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Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Barry was selected to serve in the prestigious position of federal law clerk to the late Hon. Richard A. Enslen, formerly Chief Judge for the Western District of Michigan, Southern division. Mr. Strutt honed his skills as an appeals court litigator by being selected as one of eight attorneys to represent indigent clients at the Office of the Appellate Defender. Barry is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of New York and Michigan as well as in the United States Supreme Court. Appeals courts frequently overturn plaintiff verdicts. Mr. Strutt, however, has not only successfully preserved the compensation awarded to victims of negligence in countless situations, his appellate victories have often expanded their rights to sue and ultimately recover. Barry is also an active trial attorney and has been selected to participate as a guest lecturer at the Trial Lawyers Committee of the Westchester Bar and has taught legal research at Westchester Community College. Barry has also been an adjunct professor and mentor at Empire State College in the areas of civil rights and legal ethics. Barry too has earned the highest national rating for lawyers awarded by Martindale-Hubbell.. In the community, Barry serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Josephine Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organizaiton whose mission is to assist individuals and programs in achieving their life goals through their participation in the arts and sports.  Barry also serves on the Board of Directors of Lifeline Theater Inc., another non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organizaiton which was created to provide an outlet for unlocking the potential of children and adults with special needs through integrated arts and life skills programs. This special program uses singing, dancing,play creation, artwork and gardening to help participants identify their own strengths and potential contributions to their communities.

Denise Buda is a senior associate in the medical malpractice defense department at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP.. Ms. Buda has 18 years experience defending physicians and other health care providers in a wide range of litigation matters. She is responsible for conducting hearings on behalf of health care professionals in professional misconduct, license restoration, and moral character proceedings before the New York State Education Department, Office of Professional Discipline; preparing appellate briefs and arguing appeals challenging physician license revocations; and defending civil and malpractice lawsuits, from pleadings through appeal. Ms. Buda also has extensive experience in general appellate practice, complex matrimonial matters, and in general negligence, commercial, product liability and real estate litigation.. Ms. Buda received her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School where she was a Dean's Merit Scholar and her B.A. from the City University of New York at Queens College, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. She is a member of the New York and New Jersey bars. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Buda worked as a Speech Pathologist and taught alternate communication skills at the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults.

Alicia is a relentless advocate who puts the interests of her clients first in all aspects of litigation. Her experience is guided by compassion, empathy, and respect for the individuals she represents, many of whom have been the victims of extreme negligence. Alicia prides herself in working hand-in-hand with her clients, through the many challenges of litigation, to ensure each client gets the just result they deserve.. As a partner with the firm, Alicia focuses her practice in the areas of motor vehicle and trucking collisions, medical malpractice, premises liability, and product liability against a broad spectrum of defendants. She successfully represents injured clients against major hospitals, large corporations, trucking companies, governmental entities and insurance companies.. Alicia is also continually recognized by her peers as a top–tier personal injury attorney. In 2018 and 2019, Alicia was the only woman in the state of Arizona selected by Super Lawyers Magazine for inclusion as a Southwest Super Lawyer® in the general Plaintiff Personal Injury category. Previously, Alicia was selected by Super Lawyers Magazine for inclusion as a Southwest Super Lawyers® Rising Star in the field of personal injury from 2012-2017.. Alicia is rated AV Preeminent® through the Martindale Hubbell ratings system. AV Preeminent® is a significant rating accomplishment – a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.

I am a partner at Rourke & Blumenthal, LLP.  My firm specializes in handling complex injury cases on behalf of victims, including medical malpractice, product liability, and truck/car accidents.  We have obtained some of the highest verdicts and settlements in Ohio.  I encourage you to visit our website at for a summary of our results.  More important than just the results, we take great pride in the fact that we have helped countless families during their darkest hours.. We are a boutique litigation firm small enough to provide personal attention, but powerful enough to have the resources to take on big insurance companies and businesses.  We do not advertise on television or send mailers out to accident victims.  Our clients are referred to us by other attorneys who are familiar with our experience and success.  We are proud of the fact that other attorneys trust us enough with their clients, friends, and family to recommend our services in a time of need.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Jodi is a plaintiff's trial attorney with extensive experience in the areas of product liability, construction site accidents, premises liability, and medical malpractice, with particular emphasis on sexual misconduct and professional abuse. She has also represented clients in a variety of other areas of civil practice, such as minority shareholders claims, accounting malpractice, insurance coverage disputes, and defamation. A fierce advocate for her clients, Jodi investigates her cases from every angle to fully present both the immediate and long-term ramifications of an injury or accident.

