Attorney and Advocate for the Seriously Ill and Injured
ABOUT US
“Most liability lawyers simply guide accident victims through the courts. Joseph Romano is a liability lawyer with a modern – day twist: He also guides his clients through the mazes of managed care”.
“The Patients – To their Defense”
Wall Street Journal
Joseph L. Romano
Joseph Romano is a nationally known attorney/advocate whose practice is limited to the representation of children and adults with spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, amputations, burns, Cerebral Palsy, and other serious/catastrophic injuries.
In addition, Mr. Romano focuses his practice on pursuing liability claims and assisting trauma patients with discharge planning and identifying and securing “private funding” from third party private companies. This funding pays for needed supports and services and allows a family to care for their loved one at home during the time it takes to settle or try their case.
He has received awards and commendations from the American Trauma Society, The Brain Injury Association of America, The American Spinal Cord Injury Association, Phoenix Society (burns), Cerebral Palsy organizations and he was elected to the Pennsylvania Association of the National Head Injury Foundation Hall of Fame.
In 1996, Mr. Romano was selected as the only attorney along with medical experts in the field of traumatic brain and spinal cord injury to write a chapter in the medical treatiste Neurotrauma. His chapter is entitled Medico-Legal Aspects of Head and Spinal Injury. Since 1988 he has published over 300 articles and six editions of the Legal Rights of the Catastrophically Ill and Injured: A Family Guide.
MAJOR VICTORIES
Mr. Romano has recovered in excess of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) for his clients who have suffered traumatic injuries.
$51 M – PREMISES LIABILITY
Verdict against the Philadelphia mass transit agency in a case in which a boy’s foot was severed in an escalator. SEPTA was also fined for concealing documents.
$49 M – MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Verdict in a hospital error case that left a young man severely brain damaged. The award set a Pennsylvania record at the time for a medical malpractice.
$30 M – PRODUCT LIABILITY
Settlement in auto accident case in which severe SCI injuries resulted from a rear seat lap belt.
$24 M – PREMISES LIABILITY
Jury verdict in a premises liability case involving a 3-year old girls’ near – drowning at an apartment complex swimming pool.
$21.6 M – BIRTH INJURIES
Jury verdict for a child born with severe brain injuries. Verdict was a record in Erie County, Pennsylvania personal injury case.
$20 M – BRAIN INJURY
Settlement: Teenage boy who underwent routine surgery for sports injury suffers anoxic brain injury.
$19.9 M – ASSAULT
Verdict for a patient who was assaulted while in the hospital suffering severe injuries. Record Delaware verdict.
$19.1 M – WORKPLACE INJURY
Pennsylvania verdict for a woman left incapacitated after being struck by a van as she worked at a roadside construction site.
$19 M – PRODUCT LIABILITY
Settlement for a young man who suffered a traumatic brain injury by a defective product.
$17.5 M – FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT
Verdict against the VA Hospital for former Marine who suffered a stroke during a dental procedure. The verdict includes periodic payments.
$17 M – PRODUCT LIABILITY
Settlement for a woman who suffered serious injuries when her arm was pulled into a machine that was defectively designed. The settlement includes periodic payments.
$15 M – ELECTROCUTION/BURN INJURY
Settlement for a man who struck an electrical powerline and suffered extensive burns and amputations. The settlement includes periodic payments.
$12.25 – PREMISES LIABILITY
Settlement with the Philadelphia housing authority and property manager for girl who suffered brain damage after an asthma attack caused by mold in home.
$12 M – CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT
Worker fell at a construction site due to the negligence of a subcontractor and suffered a traumatic brain injury and partial vision loss. The settlement includes periodic payments.
$10 M – PREMISES LIABILITY
Catastrophic injuries when minor child fell through a window screen in an apartment complex. The window screen did not have window locks.
$8.5 M – NEGLIGENT SUPERVISION
Settlement for a young man who suffered a traumatic brain injury after being struck by a truck.
$7.5 M – BICYCLE ACCIDENT
Bicyclist suffered traumatic brain injury because of defective road conditions. The settlement includes periodic payments.
$ 7.5 M – EXPLOSION/BURN INJURY
Settlement for a man who suffered traumatic burns after a boiler exploded because it was defectively designed. The settlement includes periodic payments.
$6 M – AMPUTATION
Settlement for a young man who suffered extensive limb loss from negligent medical care.
$5 M – ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ACCIDENT
Settlement in an ATV rollover accident which caused permanent traumatic brain injury. ATV was defectively designed.
$ 5M – BURN INJURY/PRODUCT LIABILITY
Settlement for a worker who was wearing flame retardant work clothes that caught on fire. He suffered extensive burns. The settlement includes periodic payments.
$5 M – DEFECTIVE HELMET
Settlement for a man who sustained a closed head injury because defectively designed helmet.
$ 1 M – GYMNASTIC INJURY
Settlement for a minor who suffered a spinal cord injury because of negligent supervision at a gymnastic class.
Settlement for a minor who suffered a spinal cord injury because of negligent supervision at a gymnastic class.
The Law Office of Joseph L. Romano works on a contingent fee basis – which means we only get paid if and when you are financially compensated. The Law Office of Joseph L. Romano is paid a percentage of the amount recovered. Any cost incurred by the Law Office of Joseph L. Romano will only be charged if the client is financially compensated. Mr. Romano along with qualified co-counsel represents clients throughout the United States.
CONTACT US
If you have questions or would like more information call (800) 331-4134 or email info@josephromanolaw.com.
Families need to fight for all of the benefits and services that their loved one is entitled to, and use Private Funding to supplement their existing health insurance and governmental benefits.
Language interpretation service available upon request.
Get your FREE copy
If you have questions or if you would like to receive a FREE copy of Joseph Romano’s book “Legal Rights of the Seriously Ill and Injured: A Family Guide” please call (800) 331-4134 or email info@josephromanolaw.com.