Davis Adams operates from 3715 Northside Parkway Building 100 Suite 500 Atlanta, GA 30327, exclusively representing medical malpractice victims including those harmed by nursing home abuse throughout Georgia with attorneys Jess Davis and Chad Adams who have successfully navigated cases with other clients suffering abuse. The firm secured $1.5 million in a May 2020 Chicago negligence settlement, $600,000 for Atlanta nursing negligence, $375,000 for September 2012 Atlanta negligence, $250,000 for December 2022 Conyers nursing malpractice, and $200,000 for May 2020 Atlanta nursing malpractice. Handling physical abuse involving hitting, slapping, pushing, excessive restraining, emotional abuse through verbal threats and humiliation, neglect causing weight loss, bedsores, infections, financial exploitation, and sexual abuse, the attorneys work on contingency fees. The practice conducts thorough investigations, gathers evidence, hires expert witnesses, determines venue, confirms insurance coverage, and maintains laser focus helping victims of death or catastrophic harm from understaffing, negligent hiring, poor training, and facilities prioritizing profits over care.
Joel H. Siegal and Richard Richardson practice at Siegal & Richardson, LLP from 1760 Solano Avenue Suite 202, Berkeley, CA 94707, (510) 271-6720, serving Albany and the San Francisco Bay Area in nursing home abuse cases protected under California Continuing Care Contract Statutes. The firm handles violations of California Penal Code 368(b) covering elder abuse causing great bodily harm or death, including rape, lewd acts, sexual penetration, financial abuse, and neglect resulting in minor bodily harm. Their attorneys enforce residents’ rights to quality of life care, visitors, privacy, appropriate living accommodations, quality care including proper nutrition and grooming, protection of money and possessions, medical treatment, freedom from abuse, and participation in care planning as required by California regulations. The practice investigates cases where corporations prioritize profits over patient safety, leading to pressure wounds from inadequate repositioning, assault, verbal abuse, choking incidents, elopement, dehydration, falls, medical errors, and violations of state and federal safety regulations. California Department of Public Health oversight requires facilities to protect residents through proper staffing of qualified professionals, maintaining safe common areas and dining facilities, and providing enrichment activities, though numerous lawsuits reveal ongoing neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and financial exploitation requiring immediate legal intervention.
Adam J. Zayed founded Zayed Law Offices Personal Injury Attorneys in 2009, serving Joliet nursing home negligence victims from 195 Springfield Ave, Joliet, IL 60435, with decades of experience securing top-dollar results at (815) 726-1616. The award-winning team addresses understaffing affecting 20% of facilities, lax hiring practices, inadequate training, cost-cutting measures, medication errors, medical treatment errors, malnutrition, dehydration, improper hygiene, broken bones, bedsores, STDs, and withdrawal from activities. Operating on contingency fees covering case expenses, they investigate inadequate supervision causing falls and injuries, deficient property maintenance violating Illinois regulations, and improper evictions of residents with payment difficulties. Zayed Law pursues compensation for medical expenses, moving costs, financial exploitation restitution, physical and emotional pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment, life expectancy reduction, and punitive damages for outrageous conduct. The firm serves Joliet’s 6,628 residents over 65, investigating facilities reported among Illinois Department of Public Health’s 1,300 annual abuse allegations.
Mark Issa and Miguel Castro lead Issa & Castro at 66 Lenox Pointe NE, Atlanta, GA 30324, specializing in nursing home abuse cases under Georgia’s Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act (O.C.G.A. 30-5-1 to 30-5-10) with 24/7 availability at 404-468-4000. The Atlanta injury and accident attorneys handle physical abuse involving intentional force causing bodily injury, sexual abuse including non-consensual contact, financial abuse through illegal use of funds or property, and nursing home negligence including failure to provide food, hygiene, medical care, or supervision. Their Jacksonville office at 301 W Bay St. Suite 14148 serves additional clients while the firm pursues compensation for pressure ulcers, medical malpractice from misdiagnosis or medication errors, and emotional abuse causing psychological harm through threats, intimidation, humiliation, or isolation. Issa & Castro collaborates with medical experts to determine injury causes, reviews medical records, collects photographic evidence and security footage, examines hiring practice legality, interviews witnesses and nursing home employees, and calculates non-economic damages for pain and suffering. The firm serves Atlanta, Alpharetta, Athens, Augusta, Columbus, Macon, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Savannah, Warner Robins, and Valdosta, offering free consultations for families whose elderly loved ones suffered serious injury, broken bones, wrongful death, or Georgia law violations requiring care without exploitation, neglect, or abuse.
The Pawlowski//Mastrilli Law Group operates from 1401 East 22nd Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33605, (813) 242-4404, representing nursing home abuse victims throughout Tampa, Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Lakeland, Riverview, Brandon, and Plant City with 24/7 availability in English and Spanish. Current estimates reveal one in three U.S. nursing homes faces citations for infractions or abuse during inspections, with up to 90% of facilities understaffed to levels compromising care standards, as residents receive only 3.7 hours average direct care daily when many require substantially more. The firm investigates cases involving bedsores, abuse and restraint injuries including strangulation, malnutrition, dehydration, falls and fractures, wandering incidents, prescription errors, failure to diagnose conditions, and wrongful death indicated by systematic patterns on death certificates. Their attorneys pursue compensation for situations where criminal background checks reveal dangerous employees, inadequate training leads to neglect, or thousands of deaths show prolonged systematic mistreatment, recognizing that five million elders experience abuse yearly with 36% of nursing home residents experiencing physical abuse. Operating on contingency fees, the practice addresses grossly underreported abuse affecting vulnerable populations who cannot advocate for themselves, working to halt ongoing neglect while securing damages for long-term medical care and protecting current and future residents from similar harm.
