When someone has been harmed through the fault of another, justice requires they be fairly compensated. Bergstresser & Pollock PC is dedicated to providing comprehensive analysis and attention to the most serious cases of medical malpractice, legal malpractice and personal injury in Massachusetts and New England. These cases range from medical malpractice, psychiatric malpractice, construction site injuries, wrongful death, automobile and motorcycle accidents and products liability, as well as significant legal malpractice cases arising from all areas of legal practice. Clyde D. Bergstresser, Russell X. Pollock, Scott M. Heidorn, Kerry Paul Choi and Richard J. Zabbo have a reputation for achieving many of the largest settlements and verdicts in Massachusetts and New England.
In order to give the attention necessary to each case, we thoroughly investigate every matter before accepting it. We are selective in the cases we take so we can give each case the attention that substantial cases require and deserve. We use a team approach that includes in-house nursing expertise with decades of experience.
We aggressively prepare each case for trial to maximize the results we obtain for our clients. Clyde D. Bergstresser, Russell X. Pollock, Scott M. Heidorn, Kerry Paul Choi and Richard J. Zabbo have consistently obtained verdicts and settlements exceeding $1 million. While we cannot take away the pain from a catastrophic injury or restore a client to where they were before they suffered from legal malpractice, we can aggressively seek appropriate compensation for your loss.
Mr. Bergstresser has regularly been recognized as one of the premier trial lawyers in New England, is listed as one of the top 10 lawyers in Massachusetts, is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Attorneys and is The Best Lawyers in America 2014 “Lawyer of the Year” for plaintiffs’ medical malpractice — Boston. Mr. Pollock is a former chapter president of the American Board of Trial Advocates and has been selected as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer multiple times. Mr. Heidorn has chaired the Civil Litigation Section and Young Lawyers Division of the Massachusetts Bar Association and has been selected as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer. Mr. Choi has been a regular speaker at continuing legal education programs in the areas of trial practice, negligence and tort law, has been selected as a Super Lawyer from 2006-present and has been selected to The Best Lawyers in America, Med Mal-Plaintiff. Mr. Zabbo is an experienced civil litigator who has been selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine and as a Rhode Island Rising Stars honoree, and he teaches healthcare law at Providence College as an adjunct faculty member. Julia M. Myers has become an experienced trial lawyer and litigator in her own right.
$9.5 million – quadruple amputation from delay in diagnosing and treating infection after cesarean delivery
$8.0 million – paraplegia from defective car seat restraint system
$7.1 million – a massive post operative infection
$6.6 million – obstetric anesthesia malpractice resulting in coma
$5 million – paralysis after an automobile accident
$5 million – death of a 35 year old wife and mother from delay in diagnosing and treating sepsis
$4.8 million – child injured during labor by delay in performing cesarean delivery
$4.2 million – death of a 7 year old child from the effects of mold
$4 million – death of a 36 year old wife and mother from delay in diagnosing and treating preeclampsia
$3.5 million – death of a 49 year old husband and father from sequelae of perforation during endoscopic procedure
$3.0 million – child injured during labor by delay in performing cesarean delivery
$3.0 million – misdiagnosis of lacuner stroke leads to cardiac embolism and brain damage
$2.85 million – child who suffered an injury to her facial nerve during surgery
$2.75 million – individual died as a result of a delay in diagnosis of esophageal cancer
$2.4 million – construction site liquid propane explosion resulting in permanent injuries
$2.4 million – negligent foster care placement results in fire and severe injuries
