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John D. McMahan, Esq.
McMahan Law Firm
323 High Street
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403
(423) 265-1100
(800) 779-5822
(423) 756-8120 - fax

John E. Wiggins

Location

3100 Oklahoma Tower, 210 Park Avenue

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102

(Canadian, Cleveland, Oklahoma & Pottawatomie Cos.)

Contact Information

Phone: 405-232-1211

Telecopier: 405-235-7025

John E. Wiggins practices in the following areas of law: Litigation; Medical and Legal Malpractice Defense; Professional Liability Law; Products Liability Law; Insurance Defense Law

Admitted: 1974, Oklahoma; 1980, U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma

Law School: University of Oklahoma, J.D., 1974

College: Oklahoma State University, B.A., with honors, 1971

Member: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel; International Association of Defense Counsel; Trial Attorneys of America; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Board of Trial Advocates; American College of Barristers (Senior Counsel); Board Certifications: National Board of Trial Advocacy (Civil); American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys.

Biography: Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Delta Phi. Trial Advisor, Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Attorney of the Year (2001), Oklahoma Court Reporters Association. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.

Born: Bartlesville, Oklahoma, April 5, 1949



John F. Floyd

Location

218 Third Avenue North

Nashville, Tennessee 37201

(Davidson Co.)

Free Initial Consultation

Contact Information

Phone: 615-369-3300

Fax: 615-369-3333

Email: johnfloyd@toddfloyd.com
URL: http://www.toddfloyd.com

John F. Floyd practices in the following areas of law: Medical Malpractice; Business Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Professional Liability; Hospital Litigation; Construction Litigation; Fidelity Law; Unfair Competition

Admitted: 1990, Tennessee; 1991, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court

Law School: University of Tennessee at Knoxville, J.D., 1990

College: University of South Florida, National Student Exchange, 1986; University of Tennessee at Knoxville, B.A., with honors, 1987

Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute (Member, Section on Medical Professional Liability Committee). (Certified Medical Malpractice Specialist by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys)

Biography: (Certified Civil Trial and Medical Malpractice Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization) (Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)

Born: Nashville, Tennessee, June 12, 1965

The determination of the need for legal services and the choice of a lawyer are extremely important decisions and should not be based solely upon advertisements, certification, specialization or self-proclaimed expertise. Certifications of specialization are available to Tennessee lawyers in all areas of practice relating to or included in the areas of Civil Trial, Criminal Trial, Business Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Creditor's Rights, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Accounting Malpractice, Elder Law, Estate Planning and Family Law. Listing of related or included practice areas herein does not constitute or imply representation of certification of specialization. These disclosures are required by the Supreme Court of Tennessee.



Joseph J. Beisenstein

Location

740 Ford Street, Suite A

Kimberly, Wisconsin 54136-2209

Contact Information

Phone: 920-731-6631

FAX: 920-830-2145

Email: joseph-beisenstein@mennlaw.com

URL: http://www.mennlaw.com

Joseph J. Beisenstein practices in the following areas of law: Trial; Appellate Practice; Personal Injury Law; Commercial Litigation; Mediation

Admitted: 1971, Wisconsin and Indiana

Law School: University of Notre Dame, J.D., 1971

College: Loras College, B.A., 1968

Member: American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, Association of Defense Trial Attorneys

Biography: Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate); Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel. (Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy) (Resident, Kimberly Office)

Born: New London, Wisconsin, October 30, 1945

Web Site: http://www.mennlaw.com



Lawrence S. Kullman

Location

2615 Pan-American Life Center, 601 Poydras Street

New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

(Orleans Parish)

Free Initial Consultation

Contact Information

Phone: 504-588-1500

Fax: 504-588-1514
URL: http://www.lksalaw.com

Lawrence S. Kullman practices in the following areas of law: Admiralty Law; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability Law

Admitted: 1975, Louisiana

Law School: Harvard University, J.D., 1975

College: Harvard University, A.B., cum laude, 1970

Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State (Member, Medical-Legal Committee on Inter-Professional Relations, 1985—) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1985—; Chairman, Amicus Curiae Committee, 1990—; Member, Louisiana Medical Disclosure Panel, 1992—); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys.

Biography: Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers.

Born: New Orleans, Louisiana, June 8, 1948



Luke M. Pittoni

Location

99 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10016

(New York Co.)

