About Berkowitz Hanna

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Serving Shelton, Stamford, Danbury, Bridgeport, New Haven, and all of Connecticut.

Berkowitz and Hanna LLC is a well-known medical malpractice and personal injury law firm based in Connecticut. Throughout our years of experience, we have secured substantial verdicts and settlements on behalf of medical malpractice and personal injury victims across the state of Connecticut.

Our firm is known for our tenacity, integrity, and experience as well as our history of successful case results. Our medical malpractice attorneys are dedicated to helping their clients receive fair compensation and they will go to extraordinary lengths to help their clients win. We understand the difficult financial and personal situation that a medical malpractice or personal injury victim faces during their case. That’s why our firm operates on a contingency fee basis, meaning that clients pay nothing unless their case is won. At Berkowitz and Hanna LLC, our team 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. Get in touch with our Connecticut medical malpractice lawyers today for a free case evaluation and to learn more about how we can help. 

Connecticut Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Berkowitz Hanna Malpractice and Injury Lawyers is an award-winning medical malpractice and personal injury law firm in Connecticut. With a long history of experience, our medical malpractice lawyers have obtained substantial verdicts and settlements on behalf of medical malpractice and personal injury victims throughout the state. If you are a victim of medical malpractice or have suffered a personal injury, our attorneys can help. Our honest and professional approach helps our clients through their difficult times.

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Attorneys of Berkowitz and Hanna LLC

Russell J. Berkowitz
Russell J. Berkowitz

Russ Berkowitz is the firm’s founding partner and is widely known as one of the leading medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys in Connecticut, obtaining over $370 million in medical malpractice and personal injury damage awards on behalf of his clients over the course of his career.

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Christina Hanna
Christina Hanna

Christina Hanna is an award-winning attorney who heads the personal injury section of the firm. For almost 20 years, she has been a strong voice for injured victims throughout Connecticut and has obtained substantial awards for many of her clients. In addition, Christina takes pride in her hands-on approach with each client and is actively involved in each case she handles.

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Jennifer L. Amdur
Jennifer L. Amdur

Jennifer Amdur practices in the areas of medical malpractice and complex personal injury 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.

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Andrew S. Wildstein
Andrew S. Wildstein

Andy is a leading trial attorney in Connecticut and represents adults and children in the areas of medical malpractice and personal injury who have sustained catastrophic injuries. With over 25 years of experience, Andy brings a unique perspective to the cases he handles for our clients since he was previously a partner for many years […]

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Kelly E. Ferraro
Kelly E. Ferraro

Kelly zealously and successfully advocates for the rights of injured victims in the areas of medical malpractice, complex personal injury law, and class action litigation and is licensed to practice law in Connecticut. Kelly is an active member of Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Connecticut Bar Association, Fairfield County Bar Association and American Association of Justice.

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Elizabeth R. Gilbert
Elizabeth R. Gilbert

Lizzy’s prolific writing skills make her a valuable member of the firm’s medical malpractice team. As a strong advocate for our clients, Lizzy regularly performs research and writing in some of the firm’s most complicated and significant medical malpractice cases and has been a major contributor to some of the firm’s recent success.

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Emily Chumas
Emily Chumas

Emily practices in the area of medical malpractice and personal injury, and is actively working on some of the firm’s most complicated medical malpractice cases where she assists in case management, provides research and brief writing support, and is developing an expertise in nursing home malpractice and elder abuse. Emily has assisted our malpractice team […]

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John J. LaCava, Of Counsel
John J. LaCava, Of Counsel

Attorney John J. LaCava brings over 35 years of personal injury and litigation experience to the firm. A seasoned litigator, Attorney LaCava has won several verdicts in excess of $1 million dollars and has been Recognized as a “SuperLawyer” as well as listed in “Best Lawyers in America.”

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Support Team

Tamara Risola
Tamara Risola

Tamara graduated from Loyola University with a B.A. in Elementary Education and a minor in Special Education. She also has masters in Special Education and other Developmental Disabilities from Southern Connecticut State University. Tamara currently works as a legal assistant with the medical malpractice team.

Sheila Parker
Sheila Parker

Sheila Parker graduated magna cum laude from Baker College with a B.S. in Business Administration and obtained a Masters in Social Work from NYU, graduating summa cum laude. She is a personal injury and medical malpractice paralegal and is Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Mackenzie Miska
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.

Kimberly Marini
Kimberly Marini

Kim is an experienced personal injury and medical malpractice paralegal who currently works as a member of our medical malpractice team.

Karina De Leon
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.

Marla Menachemson
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.

Karen Ortega
Karen Ortega

Karen Ortega graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Development and Family Studies. She currently works as a legal assistant on our personal injury cases and is fluent in English and Spanish.

Kimberly Lima
Kimberly Lima

Kim graduated from Point Park University with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She currently works as the firm’s receptionist/office administrator.