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Attorney Profile

Paul T. Edwards

Paul Edwards

Stratton Faxon
59 Elm Street, Third Floor
New Haven, CT 06510

New Haven

Connecticut (CT)

Contact Contact Paul T. Edwards
T: 203-624-9500
F: 203-624-9100

Visit: www.strattonfaxon.com
Practice Areas: Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice (100%)

Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice

Profile

Paul has spent more than 18 years working on and trying medical malpractice cases in state and federal courts.  Paul spent the first 13 years of his legal career defending doctors and hospitals in such cases.  Since joining Stratton Faxon, Paul has been handling medical malpractice cases exclusively on behalf of plaintiffs. Over the past 10 years, Paul has tried dozens of medical malpractice cases to verdict. During that same time, Paul has argued several important cases before the Connecticut Appellate Court and the Connecticut Supreme Court. Highlights of Paul's practice include: (1) $3.6 million (providing over $10 million in lifetime benefits) settlment of a birth trauma case resulting in permanent brain injury; (2) jury verdict of $1.56 million on behalf of a patient who was forced to undergo an unnecessary lung resection because of a pathologist's misdiagnosis of cancer; (3) $5.25 million settlement with a hospital and surgeon in connection the failure to timely diagnose and treat an occluded iliac artery following abdominal surgery which necessitated an above-knee amputation of the patient's left leg. Paul is a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA). To learn more about Paul and his partners at Stratton Faxon visit their website at www.strattonfaxon.com.

Selected To

Connecticut Super Lawyers 2011/2012
Connecticut Super Lawyers 2011
Connecticut Super Lawyers 2010
Connecticut Super Lawyers 2009

About Paul Edwards

Admitted: 1991, Connecticut

Professional Webpage: www.strattonfaxon.com/bios/Paul-bio.htm

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • State of Connecticut, U.S. District Court (District of Connecticut)

Verdicts and Settlements:

  • $1.56 million jury verdict against hospital’s director of pathology who falsely diagnosed cancer causing the plaintiff to lose a large portion of his lung in surgery. Upon removal of the tissue, it was determined that no cancer was present.
  • $3.6 million settlement, resulting in over $10,000,000 of lifetime benefits, against a Connecticut hospital and obstetrician for birth injuries resulting from a delayed cesarean section.
  • $5.25  million dollar settlement with hospital and surgeon in connection with a failure to diagnose and treat an occluded iliac artery folllowing abdominal surgery which forced the patient to undergo an above-knee amputation of leg., 2009

Other Outstanding Achievements:

  • Listed among the top medical malpractice attorneys in the state.

Educational Background:

  • B.A., Government, College of William & Mary, 1988
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