Top Rated Medical Malpractice Attorney in Philadelphia, PA

Honors and Awards:

• Lawyer of the Year in Mass Tort Litigation and Class Actions, Philadelphia’s Best Lawyers, 2013
• Selected for inclusion in the Fellowship in the Advisory Board of the Litigation Counsel of America. Less than one half of one percent of American lawyers receives this honor.

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• New Jersey Certified Civil Trial Attorney
• Certified Trial Advocate- National Board of Trial Advocacy

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member of the Executive Board of Directors of Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
• Member of Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
• Member of New Jersey Trial Lawyers Association
• Member of Philadelphia Bar Association
• Member of Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Member of American Bar Association
• President-Elect of Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
• Member of the Environmental Law Committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Member of the American Trial Lawyers Association

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Immediate past Chairman of the Board of Jewish Community Centers of Greater Philadelphia and past President of the Kaiserman Jewish Community Center
• Member of the Board and Executive Board of the Jewish Foundation of Greater Philadelphia
• Member of the Board of the Riverbend Environmental Association

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Pretrial Issues surrounding Lead Paint Litigation, Speaker, HB Lead Litigation Conference, 2009
• Careful use of technology can shift the jury's focus, help them remember complex medical information, and affirm the credibility of you and your client. However, used in the wrong case, wrong jurisdiction or against the wrong adversary, and without proper preparation, technology can be your ticket to losing your medical malpractice case., Author, Effectively Using Technology in a Med Mal Trial, The Legal Intelligencer, 2008

Verdicts and Settlements:

• $40 million vaccine injury settlement on behalf of a child who suffered a rare reaction to the common chicken pox vaccine, 2013
• $2 million medical malpractice verdict for the estate of a 25-year-old woman who died as a result of a pneumonia misdiagnosis, 2013
•  $1.62 million medical malpractice verdict in a case alleging a doctor's negligence increased the risk of harm to a patient by failing to diagnose an abdominal aortic aneurysm, 2000
• $700,000 verdict for the estate of a lawyer in a wrongful death case against a cleaning company, 1998
• $1.5 million award, largest asbestos victory in Delaware County, PA at the timeGeorgetta O'Donnell, Executrix, of Estate of Dale O'Donnell, Deceased v. Armstrong Industries, et al. , 1992
• $8.3 million verdict on behalf of a woman who was overdosed on pain medication and suffered a permanent brain injury

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Lead Counsel in the first and only lead poisoning case filed in Pennsylvania against the lead pigment industry, pursuing the novel "market share" theory of liability all the way to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
• Plaintiff's Liason Counsel in Lead Paint, Asbestos, and Lymerix Vaccine Litigation
• Obtained the first plaintiff's verdict in an asbestos case in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with the first verdict of its kind against asbestos "friction" product defendants, GE, GTE and Eaton Cutler-Hammer Corporation.

Educational Background:

• Bachelor's Degree Summa Cum Laude- Boston University, 1976