Medical Malpractice Lawyer in New York

Injured due to Medical Malpractice?

Jeffrey J. Shapiro & Associates has been representing victims of medical malpractice for over 25 years. In that time we have recovered millions of dollars for our clients and their families. Our firm believes that there are a number of factors that go into the successful handling of medical malpractice cases. These include :

We only take cases that we fully believe in and to which we are willing to devote all of our time and resources.
We will not start a lawsuit until we have lined up our team of experts who are ready to come to court and support the case
We have to know as much , if not more, medicine than the doctor we are suing so that we are prepared to take their deposition and cross examine him at trial
We have to maintain a staff of paralegals and support personnel who will help us assist our client until the case is resolved
We must be prepared to try our case to a verdict if that's what it takes to get the best result for our client

Our firm is consulted on a regular basis by attorneys and individuals about potential medical malpractice cases. Based upon our experience , we are pretty accurate in picking out those cases that will ultimately be supported by an expert. E ven more importantly, we will not take on a case unless we are prepared to take it all the way. Some people mistakenly believe that most of these cases settle. That is not true. The good cases can be settled.

In our view, a case can be won or lost based on the work that is done before the case is put into suit. In order to prove a medical malpractice case at trial, a doctor must testify that malpractice has occurred. We need to kno w the focus of the case before we start the lawsuit so we will know whom to sue and why.

Preparing Your Medical Malpractice Case

Most of us go to a doctor and merely ask what's wrong with me and what can be done to resolve it. That's not enough for a New York personal injury attorney han dling this type of case. When we take a doctor's testimony , we enter into his turf after he has been prepared by his attorney , who will no doubt be very knowledgeable about the issues in the case. We must know the pertinent medicine going into the deposition so that we can ask appropriate questions and get the information necessary to establish our case.

Our firm's clients in these cases have been severely hurt and have ongoing medical and personal needs that must be addressed while the case is in suit. We are blessed to work with a marvelous staff that works with us on a team basis to help our clients. There aren't many problems that we haven't seen or can't solve. We do everything we can to keep our clients and their families afloat until their case is resolved.

While our office represents many cases, for each of our clients there is only one case that matters. While it is true that most civil cases are settled, a malpractice case will be only be settled for the best amount when we are prepared to try it to a verdict, if necessary. For that reason, we prepare our cases for trial so that we control whether the case should be settled or brought to trial.

Some examples of cases we have settled:

$22.1 million dollar verdict for woman injured in hysterectomy
$3.75 million for infant misdiagnosed in hospital
$3.8 million dollar settlement for family of mother who died in childbirth
$2.3 million dollar settlement for child not properly treated by pediatrician
$1.3 million dollar settlement for child with shoulder injury at birth
$950,000 settlement for woman prescribed wrong medication

Contact a New York medical malpractice attorney to pursue your claim through aggressive settlement or litigation.