Attorney Profile

Russell J. Berkowitz

Russell Berkowitz

The Berkowitz Law Firm
1010 Washington Boulevard, 9th Floor
Stamford, CT 06901
Contact Contact Russell J. Berkowitz
T: 203-324-7909
F: 203-324-5067

Visit: www.theberkowitzlawfirm.com
Practice areas: Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice (70%), Personal Injury Plaintiff: General (30%)

Profile

Russ is widely know as a leading personal injury and medical malpractice attorney in Connecticut. Russ has obtained many substantial settlements and verdicts for seriously injured adults and children stemming from birth injuries, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, cancer misdiagnosis, wrongful death and other life altering injuries. He is board certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and is a Fellow of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Russ has been voted a Super Lawyer by Connecticut Magazine and New England Super Lawyers Magazine in the field of medical malpractice every year since each list has been published.

Selected to:

Connecticut Super Lawyers 2010
Connecticut Super Lawyers 2009
Connecticut Super Lawyers 2008
Connecticut Super Lawyers 2007
Connecticut Super Lawyers 2006

About Russell Berkowitz

Admitted: 1985, Connecticut

Professional Webpage: www.berkowitzreinken.com/html/aboutthefirm.html#berkowitz

Honors and Awards: Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Special Licenses/Certifications: Board Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, Fellow in the Connecticut Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates
Bar/Professional Activity: Member of the Fairfield County Regional Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association, American Association of Justice, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Fellow, Roscoe Pound Foundation, and member of the American Trial Counsel
Verdicts and Settlements: $6.1 million medical malpractice settlement on behalf of a client who sustained a spinal cord injury during neck surgery, $2.6 million medical malpractice verdict against doctors who failed to timely diagnosis a client's prostate cancer, $9 million medical malpractice award on behalf of a baby who sustained brain damage during delivery, $3 million medical malpractice settlement on behalf of a child who sustained brain damage following the negligent administration of anesthesia during surgery, $4 million medical malpractice verdict on behalf of a client who was forced to under a hysterectomy and lost the chance to bear children following a negligently performed gynecological procedure, $6 million medical malpractice award on behalf of a baby who sustained an anoxic brain injury during delivery.  $4.75 million medical malpractice award on behalf of a child who sustained brain damage as a result of a hospital's negligent airway management.
Educational Background: Drake University  BS 1980 Drake University JD 1985.
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