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Philip C. Federico is a founding and senior partner with Schochor, Federico and Staton, P.A.. Mr. Federico is certified by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys and has lectured at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Union Memorial Hospital and other health care facilities, as well as the National Business Institute to Lawyers and Paralegals in Maryland. Because of his expertise in the field, Mr. Federico has been asked to testify before the Maryland Legislature on issues related to law, medicine and tort reform.. For the last 13 years, Mr. Federico has maintained an AV rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory™—the highest rating an attorney can receive for legal ability and ethical standards. He has also been named a Maryland Super Lawyer™ every year since 2006, and has been designated as one of the Top 100 Attorneys in Maryland™ in 2010 and 2011, by that organization.. Most recently, Mr. Federico was recognized as the 2014 Baltimore Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers®. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is named “Lawyer of the Year,” making it a particularly significant accolade. Mr. Federico’s selection was based on the impressive voting averages he received during the exhaustive peer-review assessments Best Lawyers® conducts with thousands of leading lawyers each year, and receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect he has earned among others in the legal community for his abilities, professionalism, and integrity.. Mr. Federico became interested in medical malpractice law when—during his lacrosse and football careers at Johns Hopkins University—he suffered an injury that was not properly treated. That medical mistake prematurely ended his playing career. Marvin Ellin and Jon Schochor, then the most prominent Baltimore-area medical malpractice lawyers, took his case and eventually became professional mentors.. In addition to his eminent legal career, Mr. Federico is also active in his community. Since 1995, he has served as a trustee of the Boys' Latin School of Maryland (President in 2007-2008). He has also served on the Board of the Associated Italian American Charities of Maryland since 1993, receiving the "Bud Ecalano Award" in 1998. He now also serves on the Board of the Living Classroom Foundation.. Mr. Federico has a son, Torin, and lives with his wife Diane in Baltimore, Maryland.

Scott P. Kurlander graduated cum laude from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, where he was a member of the Honor Society and sports editor for independent student newspaper, the Tufts Daily. He was also a four year varsity lacrosse player at Tufts and honored as team captain his senior year. He then graduated cum laude from Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware.. Mr. Kurlander is a former judicial clerk to the Honorable Paul E. Alpert, Associate Judge of the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland. He is also a former judicial clerk to the Honorable Edward J. Angeletti, Judge of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland.. Mr. Kurlander brings a tireless work ethic to his cases. Senior partner Kerry Staton has affectionately called him the "James Brown of Schochor, Federico and Staton" for being the hardest-working man in the firm.. Outside of his responsibilities at the firm, Mr. Kurlander is an active supporter of the Calvert School and Gilman School in Baltimore and Tufts University.. Mr. Kurlander is a devoted husband and proud father. He lives with his wife, an Assistant Attorney General in Maryland, and three children in Reisterstown, Maryland.

Jonathan Schochor is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University, and the American University School of Law, where he was Associate Editor-In-Chief of the Law Review. He has served as a Board Member, Secretary, Vice-President, and President of the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, and has further served as the Maryland State Delegate and Governor of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.. Mr. Schochor has been requested to teach and lecture both nationally and locally by institutions such as the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Additionally, he has been a guest expert on a variety of radio and television programs, speaking on issues involving the law, medicine and tort reform.. Over his career, Mr. Schochor has been recognized by many legal organizations including: The Association of Trial Lawyers of America's Top 100 Lawyers™; Maryland Super Lawyers™; Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Lawyers™; Best Lawyers in America™; and Baltimore and Washington D.C.'s Best Lawyers™. Additionally, he has achieved the highest rating possible by Martindale-Hubbell™—a rating which recognizes the highest level of both legal ability and ethical standards, and has been selected as one of America's Most Honored Professionals™, an accomplishment realized by the top five percent of American professionals. His firm has also been recognized by U.S. News and World Report and Newsweek. Most recently, Mr. Schochor was named one of the Top 100 Litigation Lawyers in the State of Maryland by the American Society of Legal Advocates.. Mr. Schochor is a first generation American who credits a great deal of his success to the education he received at the Pennsylvania State University, where he met his wife, Joan. He has remained active at the University and serves on the Development Council for the College of Liberal Arts. Additionally, he and his wife have endowed two scholarships at the University—one for undergraduate students, and one for graduate students in the Liberal Arts. In 2006, Mr. Schochor was honored to receive the Outstanding Liberal Arts Alumni Award from the Pennsylvania State University.. Mr. Schochor supports many charitable organizations. However, two tragedies struck very close, resulting in his participation in The Rita Project, a non-profit organization devoted to assisting those who have lost a loved one to teen suicide. Additionally, Mr. Schochor is on the board of the Kristin Rita Strouse Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to finding the cure for sarcoidosis—the world's most common fibrotic lung disease.. A devoted husband and father of two grown children, he lives with his wife in Lutherville, Maryland.

