Celebrated Trial Attorneys Team to Form Powerhouse Firm Hodes Milman, LLP.Nationally-Recognized Lawyers Assemble to Offer Unique Service Specialties IRVINE, Calif. -- Three of California's most prominent product liability and medical malpractice Improper, unskilled, or negligent treatment of a patient by a physician, dentist, nurse, pharmacist, or other health care professional. trial attorneys have announced the establishment of personal injury and medical malpractice litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. firm, Hodes Milman, LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol . The new firm represents the coming together of nationally-esteemed partners, Daniel Hodes and Jeffrey Milman - formerly named partners of Newport Beach's Lopez, Hodes, Restaino, Milman & Skikos - as well as up-and-coming defense attorney turned plaintiff trial lawyer, associate Kevin G. Liebeck. Together, the well-regarded attorneys have banded together and pooled their extensive expertise to offer clients throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. the highest caliber of legal counsel. Each lawyer at Hodes Milman, LLP has honed an area of specialization within personal injury, wrongful death The taking of the life of an individual resulting from the willful or negligent act of another person or persons. If a person is killed because of the wrongful conduct of a person or persons, the decedent's heirs and other beneficiaries may file a wrongful death action , product liability and medical malpractice litigation. The team's powerful track record of success and involvement in high-profile cases include Fen-Phen([TM]), Vioxx([TM]), Ephedra ephedra: see ephedrine. ([R]) and the Ford(SM)/Firestone(SM) recall litigation, in addition to multiple Veteran's Administration (VA) medical malpractice claims. "Individually, each of our award-winning practices flourished and earned multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for clients on local and national levels," said Daniel Hodes, co-founder and partner of Hodes Milman, LLP. "By uniting to create this new firm, our team is able to draw on more than 50 years of combined experience to serve the legal needs of current and prospective clients -- from individual cases affecting the private sector to large mass torts A mass tort is a civil action involving numerous plaintiffs against one or a few corporate defendants in state or federal court. As the name implies a mass tort includes many plaintiffs and law firms have used the mass media to reach possible plaintiffs. involving Fortune 500 businesses and internationally-recognized names." Recognized Attorneys, Established Excellence Esteemed plaintiff medical malpractice attorney Daniel M. Hodes' specialization in the area of complex medical malpractice actions and extensive trial experience has made him one of the most sought-after lawyers in California representing victims and families of victims in medical, hospital and HMO HMO health maintenance organization. HMO n. A corporation that is financed by insurance premiums and has member physicians and professional staff who provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial, negligence. Hodes has resolved hundreds of malpractice actions in the six- and seven-figure range, including the two largest medical malpractice/wrongful death verdicts in Orange County history: a $10.96 million verdict in 1997 and a $5.3 million verdict in 2006. A former president of the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, and current member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Hodes was named Top Gun, Medical Malpractice Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2002 and 2006 by the Orange County Trial Lawyer's Association. He was named one of 2008's Top 50 Lawyers in Orange County by Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Magazine, and was a finalist for State Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2004 and 2006. In addition, he has consistently been named a Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Super Lawyer, and is a frequent author and lecturer on issues relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc medical malpractice. Jeffrey Milman's expertise lies in the areas of medical and professional negligence professional negligence n. See malpractice. , product liability and personal injury. Among Milman's hundreds of high-profile cases are the largest verdicts of their type in Orange County history. Milman is also an expert in medical negligence litigation and also Federal Tort litigation against the Veterans Administration (VA). A past editor of The Gavel gavel small mallet used by judge or presiding officer to signal order. [Western Culture: Misc.] See : Authority , the monthly publication of the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, Milman has written a number of articles on medical and medical-legal issues that have been published in law journals statewide and nationally, and is a frequent lecturer on various medical- and trial-related topics. Milman is a past president of the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association and was voted Top Gun personal injury attorney in 2006. He has also been named a Super Lawyer for several years running, and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Kevin G. Liebeck's career began with the defense of physicians and hospitals in medical malpractice actions. Since leaving this arena in 2003, Liebeck has parlayed his experience to great success as a plaintiff trial lawyer specializing in personal injury, medical malpractice, and consumer and business fraud actions, representing injured plaintiffs against insurance companies and large corporations. Liebeck has successfully tried multiple high-profile cases to verdict, and was named a Southern California Super Lawyer "Rising Star" for 2007, recognizing the top 2.5 percent of Southern California attorneys under 40 years old or in practice less than 10 years. Known for taking on causes not merely cases, the seasoned attorneys of Hodes Milman, LLP share a singular vision of never placing profit over people, as well as a zeal for law and compassion for their clients that has earned them industry-wide respect. ABOUT HODES MILMAN, LLP Hodes Milman, LLP is comprised of named partners Daniel Hodes and Jeffrey Milman, and associate Kevin Liebeck. With specializations spanning personal injury, product liability, VA and general medical malpractice, wrongful death, pharmaceutical litigation and motor vehicle injury claims, the firm has earned a reputation as a watchdog for consumers, with high-profile multimillion dollar case wins that have set precedents throughout the United States. Hodes Milman, LLP is headquartered at 9210 Irvine Center Drive, in Irvine, Calif. For more information, visit www.HodesMilman.com. Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : For headshots or to arrange media interviews, contact Leslie Licano at (714)573-0899 ext. 23. |
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