Medical Malpractice Law Firm Serving Stamford, Danbury, Bridgeport, Shelton and all of Connecticut
Berkowitz and Hanna LLC is a well known medical malpractice and personal injury law firm. With a long history of experience, we have obtained substantial verdicts and settlements on behalf of medical malpractice and personal injury victims throughout the State of Connecticut.
We are known for our tenacity, integrity and experience as well as our history of successful case results. Our attorneys are committed to helping their clients receive just compensation and they will go to extraordinary and creative lengths to help their clients win. Because the lawyers at Berkowitz and Hanna LLC recognize the difficult financial and personal situation that a medical malpractice or personal injury victim faces, our firm operates on a contingency fee basis. This means that clients pay nothing unless their case is won. Berkowitz and Hanna LLC spares no expense preparing a case for trial so clients can have full confidence that we are doing everything possible to obtain a favorable verdict or settlement for their case. Contact our law firm today for a free case evaluation.
Attorneys of Berkowitz and Hanna LLC
Russell J. Berkowitz
Russell Berkowitz is widely known as one of the leading medical malpractice attorneys in Connecticut and regularly obtains substantial settlements and verdicts for seriously injured adults and children stemming from birth injuries, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, cancer misdiagnosis, wrongful death and other life altering injuries.
Christina Hanna
Christina Hanna has had a longstanding commitment to representing injured individuals and leads the personal injury section of the firm. Christina’s focus is on helping individuals and families through difficult and challenging times and fighting for fair and just compensation. Christina resolves between 150-200 personal injury cases per year through settlement or trial.
Jennifer L. Amdur
Jennifer Amdur practices in the areas of personal injury and medical malpractice law and is licensed to practice law in Connecticut and Massachusetts. She is an active member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Women’s Caucus, the American Association of Justice, and Connecticut Bar Association. Jennifer also serves the community by working with a number of organizations including Kids in Crisis, Easter Seals, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Erik Siegel
Erik Siegel is a litigator with a concentration on medical malpractice and personal injury law. He is passionate about helping those injured or otherwise harmed through no fault of their own. Erik is licensed to practice law in Connecticut. Prior to joining the firm, Erik practiced at a commercial litigation firm handling a wide array of business matters including employment disputes, contract disputes, regulatory matters, FINRA and AAA arbitration proceedings, and various other transactional matters.
Kelly E. Ferraro
Kelly Ferraro practices in the area of complex class action litigation and medical malpractice law. Formerly our lead medical malpractice paralegal with the firm between 2010-2014, Kelly was instrumental in the success of many of our largest verdicts and settlements well before she even became an attorney. Kelly is currently co-counseling on some of the firm’s most complex medical malpractice cases and is actively involved in our representation of many retired NFL football players in the NFL brain concussion class action which is pending in the U.S. District Court of Philadelphia.
Support Team
Marla Menachemson
Marla graduated with a BA and LLB from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. Marla practiced as a personal injury and medical malpractice attorney for over a decade in South Africa.
Karina De Leon
Karina graduated in May 2014 from Boston University with a major in Linguistics and minors in Speech Pathology and Arabic from the College of Arts and Sciences. She is a personal injury paralegal. Karina is Bilingual in English and Spanish.
Irina Protsenko
Irina graduated with a Master of Arts from St. Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts in 1999. She works as the firm’s marketing/social media coordinator and receptionist. Irina is Bilingual in English and Russian.
Mackenzie Miska
Mackenzie graduated from Quinnipiac University in May of 2015 with a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice. Mackenzie is a medical malpractice and personal injury paralegal.
Colleen Deardoff
Colleen graduated from High Point University with a B.A. in Communications where she was also a Division 1 Soccer Player. Colleen is currently a legal assistant/assistant marketing associate for the firm.
Elizabeth Mollengarden
Elizabeth graduated Magna Cum Laude from Quinnipiac University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She currently works on the firm’s medical malpractice cases as a nurse consultant.
Alicia Connell
Alicia graduated from Western Connecticut State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Legal studies. She currently works as a legal assistant on our medical malpractice cases.
Jannila Cabral
Jannila graduated from Western Connecticut State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Legal Administration. She is a medical malpractice paralegal. She is Bilingual in English and Spanish.
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