Gregory D. Bellantone was admitted to practice law in New York in 1991. Mr. Bellantone is also admitted to practice in the Federal Courts in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.. Since his admission to the bar, Mr. Bellantone has dedicated his career to representing injured victims of negligence and medical  malpractice. Mr. Bellantone has successfully secured substantial verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients in construction accidents, medical malpractice, motor vehicle negligence and premises liability cases.  Mr. Bellantone continues to distinguish himself as a true advocate for his clients. His work focuses on all aspects of discovery, motion practice, trial, and appeals in substantial medical malpractice and personal injury cases.. He has prepared and presented high value cases for mediation, arbitration, and trial. Recovering millions of dollars for his clients, Mr. Bellantone  has successfully tried cases in Supreme Court in every county in the City of New York, Long Island and in the Federal Courts in the states of New York and Florida. Mr. Bellantone acts as trial counsel to law firms in New York City and Long Island.  Mr. Bellantone has successfully argued appeals in the Appellate Division, and his trial verdicts have been published in New York VerdictSearch. Mr. Bellantone also represents a number of small businesses in ligitation matters.

Associate Attorney working as part of a Medical Malpractice Group. Currently admitted to practice in New York.

Over the past 45 years, Bruce has tried more than 100 jury trials with great success. His expertise as a trial lawyer makes him one of the most sought after personal injury lawyers in the greater Los Angeles area. He holds its highest rank of Diplomate in ABOTA (American Board of Trial Advocates) and is a member of CAALA (Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles), Martindale Hubbell AV Rating and Million Dollar Diplomates Forum. He has recovered many million dollar plus verdicts and settlements for his clients. He has been selected to Southern California Super Lawyers for 17 years and named to the Top 100 Southern California Super Lawyers List numerous times. Widely known as a premier medical malpractice attorney, Bruce also handles serious personal injuries of all types and accepts last minute referrals.

An attorney must be completely committed to his or her client, no matter what the odds of winning or losing a case. The MARCARIAN LAW FIRM believes that no client is too small and no opponent is too powerful.   Our philosophy has always been that EVERY client deserves the most aggressive legal representation that the Marcarian Law Firm can provide.   Marcarian Law Firm’s winning record is based on nothing short of skill, hard work, and dogged determination.. Spearheaded by its namesake, Armond Marcarian, the MARCARIAN LAW FIRM concentrates on representing plaintiffs in a variety of cases including employment law, serious personal injury, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse/neglect and business litigation.   Mr. Marcarian’s vast business experience and his extensive network of experts and professional associates provides Marcarian Law clients with access to resources not typically available in smaller law firms. At the same time, Marcarian Law Firm clients have come to appreciate the personal interaction that a smaller law firm offers.. A practicing attorney for over 13 years, Armond Marcarian is also a California registered pharmacist.  Mr. Marcarian's pharmacy training and expertise provide his clients with enhanced skills in the areas of medical malpractice, nursing home abuse/neglect and pharmacy law.

I moved back to my hometown in Albany after graduating from Notre Dame Law School.  During my first dozen or so years, I was fortunate enough to have been taught how to defend medical malpractice and general tort cases by two legends im the field of defense - James Carter, Esq. and James Conboy, Esq.  In 1994, my brother, Michael Jude O'Connor and I founded O'Connor, O'Connor, Bresee & First, P.C. along with Dennis First and Dianne Bresee.  Over the past 30 years, I have tried upwards of 100 cases to verdict throughout all of New York State in both State and Federal Court.  My practice areas include medical and professional malpractice, motor vehicle/trucking, New York State Labor Law, premises liability and commerical litigation.  My overriding goal has always been to obtain the best possible result for my clients in an ethical and professional manner.

