Top Rated Medical Malpractice Attorney in New Haven, CT

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• National Board of Trial Advocacy (Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist)

Bar/Professional Activity:

• States of Connecticut; U.S. District Courts (Districts of Connecticut, Northern District of New York); and the U.S. Court of Appeals (Second Circuit)

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

• Author/Presenter, Getting the Ugly Out of Medicare, Medicaid, ERISA and other alleged third party liens
• Presenter, Nuts & Bolts Program, New Haven County Bar Association, 2002-2016
• Presenter, Wrongful Death Litigation, Norwalk Community College, 1999-2015
• Author, Connecticut Law Tribune, 2010
• Author, You've Been Subpoenaed, Now What?, National Business Institute, 2006

Verdicts/Settlements:

• $5.8 million verdict awarded for patient who survived open heart surgery at a major hospital but died within days becasue hospital personnel failed to reconnect the wires of his pacemaker before giving him a potent narcotic. The jury found the hospital negligent citing deviation in standard of care.
• $1.5 million settlement with establishment who over-served a driver, plus $300,000 with the driver himself, for the estate of a young man who was killed by the drunk driver while riding his bicycle. Listed among the Top Ten settlements in the Personal Injury Yearbook, published by the Connecticut Law Tribune.
• $1.54 million jury verdict against nursing home after a patient's fall led to death within just hours of being admitted. Defense claimed a negative life expectancy for 80-year-old client and only offered $50,000 prior to trial.

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Listed among the top personal injury lawyers in the state.