Peter Vlantis operates Vlantis Law, LLC from 161 N Clark St, 16th floor, Grant Thornton Tower, Chicago, IL 60601, with an additional office in Wheaton. The firm represents nursing home residents who have suffered from abuse or neglect throughout Illinois, including areas such as Arlington Heights, Berwyn, Evanston, Oak Park, and Wheaton. Their practice focuses specifically on nursing home abuse, neglect, bedsores, and falls. While the website provides limited specific information about their nursing home practice, client testimonials praise the firm’s responsiveness, thoroughness, and proactive approach to handling cases. Vlantis Law offers free consultations and works on a contingency fee basis, meaning clients only pay if they win their case.
Sokolove Law operates from their Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts headquarters at 1330 Boylston Street, Suite 400, offering nursing home abuse representation across West Virginia. With over 45 years of experience and more than $314 Million recovered in nursing home settlements, their attorneys handle cases involving physical abuse, elder neglect, medication errors, bedsores, falls, malnutrition, dehydration, and wrongful death. The firm works on a contingency fee basis and emphasizes their nationwide reach with 40+ office locations. They provide personalized attention while fighting against large long-term care facilities, supporting families through traumatic circumstances with free consultations and no upfront costs.
Located at 1700 NW 64th St Suite 460, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309, Schilling & Silvers Personal Injury & Car Accident Lawyers serves Hialeah nursing home abuse victims with attorneys Aaron D. Silvers, Jeremy T. Schilling, Layla R. Samman, and Francisco Abad handling cases 24/7 at 1-800-223-CALL. The National Council on Aging reports 10% of adults 65 and older experience elder abuse annually with impacts including bedsores, broken bones, and wrongful death. Florida’s nursing homes face scrutiny for workforce crises, inadequate staffing, and training deficiencies with facilities receiving citations for failing to meet minimum standards. The firm handles medical neglect, personal hygiene failures, social/emotional neglect, physical abuse, financial exploitation, and cases involving vulnerable residents with dementia or cognitive impairments. They investigate facilities regulated by CMS and Florida AHCA under Chapter 59A-4 covering staffing requirements, infection control, and resident rights protection through annual unannounced inspections documenting deficiencies. Nationally over two million elder abuse cases occur annually with 40 million Americans aged 65 and older representing 13% of the population projected to reach 19% by 2060. Free consultations available at (954) 225-8717.
Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A., led by attorneys including Jonathan Schochor and Kerry D. Staton, maintains offices at 1211 St Paul Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 and 1050 Connecticut Avenue NW #500, Washington DC 20036, providing nursing home negligence representation throughout Maryland and D.C. The firm distinguishes between intentional abuse involving excessive action versus negligence involving inaction, addressing medication errors, inadequate staff training, ignored patient concerns, and failure to arrange necessary medical appointments. They handle cases where nursing homes breach standard-of-care requirements by failing to administer medications properly, ignoring stated medical concerns leading to misdiagnosis, employing inadequately trained staff, or neglecting to provide transportation for medical appointments. Available toll-free at 1-888-234-0001 with offices in Baltimore at (410) 234-1000 and Washington D.C. at (202) 408-3300, the experienced medical malpractice attorneys review cases involving injuries, illnesses, or fatalities resulting from trusted facilities violating their voluntary responsibility for residents’ medical care and physical well-being, pursuing emotional and financial compensation when budget cuts lead to inadequate care standards.
Attorney Marjorie Chalfant, RN, JD operates The Nurse Attorney, PLLC from 8470 Enterprise Circle Suite 300, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202, combining nursing expertise with over 30 years courtroom experience representing Sarasota and Bradenton victims at 941-210-4220. This registered nurse-attorney secured $1 million for false negative GBS testing, $1.5 million for ependymoma misdiagnosis, $3 million jury verdict for surgical infection causing septic shock, and confidential settlements for MRSA infections and transfusion-contaminated platelets. Chalfant handles nursing home abuse including physical assault, malnutrition, sepsis deaths, bedsores, pressure ulcers, medication errors, dehydration, and the 225,000 annual deaths from medical mistakes with 80,000 from hospital-acquired infections. Her dual expertise enables communication with physicians, nurses, and patients, explaining complex medical conditions to juries while pursuing compensation for pain and suffering on contingency fees. The Nurse Attorney addresses third-leading death causes in America, leveraging medical knowledge to interpret care standards and build compelling negligence cases. She offers free consultations with no costs unless winning, maintaining current nursing license through continuing education while fighting for elderly victim justice.
