Maricopa County Medical Malpractice Lawyers

A compassionate lawyer who has spent his career focusing exclusively on personal injury claims, Steve Patience brings over 30 years of practical experience to every case. Mr. Patience is certified in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory with an AV Rating, which signifies the highest lawyer ranking. His focus on incidents involving motor vehicles, dangerous products and insurance claims has made him a voice for victims and a passionate advocate for those who need one most. A graduate in Business from Brigham Young University in 1978 with a law degree from the University of Arizona in 1983, Steve is a former president...

Joseph is an award winning personal injury lawyer with a reputation for obtaining significant results, appearing twice in Arizona's Top 10 highest verdicts since 2012, in medical malpractice cases, car crash cases, and other personal injury matters. He is the managing attorney for Gage Mathers Law Group, an elite personal injury law firm that has recovered more than $275 million in settlements and verdicts for its clients. Their results have led to involvement in high-profile cases, including claims against celebrities, athletes, and global corporations. As an Italian New Yorker, Joseph knows how to fight and win. His reputation and...

Dr. Sam Cullan's first degree was from the United States Merchant Marine Academy where he graduated with a major in Marine Engineering and a minor in Nuclear Engineering. After graduating, he ran for public office and was elected to the Nebraska State Senate, at the age of 22. He served in the State Senate for two terms and then attended Creighton University School of Law, graduating cum laude in 1982. While practicing law he pursued a medical degree from Creighton University Medical School and graduated in 1987.
After medical school, Dr. Cullan worked for a large Kansas City firm defending serious...

The skilled & trusted lawyers at TopDog Law strive for excellence in the representation of people who have suffered a personal injury, been hurt at work, or been a victim of medical malpractice. We pride ourselves in hearing your story no matter how you were injured. The types of accident and injury cases we handle include: Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Medical Malpractice. TopDog Law works on a contingency fee basis. Our contingency fee arrangement means that you don’t pay a penny up-front. Our personal injury lawyers don’t get paid unless we win. Yes, it’s really that simple. If you have been...

Michael York is a founding member of the Wattel & York personal injury law firm located in Arizona. Mr. York obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Arizona State University in 1989 and later earned his Juris Doctor from the Arizona State University College of Law in 1992. Mr. York served as a law clerk in the personal injury field from 1989 to 1992 and began actively practicing law in that area when he became licensed in 1993. Mr. York is a Phoenix injury attorney that has represented thousands of clients in personal injury, property damage, and insurance...

Jess A. Lorona is a partner at Lorona Mead, PLC, and has been practicing law for over 38 years. He is also a Judge Pro Tem for the Maricopa County Justice Courts and Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community Tribal Court.

Michael Zoldan is the founding attorney of The Zoldan Law Group in Phoenix, AZ. He is a graduate of the Ohio State University Fisher College of Business where he majored in Finance. He earned his Juris Doctor at Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law in 2010. He devotes 80 percent of his practice to litigation in employment and business law. He is backed by experience working as an intern for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the Trial Attorney Department. Prior to opening his own law office, Mr. Zoldan worked for numerous firms that gave him the...

Mr. Slack-Méndez was born in Nogales, Arizona and is the founding member of Slack-Méndez Law Firm. Mr. Slack-Méndez is fluent in Spanish has been practicing in the areas of Personal Injury, Wrongful Death and Medical Malpractice since 1993. Mr. Slack-Méndez is a litigator and a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. This is one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. There are over 4000 members throughout the...

Steve Leshner has been practicing law in Arizona since 1976. He is a charter member of the first group of lawyers in Arizona in 1991 to be certified as a specialist in Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation. He is a Past President of the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, has been included in Best Lawyers in America, named an Arizona Super Lawyer, is an Associate of the American Board of Trial Advocates, is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell, and is a Life Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is a co-author of the chapter on Negligence in the Arizona Tort...

Paul practices in the areas of significant personal injury, wrongful death, ethics and professional malpractice. He previously served as an Adjunct Professor of Medical and Research Ethics at Midwestern University and the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine where he instructed health care providers and graduate students in the medical field.
He graduated from the University of Arizona in 1985 (Bachelor of Arts with High Distinction), where he was admitted to the academic honorary society Phi Beta Kappa. He graduated from California Western School of Law in 1989 (Juris Doctorate Cum Laude). He served as an editor of the California Western...