New Jersey Supreme Court Certified Civil Trial Attorney

ROBERT E. PAARZ, Esq., was certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Civil Trial Attorney in 1983, and was re-certified in 1991, 1998, and 2005. In 2010, Mr. Paarz was one of only two lawyers in the entire state of New Jersey to be admitted into the American College of Trial Lawyers, a prestigious national organization into which leading attorneys in the U.S. are admitted by invitation only.. Based on selection by polling other attorneys, Mr. Paarz has consistently been named a "Super Lawyer" in Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice by New Jersey magazine. He is also listed in Best Lawyers, the oldest peer review publication of the legal profession, under the specialty of Medical Malpractice. Best Lawyers compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting peer review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional is rated "AV" by Martindale Hubbell, the highest available rating for legal ability and ethical standards.. Mr. Paarz was formerly a highly successful medical malpractice defense attorney. Between 1976 and 2001, he tried over 250 medical malpractice cases to a verdict, many involving catastrophic injury and death. Mr. Paarz also personally argued more than 10 cases in front of the New Jersey Supreme Court, several of which shaped the law in medical malpractice in New Jersey.. Mr. Paarz decided to end his representation of defendants in medical malpractice cases in 2001. "I had a change of heart in midcareer. I love to try cases and it was very satisfying to exonerate a physician I felt did nothing wrong. But a defense attorney typically must defend whatever cases a malpractice insurance company assigns, and I grew tired of having to defend medical care I personally didn't believe in." Instead, he chose to begin representing patients. "The nice part about plaintiff's work, besides the satisfaction of advocating for a patient's right to quality health care, is that we choose which cases we pursue and will only litigate cases we believe in.". In his very first trial as a plaintiff's attorney in a medical malpractice case, Mr. Paarz obtained a jury verdict in excess of 4 million dollars. Mr. Paarz graduated cum laude (with honors) from both the Georgia Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science) and Rutgers University School of Law (Juris Doctor).

I am currently an associate attorney with Weiss & Paarz, P.C. Prior to joining the firm, I served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable Nelson C. Johnson, J.S.C. in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Atlantic County, Law Division. I graduated from Boston University School of Management with a B.S. in business administration, business law, and finance in May 2010. Thereafter, I attended Widener University School of Law on a full academic merit scholarship. While in law school, I served as the Bluebook Editor of The Widener Law Review and participated in Widener’s Intensive Trial Advocacy Program. I also participated in Widener’s Environmental & Natural Resources Law Clinic, advocating on behalf of not-for-profit organizations and individuals seeking to protect the local environment. In May 2013, I received my Juris Doctor, with Honors, and a Certificate in Environmental Law. I also received the GreenWatch Institute Scholarship Award in Memory of Jerry Shields, which is awarded annually to a student based on the student’s outstanding performance in the law school’s clinic and a commitment to public interest advocacy.I am a member of the Atlantic County Bar Association, the New Jersey Association for Justice, and the Vincent S. Haneman American Inn of Court. I am also the current Chairperson-Elect of the Atlantic County Bar Association Young Lawyer's Division for the 2014-2015 term.

Russell Berkowitz is widely known as one of the leading medical malpractice attorneys in Connecticut and regularly obtains substantial settlements and verdicts for seriously injured adults and children stemming from birth injuries, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, cancer misdiagnosis, wrongful death and other life altering injuries.. He is Board Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, voted as one of the Best Lawyers in America in the field of Medical Malpractice by US News and World Reports, a Fellow in the Connecticut Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and a Fellow in the American Academy of Medical Malpractice Lawyers. In addition, Russ has been voted as a Super Lawyer by Connecticut Magazine and New England Super Lawyers Magazine in the field of medical malpractice every year since each list has been. Over the last 10 years alone, Russ has obtained more than 50 medical malpractice awards for $1,000, or more for clients. Some of Russ’ recent awards include a $9 million medical malpractice recovery on behalf of an infant who suffered severe brain damage during delivery, $6.1 million medical malpractice settlement on behalf of a client who sustained a spinal cord injury during neck surgery, $5.25 million medical malpractice award on behalf of a client who sustained a stroke following her delivery causing her to sustain permanent paralysis, $5 million medical malpractice payout against a physician who failed to timely diagnose a client’s bacterial infection leading to catastrophic limb-altering injuries,$4.85 million medical malpractice settlement on behalf of an infant who sustained a hypoxic brain injury as a result of a hospital neonatal intensive care unit’s negligent airway management, $4.75 million medical malpractice award on behalf of a child who sustained brain damage as a result of a hospital’s negligent airway management, $4 million medical malpractice verdict against a gynecologist whose negligence during surgery destroyed the plaintiff’s ability to bear children, $3.7 million medical malpractice payout on behalf of a client who died following surgical complications, $3 million medical malpractice recovery on behalf of a child who sustained brain damage following the negligent administration of anesthesia during surgery, $3 million medical malpractice settlement on behalf a newborn who sustained brain damage during. In addition, Russ currently represents hundreds of retired NFL players from all over the country in the highly publicized Brain Concussion Lawsuit which was brought by over 12,000 former players against the NFL in Federal Court in Philadelphia stemming from severe brain injuries they sustained while playing in the NFL.. Russ is a member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association where he serves on its Board of Governors and Medical Malpractice Committee. Over the years, he has lectured at numerous seminars on a wide range of medical malpractice topics and mediation/arbitration in medical malpractice cases to members of the CTLA. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association, Fairfield County Regional Bar Association, Roscoe Pound Foundation, American Trial Counsel, and Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is the founder and Trustee of Berkowitz and Hanna Charitable Fund which provides grants to non-profit organizations who support adults and children with physical and mental disabilities and women and children at risk. He is also the founder of Across the Globe Children’s Foundation which financially supports underprivileged children in Connecticut and builds homes, schools, libraries and clean water and sanitation systems in impoverished villages throughout Honduras, Guatemala, Haiti, El Salvador, Mexico, Bolivia, Ghana, and Laos. If you wish to meet with Russ, contact a committed Connecticut medical malpractice lawyer today.