Contact Information

Phone: 212-286-8585

Telecopier: 212-490-8966

Email: lpittoni@hpmb.com

Luke M. Pittoni practices in the following areas of law: Trial Practice; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Insurance Defense

Admitted: 1972, New York; 1975, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1977, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1985, Connecticut

Law School: Fordham University, J.D., 1971

College: College of the Holy Cross, B.A., 1967

Member: New York State, Connecticut and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates; American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys; American Society of Law and Medicine; Association of Hospital Risk Management of New York, Inc.; New York State Medical Defense Bar Association (Founder and former President).

Biography: Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Who's Who in American Law; Best Lawyers in New York, New York Magazine. Voted in 1985 as one of the top twenty Medical Malpractice Defense Lawyers in America in a poll of plaintiffs' and defense lawyers by Medical Economics. lecturer for Law Journal Press, PLI and American Conference Institute. Member, Faculty of Practicing Law Institute and Law Journal Press-Seminars.

Born: Rockville Centre, New York, May 14, 1945

Maintains an office in more than one location.



Luther H. Soules III

Location

Suite 900, Trinity Plaza II, 745 East Mulberry

San Antonio, Texas 78212-3166

(Bexar Co.)

Accepts Credit Cards

Contact Information

Phone: 210-736-6600

Telecopier: 210-735-6889

URL: http://www.langleybanack.com

Luther H. Soules III practices in the following areas of law: Civil Trial; Civil Appeals; Mediation

Admitted: 1967, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas

Law School: University of Texas, J.D., 1967

College: Texas A & M University, B.A., Economics/Mathematics, 1962

Member: San Antonio and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Court Rules Committee, 1976-2000, Litigation Council, 1989—; Treasurer, 1999-2000; Secretary, 2000-2001; Grievance Oversight Committee, 1999-2000); Fifth Circuit Bar Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers, Associate Member; American Bar Foundation Life Fellow; Texas Bar Foundation, Life Member; San Antonio Bar Foundation, Life Member; University of Texas Law School Foundation and Dean's Roundtable; College of the State Bar of Texas; American Board of Trial Advocacy (Advocate); American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (Diplomat).

Biography: Phi Delta Phi (Magister, 1967). Member, Moot Court Board, 1967. Consul, 1967. Briefing Attorney, Hon. Robert W. Calvert, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, 1967-1968. Member, 1975— and Chairman, 1984-1999, Supreme Court of Texas Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure. Member, Supreme Court of Texas Lawyer Grievance Oversight Committee, 1999—. Member, State Bar Committee on Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, 1998—. Host Committee: Judicial Conference of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, 1995 and 2000, Attorney Delegate, 1995. Member: Advanced Civil Trial Course Faculty, State Bar of Texas, 1987—; Advanced Appellate Law Course Faculty, State Bar of Texas, 1984-1999. Author: "Dorsaneo & Soules" Texas Codes & Rules - Civil Litigation," Matthew Bender, 1992—; "Presumptions in Criminal Cases," 20 Baylor Law Review 277, 1968; "Business Records-Sufficient Evidence of a Completed Sale," 31 Texas Bar Journal 739, 1968; "Indispensable Parties," 1 St. Mary's Law Journal 65, 1969; "Attachment, Sequestration and Garnishment: The 1977 Rules," 32 Southwestern Law Journal 753, 1978; Rule 18a: "Recusal or Disqualifications of Trial Judge," 43 Texas Bar Journal 1005, 1980; "Distress Warrant and Trial of Right of Property Under the 1981 Rules," 12 St. Mary's Law Journal, 1986; "Death Penalty Sanctions Review: New De Novo Standard," 55 Texas Bar Journal 135, 1992; "Appellate Procedure in Texas," 1994. Lecturer: State Bar of Texas Litigation Update, 1985—; Texas Civil Practice Series, Southern Methodist University, 1977-1997; Advanced Civil Trial Institute, South Texas College of Law, 1987—; Advanced Civil Discovery, University of Houston, 1991-1998; Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course Director, State Bar of Texas, 2000, 2001; State Bar of Texas, Advanced Civil Trial Course Director, 1989; Advanced Civil Trial Course Director, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1988. Numerous Mediations and Arbitrations. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law and Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)

Born: November 20, 1938

Web Site: http://www.langleybanack.com



Mark D. Clore

Location

440 Louisiana Street, Suite 1530

Houston, Texas 77002

(Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.)

Free Initial Consultation

Contact Information

Phone: 713-223-4200; Toll Free: 1-800-610-2546

Fax: 713-223-4777

URL: http://www.clorelaw.com

Mark D. Clore practices in the following areas of law: Products Liability; Pharmaceutical Liability; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Toxic Torts; Wrongful Death; Nursing Home Negligence

Admitted: 1987, Texas; 2004, Georgia and Oklahoma; 2005, North Carolina, South Carolina and District of Columbia

Law School: South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1987

College: Rice University, B.A., 1984

Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Medical Negligence Committee, 1992); Houston Trial Lawyers Association (Vice President, 1996-1998); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Houston Medical-Legal Society; American Board of Trial Advocates; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.