Let me tell you a little about myself. I have been a personal injury lawyer for over 34 years representing only injured clients like you. In my entire legal career I have never represented an insurance company.

I graduated from the University of Florida with a B.A. degree in History in 1969 and a post-B.A. degree in Psychology in 1971. I graduated from a four-year Bible College and then graduated from law school in 1979. I passed the California bar exam on the first try and was sworn in as a lawyer in 1980.

While in private practice, I have also volunteered...

Adam Studnicki has over 20 years of experience in business and law. He has recovered over $100 million for clients in personal injury cases. A graduate of Harvard Law School with Honors, Adam combines legal skills and knowledge, along with real-world experience and applied wisdom, to help find creative, pragmatic and successful solutions to problems.

Chris Zachar of Zachar Law Firm has over 23 years of personal injury and wrongful death law experience in Phoenix, Arizona. Chris is a Certified Specialist in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Law, only 1% of ALL Injury lawyers in Arizona have this distinguished honor. Chris, an injury lawyer in phoenix is a member of the Board of Directors of Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, and has achieved a lifetime member status in AZTLA. He is also a member of the American Association for Justice, the Maricopa County Bar Association, and the State Bar of Arizona. As part...

Kyle J. Shelton has dedicated his practice to insurance bad faith, long-term disability benefits appeals and litigation under ERISA, medical malpractice, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death litigation. Kyle has been honored by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star for his work in Medical Malpractice in Arizona for 2017 and 2018. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Kyle received his law degree from Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law in 2009, and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree...

Attorney James Weiler primarily focuses his practice on litigating employment law matters including discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination. Mr. Weiler also has significant experience handling a wide variety of litigation matters in the areas of Personal Injury, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Product Liability, General Liability/Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice and Workers’ Compensation. Mr. Weiler has successfully represented clients in matters involving serious damages with significant potential trial awards. As a result of his diverse legal experience, Mr. Weiler has gained unique insights into both the Plaintiff and Defense sides of litigation. Mr. Weiler utilizes this unique perspective to obtain the best possible...

After graduating from the University of Arizona with degrees in Physics and Astronomy, she worked as a Systems Engineer for Raytheon in Tucson. Eventually, Teri found that engineering work didn’t satisfy her need to connect with people and to try to improve the lives of others. She took a job as a paralegal at a personal injury firm to get some exposure to the practice of law, and discovered that she found the work very fulfilling. Teri then went on to attend law school at Arizona State University. Upon admission to the bar, Teri immediately began a career focused on...

Jeff Miller has spent almost 40 years representing injured parties in personal injury matters, particularly complex matters such as professional malpractice, nursing home abuse and neglect, construction, trucking and motorcycle accidents. He has tried over 50 cases to verdict and has had the highest verdict in Arizona with a psychiatric malpractice matter. Like the other partners in Miller Kory Rowe LLP, he does not handle large numbers of cases so that personal attention can be paid to each client. He is certified as a Specialist by the Arizona State Bar in the are of Personal Injury and Wrongful Death law,...

Gabriel was raised in Nogales, Arizona, and received both his undergraduate degree and Juris Doctorate at Arizona State University. He also studied in Monterrey, N.L., Mexico at EGADE, Tec De Monterrey at the Instituto Tecnologico y De Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, attending the masters program in International Commercial Trade Law, and EIS Estudio Internacional Sampere in Madrid, Spain, earning a minor in Spanish. With a focus on nursing home abuse and neglect since his earliest days as a lawyer, Gabe has developed considerable knowledge and expertise in the area. Gabriel began his practice at a law firm specializing in the defense...

Dr. Gene Cullan is an experienced trial attorney with advanced medical education in human anatomy and advanced training in accident reconstruction. He dedicates his practice to helping individuals who have been seriously injured due to personal injury and medical malpractice, with a special emphasis in semi-truck and auto accident cases, as well as nursing home abuse and medical malpractice cases. He has received various awards and accolades, including being named as “Best of the Bar” by the Kansas City Business Journal for six consecutive years.

