Morelli Law Firm, with 167 reviews, assists St. Charles nursing home abuse victims from their office at 777 3rd Ave 31st Floor, New York, NY 10017, identifying physical abuse through unexplained injuries and emotional abuse via behavioral changes at 877-751-9800. The firm recognizes neglect signs including poor hygiene, malnutrition, untreated medical conditions, and financial exploitation through suspicious bank activities or unauthorized fund use. Their attorneys conduct thorough investigations reviewing medical records, interviewing witnesses, consulting experts, negotiating settlements, and pursuing litigation when necessary for maximum compensation. Morelli Law seeks damages for medical expenses, pain and suffering, emotional distress, and punitive damages while reporting abuse to appropriate authorities and Adult Protective Services. The team specializes in elder law complexities, building tailored legal strategies based on federal and state regulations protecting nursing home residents’ dignity and rights. They offer free initial consultations helping St. Charles families recognize verbal abuse, reluctance to communicate, and anxiety in elderly residents’ presence around certain individuals.
Tim Moynahan practices at 255 Bank Street, Suite 2-A, Waterbury, CT 06702, defending Connecticut residents against nursing home neglect and abuse. The firm addresses preventable falls causing serious injuries, delayed medical treatment, inadequate care including medication errors, malnutrition, dehydration, unsafe environments, and financial exploitation. Warning signs include bedsores, broken bones, untreated infections, unexplained hair and teeth loss, foul odors, dirty clothes, unresponsiveness from medications, and violent outbursts. A 2019 North Haven facility was fined after staff posted video showing residents begging for food. Connecticut law requires medical professionals to report suspected abuse or face $2,000 fines. Residents can report neglect to Department of Public Health at 860-509-7400 or the long-term care ombudsman at 866-388-1888. The practice investigates instances where elderly residents develop debilitating bedsores from soiled diapers, receive improper medication doses, or suffer intentional overmedication for manageability. Offering no-obligation case evaluations at 203-597-6364, Moynahan protects vulnerable residents’ rights while pursuing accountability for mistreatment throughout Connecticut facilities.
Young & Wallin serves Sonoma County from their California offices, prosecuting elder abuse cases throughout Cloverdale, Cotati, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Sonoma, and Windsor where nursing homes’ understaffing results in abuse and neglect. Former insurance defense attorneys Young and Wallin leverage their experience knowing what it takes to hold negligent facilities accountable for pain, suffering, and emotional distress inflicted on elderly residents. The firm coordinates with Sonoma County Ombudsman Office for quality of care investigations, Department of Health Services Licensing and Certification for complaint investigations, Adult Protective Services for abuse cases, and Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office for severe abuse including sexual assault and severe lacerations. They assist victims filing complaints with California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, accessing services through California Department of Aging, and utilizing Medicare/Medicaid protections through Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The attorneys provide free initial consultations at 888-999-0169 for families confronting nursing home mistreatment throughout Sonoma County’s long-term care facilities.
Jack Bernstein Injury Attorneys operates from Tampa at (813) 333-6666, Sarasota at (941) 822-2222, and St. Petersburg/Clearwater at (727) 999-5555, handling nursing home malnutrition and dehydration cases throughout Florida. The firm recently highlighted a $200,000 Pensacola jury verdict for a 78-year-old’s fatal fall from burst blood vessel despite existing care plans, and a $5 million Atlanta verdict against Christopher Brogdon for malnutrition and pressure sores. Florida Department of Children and Families receives over 4,000 monthly reports of suspected adult abuse. The Orlando Sentinel reports taxpayer dollars and individual payments pump millions into nursing homes while residents lack necessary care. Florida’s civil negligence laws and Nursing Home Bill of Rights protect residents, requiring reasonable care standards. Jack G. Bernstein brings over 40 years of experience representing injury victims in car accidents, medical complications, wrongful death, and nursing home cases. The approximately 40-person staff including six lawyers offers free consultations handling cases throughout Tampa, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater on contingency fees.
William H. Elam and William R. Elam practice at Elam & Rousseaux, PLLC from 128 N McDowell Street, Suite A, Charlotte, NC 28204, serving nursing home negligence victims. Attorney William H. Elam brings extensive experience as a nursing home negligence lecturer, addressing medical neglect, physical abuse, emotional trauma, personal hygiene failures, and environmental hazards. The firm handles medication errors, monitoring failures, falls, pressure ulcers, understaffing, dehydration, and malnutrition cases throughout Charlotte. They investigate sudden weight loss, unsanitary environments, unexplained infections, mysterious bruises, and unauthorized medication changes indicating abuse patterns. North Carolina residents have rights to dignity, appropriate care, and freedom from exploitation under state law. The practice pursues economic damages for medical bills, non-economic compensation for pain and suffering, and punitive damages for egregious conduct. With North Carolina’s three-year statute of limitations for personal injury and two years for wrongful death, they provide free case evaluations at 704-343-0000, advocating for vulnerable elderly victims against facilities prioritizing profits over proper care.