After law school, my wife and I returned to Grand Rapids, where I have practiced law for over 33 years.  As a founding member of Gruel Mills in 1985, my practice has focused on complex litigation, where I have been privileged to help hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals and families, who have experienced personal tragedy and loss.  I am a devoted husband and father of three and a proud new grandfather.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Leahy & Hoste has been recognized nationally for having obtained some of the largest verdicts in the United States.  Specializing in medical malpractice, wrongful death and personal injury litigation, Leahy & Hoste has obtained multiple record settling verdicts and settlements.  Honored twice since 2002 for achieving one of the top 100 verdicts in the United States by the National Law Journal, partners Tom Leahy and Peter Hoste have both been selected as members of the Leading Lawyers Network.. Through careful selection of the cases they chose to pursue, the attorneys at Leahy & Hoste are able to focus their efforts in attempting to achieve the best possible result for each and every client they serve. With most cases being referred by other attorneys, former clients and even former adversaries, Leahy & Hoste is widely respected as one of the premier plaintiff personal injury and medical negligence law firms in Chicago and the state of Illinois.

Paul Phillips has successfully litigated cases in Georgia state and federal courts since 1993. He has tried and won cases in a wide variety of areas, including wrongful death, medical malpractice, vehicular and trucking litigation, catastrophic injury, property damage, and commercial litigation.. Paul graduated from Middlebury College in 1987 cum laude with a B.A. in Philosophy and Physics, before working in New York City as a product liability underwriter for a specialty lines insurer for four years before law school. He earned his law degree from the College of William & Mary’s Marshall-Wythe School of Law in 1993. After graduating, Paul joined theAtlanta law firm of Drew, Eckl & Farnham, focusing on product liability, property, and medical malpractice litigation. In 2000, he moved his family to Albany, Georgia, and continued his trial practice primarily in the areas of medical malpractice, serious injury and wrongful death cases.. Paul has been a member of the State Bar of Georgia since 1993.  He is licensed to practice in all trial and appellate courts in Georgia, as well as the Federal District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia, and the 11th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals. He holds memberships in the American Bar Association, the Dougherty Circuit Bar Association, and numerous professional legal associations.. Paul focuses his practice on…

Melanie K. Fairman practices in all areas of personal injury law on behalf of plaintiffs, with an emphasis on medical malpractice, products liability, vehicular collisions and general negligence.  One hundred percent of her practice is devoted to litigation, including both trial and appellate work.

Highly-Rated Accident Lawyer in CharlotteAttorney Douglas A. Petho is a native of the Charlotte area who joined the firm in 1993. Since joining the firm in 1993, attorney Petho’s primary focus has been the litigation of plaintiff’s personal injury suits.. He has successfully tried hundreds of cases to jury verdict involving automobile accidents, trucking accidents, pedestrian accidents, slip and fall accidents, animal attacks, intentional torts, and work-related accidents. He has served as a representative of the plaintiff’s bar on the Mecklenburg County District Court Rules Committee and has served as an arbitrator in numerous insurance disputes.. Mr. Petho began his trial career as an Assistant District Attorney for the 1st Judicial District of North Carolina serving under the Hon. H.P. Williams, where he was tasked with the prosecution of both misdemeanor and felony charges in a seven-county district in Eastern North Carolina.. EducationUniversity of North Carolina Chapel Hill, B.S. in Administration of Criminal Justice, 1988University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, J.D., 1991Awards“AV Preeminent” Rating. Martindale Hubbell, 2011Bar AdmissionsNorth Carolina, 1991U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1991Professional & Bar AssociationsMecklenburg County Bar AssociationNorth Carolina Bar AssociationAmerican Bar AssociationNorth Carolina Academy of Trial LawyersNorth Carolina Advocates for JusticePersonal Injury and Workers Compensation Division

