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NVIC Law Firm Directory The National Vaccine Information Center is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to educating parents and the general public about childhood diseases and vaccinations in order to prevent vaccine deaths and injuries. As part of our responsibility to adults and parents of vaccine damaged children, we have prepared this Law Firm Directory. This directory has been compiled to assist you in choosing an attorney to help evaluate your situation and help determine if you have grounds for a lawsuit or compensation claim under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Program. We have attempted to provide you with a starting point. We realize that when a family is considering legal action they need to find a lawyer who recognizes that a vaccine can cause a permanent injury or death. Most of the attorneys in this Directory have experience in the vaccine injury field and have developed valuable expertise in this area. Some more than others. A questionnaire was mailed to attorneys and they were charged a fee for their listing in our directory. These are not all of the lawyers who handle vaccine injury cases, however, it is a good place to start if you are considering legal action. We suggest you contact several attorneys handling these claims before making your final decision. We do not endorse or recommend any one law firm over another. We encourage you to approach the hiring of an attorney as a consumer, and ask questions until you feel comfortable with your choice. Because this is a federal system, you do not need to have an attorney from your state. You will have only one chance to pursue financial compensation for your child and you need to find the lawyer who best suits your needs. Each attorney may have a different way of dealing with fees and costs associated with your case. You may have experts evaluate medical records, costs of depositions, transportation, photocopying, etc. You should carefully discuss this with any prospective attorney so that you are not surprised by bills you did not anticipate. Determine ahead of time how these will be paid. We have chosen to list firms by the type of vaccine cases they are representing. Click on the vaccine you suspect caused the problem to see the attorneys handling these types of cases. We hope you find this directory helpful in determining the best course of action for your family. The following guide will only provide a snapshot of information on each law firm. Please check out any firm carefully before you choose one. Thomas P. Gallagher Description: Thomas P. Gallagher has been
representing vaccine injured clients throughout the United Sates since
1989. Carol L. Gallagher also represents vaccine injured clients. They
are both admitted and qualified as attorneys and counsellors of
the United /states Court of Federal Claims. The firm has successfully
litigated and/or settled vaccine claims on behalf of their clients throughout
the United States. In February 2002, Thomas Gallagher was appointed
by the Department of Health and Human Services to the Advisory Committee
on Childhood Vaccines, (ACCV) for a three year term. The firm's primary
practice is representing injured vaccine victims under the National Childhood
Vaccine Injury Compensation program.
Kevin P. Conway and Ronald C. Homer Description:
The law firm of Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C. specializes in obtaining
compensation for persons injured by DPT, MMR, Polio, Hep B, Rubella and
Thimerosal containing vaccines. This firm presently represents over 1000
adults and children, located in all 50 states who have filed for compensation
under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Program within the Federal
Claims Court.
Description: Daley, DeBofsky and
Bryant is a disability law and employee's rights firm with attorneys practicing
in Chicago and throughout the Midwest. Our firm represents individuals
seeking disability, health, pension, and other related benefits.
Ronald W. Cox, Jr., Esq. Description: In addition to vaccine
injury cases, our firm offers legal services in other areas, including
contract disputes, commercial litigation, insurance coverage, insurance
defense, personal injury, premises liability, wrongful death and general
corporate law. Our attorneys practice in Maryland, Virginia and the District
of Columbia. Description: The attorneys of the
Maglio Law Firm represent children and adults across the nation that have
suffered adverse reactions to vaccinations. The firm represents clients
both in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and traditional
civil litigation. We are committed to pursuing claims on behalf of vaccine
injured clients. An example of this commitment in the firm's recent successful
suit under the federal Freedom of Information Act to obtain government
records supportive of our clients.
Michael T. McDonnell, III Mr. McDonnell also represents non-profit
providers of services to the disabled and mentally ill including early
intervention programs, group homes, CLA's large institutions, vocational
training centers and foster care agencies. He has been active in litigating
for both families and facilities in 1983 federal civil rights cases, including
cases arising under ADA, IDEA and Social Security statutes. He is currently
the Chairman of the Delaware County Disability Law Committee and member
of the Public Interest Law Committee and Medical-Legal Committees of the
Philadelphia Bar Association.
Description: Douglas & London, P.C. provides legal services to clients injured by acts of negligence and medical malpractice. Our work focuses on products liability actions, including defective products and defective drugs. Recent verdicts include a $20 million plus verdict for the widow of a former smoker in the first successful personal injury tobacco lawsuit in the State of NY. Douglas and London have also achieved multi-million dollar verdicts in areas of negligence, medical malpractice, pharmaceutical litigation and products liability. Douglas and London headed up the first Thimerosal class action, alleging exposure to Thimerosal in certain vaccines causes autism and other neurological disorders in children. the firm was appointed to the Plaintiff's Steering Committee to litigate these cases before the Court of Federal Claims. Douglas and London have extensive experience
in the vaccine injury field and have developed valuable expertise in this
area and represent children and adults who have been injured or died following
vaccine reactions.
Mari C. Bush Description: I have represented individuals
and families under the Vaccine Compensation Program since 1990. My clients
come from a number of states. I believe very strongly in these cases,
working hard to obtain services and compensation for individuals and families.
In addition to children, I have successfully represented adult women with
vaccine injuries. Description: I have represented children
injured by vaccines (and their families) since 1984. I have won or settled
compensation claims arising from DTP, DtaP, MMR, Rubella, Polio, Hib,
HepB, and Varicella vaccines. I have the experience and time to pursue
claims for vaccine injuries which are unusual, new, or never before recognized
Paul S. Dannenberg Description: As a solo practitioner,
I specialize in obtaining compensation for persons injured by vaccines.
The firm is located in Bristol, Vermont. Founded in 1986, the firm has
considerable experience in litigating claims in the United States court
of Federal Claims in Washington D.C., representing people injured by childhood
vaccines, including DPT, Polio, MMR, and Hepatitis B Vaccines. The firm
has represented vaccine injured people under the National Vaccine Injury
Compensation Program since 1988, resulting in compensation of millions
of dollars. Michael G. McLaren Description: Mr. McLaren has been
doing vaccine compensation work since the program began. He has tried
many, many vaccine cases, settled many, and has been through the entire
appellate process.
William Paul Glass, Jr. Stephen A. Sheller, Esquire Description: Sheller, Ludwig &
Badey specializes in the representation of patients injured by prescription
drugs and vaccines. The firm spearheaded the litigation over the Lyme
disease vaccine, LYMErix, and presently represents individuals injured
by various childhood vaccines as well as adult vaccines such as the flu
vaccine.
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