Attorney Profiles

At the beginning of 1997, after 20 years of clinical practice, I finally stopped the practice of medicine.

During my training and clinical practice, I developed respect for physicians, physicians who practiced medicine the way they were taught in medical school and during their post-graduate training programs. That is still true today. However, there are instances when a physician is negligent, failing to practice at a minimum standard, that I feel compelled to step in on behalf of injured patients, who ask that I represent them. I do this both as an attorney for my clients and as an advocate for good patient care, as I believe lawsuits brought on the behalf of injured patients are a stimulus to better care.

But, out of respect for both the medical profession and the legal profession, I look very carefully at every case before I decide to represent an injured person. There are patients who, despite being in worse condition after a surgery or a medical treatment, are not the victims of medical negligence. At times a patient’s condition is due to a progression of their disease process or an unfortunate complication of a procedure. I believe it is wrong to take such a case and therefore after consultation, must refuse to represent that person.

There are cases I review that involve a judgment decision by a physician and although, in hindsight the judgment was incorrect, it was an acceptable decision under the circumstances. I must carefully evaluate each case to determine if the poor outcome was due to acceptable judgment or negligence.

When, after looking at the entirety of the circumstances I accept a case, it is because I believe that a physician's or surgeon’s negligence caused someone harm. I will then do my best and expend the necessary time and energy to represent the injured party and their family.