The Cochran Firm, founded by Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., operates from 42 office locations nationwide having recovered over $30 billion, available at 1-800-843-3476 for free consultations. The firm handles nursing home medical malpractice including prescription drug errors, deadly drug interactions, failure to provide medications, poorly trained staff, abuse of medical restraints, and failure to arrange doctors or registered nurses. Their attorneys address understaffing and high turnover causing malnutrition, dehydration, pressure ulcers, and over-sedation, pursuing wrongful death cases when fragile residents die from medical negligence. The Cochran Firm investigates facilities shirking medical responsibilities through cost-cutting, failing to check drug interactions, ignoring residents’ medical concerns, and providing inadequate equipment and training. Operating on contingency fees, they pursue civil lawsuits for damages when nursing homes advertise care and relaxation but deliver negligence causing severe consequences including death, handling cases from Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, New York, and other major cities.
Ruth E. Johnson practices from 8925 SW 148th St #200, Miami, FL 33176, aggressively fighting for elderly victims of nursing home abuse and neglect throughout Florida with experienced representation for families seeking justice. The attorney handles cases involving unexplained injuries, bruises indicating rough handling or unnecessary restraints, pressure sores from inadequate repositioning, weight loss from malnutrition, poor hygiene, bleeding suggesting sexual abuse, and excessive chemical restraints of dementia patients. Johnson investigates facilities failing to provide adequate nutrition, walking assistance, rails, and ramps, pursuing claims when administrators ignore reports filed with Florida’s ombudsman or refuse to address serious neglect and abuse concerns. The Law Office of Ruth E. Johnson examines incidents requiring extensive documentation, identifies telltale signs including dirty rooms, multiple untreated bedsores, and slip-and-fall incidents that facilities should prevent with proper care. With knowledge, skill, and a successful track record obtaining fair compensation for Florida nursing home abuse victims, the firm reports abuse to appropriate authorities while building strong cases for families. They offer free, comprehensive, confidential consultations at 305-720-2086 or 888-333-0071, serving South Florida including Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties from their Miami headquarters.
Troy and Schwartz, LLC operates from 9415 SW 72nd Street Suite 119, Miami, FL 33173, with attorney Jon Schwartz bringing 30 years of Personal Injury law experience to nursing home neglect cases. The firm represents victims aged 65 and older under the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act (EADACPA), which prevents wrongdoers from avoiding responsibility by stonewalling claims until victims pass away. The practice handles physical abuse including unexplained bruises and fractures, emotional abuse through ridicule and intimidation, financial manipulation, sexual assault, and neglect involving inadequate medical services, poor hygiene, unnecessary restraints, and deprivation of food and water. With 2.1 million elderly Americans falling victim to abuse annually and five cases going undetected for each reported instance, the firm pursues arbitration against hospitals and government facilities while filing suits against private care providers. Troy and Schwartz operates on contingency fees with no payment unless compensation is recovered, maintaining 24/7 availability at 786-808-1490. The practice provides robust representation to protect victims’ rights and welfare, striving for maximum compensation while families focus on their loved ones’ care during challenging periods.
Jeffrey S. Altman of The Altman Law Firm operates from 10800 Biscayne Boulevard Suite 700, Miami, FL 33161 (305-373-3730), representing nursing home abuse victims and wrongful death families throughout Florida since 1998. Working with legal assistant Isora Orue, Altman finds these cases particularly disturbing when facilities fail to provide appropriate medical care despite families seeking around-the-clock assistance. The firm addresses bedsores, fall prevention failures, inadequate medical care, diagnosis failures, and medication errors causing catastrophic injury, traumatic brain injury, or wrongful death. Serving Miami, Miami Shores, North Miami, North Miami Beach, South Beach, and Aventura, Altman works with nurses, nursing home experts, and doctors to interpret evidence and provide testimony regarding negligence. The practice emphasizes evidence gathering as crucial, noting specific time constraints and pre-lawsuit requirements in Florida. With convenient access from North Miami, Miami Shores, North Miami Beach, South Beach, and Aventura, the firm offers free case evaluations for families questioning whether negligence caused their loved one’s injuries.
Cernitz Law Firm operates from 9350 South Dixie Highway Suite 1220, Miami, FL 33156 (305-697-5639 or 786-882-7238), fighting for nursing home abuse victims with a no-fee-unless-we-win policy. Founded by Justin Cernitz and managed by Candise Shanbron, who devoted her entire legal career to property insurance law, the firm has recovered over $100 million for clients. They handle nursing home cases involving failure to monitor preventing falls, sexual abuse, physical and emotional abuse, bedsores, ulcers, malnutrition, dehydration, medication failures, and medical malpractice. The attorneys formerly represented insurance companies but now fight against them, earning a 4.9-star Google rating. Their three-step process includes free consultation, case review determining viability, and complete case management. The firm serves Miami, Broward County, Dade County, Palm Beach County, St. Lucie County, Martin County, and Monroe County, building every case with trial preparation in mind to pressure opponents into fair settlements.
