Why choose us as your lawyers to handle your child’s case?
Richard Shapiro is a nationally renowned lawyer who has devoted his life’s work to helping the victims of medical mistakes. For nearly thirty years,he has helped people work through the legal process; people who have suffered horrible injuries which have left them paralyzed, brain-damaged, blinded, and devastated by mistakes of hospitals, doctors, nurses, and other health care providers. Together as a team of dedicated lawyers and support staff, we will compassionately work to see that your baby’s case is handled quickly, professionally and compensation is gained for the needs of your family in the years ahead.
Mr. Shapiro hails from a family of renowned medical doctors. His father was the
chairman of Radiology at one of Yale University’s teaching hospitals, where Mr. Shapiro acted as a research assistant to his father in preparing research for articles, books, and other publications concerning the brain, spinal cord, and the nerves that supply vision to the brain. He brings specialized knowledge in the preparation and litigation of ROP cases. He has been the recipient of many awards and accolades by his peers. Mr. Shapiro has been the President of The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, President of the Southern Trial Lawyers’ Association. He served on the Board of Governors for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America for many years. He has numerous verdicts, including a verdict well in excess of $10 million dollars for a blind, quadriplegic girl, Jessica R. Jessica’s case began the quest for Mr. Shapiro to begin helping the children whose voices must be heard and holding accountable those in healthcare that failed to properly care for them.
Attorney Joey James has been standing up for the rights of injured people for nearly twenty years. He has assisted in uncovering insurace fraud and abuse, and as a father, knows the many challenges of raising a child.
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