Virginia Cullan, attorney and business manager of Cullan & Cullan, earned her law degree from Creighton University School of Law in 1983. Virginia has over 35 years of extensive experience working on cases involving semi-truck and trailer wrecks, automobile wrecks, birth injury, medical malpractice, and nursing home abuse. She is licensed to practice law in Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska and is a member of a number of distinguished legal organizations including the American Association for Justice, Missouri Bar Association, and the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.

Alexis Breyer dedicates her time and work into helping those who have suffered through serious injury. Alexis, and her husband Mark Breyer, decided to practice law together so they can follow their own family values and have a law firm that focuses on providing the best legal services they can.

I have been practicing law in Arizona since 1993, having moved here from Ohio straight out of law school. I spent six years employed at a large downtown law firm in Phoenix, Arizona. Having seen countless victims of wrongful death and injury first-hand, and the suffering and their losses, it was only a matter of time until I started my own law firm fighting for the 95% that cannot afford large firm fees of $400/hr. It was and remains my goal to represent individuals who cannot afford big firm fees, with the same quality, drive, and caliber of...

"DEDICATED TO GIVING A VOICE TO THOSE SERIOUSLY INJURED
OR KILLED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF OTHERS"

Robert H. Kleinschmidt earned his B.S. degree in 1979 from the University of Illinois and his J.D. degree in 1982 from the John Marshall Law School. With 25 years of litigation experience, he is an accomplished trial attorney who focuses his practice in the areas of Medical Malpractice, Birth Injury, Surgical Error; and other serious injuries caused by the negligence of others. He has a passion for children and served for several years as the Chairman of the Board of Gompers Rehabilitation Center, a...

Brian was born and raised in Arizona, and joined Snyder & Wenner in 2008, after compiling a distinguished record of achievement at Brandeis University and at Chapman University School of Law. While at Chapman University, Brian received numerous awards, including two CALI Awards For Excellence, and first place in the National Arbitration Competition. He was also the President of the legal fraternity Phi Delta Phi, which focused on community outreach programs, and an editor on the Nexus Law Journal. In college, Brian was also president of the Brandeis University chapter of Sigma Alpha Mu for two years. Since...

I truly enjoy teaching and helping people. After college, I taught seventh grade science to children in a low-income area of Los Angeles. It was difficult but incredibly satisfying. I wanted the same experience as an attorney. And while what I do now is also tough, because corporations (the bad ones) go to great lengths and expend a lot of money to deny or cover up their wrongs, every effort is worth the satisfaction of securing some sense of justice for my clients. After law school, I worked as an associate at one of the largest law firms in...

Phoenix personal injury lawyer Triumph Curiel was born and raised in Arizona and is dedicated to fighting for its citizens today. Triumph spent summers when he was a child working as a migrant farm worker along with his thirteen siblings. He went on to double-major in Spanish and microbiology at Arizona State University before earning his master’s degree in healthcare administration from the University of Phoenix in 2006. But eventually, the legal field won Triumph over and he earned his Juris Doctor from Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in 2010. Triumph immediately began fighting on behalf...

John is a board certified specialist in personal injury and wrongful death litigation. He is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, indicating his peers rank him at the highest level of professional excellence. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and recognized by Arizona's Finest Lawyers, leading invitation-only associations of experienced trial lawyers and judges. The National Trial Lawyers has listed John as one of the top trial lawyers in Arizona every year since 2007. He is rated 10.0 by AVVO, its highest rating. He sits on the board of directors and faculty of...

Mr. Maahs has tried, arbitrated, and mediated hundreds of cases throughout his career. These cases involve multi-million dollar exposure and significant injuries such as traumatic brain injury, paraplegia and burns. Mr. Maahs’ experience and practice includes automobile liability, premises liability, products liability, professional liability, trucking accidents, workers’ compensation, employment law, insurance, and commercial litigation.

Throughout his career, Mr. Maahs has represented consumers and numerous Fortune 500 companies, including Walgreens, United Technologies, Nationwide, State Farm, Chubb Insurance, Auto-Owners, Hartford, AIG, Johnson and Johnson, Marriott, Phillip Morris, Home Depot and DaVita. With 26 years of extensive experience, Mr. Maahs is committed to...