Biography: Assistant Editor, 1986, South Texas Law Review. Assistant Adjunct Professor, Medical Malpractice, South Texas College of Law, 1989. Hospital Administration Program, University of Houston, Clear Lake, 1990. Presentations: "Critical Care Nursing Liability," HCA Medical Center, Houston, 1988-1989; "Medical Malpractice Update," TTLA Seminar "Hot Tips for Hot Times," Corpus Christi, 1993, 1994; "Perinatal and Hospital Liability," Community of Prenatal Physicians, Bryan, 1993; "Doctors and Nurses on Trial," Texas Medical Legal Association, 1994; "Medical and Hospital Liability," Medical Risk Management, Inc., Mercy Hospital, Laredo, 1994; "Perspectives on Medical Malpractice," Greater Houston Legal Secretaries Association, 1994; "Medical Malpractice Case Law and Legislative Update," 1994, TTLA; "Staying in the Current," Seminar, Grand Cayman, C.I. (1994); "The Cutting Edge of Medical Liability," Southern Methodist University, 1994; "Proving Causation in Difficult Cases," TTLA Advanced Personal Injury Law Seminar, 1995-1996; "Agency & Other Relationships Imposing Vicarious Liability," Medical Negligence Law of the 21st Century, South Texas College of Law, 1996; Medical Malpractice, Texas Tech Regional Academic Health Science Center, Odessa, 1996; Oncology & Malpractice, Texas Tech/St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, 1996; Tort Reform, Houston Property Rights Association, 1996; Direct & Cross-Examination of Experts, Houston Legal Assistants Association, 1996; Obstetrics and Malpractice, Texas Tech/St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, 1997; "When is an Expert Witness Still an Expert Witness," Seminar, TTLA Advanced Personal Injury Law, Dallas and Houston, 1997; "When, Where and How to Use Experts," South Texas College of Law Advanced Personal Injury Law Seminar, Houston, 1997; "Things That Make a Difference in Medical Malpractice Cases," Seminar, TTLA Advanced Personal Injury Law, 1998; Drug Errors, Texas Tech/St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, 1998; State Bar of Texas, Medical Malpractice, Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Houston, 1997-1998; "Medical Malpractice Round Table," South Texas College of Law, 2000; "Trial Themes & Strategies in Medical Malpractice," Texas Tech/St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, 2000; Medical and Hospital Negligence, UTMB Houston, 2000; Demonstrative Evidence, "Using 21st Century Resources," Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, South Texas College of Law, March 2001; Proving Damages, a Round Table Advanced Evidence & Discovery Seminar, State Bar of Texas, February 2001; Creative Demonstrative Evidence in Medical Malpractice Cases, Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, State Bar of Texas, Santa Fe, March 2001. Faculty: Trial Advocacy College of Texas, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, June 2001; "Airway & Anesthesia Malpractice," Texas Tech/St. Mary's School of Law, San Antonio, 2001; "4th Biennial Difficult Airway Management Course," The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston Medical School, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, 2002. Adjunct Professor, Medical Malpractice, South Texas College of Law, Texas A & M University, 1998. Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Malpractice, Texas Tech/St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, 1998; Multiple Party Settlement: "Caps, Credits and Stowers," Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, 2002, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1999 and 2003. Diplomate, Medical Professional Attorneys. Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Author: "Are the Damages of Medical Malpractice Victims Limited to $500,000 in Texas?" 28 S. Tex. L. Rev. 161, Spring 1987; "Medical Malpractice Death Actions: Understanding Caps, Stowers & Credits," 41 S. Tex. L. Rev. 2 467-616, Spring 2000; "Emergency in the Older Adult: Fullness and Quality of Life," Seminar, Northeast Association of Emergency Medicine, Monterrey, Mexico, 2002. Co-Author, "Obstetrical Hemorrhage: Maternal Mortality and Morbidity," 24th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, 2002. Member, Southern Methodist University, Medical Malpractice Symposium Planning Committee, 2000;. Chair, South Texas College of Law, Advanced Personal Injury Law Seminar Planning Committee. Diplomate, Medical Professional Liability, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)

Born: Houston, Texas, July 20, 1962

Web Site: http://www.clorelaw.com



Mark D. Clore
Mailing Address:
Anastopoulo & Clore, L.L.C.
706 Orleans
Charleston, South Carolina 29407
(843) 722-8070
(843) 722-9881
Email: mark@akimlaw.com



Mark R. Bower

Location

11 Park Place, 11th Floor

New York, New York 10007

(New York Co.)

