Central and Southern District of Illinois, 2007. Admitted to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, 2008.
Trial and appellate lawyer concentrating in personal injury defense, property damage claims, premises liability, and products liability cases. Rebecca L. Van Court has tried personal injury and insurance fraud cases in Illinois state and federal courts.
Published Articles:
Uterine Fibroids & A Woman's Right to Choose: Hysterectomies and Informed Consent , Journal of Legal Medicine, Taylor & Francis Group (December 2005 ).
Statutory Qualified Immunity for Peer Review, Chadha v. Charlotte Hungerford Hospital , Legal Medicine Perspectives, American College of Legal Medicine (November 2005).
Failure to Follow-up Tests, Oraee v. Breeding, Legal Medicine Perspectives , American College of Legal Medicine (March/April 2006).
Medicaid - In the Matter of Hospitals' Petition for Adjustment of Rates for Reimbursement of Inpatient Services to Medicaid Beneficiaries , Legal Medicine Perspectives, American College of Legal Medicine (July/August 2006).
Associations:
Illinois State Bar Association
St. Clair County Bar Association
Rebecca L. Van Court 