Erlichman Law Offices, an Arizona Personal Injury law firm, was originally formed in 1984 by Joseph Erlichman, who has been a practicing trial lawyer in Arizona since 1968. A graduate of St john's School of Law in New York City, he is an active member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association (AZTLA) and the Arizona State Bar. Joseph Erlichman is an experienced trial lawyer, who began his career as a prosecutor with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, and as head of the felony trial group. Beginning with 1980, he has limited his practice to the...

Jack Skousen has practiced law for over two decades with a special interest in both personal injury law, including motor vehicle accidents and civil litigation claims, as well as criminal law. Jack's work in these two areas of law has revealed a winning specialization for protecting the rights of clients and securing fair and equitable
settlements. A graduate of Brigham Young University, Jack took a brief detour to Washington, D.C. before law school to work as an aide to Arizona Senator John McCain. Following his time in Washington he was accepted to the California Western School of Law, where he graduated...

I own a small legal practice with its foundation built on a strong client-attorney relationship. I pride myself on making certain that I maximize the favorable results for my clients whether it be a dismissal of the case or a strong settlement that will free my clients from the burdens that a legal action cause. My practice focuses primarily on personal injury and criminal law. I work diligently to get bottom line results for my injury and criminal clients. For people with a complex legal issue, they can be assured that I will sit down...

Attorney Tommy Richardson is owner and president of Friedl Richardson. An experienced and highly regarded Phoenix personal injury lawyer, Mr. Richardson has become known for both his exceptional legal abilities and his upstanding ethical integrity. Since becoming a licensed attorney in Arizona in 1997, Tommy has been fighting for the rights of injured victims throughout the state and has been actively involved in the local and legal communities. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude from Auburn University, Tommy went on to earn his Juris Doctor from Samford University. His professional practice has focused on personal injury...

If a have lost a loved one due to a wrongful death on another's part, then contact James Leonard Jr. from Palumbo Wolfe & Palumbo. He can represent your injury case with accidents such as automobile, product liability, or medical malpractice. If you have been in a personal injury accident, you could be experiencing extreme hardship. You should contact a Phoenix personal injury lawyer at Palumbo Wolfe & Palumbo today for help!

Derick Runion was born and raised in Phoenix and is dedicated to serving the city’s citizens to this day. He graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University with his bachelor’s degree in political science in 2007. He then went on to earn his Juris Doctor from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law in 2010. During law school, Derick was a member of the dean’s list, the order of the barristers, and the moot court. Before Derick got licensed to practice law, he spent some time working for insurance companies. This gave him a unique insight into the strategies these...

Michael was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He and his family resided in Albuquerque until 1984 when they moved to Arizona. Initially they relocated to Tucson and in 1986 settled in Phoenix. His family still resides in the Phoenix metropolitan area. He began college at the University of New Mexico. Upon moving to Arizona, he transferred to the University of Arizona where he attended for 2 1/2 years. At the University of Arizona, he was the recipient of numerous scholarships. In 1986, he transferred to Arizona State University. He was accepted into the...

Chris is a third generation attorney at the law firm of Skousen, Gulbrandsen & Patience. His passion for helping clients obtain fair and equitable results has led him to focus on personal injury cases involving vehicle accidents, dog bites, dangerous products, medical malpractice and more. An elite swimmer in both high school and college, Chris was a two-time Arizona State Champion and a four-time All American in high school. In college he became a two-time All-American for Brigham Young University at the NCAA Division I National Championships and was awarded the Brigham Young University Scholar Athlete of the Year Award...

Knapp & Roberts is a personal injury and wrongful death law firm based in Arizona. Our attorneys are dedicated to obtaining justice for individuals and families who have suffered harm as a result of the reckless conduct of others. For high end legal representation, call our office to schedule your free consultation.

Driven by an intense passion to enhance medical care and ensure a minimal-risk health care delivery system that is accessible to all, Mr. Patton believes that resolving medical malpractice issues in favor of his clients fosters a safe health care system by way of improvements based on the errors highlighted in his clients' unfortunate medical encounters. All medical malpractice victims are encouraged to file complaints with the appropriate boards so that others are able to research their caregivers. In addition, if legal intervention is warranted, then we are here to assist.