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Legal Malpractice Attorney Sued For Legal Malpractice

By Ronald C. Burke, Esq on Jan 09, 2018 | 0 Comments

Client hires law firm to sue a hospital in Pennsylvania for medical malpractice arising out of a back surgery. The medical malpractice case is dismissed because the law firm failed to file a certificate indicating that a medical expert believed there was malpractice. So, the client next sues the law firm for legal malpractice in not retaining a medical expert. To win this legal malpractice case, the client must retain a medical expert who will say that the medical malpractice claim was meritorious. The law firm defends the claim of legal malpractice by arguing that no medical expert would have supported the client's case anyway.

In an ironic twist, the second lawyer to represent the client lost the legal malpractice case for failing to be ready to proceed to trial with a medical expert. The second attorney did indeed timely retain a medical expert. However, that expert was disqualified because he was not qualified to testify under the local rules requiring the expert to maintain an active practice in the same sub-specialty as the defendant physician. Now the client's only recourse is a legal malpractice action against the legal malpractice attorney.  Rutyna v Schweers, August 10, 2017

Ronald C. Burke, Esq

Trial Attorney with 30+ Years of Experience Attorney Ronald C. Burke, Esq. has more than 30 years of experience and has focused his career on representing clients in cases involving personal injury, medical malpractice and legal malpractice. He is a seasoned trial lawyer and has won many seven-figure settlements and verdicts for his clients over the years, including many case victories listed among the largest in the history of the New York State. He has been featured in the news and is a regular lecturer for the New York County Lawyers Association, as well as having lectured before the New York State Bar Association. Ron is also an attorney with Kelner & Kelner, a New York personal injury law firm. Awards and Accolades Mr. Burke's awards and accolades are many. Among them, he has been included in New York Super Lawyers® each year since 2010, and he has received the highest-possible AV® Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®. Verdict Search, a part of the New York Law Journal, frequently recognizes his notable successes after winning some of the highest settlements and verdicts in past years. He was also featured in their list of the "Top New York Verdicts " and "Top New York Settlements." He is a member of the New York State Bar Association and is licensed to practice law in the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, as well as before the United States Supreme Court. When Attorney Burke is not handling legal malpractice cases, he is highly involved in the local community. He was a member of the Village of Rockville Centre Volunteer Fire Department, has served on the local school board and as Chairman of the local Zoning Board. Learn more about Attorney Burke and how he can skillfully handle your malpractice case by contacting the Law Offices of Ronald C. Burke, Esq. right away to schedule your complimentary case evaluation. Our firm is here to help! Contact a New York Legal Malpractice Attorney Our firm provides each client's case with thorough preparation and aggressive representation, ensuring that you win the best possible results for your case whether it is settled or goes to trial. As a seasoned trial lawyer, Mr. Burke can provide the strong and relentless representation you need to establish negligence in a legal malpractice case and to recover any damages you may have suffered. Our firm can recover compensation for pre-trial and trial malpractice, violations of fee arrangements, loss of income, pain and suffering, and much more. Contact us today!

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