AI Magazine Issue 12 2018

12 Acquisition International - Issue 12 2018 Attorneys at Silberstein, Awad & Miklos believe that trial involves so much more than simply winning cases. It’s no wonder the firm has recently been awarded the prestigious title of Leading Medical Malpractice Litigator of the Year, New York. he Firm Based in New York City, Medical Malpractice Law firm, Silberstein, Awad & Miklos PC (SAM), has been representing clients in the area for more than 30 years. The firm’s passion and expertise is clear in its commitment to providing the utmost standards of performance, service and ethics to ensure that client matters are handled with compassion and efficiency. Medical Malpractice is a legal cause of action when a medical or healthcare professional deviates from standards in his or her profession, thereby causing injury to a patient. The legal term ‘personal injury’, which is used to indicate physical, mental, and emotional damage, comes in many forms, and with personal injury accidents accounting for more than 60 million emergency room and doctor’s office visits each and every year in the US (according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) it’s no wonder that law firm, SAM, has its work cut out. However, the firm’s record verdicts clearly reflect its commitment to excellence and its diligence to serve its clients to the best of its ability. The skilled and devoted personal injury lawyers at the firm excel in a number of personal injury claim types including auto accidents, defective product claims, slip and falls, and accidents on the job, and offer assistance and help with things such as cancer negligence, surgery malpractice, hospital malpractice and more. The Partners Mr Joseph Awad, a partner at the firm, has an excellent record of achievement, both in trial and appellate advocacy, on behalf of consumers in matters of medical malpractice, construction site injury, premise security, automobile accidents, municipal liability and unsafe products. His experience includes million dollar recoveries in Contact: Joseph Awad Company: Silberstein, Awad & Miklos PC Address: 600 Old Country Road, Garden City, NY 11530 Telephone: (516) 832-7777 Web Address: https://ask4sam.net Record Breakers T 1804AI27 more than forty cases, including the highest jury and appellate award in a single year. Mr Awad graduated from the state University of New York at Binghampton in 1976 and went on to study law at the Albany Law School of Union University. He was admitted to the New York bar in 1982. In addition to his legal practice, Mr Awad is a lecturer for the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, National Crime Victim Bar Association, New York State Bar Association and other various local bar associations. He is also a Past-President of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and a Governor of the American Association for Justice. Mr Joseph Miklos is a senior partner at SAM. He was admitted to the New York Bar in 1977 following graduation from Brooklyn Law School. Mr Miklos is a Past-President of the Long Island Affiliate of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and a member of the Board of Directors of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Record Breaking Cases Since its inception more than 30 years ago, the lawyers at SAM have prosecuted over 1000 medical malpractice cases and argued more than 100 matters before New York State’s Appellate courts. One such case involved the Supreme Court, Queens County, returning a $30 million verdict against a laboratory and gynaecologist who misread a Pap smear and failed to diagnose cervical cancer. It is the largest reported verdict involving cervical cancer, nationally. The firm, however, has a strong track record for successes which began with now deceased founder of the firm, Jerome D Silberstein, who graduated from Brooklyn Law in 1950 and subsequently became a trial lawyer for more than 50 years. Mr Silbertsein won the largest verdict of the year in 2002 in Nassau County. The $35 million verdict was against hospital and paediatric neurology for negligent diagnosis and treatment of enzyme disorder. Silberstein is also renowned for the 1986 ‘Personal Best’ case against Dr Dumbroff, which turned into a class action suit for about 100 injured by Dumbroff, who operated with his non-physician wife and chauffeur. “Both Joseph Awad and Joseph Miklos are highly active trial and appellate attorneys and utilise the latest technology and trial presentation techniques.” 1806AI06