Firm News

The Berkowitz and Hanna Charitable Fund is pleased to announce that the following nonprofits have received grants for 2020. Thanks so much to all the organizations below who make such a difference in our community especially in a year as challenging as this one. The selected recipients include: The Spooner House Star, Inc. Clasp Homes […]

Jennifer Amdur has filed a wrongful death medical malpractice lawsuit against Midstate Medical Center and a group of obstetricians on behalf of the estate of a baby girl who died shortly after delivery as a result of the defendant medical providers’ ignoring the seriousness of our client’s mother‘s preeclampsia beginning around her 32nd week of […]

Russ Berkowitz and Christina Hanna have just been awarded a substantial settlement against the owner and operator of a motor vehicle that violently struck our clients’ motor vehicle head-on causing our clients to sustain severe and permanent injuries. At the time of the accident, our client was seven months pregnant and the force of the […]

Russ Berkowitz and Kelly Ferraro Filed Petition Against Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Russ Berkowitz and Kelly Ferraro have filed a Petition in the United States Court of Claims pursuant to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on behalf of a client who sustained a severe allergic reaction to a flu vaccine. As a result of […]

Congratulations to Russ Berkowitz, Christina Hanna, Jennifer Amdur, Erik Siegel, and Kelly Ferraro These firm lawyers have all been recognized in the 2021 Edition of Connecticut Super Lawyers. Russ, who has been recognized as a Connecticut Super Lawyer every year since Super Lawyer has published its listings, has been named as a Super Lawyer in […]

The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) is pleased to announce that Russell Berkowitz of the law firm, Berkowitz and Hanna, LLC has successfully achieved recertification as a civil trial advocate. The NBTA was formed out of a strong conviction that both the law profession and its clients would benefit from an organization designed specifically […]

Congratulations to Russ Berkowitz who has been recognized in the 27th edition of Best Lawyers in America as one of the top 6% of private practicing attorney in the United States in the fields of personal injury and medical malpractice law. The 2021 edition is based on more than 8 million evaluations and recognizes just over […]

Jennifer Amdur and Russ Berkowitz have filed a lawsuit against Bridgeport Hospital in Bridgeport Superior Court on behalf of the estate of a client who was administered a medication that caused her to have an allergic reaction which lead to our client going into anaphylactic shock, develop respiratory distress, become unresponsive and, ultimately, progress to […]

Christina Hanna has been awarded $680,000.00 on behalf of a 48 year old client whose motor vehicle was smashed into by a truck causing our client to sustain significant and permanent injuries to his shoulder and neck. As a result of the accident, our client was forced to undergo three shoulder surgeries and a neck […]

Russ Berkowitz and Kelly Ferraro have settled a medical malpractice wrongful death action on behalf of the estate of a full term baby boy who was born not breathing and subsequently died a few hours later following the failure of a nurse midwife, student nurse midwife, and a nurse at from a birthing center to […]