Fortunately, there are several easily accessible research tools that can help you find highly experienced medical malpractice law firms. You can check the credentials of the firms and their attorneys by visiting “The Best Lawyers in America,” (www.bestlawyers.com), the American Board of Trial Advocates (www.abota.org) and the American College of Trial Lawyers (www.actl.com) and Martindale-Hubbell (www.martindale.com).

“The Best Lawyers in America” is a national organization that lists by specialty the attorneys and firms in each geographical area who other attorneys rate among the best in their specialty. As you would expect these attorneys are highly experienced in their fields. Look for firms who have attorneys listed in the medical malpractice section – the more attorneys listed, the greater the firm’s overall medical malpractice experience.

The American Board of Trial Advocates and the American College of Trial Lawyers are two other excellent resources because they have rigorous admissions standards and only admit highly experienced trial attorneys. For example, The American College of Trial Lawyers only admits those trial lawyers who are outstanding and considered the best in a state or province. This is very important because the better medical practice attorneys are all highly experienced trial attorneys. This is also very important because highly experienced and regarded medical malpractice trial attorneys are more likely to obtain better settlements and verdicts.

In matters as serious as birth trauma injuries you want to know if in addition to superior medical malpractice experience and legal skills, the attorneys and firms also practice at the highest ethical standards. “Martindale-Hubbell” is a highly respected national publication that uses peer reviews to rate attorneys and firms on both the quality of their legal work and their ethical standards. Look for attorneys and firms that receive both an “A,” their highest legal quality grade and a “V” their highest ethical grade.

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Eight attorneys from Faraci Lange LLP have been selected for inclusion in the 2011 Upstate Edition of New York Super Lawyers.

The attorneys recognized are:

• Matthew F. Belanger, in the practice area of personal injury plaintiff: general. The Brighton resident is listed for the second time.
• David L. Cook, in the practice area of business litigation. Cook, of Pittsford, has been named to New York Super Lawyers in three previous years from 2007 – 2009.
• John A. Falk, in personal injury plaintiff: general. A Brighton resident, Falk is listed for the second time.
• Angelo G. Faraci, in personal injury plaintiff: medical malpractice. Faraci, who resides in Rochester, has been listed in New York Super Lawyers since 2007.
• Paul K. Lange, in personal injury plaintiff: general. First named to New York Super Lawyers in 2007, Lange resides in Rochester.
• Joseph A. Regan, of Rochester, in personal injury plaintiff: medical malpractice. Regan has been named to New York Super Lawyers since 2008.
• Stephen G. Schwarz, of Fairport, in personal injury plaintiff: medical malpractice. He was first named to New York Super Lawyers in 2007.
• Brian M. Zorn, in personal injury plaintiff:  medical malpractice. Zorn, of Victor, has been named to New York Super Lawyers since 2007.

Only five percent of the attorneys in Upstate New York are named to the Super Lawyers list. Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a multi-phase process combining peer nominations and evaluations with third-party research. Candidates are evaluated based on peer recognition and professional achievement. The publication aims to provide a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel.

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Learning more about these legal rights is important because if your child’s deficits and disabilities were caused by medical mistakes, compensation may be available for past and future medical bills, physical and emotional pain and suffering and treatment, equipment and facility needs.

Various treatments, procedures and equipment, which may be needed over your child’s lifetime, can benefit your child in multiple ways. Children with Erb’s palsy may benefit greatly from physical therapy and/or surgery.

Although cerebral palsy cannot be cured, treatments are available to help children overcome developmental disabilities or learn different ways to accomplish tasks they otherwise could not do. Such treatments may include: physical and occupational therapy; speech therapy; procedures and equipment to improve respiratory care and/or nutrition; medications to prevent seizures, alleviate muscle spasms, and reduce pain; surgery to correct anatomical abnormalities or release tight muscles; braces and other orthotic devices; wheelchairs and walkers; and communication aids such as computers with attached voice synthesizers. More…

Approximately seven of every thousand babies born alive in our Country sustain birth trauma injuries. Sadly, many of these injuries result from medical mistakes and are completely avoidable. Birth injuries from medical mistakes can be devastating, causing a lifetime of needless suffering and enormous expense.

Some of the more serious birth trauma injuries include:

• Cerebral palsy, a group of neurological disorders, caused by abnormalities or injuries to the areas of the brain that control muscle movements. Cerebral palsy can affect speech, body movement and muscle coordination. Muscles can be either very rigid or very floppy. All types of cerebral palsy are irreversible and permanent, and all can be severely disabling.
• Brain damage, resulting in vision or hearing loss, motor impairment, and/or cognitive deficits including mental retardation;
• Erb’s palsy, which is arm paralysis ranging from mild to severe, including a non-functional arm and clawed hand. It is caused by injury to a group of nerves exiting the cervical spinal cord called the brachial plexus. These injuries typically are caused by failure to properly manage a delivery when the baby’s shoulder gets stuck behind the pelvic bone, a condition called shoulder dystocia. More…

Faraci Lange associate attorney and recipient of the 2011 Up & Coming Attorneys Award from The Daily Record, Hadley L. Matarazzo, poses with (from left) her father Staffan Lundback, Faraci Lange managing partner Stephen G. Schwarz, and her husband Todd Matarazzo.  This year’s event was held at the Hyatt Regency Rochester.

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