Michael D. Brophy Michael D. Brophy is a seasoned trial attorney with 25 years of experience. Resident in the firm's Philadelphia office, he concentrates his practice primarily on the defense of medical and psychiatric malpractice claims. Mr. Brophy's success rate exceeds 90 percent in more than 50 major cases he has taken to verdict. In addition to traditional litigation activities, he has an active mediation practice and was a mediator in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1991 to 1996. Mr. Brophy has also served as a Judge Pro Tempore for the Court of Common Pleas from 2005 to the present. Along with being the co-editor of numerous articles for the Law Journal Newsletter, Medical Malpractice Law and Strategy, Mr. Brophy has authored the textbook, Medical Malpractice Depositions. He possesses an AV rating through Martindale-Hubbell. Direct Dial267.519.6810 Fax267.519.6801 E-mailmbrophy@goldbergsegalla.comDownload VCard Practice Areas
- Professional Liability/Malpractice Litigation
- Products Liability Litigation
- Catastrophic Injury Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation
Education
- State University of New York College at Oneonta, B.A., magna cum laude, 1973
- Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1976
Admitted to Practice
- Pennsylvania - All Courts
- New York - All Courts
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court, Southern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
- Various pro hac vice admissions in state and federal courts
Court Appointments
- Mediator, United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1991-1996)
- Court of Common Pleas, Judge Pro Tempore (2005-present)
Prior Experience
- Staff Attorney/Supervising Staff Attorney, United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1977-1981
- Law Clerk to the Honorable William W. Vogel, Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1976-1977
Professional Affiliations
- Defense Research Institute
- American Bar Association
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel
- New York State Bar Association
Publications/Speaking
- Presenter, "Evidentiary Challenges to the Admissibility of Expert Testimony," National Business Institute Seminar: Evidence and Expert Testimony Best Practices-Supporting the Case, December, 2007
- Author, Medical Malpractice Depositions, Juris Publishing, Inc., 2004 (ISBN 1-57823-153-1)
- Co-Author, Preparing and Winning Medical Negligence Cases, (3-volume set, with Dr. Cyril Wecht, scheduled for publication in 2007
- Co-Editor, Law Journal Newsletter, Medical Malpractice Law and Strategy:
- "The Debate on Cardiac Stent Safety," December, 2006
- "The July 2006 IOM Report on Medication Errors," August, 2006
- "Physician-Assisted Suicide Passes Supreme Court Muster," March, 2006
- "Suits Against Healthcare Employers: Negligent Hiring," December, 2005
- "Confronting Medical Error," October, 2005
- "The Impact of Obesity in Healthcare Litigation: One Lawyer's Experience," April, 2005
- "Physician Apologies for Medical Errors, a Role in Risk Management?" December, 2004
- "Multi-Million Dollar Verdicts: Time for a Second Opinion," (two-part article published May and June, 2004
- "Fear of Cancer: A Med Mal Nightmare?" June, 2003
- "Federal Appellate Courts Interpret Patient Stabilization Requirement of EMTALA," two-part article published in December, 2002 and January, 2003
- "Peer Review: Ruling May Signal New Chapter in Expert Testimony of Medical Society Members," May 2002
- "Reconsidering the Results of National Medical Error Reporting," November, 2001
- "Emerging Medical-Legal Issues in the Prescriber-Patient Relationship," June, 2001
- Numerous CLE presentations sponsored by Pennsylvania Bar Institute and National Business Institute
- Grand Rounds, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital re Professional Liability - Psychiatrists, 2004
- AHLA Seminar: "Emerging Trends in Psychiatric Malpractice," New York City, 2002
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