Desert Hot Springs Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Mr. Mercaldo has been named to “Arizona’s Finest Lawyers”, “Southwest Super Lawyers,” and “Best Lawyers in America”. He has also been named one of America’s top 500 lawyers.

Ron Mercaldo established the Mercaldo Law Firm in 1978 for the purpose of representing plaintiffs in serious injury and wrongful death cases. The firm has specialized for the last 15 years in the area of medical malpractice. Mr. Mercaldo left a larger firm in 1978 where he was a partner doing both insurance defense and plaintiffs representation. Mr. Mercaldo obtained his undergraduate and juris doctor degrees from the University of Arizona completing his...

I spent the better half of a decade, getting my college and legal education, to follow my dream of becoming an attorney. During my college days, I started at right guard for two seasons with the Leopards football team at University of La Verne. In 2011, I graduated with a degree in Business Administration. In between college and law school, I spent a month and a half travelling around Europe with a couple of buddies from college. We travelled through France, Germany, England, Netherlands, and Ireland (Some of the pictures can be found on my Instagram). Then, I attended Western...

As a former nurse, current lawyer and longtime advocate of social justice, Jennifer Johnson has dedicated both her personal and professional life to making a difference in her community. "Often, the people I represent wouldn't otherwise have a voice," she says, "and that's why it's such an incredible honor to represent them in the court of law."
In her legal practice, Ms.Johnson concentrates on catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice and elder abuse, providing injured individuals with committed and compassionate representation in Southern California and many other parts of the...

Kevin G. Liebeck began his career defending physicians and hospitals in medical malpractice lawsuits. With that knowledge, he decided to start representing victims of medical malpractice in suits against their health care providers in 2003. Since then, he has seen success in trials of personal injury, medical malpractice and consumer and business fraud actions.

Having practiced on the insurance defense side for roughly 10 years, Attorney Richard Rohde has the experience to know what the defense is going to do before they do it, and bring that personalized experience to your case. Our medical malpractice & injury lawyers have served clients in San Bernardino, Riverside, Los Angeles and Orange County for over 15 years.

If you or a family member was injured in a car accident or through the negligence of a doctor or hospital, the consequences can be long term and debilitating. Mr. Rohde has worked with countless clients involving medical malpractice, personal injury...

I am an attorney whose area of practice is limited to injury and death cases. I have been a plaintiff’s personal injury attorney and a consumer advocate since 1998. My firm also has a separate specialized workers compensation department and my attorneys have been extremely successful in Insurance Bad Faith cases including our recent settlement of $6,000,000. At a very young age I felt a strong sense of consumer advocacy. My background and training as a pre-medical student familiarized me with the human anatomy and the mechanism of injury. A strong sense of advocacy together with my medical background led...

A native of Longview, Washington, Randal T. Mason graduated from the University of Washington with his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979. He went on to attend California Western School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor in 1982. Randal founded the Law Office of Randal T. Mason in 1996. He is a BV® DistinguishedTM Peer Review RatedSM attorney by Martindale-Hubbell®.This rating is reserved for attorneys whose peers consider them to have in-depth legal knowledge and high ethical standards.

Carla Nasoff is a mediator who brings 35 years of combined experience in healthcare and law. She has 23 years experience as a former litigator and trial lawyer representing both plaintiffs and defendants. She represented Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 clients in healthcare. From 2010-2015, she was an independent contracted Administrative Law Judge pro-tem with the Office of Administrative Hearings where she presided over hearings on disciplinary licensing matters. Visit NASOFFMEDIATION.COM

“After many years defending corporate owners of nursing homes, I decided I would rather help protect those who cannot protect themselves… My experience makes me uniquely qualified to represent these individuals and their families at the level they deserve.” — Ray Lewis, Esq. The Law Offices of Ramon E. Lewis was established in 2006. Prior to its formation, Ray Lewis was with Higgs, Fletcher & Mack, LLP, where his practice focused primarily on the defense of health care providers in a wide range of professional liability litigation, with a particular emphasis defending a national nursing home chain against elder neglect claims. His...

Sanford Kassel has practiced in San Bernardino for over 33 years and taken over 100 cases to trial. He has earned a number of notable verdicts and settlements, among them: • Highest “Medical Malpractice” Jury Trial Verdict, in the history of San Bernardino County. • Highest “Wrongful Death” Settlement, in the history of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. • Settled “Whistleblower” case against San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors for $650,000.00.

Kyle Scott attended UCLA and received his BA in Political Science in 1986. Mr. Scott graduated from Loyola Law School of Los Angeles in 1991 and earned his juris doctorate. Mr. Scott passed the California State Bar and was admitted to practice in 1991. Mr. Scott is admitted into the Federal District Court for the Central District and Southern District. Mr. Scott has spent the last 24 years representing injured clients in personal injury matters.

Upon graduation from law school and becoming an attorney in 1994, Paul Lee began working with an employment law firm specializing in representing police officers. Later he worked for an insurance defense firm representing various insurance companies. After seeing, first hand, how insurance companies handled various personal injury claims he decided that he needed to represent the injured parties to ensure that they were represented fairly . He formed what is now known as AA-Accident Attorneys, P.L.C. Mr. Lee currently serves the local community as a Judge Pro Tempore for the Superior Court in addition to serving his clients...

Holm Law Group is a civil litigation law firm dedicated to providing personalized and effective representation for our clients. Our Personal Injury & Elder Abuse Division helps people who have suffered from elder abuse or neglect, wrongful death, medical malpractice, and various other types of serious injury.