Traction Law Group operates from Palm Beach County, Florida at 1-833-236-8253, specializing in nursing home bedsore cases ranging from Stage 1 redness to Stage 4 wounds exposing muscle and bone requiring potential amputation. The firm addresses pressure ulcers developing from continuous pressure on hips, ankles, and heels, affecting immobile residents with poor nutrition, diabetes, or circulation conditions where older adults’ thinner skin increases vulnerability. Attorneys pursue personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits for medical expenses, pain and suffering, regulatory penalties including fines and closure, plus criminal charges for severe neglect including assault, battery, or manslaughter. Traction Law documents bedsore progression, obtains medical records, investigates facility histories for citations and violations, and reports to regulatory agencies while gathering evidence of inadequate repositioning, pressure-relieving devices, nutrition, hydration, and skincare. The practice handles cases where understaffing, inadequate training, and insufficient oversight contribute to preventable bedsores affecting countless elderly residents. They advocate for improved care, stricter regulations, and justice for families whose loved ones suffered devastating consequences from facilities failing to provide proper medical attention and preventative measures.
Ethen Ostroff Law operates from 21 East 5th Avenue, Suite 102, Conshohocken, PA 19428, serving nursing home neglect victims throughout Pennsylvania’s Blair, Bradford, Centre, Clinton, Cameron, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montgomery, Potter, Sullivan, and Tioga counties. The firm addresses bedsores affecting 11% of residents, medical neglect including medication errors, personal hygiene failures, physical abuse, and safety hazards causing falls. They investigate understaffing where 91% of facilities lack adequate personnel, negligent hiring practices, burnout-related abuse, and poor training. The practice documents emotional neglect causing depression, social isolation, and declined health while pursuing compensatory, punitive, and wrongful death damages. Working with Pennsylvania Department of Health at 717-783-8975 and the Ombudsman Program at 1-800-490-8505, they ensure proper reporting and investigation. Statistics show 88% of nursing home claims result in plaintiff compensation averaging $406,000. Offering free case evaluations at 610-510-8883, Ethen Ostroff Law operates on contingency fees, partnering with firms nationwide to maximize recovery.
Herman, Katz, Gisleson & Cain operates from 909 Poydras St Suite 1860, New Orleans, LA 70112, (844) 943-7626, with attorneys Brian Katz, Jed Cain, John Creevy, Maury Herman, and Russ Herman handling nursing home fraud whistleblower cases involving Medicare fraud, Medicaid fraud, upcoding, phantom billing, kickbacks, and inadequate care. The firm represents whistleblowers reporting fraudulent billing for non-terminal hospice patients, duplicate billing, unnecessary tests, financial exploitation of residents’ bank accounts, and care not provided. With over $35 billion recovered and 80 years experience, they pursue False Claims Act cases where whistleblowers receive percentages of recovered settlements including $30 million for false rehabilitation services and $48 million for inflated therapy sessions. Protecting whistleblowers from retaliation under the Whistleblower Protection Act, they investigate understaffing leading to patient neglect, unnecessary procedures for profit, and facilities operating with money-over-people mentalities. Serving Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe, Shreveport, and Natchitoches through Louisiana offices.
Herbert Thornbury, Attorney at Law serves clients from 701 Cherokee Boulevard Suite 200, Chattanooga, TN 37405-3339, providing nursing home abuse representation for 30 years throughout Chattanooga, Nashville, and nearby Atlanta, Georgia areas with 24/7 availability at 423-667-0184. The experienced nursing home abuse attorney handles cases involving physical abuse, financial exploitation, dehydration, malnutrition, misuse of medical restraints, medical malpractice, medication errors, sexual abuse, and neglect leading to bedsores in facilities often run by massive national chains focused relentlessly on profits. Thornbury has secured millions for clients including a $10 million wrongful death judgment in McHenry County, $6 million aviation crash settlement in Lee County, $5 million aviation wrongful death in Carroll County, and $4 million motorcycle accident judgment. The firm recognizes that 99% of nursing home staff may be competent but one abusive member poses serious danger, with administrators tempted to cut corners in hiring practices leading to inexperienced staff lacking proper training for elderly care. Serving Northern Illinois clients, Thornbury listens to stories, answers questions, helps choose right courses of action for families whose loved ones suffered broken bones, bruises, bleeding, or psychological and financial abuse. The attorney offers cost and obligation-free consultations, understanding that nursing homes should provide peace, comfort, and safety for residents in their golden years.
Lanzone Morgan, LLP, founded by attorneys James Morgan and Anthony C. Lanzone, operates from 356 Redondo Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90814, as a leading elder abuse law firm with over 75 years combined experience and $200+ million recovered. The firm handles nursing home infections, falls, fractures, bedsores, sepsis, medication errors, unauthorized restraints, wandering, sexual assault, dehydration, malnutrition, UTIs, amputations, choking deaths, and wrongful death cases throughout San Diego County. Notable settlements include $3 million for coccyx bedsores, $2.3 million for multiple fall injuries, $1.2 million for starvation death, and $1 million for supervision-related burns. They address systemic problems in San Diego’s 81 nursing homes where 14 are rated below average, citing specific violations at Lemon Grove Care, Brighton Place, and San Diego Post Acute Center. Available 24/7 at (888) 887-9777 with free consultations, Lanzone Morgan emphasizes they’ve never witnessed retaliation after involvement, encouraging families to report abuse immediately while pursuing substantial economic and non-economic damages within California’s three-year statute of limitations.
