Joaquin L. Madry

Joaquin Madry is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs.

Joaquin has significant experience litigating major catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases in federal and state court. He has tried numerous cases to verdict and has recovered more than $125 million for his clients. Joaquin has built an extensive record serving individuals and families who received substandard medical care or who were the victims of negligence, including the following few recent examples:

• A $9 million jury verdict, rising to $14.4 million with interest, in a medical malpractice lawsuit.
• A $16.5 million settlement for a young woman who was catastrophically injured by a tractor-trailer on I-195.
• An $8.5 million settlement for a woman who suffered an amputation because of improper medical treatment.
• A $5 million settlement for a family whose son committed suicide because of school bullying.

Joaquin is a frequent speaker on trial skills, advocacy, and career building. He is a board member of the Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and is active in the Crawford Black Bar Association and the American Association for Justice Minority Caucus. He has been recognized by Law & Politics magazine as a Connecticut Super Lawyer every year since 2011. Joaquin has also been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Joaquin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Results

• A $25 million settlement for a woman who suffered a brain injury because of a hospital’s failure to monitor her preeclampsia.
• A $2 million settlement for a delay in diagnoses of metastatic adrenal cortical carcinoma in a minor.
• A $2 million settlement for an athlete injured in an unsafe competition.
• A $1 million settlement for a burn during a laser treatment.
• A $7.3 million settlement from a death arising from a robotic surgery.
• A $1 million settlement for an eye injury due to an unsafe sporting event.
• A $9 million jury verdict, rising to $14.4 million with interest, in a medical malpractice case.
• A $16.5 million settlement, for a woman injured by a tractor-trailer.
• A $8.5 million settlement for a woman who suffered an amputation because of improper medical treatment.
• A $5 million settlement for a family whose son committed suicide because of bullying at school.
• A $2M settlement for the death of an elderly woman due to medical negligence.
• A $3.5M settlement for trip and fall case in a restaurant which resulted in a head injury.
• A $2.5M settlement for a medical negligence case involving a diabetic who was delayed treatment in the emergency room.

Honors and Awards

• Best Lawyers (Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs), 2023 – present
• Connecticut Super Lawyer, 2011- present