Free Initial Consultation

Contact Information

Phone: 212-240-0700

Fax: Furnished Upon Request
URL: http://www.bowerlawpc.com

Email: Mark@BowerLawPC.com

Mark R. Bower practices in the following areas of law: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice

Admitted: 1973, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court

Law School: New York University, J.D., 1972

College: State University of New York at Binghamton, B.A., 1969

Member: Queens County Bar Association (Member, Speakers Panel, 1984—); New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Medical Malpractice Committee, 1981—; Speech Panel, 1989—).

Biography:

New York University Law School Moot CourtJudge, 1973-1980. Board-Certified in Medical Malpractice by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. Member, Million Dollar Advocate Forum. Lecturer, "Obstetrical Malpractice," N.Y.S. Trial Lawyers Association's Medical Malpractice Annual Seminar, 2001-2003. Co-Author: Bower and Gooding: "Capitation as a Free-Standing Cause of Action in Medical Malpractice," ATLA Professional Negligence Newsletter, Summer 2004. Author: "Cytotec and Informal Consent: A Plaintiff's Attorney's Perspective" Pittsburgh LINC, August 2004; "Crystallization of Beliefs in the Conscientious Objector," New York University Review of Law & Social Change, 1971. Contributing Editor, Trial Lawyers Quarterly: "Malpractice Panels and Issues of Fact," 14/2 Trial Lawyers Quarterly; "Discovery of Peer Committee Reports," 15/1 Trial Lawyers Quarterly; "Changes in Theories of Liability in Medical Malpractice Panel Hearings," 15/3 Trial Lawyers Quarterly; "Defending Motions for Summary Judgement in Malpractice," 17/1 Trial Lawyers Quarterly; "Blocking the Distribution of an Underinsured Defendant's Estate," 16/1 Trial Lawyers Quarterly; "Not War But Peace— When a Physician Should Settle A Malpractice Suit," 17/4 Trial Lawyers Quarterly; "Baseless Affirmative Defenses," 5/4 Medical Liability Reporter; "Trial Preparation of the Hostile Medical Malpractice Panelist," Trial Lawyers Quarterly, 18/1. Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Medical Liability Reporter; "Unauthorized Interviews With the Plaintiff's Doctors: "Anker" Revisited," Trial Lawyers Quarterly, 20/1; 9/9 Verdicts, Settlements & Tactics-"Unauthorized Interviews With the Plaintiff's Physicians," 2/19 N.Y. Doctor, "Cry of the Wolf"; "Discovery of Plaintiffs Medical Information & Protection of Privilege in DES Litigation," 12/7 Verdicts, Settlements & Tactics 222, July 1992, reprinted 22/4 N.Y.S. Trial Lawyers Quarterly, 1992. Lecturer: "Discovery in Medical Malpractice Cases," New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 1983 and New York State Bar Association, 1983; "The Trial of a Medical Malpractice Case," New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 1983; "Medical Malpractice: Handling and Trying the Case," New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 1985; "Preparation and Trial of the Malpractice Case," 1989. Speaker: "The Alleged Medical Malpractice Crisis," South Asian Bar Association and Medical Association, New York City, May 2004. Guest Speaker, Medical Malpractice Association of South Asian Attorneys, June 2004. Program Chairman, "Handling a Medical Malpractice Case," Suffolk County Bar Association and New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 1986; Co-Chairman Program, "Automating the Law Office," New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 1988. Lecturer: "Handling a Medical Malpractice Action: Avoiding the Pitfalls of the New Laws," New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, 1989. Lecturer: "Litigation Under the Safe Placeto Work Statutes," New York State Bar Association, 1991; "Discovery in Malpractice Cases - Getting What You Need," Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Spring 2004; "How to Vacate a Medicaid Lien in an Infant's Case," N.Y.S. Trial Lawyers Quarterly, Fall 2000. Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy (N.I.T.A.), Cardozo Law School, 1998—. Board Certified, Medical Malpractice, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. Associate Member, American College of Legal Medicine. Member, Ethics Committee, New York County Lawyers Association, 1993-2002. Assistant Counsel, Judicial Screening Committee, First Judicial Department, 1988-1989. Member, Medical Malpractice Panel in Supreme Court: Queens, 1974-1981; Kings County, 1984-1986; New York County, 1984-1986; Bronx County, 1984-1990.

Military: Lt., U.S. Army, 1972

Born: Mt. Vernon, New York, October 18, 1947

Web Site: http://www.bowerlawpc.com



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