Joe is the founder and principal shareholder of Stampone Law. Joe is the Managing Shareholder of the firm and has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer® as featured in Philadelphia Magazine. Since 1983, his practice has focused on a variety of civil litigation and transactional matters, primarily complex personal injury matters, including automobile accidents, product liability, construction accidents, and medical malpractice. He also handles commercial transactions, primarily related to the hospitality industry and real estate matters.. Joe served as a law clerk to the Honorables Albert F. Sabo from 1979 to 1980 and Edwin S. Malmed in 1978. Both jurists sat on the bench of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County; the former in the Criminal Division and the latter in the Civil Division.. Joe is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; the Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; and the United States Tax Court.. Joe is actively involved in the community, having served as an officer and commissioner of the Lower Gwynedd Little League; member of the Order of Sons of Italy in America, Tacony/Mayfair Lodge; and, former member and counsel to the United Independent Italian American Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Torresdale-Mayfair Lion’s Club, and the Corinthian Yacht Club of Cape May.. Joe is also in his sixth term as President of the National Italian American – Political Action Committee, headquartered in Washington, D.C., where he has also served as a board member and executive committee member since 2000. He has also served as the Dinner Chair for NIA-PAC's annual “Carnevale”.. In 2005, Joe was given the distinct honor of being Knighted in Rome, Italy as a “Cavalieri di Cristo” with the Templar Order of the Poor Knights of Christ. Joe also maintains dual citizenship as a citizen of the Republic of Italy.. In 2009 and 2010, Joe received the Golden Justice Award at Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Eastern Regional Championships.. Born and raised in Northeast Philadelphia, Joe’s interests include sports, cooking, boating, fishing, music and history. Joe is actively involved in commercial real estate development in Pennsylvania and South Florida. Additionally, Joe is a prinicpal in and counsel to Max’s Grille American Bistro, a very popular restaurant located in Boca Raton, Florida, and Max’s Harvest, an award winning farm to fork restaurant located in Delray Beach, FL. In his spare time Joe boats and fishes at the New Jersey shore and in South Florida and has coached American Legion, AAU and Perkiomen Valley Twilight Men’s League Baseball. Through coaching Joe is able to share his passion for baseball with others.. He became very involved in baseball throughout his youth and attended LaSalle University on an Athletic Scholarship where he played Varsity Baseball for four years. In his senior year, he was named First Team All East Coast Conference and set numerous school records. Joe has also served as Varsity Baseball Coach of The Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and is the Founder of the Whiz Kids Baseball Club, an AAU level baseball program which has grown in size and prominence, becoming one of the premiere programs in the Northeast Region. He has also coached American Legion baseball and is formerly the owner and coach of the Plymouth Pirates of the Perkiomen Valley Twilight League, a semi-professional baseball club.. Joe currently resides between Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Lower Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania with his wife of 34 years, Julia. Joe has five grown children Nicole (University of Delaware), Peter (Widener University/Culinary Institute of America), Joey (Tufts University/New York University), Danny (Catholic University/Widener School of Law), Andi (Drexel University) and his Doberman Pinscher Capo di Tutti Capi, “Boss of all bosses”.

Originally from the hills of West Virginia, Brian relocated to the "Good Life City" of Albany, Georgia in 2002.   He attended West Virginia University, graduating cum laude in 1998 with a degree in Political Science.  He earned his law degree from West Virginia University in 2002, where he served on law review and was admitted to the Order of the Coif.. Brian practices primarily in the areas of workers' compensation, premises liability, and auto liability defense.  He is admitted to practice in all Georgia state courts, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals   Brian is also a registered mediator with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution.

Steven Sands is a managing partner at Sands, White & Sands. At the firm, he assists clients with all types of personal injury claims, including those involving motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, catastrophic injuries, and wrongful death. He has more than 30 years of legal experience, including years of litigation experience. Mr. Sands has the highest possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, AV Preeminent® and is a member of the American Association of Justice, the Florida Justice Association, and the Volusia Civil Trial Attorneys’ Association, amongst others. Call the firm today to schedule a free consultation.

Laura Crane is an award winning trial lawyer specializing in defending law enforcement and public entities in a broad range of litigation related issues. In 2013, 2014 and 2015, Super Lawyers named her a Southern California Rising Star for government law among the top 2.5 percent of lawyers in the region 40-years-old or younger or practicing law for 10 years or less.