Craig Brodsky is a partner with the firm. His active trial practice concentrates on the representation of professionals in the State of Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Mr. Brodsky has represented attorneys, physicians, psychologists, health care organizations, nursing homes, group homes, developers, adoption agencies and real estate brokers. Mr. Brodsky has developed a concentration in defending Health Care Providers in birth trauma/cerebral palsy litigation. He also defends professionals in disciplinary actions, and has an active commercial litigation practice.
Mr. Brodsky frequently presents to Health Care Providers and Attorneys on current developments in the law and medical-legal issues.
Mr. Brodsky currently serves as Treasurer of the District of Columbia Defense Lawyers Association. Through his activities in DCDLA, Mr. Brodsky actively participates in conferences with the Judges of the Superior Court and members of the Plaintiff’s bar on cutting edge issues affecting litigators in Washington, D.C.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Brodsky was employed by Eccelston & Wolf, P.C., concentrating his practice on the defense of attorneys.
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University of Baltimore School of Law, 1995
- Member Heuisler Honor Society
University of Maryland BS - 1992
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COURT ADMISSIONS
State:
Virginia 2000
District of Columbia 1997
Maryland 1995
Federal:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 2005
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia 1997
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland 1996
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 1996
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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- Virginia State Bar
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- American Bar Association, National Legal Malpractice Data Center, Member
- Defense Research Institute
- District of Columbia Defense Lawyers Association; Treasurer 2010-
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REPORTED OPINIONS
Lacek v. Washington Hospital Center, 978 A.2d 1194, (D.C. 2009)
D'Angelo v. St. Agnes Healthcare, Inc., 157 Md.App. 631, 853 A.2d 813 (2004)
Sherman v. Adoption Center of Washington, 741 A.2d 1031 (D.C. 1999)
- Wrote brief and successfully argued matter before Court of Appeals
Burt v. Barry, 962 F.Supp. 185 (D.D.C. 1997)
- Associate assigned to case; co-wrote successful Motion for Summary Judgment
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TEACHING ACTIVITIES
- Presenter, District of Columbia Defense Lawyers Association Annual January CLE, Getting to an Ethical Settlement, January 20, 2011
- Presenter, District of Columbia Bar Tort Law Section CLE, Medicare Secondary Payer Act and Its Impact on Settling Tort Claims, January 18, 2011
- Presenter, District of Columbia Defense Lawyers Annual Convention, Resolving Personal Injury Cases when Liens are Involved: Ethical and Professional Liability Pitfalls and Practical Solutions, October 2010
- Presenter, District of Columbia Defense Lawyers Annual Convention, Causation in Birth Trauma Cases, October 2009
- Presenter, MedStar Georgetown - Never Events: How They Happen and How They Play Out in Litigation, Sept. 2010
- Lecturer at MedStar Georgetown, Neonatology, Documentation of Perinatal Events and Outcomes, June 2009 , June 2010
- Lecturer, MedStar Georgetown - Pediatric Grand Rounds, Reducing the Risk of Lawsuits: Navigating the Medico-Legal Landscape, June 2006
- Lecturer, MedStar Georgetown - Anesthesiology, Reducing the Risk of Lawsuits: Navigating the Medico-Legal Landscape, September 2006
- Lecturer, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Reducing the Risk of Lawsuits: Navigating the Medico-Legal Landscape, October 2006
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