Are you a victim of workplace sexual harassment or discrimination? Don’t wait to enlist the legal support you need to protect your personal rights. Stan Andrei Grombchevsky is a partner at Harris Grombchevsky LLP, which offers comprehensive legal representation for all types of employment issues. Mr. Grombchevsky is committed to offering compassionate and caring counsel for his clients, no matter what the circumstances are. He graduated from Chapman University School of Law in 1999 and soon began his legal career. Mr. Grombchevsky is a member of the California Employment Lawyers Association, allowing him to protect clients dealing with everything form...

Craig discovered his passion for advocating for the rights of people in high school while participating on the debate team. Fortunately, he was also blessed with the internal desire and ability to fight powerful forces. That, combined with hard work and determination, has contributed to his success. Craig obtained his law degree from the University of San Diego in 1986. He was awarded membership in USD Law Review, was a finalist in Moot Court, and graduated in the top 5% of his class. After law school, he joined the largest and most prestigious law firm in San Diego - Gray, Cary, Ames...

Robert W. Harrison Partner robert.harrison@wilsonelser.com San Diego p 619.321.6200 c 619.787.8388 f 619.321.6201 Robert W. Harrison is the Regional Managing Partner of the WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, EDELMAN & DICKER LLP office in San Diego. He has extensive experience in civil litigation with emphasis in the defense of professional liability (health care, lawyers, accountants and brokers), business litigation, employment law and products liability matters. He has tried over 100 cases to jury verdict and also has considerable experience in administrative hearings before the professional licensing boards of the State of California. Robert Harrison is a past president of California Defense Counsel (the lobbying arm of...

Ed Nield is the principal and partner of the Nield Law Group APC with his wife/partner, Gabrielle De Santis Nield, and has over 35 years litigation experience. Mr. Nield has experience litigating life-changing catastrophic injury claims, whether arising out of medical malpractice, automobile, motorcycle, and pedestrian accidents, premises liability, dog bites or wrongful death. Mr. Nield, along with the Nield Law Group team, is dedicated to fighting for justice for victims who have suffered from the wrongful actions of others and strives to reach the maximum recovery for those victims.

Ed and Gabrielle Nield have a unique perspective and advantage to...

Kyle K. Lauby is a partner in the Riverside office of Fernandez & Lauby. Mr. Lauby graduated in 2003 from the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law with a specialization in business law. In 1999, he graduated magna cum laude from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business. Mr. Lauby is admitted to practice in the State of California and before the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He has litigated cases in a variety of practice areas, including construction defect, wrongful death, personal injury, securities fraud, antitrust, and general...

The law office of Melinda J. Helbock, A.P.C. provides committed representation for personal injury victims and their families. We've been serving citizens throughout the communities of California for over 30 years. Allow us the opportunity to show you how our experience and determination can benefit your case. Come in or call for a free, no risk consultation regarding your case. You will meet with an attorney, not a paralegal to discuss the matters of your injury and you will continue to be represented by an attorney until your case has been resolved to your satisfaction.

Daniel M. Hodes is a founding and managing partner of Hodes Milman & Liebeck, LLP. He has extensive expertise in the area of medical malpractice suits, and his successes make him one of the most sought-after lawyers in California for representing victims in negligence cases. Daniel has earned more than 50 jury verdicts, including a landmark decision where an HMO was ordered to pay nearly $11 million for the wrongful death of a young mother-- the largest medical malpractice wrongful death verdict in Orange County history. He followed up with winning the second largest medical malpractice verdict in the county,...

Justin Hodges is a civil trial attorney at Consumer Litigation Law Center. His practice focuses exclusively on representing clients in personal injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death matters. Mr. Hodges received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Central Florida and his Juris Doctorate degree from the Nova Southeastern University. During law school, Mr. Hodges earned a degree concentration in Health Law and focused his studies in the area of medical malpractice. He served as the president of his law school’s health law society and captained a team in the L. Edward Bryant, Jr. National Health Law Competition...

Charles G. Hemming III is the principal attorney for Hemming, P.C.. Mr. Hemming founded Hemming, P.C. because he strongly believes in empowering his clients with the tools necessary to achieve the justice which the law affords, and which they deserve. To that end, Mr. Hemming has vowed to make certain that Hemming, P.C. offers nothing but integrity driven, client-focused legal representation to the fellow members of his community. Mr. Hemming graduated cum laude from Western State College of Law in Irvine, CA where he received his Juris Doctor degree. Western State College of Law is...

I founded The Burchett Law Firm in 2013 to meet the needs of people suffering serious injuries due to negligence and medical malpractice. I have over 35 years of trial experience in all types of personal injury litigation, including product liability, medical malpractice, class action and mass tort. I also have substantial trial experience in complex business and employment litigation with particular expertise in business torts, technology and consumer matters. For several years in the middle of my career, I worked for insurance companies. I learned why they pay some claims, why they won’t pay others, and...

Janice F. Mulligan is an attorney and founding partner in the California law firm of Mulligan, Banham & Findley. For over three decades, her practice has been limited to representing patients in catastrophic medical negligence, personal injury and nursing home neglect cases She also serves as an author and consultant on legal issues relative to telehealth, cyberhacking medical data and stem cell fraud.

Ms. Mulligan is President of the Health Law Commissions of the International Bar Association (UIA) and she is a fellow and visiting professor affiliated with the the Center for International Legal Studies. She also currently serves...

For over 40 years, our firm has devoted itself to providing high quality legal services in representing claimants and defendants in medical malpractice and other personal injury litigation, including drug product and other consumer product claims, automobile liability litigation, and the protection of Elder and Dependent Adults and Children (known generically as "Elder Abuse Claims") and other significant personal injury actions. In that time William Newkirk (known to many as "Bill") has been elected not only to the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates, but it Executive Board for the Los Angeles Chapter, and Board membership with the Consumer...