Overview
Medical Malpractice
Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP has an unsurpassed track record for representing clients who have been seriously hurt by the negligence of healthcare providers. We have won cases in almost every field of medicine and every major type of disease. Our attorneys have combined experience of more than 80 years and hundreds of cases in medical malpractice law. We routinely team up with top medical and nursing professionals to assist us in prosecuting our clients’ claims.
Negligent medical care causes many thousands of injuries and deaths each year. Preventable medication errors, delays in diagnosis, performance of unnecessary procedures, and other such events often lead to devastating and preventable outcomes. Successfully representing patients in medical malpractice cases to ensure that they receive just compensation requires an experienced team of attorneys and medical experts and investigators.
Our attorneys have the skill, dedication, knowledge and experience to win cases for victims and their families in a host of tragic medical malpractice situations. Our specialty areas within the field of medical malpractice include:
- Brain-damaged newborn babies and other injuries to infants and children.
- Brain and spinal cord injuries.
- Cancer misdiagnosis and failure to detect cancer.
- Emergency room care.
- Other types of medical negligence and malpractice.
Washingtonian magazine acknowledged Gerry Mitchell as "The area's most effective medical malpractice attorney." Gerry Mitchell and Denis Mitchell are both listed in The Best Lawyers in America and recognized by Super Lawyers in Medical Malpractice. Christopher Mitchell and Julie Mitchell Newlands successfully advocate in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia on behalf of injured patients.
Serious Personal Injury
Our attorneys have handled thousands of serious personal injury claims in more than 45 years of practicing law. As experienced advocates for seriously injured persons and their families, we obtain substantial recoveries that help seriously injured clients rebuild their lives and prepare for the future.
We work aggressively and creatively to help the victims of negligence or other wrongful behavior obtain the treatment and compensation that they need and deserve. Our personal injury attorneys are consistently recognized for their excellence in this field. Richard Bussey was named one of Washington’s top personal injury lawyers by Washingtonian magazine in 2009, 2011 and 2013. We utilize our experience, reputation and resources to maximize the recovery for our clients’ injuries obtaining significant personal injury settlements and verdicts in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
Our firm represents victims who have sustained serious injury caused by the fault of another person or entity such as: vehicular accidents, pedestrian accidents, accidents caused by unsafe premises or negligent management, hospital errors, wrongful death, injury caused by defective or dangerous products or drugs, and injury from assaults, attacks, fire, and explosions.
If you or a family member has sustained an injury caused by the fault of another person or entity or serious injury from medical malpractice or neglect by a doctor, hospital, nurse or other healthcare provider, you should consult an attorney as soon as possible. The longer you wait, the more difficult it may be to collect all necessary evidence, and if you wait too long, all or part of your rightful claims may be barred by the time limits set by law. Contact us for a free no-obligation consultation.