Young & Wallin practices from serving San Diego County nursing home abuse victims where almost one million seniors nationally experience abuse annually with physical abuse by caregivers being the most common form, operating as former insurance defense attorneys with unparalleled knowledge of elder abuse law. The firm handles cases throughout San Diego County including Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Coronado, Del Mar, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, National City, Oceanside, Poway, San Marcos, Santee, Solana Beach, and Vista where 5,200 abuse cases occurred in 2011. Representing victims of negligent care, isolation, assault, battery, sexual assault, extortion, exploitation with twenty percent of reported abuses involving nursing home residents, the attorneys investigate inadequate supervision, insufficient training, improper actions by employees, and facilities failing to provide appropriate care. Working with San Diego Ombudsman Office, Department of Health Services Licensing, Adult Protective Services, Sheriff’s Office, and California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, the practice offers free initial consultations helping families whose elderly loved ones suffered abuse, neglect, or exploitation achieve dignity and respect they deserve.
Joseph P. Griffith Jr. practices at Joe Griffith Law Firm from 946 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, an AV-rated former federal prosecutor devoting 100% of practice to nursing home negligence litigation at 843-225-5563. The firm addresses assault, battery, physical and chemical restraints, malnutrition, dehydration, inappropriate medications, unexplained injuries, falls, fractures, unsanitary conditions including failure to provide toileting and hygiene assistance, stealing, theft, fraud, and forgery. Operating in Charleston County with years of experience, Griffith investigates bedsores, pressure ulcers, infections, insufficient staffing, inadequately trained and overworked staff, inappropriate supervision, and negligent hiring of staff with criminal histories. The attorney handles cases involving corporate greed valuing profits over welfare, systemic understaffing problems, wandering outside facilities, and violations of federal and South Carolina regulations requiring training and sufficient staff numbers. Joe Griffith quickly pinpoints relevant information within nursing home paperwork, familiar with document types, federal and state requirements, arguing against facilities claiming injuries were unavoidable due to residents’ preexisting conditions rather than facility negligence.
Anastopoulo Law Firm’s Charlotte nursing home abuse team operates from 525 North Tryon Street, Suite 1600 in Charlotte, NC 28202, handling abuse and neglect claims throughout North Carolina. The firm, established over 25 years ago, has recovered millions of dollars for clients and operates on contingency with no upfront fees. They address neglect involving failure to provide food, water, medical care, medications, and clean bedding; physical abuse including hitting, shoving, and unauthorized restraints; sexual abuse causing STDs and psychological trauma; emotional abuse through threats and name-calling; and financial abuse including check forgery and unauthorized credit card use. Common injuries from abuse include unexplained fractures, contusions, pressure sores, and bruising on private areas requiring hospitalization and counseling. The firm investigates claims, contacts law enforcement and administrators, ensures immediate medical care, and files lawsuits for compensation covering medical expenses, mental health treatment, facility transfer costs, pain and suffering, and reduced quality of life. North Carolina law requires filing within three years of abuse occurrence or discovery, with a four-year statute of repose. Call 800-777-7777 for free consultation.
Thomas R. Greer and the team at Ramsey Law Group operate from 6363 Woodway Drive, Suite 500 in Houston, TX 77057, bringing extensive experience and national recognition to nursing home abuse cases with millions recovered in compensation. Texas ranks as one of the worst states for nursing home quality, placing 51st with 305 facilities scoring “much below average.” The firm handles physical abuse including assault and unnecessary restraints, sexual assault, emotional abuse through harassment and isolation, neglect failing to provide basic essentials, confinement, healthcare fraud through phantom billing and upcoding, and financial exploitation including signature forgery and asset theft. Contributing factors include poor cognitive function with 50% of dementia patients suffering abuse, increased physical dependency, social isolation, and racial disparities. Texas law mandates reporting to the Department of State Health Services at 800-458-9858 and Adult Protective Services at 800-252-5400. Elder abuse constitutes felonies carrying penalties from 10 years imprisonment for third-degree to life for first-degree offenses. Warning signs encompass unexplained injuries, bedsores, weight loss, STDs, behavioral changes, and financial irregularities. Call 888-335-7477 for free consultation.
David John Betras and Brian Patrick Kopp lead Betras Kopp at 6630 Seville Drive, Youngstown, OH 44406, providing nursing home abuse representation with over 110 years combined experience and 24/7 live legal service. Attorneys Frank Cassese, Christopher S. Knopik, Mark A. DeVicchio, Douglas J. Titus Jr., James Melfi, Tallie Orengia, and Jaclyn Soroka handle cases involving failure to provide clean clothing and linens, denial of proper nutrition and medical care, over-sedation, and lack of protection from abuse by staff or residents. The firm investigates physical signs including bedsores, unexplained falls, broken bones, dehydration, weight loss, bruises, and emotional indicators such as behavioral changes, agitation, withdrawal, or reluctance to speak near staff members. With investigator Kenneth C. Kotouch and attorney Michael Stewart Harshman, the practice examines unsanitary conditions, medication withholding or excess, unnecessary restraints, infections, and rapid weight changes indicating neglect. Betras Kopp reports abuse to Ohio Adult Protective Services at 855-644-6277, Pennsylvania Department of Aging at 800-254-5164, and Florida’s abuse hotline at 800-962-2873, offering free consultations at 330-746-8484 to review individualized care plans mandated by the Nursing Home Reform Act.