I have been an attorney for 46 years and a medical negligence trial lawyer for over 40 years. My multi-state practice only accepts medical malpractice cases. My prior experience defending malpractice cases filed against the government and later, defending physicians and prestigious medical centers, such as The Cleveland Clinic in malpractice cases, provides me a unique perspective in litigating medical negligence cases on behalf of severely injured patients and/or their loved ones. I have concentrated at times on birth injury cases, as you can see from my publication titles and listings, however, I handle all areas of medical negligence injury and wrongful death trial work including malpractice cases against physicians, specialists, hospitals, nurses, therapists and nursing homes. One of my prior positions was as the lead Pentagon attorney handling the defense of medical malpractice cases related to medical care at Army hospitals and clinics. Therefore, the handling of malpractice cases filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act involving substandard care and treatment at military and VA medical centers evolved into another area of emphasis in my trial practice. My current licensing, in good standing in SEVEN states, helps to provide a broad base of experience across numerous state lines. In those states where I do not have a current license, I can often make a special appearance "pro hac vice" by virtue of my experience as a medical malpractice litigator and prosecute the action (in conjuction with local counsel) as first chair. I am honored to be among those successful attorneys qualifying for selection into the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, based upon large settlements or verdicts in past cases.

Mr. Mercaldo has been named to “Arizona’s Finest Lawyers”, “Southwest Super Lawyers,” and “Best Lawyers in America”. He has also been named one of America’s top 500 lawyers.. Ron Mercaldo established the Mercaldo Law Firm in 1978 for the purpose of representing plaintiffs in serious injury and wrongful death cases. The firm has specialized for the last 15 years in the area of medical malpractice. Mr. Mercaldo left a larger firm in 1978 where he was a partner doing both insurance defense and plaintiffs representation. Mr. Mercaldo obtained his undergraduate and juris doctor degrees from the University of Arizona completing his studies in 1970. He has been actively involved in the litigation of personal injury and medical malpractice cases since that time, including insurance defense litigation and plaintiff’s personal injury/medical malpractice litigation. Mr. Mercaldo has not accepted insurance company clients for 25 years.. Since his admission to the Bar, Mr. Mercaldo has served on various prestigious committees for the State Bar of Arizona including the judicial selection committee, jury instruction committee, and professionalism and peer review committee where he served as chairman for 4 years. Mr. Mercaldo is certified by the State Bar of Arizona in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation and has sat for over 20 years as a member of the commission passing on the qualifications of other attorneys to become certified specialists. He has been president of the Southern Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, the president of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Ariz., and president of the Morris K. Udall American Inn of Court. He has been a frequent lecturer to both the State Bar of Arizona and the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association on various litigation topics. He is an AV rated lawyer in Martindale-Hubble and is listed in the bar registry of Preeminent Lawyers.. Mr. Mercaldo has been made a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. The “College” was created in 1950 to recognize excellence in trial lawyers. Its purpose is to improve the standards of trial practice, the administration of justice and the ethics of the profession. Fellowship in the college is by invitation only, after a careful examination of the experience, skill, ability and ethical standards of the nominee. A lawyer must be an active trial lawyer for a minimum of 15 years to be considered for nomination and Fellowship is limited to 1% of the lawyers in any given state or province.

I am a trial lawyer with 40+ years of experience practicing law in Arizona and more than 40 jury trials in Tucson, Phoenix, Yuma, Bisbee and Nogales under his belt. These trials have mainly involved serious personal injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death.. I was a civil defense lawyer for many years before making the switch to the plaintiff's side. Since 1998, I have been certified by the State Bar of Arizona as a Specialist in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, and a long-time member of the State Bar's Commission that vets potential specialists.. I am honored to have been inducted into three organizations recognizing outstanding trial work: the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the International Society of Barristers. I graduated from the University of Arizona for both undergraduate and law school (B.A., with distinction 1980) (J.D., with distinction 1984) and have been a long-time member of a prestigious trial lawyer organization, the American Board of Trial Advocates and served as a judicial law clerk for Vice-Chief Justice Frank X. Gordon of the Arizona Supreme Court, from 1984 – 1985.