O’Hare Parnagian LLP maintains offices at 20 Vesey St. Suite 300, New York, NY 10007, (212) 425-1401, and 700 White Plains Rd Suite 255, Scarsdale, NY 10583, (914) 725-3632, providing aggressive and compassionate representation for nursing home abuse victims. The firm addresses understaffing, improper training, inadequate supervision, and negligent duties that violate residents’ rights to dignity and respect. They handle fall-related injuries including hip fractures and head injuries, which are leading causes of death in elderly populations. The attorneys pursue cases involving bedsores, pressure sores from failure to turn patients regularly, ulcers progressing due to substandard care, broken bones from lack of supervision, weight loss from malnutrition, dehydration, unexplained bruises, medication errors, and wandering incidents. They also handle physical, emotional, and sexual abuse cases, including assault. The firm emphasizes immediate investigation due to limited filing timeframes, sometimes requiring action within 90 days of injury. O’Hare Parnagian LLP builds strong cases to achieve maximum financial recovery while restoring dignity to elderly victims throughout New York.
Viles & Beckman, LLC operates from Fort Myers serving Florida for over 40 years, recovering over $100,000,000 in verdicts and settlements with 700+ five-star Google reviews. The firm, founded by Marcus W. Viles (1959-2023) with attorneys Michael Beckman, Andrew Barnett, Barbara Walsh, and team, handles physical abuse, elder neglect including inadequate nutrition and hygiene, sexual abuse resulting in infections and trauma, and cases where 209 Florida nursing homes show serious deficiencies endangering residents. Florida law guarantees dignity, privacy, high-quality healthcare, money management, property control, medication refusal, schedule choice, social participation freedom from abuse, harassment, exploitation, corporal punishment, and physical restraint. Warning signs include bedsores, behavioral changes, dehydration, malnutrition, poor hygiene, unexplained injuries, and weight loss. One case secured $625,000 for a Celina family whose loved one choked to death despite assisted feeding requirements. The firm operates on contingency fees with no upfront costs, available 24/7 at (239) 334-3933 with offices in Naples, Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Sarasota, and throughout Southwest Florida.
Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, LLP operates from 1377 Motor Parkway Suite 400, Islandia, NY 11749, (631) 755-0101, with attorneys Greg M. Mondelli and James P. Connors providing nursing home liability defense for skilled nursing centers, rehabilitation facilities, assisted living, memory care, and home health agencies facing claims of falls, supervision failures, infection control violations, pressure ulcers, and alleged abuse. The firm defends facilities in hostile regulatory environments, providing early exposure assessment and aggressive litigation strategies for hybrid general negligence and medical malpractice cases. They represent aging services providers obtaining dismissals via motion and verdict while delivering resolutions through negotiation, mediation, or arbitration when necessary. With offices at 61 Broadway Suite 2000 New York and 63 Putnam Street Suite 202 Saratoga Springs, they conduct lectures on emerging trends and risk management techniques. The defense attorneys offer complimentary consultations at toll-free (800) 403-5522, standing at the forefront of nursing home litigation with proven success defending complex matters throughout New York facilities.
Attorney Frank Spector operates Frank Spector Law from 1340 Smith Avenue, Suite 300 in Baltimore, MD 21209, focusing on nursing home negligence cases across Maryland and Washington DC. With over 30 years of experience and recognition in Maryland Super Lawyers Magazine for medical malpractice, Spector handles cases involving bedsores (pressure ulcers), falls resulting in broken bones or brain bleeding, malnutrition, dehydration, medication errors, and wrongful death. The firm addresses physical abuse including hitting and rough handling, psychological harm through verbal abuse and isolation, financial exploitation involving stolen credit cards or forged signatures, abandonment, sexual assault, and social isolation. Bedsores represent the most common inquiry, developing from prolonged pressure when staff fail to reposition residents regularly. These pressure ulcers can become infected, turn septic, and prove fatal without proper treatment. Spector emphasizes that nursing homes prioritizing profit over patients often hire unqualified staff without background checks or maintain dangerously low staff-to-resident ratios. The firm offers free case reviews at 443-845-1456 and assists with accessing the Maryland Nursing Home Guide.
Brian S. Brown and Leah K. Barron of Brown & Barron serve Dundalk, Maryland from their practice handling nursing home falls and fractures cases. The firm protects elderly residents who suffer fractures and fall injuries due to facility negligence, including wet floors left by careless staff and understaffing that prevents proper resident care. They establish liability by proving nursing homes or staff members acted irresponsibly, such as improper medication administration causing grogginess and falls, with incidents resulting in actual damages like physical pain and medical bills. The attorneys investigate cases, gather evidence, corroborate with expert and witness statements including fellow residents, establish negligence, valuate damages, negotiate with insurers, and fight in court when settlements fail. Maryland law under Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-109 requires filing within five years from injury date or three years from discovery. With over 137 years combined legal experience focusing on nursing home cases, the team has recovered many millions for abuse and neglect victims, earning a 10.0 Avvo rating. Free case reviews available at 410-698-1717, with contingency fee arrangements.
