Michael D. Brophy

Michael D. Brophy is a seasoned trial attorney with more than 25 years of experience, and a partner at Goldberg Segalla.  Working from the firm's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office, Mr. Brophy has developed a specialty in the defense of psychiatric malpractice cases, as well as traditional medical malpractice litigation.  He has been designated as lead trial counsel by health care organizations with both local and national affiliations. 

Mr. Brophy's success rate exceeds 90 percent in more than 50 major cases he has taken to verdict.  In addition to traditional 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.

Mr. Brophy earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from the State University of New York at Oneonta and his J.D. degree from Villanova University.  He is a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, American Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel, International Association of Defense Council and the American Association of Health Care Lawyers.

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 Dial
267.519.6810
Fax
267.519.6801
E-mail
mbrophy@goldbergsegalla.com
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Practice Areas

• Mediator, United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1991-1996)
• Court of Common Pleas, Judge Pro Tempore (2005-present)

• 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

• American Bar Association
• Litigation Section
• 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

• Co-Author, "The Fundamentals of Mediation Practice: A Brief Refresher Course," ADR Choices, Defense Research Institute, June 2010
• Author, "The International Community Weighs in on Expert Witness Immunity," Medical Malpractice Law & Strategy Newsletter, December, 2008
• Presenter, "Evidence and Expert Testimony Best Practices: Supporting Your Case," National Business Institute, December, 2008
• Co-Author, "Recovery for the Death of a Stillborn Child: A Journey through the Legal Process," Medical Malpractice Law & Strategy Newsletter, October, 2008
• 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, "Partial Birth Abortion: The Supreme Court's Ruling in Gonzales vs. Carhart," Medical Malpractice Law & Strategy Newsletter, June, 2007
• Author, Medical Malpractice Depositions, Juris Publishing, Inc., 2004 (ISBN 1-57823-153-1)
• 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
• Presenter, Numerous CLE presentations sponsored by Pennsylvania Bar Institute and National Business Institute
• Presenter, Grand Rounds, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital re Professional Liability - Psychiatrists, 2004
• Presenter, AHLA Seminar: "Emerging Trends in Psychiatric Malpractice," New York City, 2002

Honors

• Named to Pennsylvania Super Lawyers