For over 40 years, Paul Simonson has dedicated his efforts to the representation of victims of medical malpractice who have suffered from serious injury and death.
He is one of the nation's leading attorneys in the area of weight loss surgery malpractice, including Gastric Bypass and Lap-Banding, and has lectured at Harvard Medical School on patient safety issues in weight loss surgery; to the American Association of Hospital Risk Managers on hospital based gastric bypass issues; and for the American Conference Institute on the management of post-operative leaks following gastric bypass surgery.
Mr. Simonson recently authored a chapter in the 3rd edition of Medical Malpractice In New York dealing with the cross- examination of the defense expert. Paul has lectured throughout the United States on pre-trial and trial practice, and appears regularly on behalf of the New York State Bar Association.
Paul's aggressive work on behalf of his clients was rewarded when in 2010 - 2017, US News recognized the firm as only one of seven "First Tier" New York City medical malpractice law-firms. He also has been recognized as a Super Lawyer for a number of years and as a Best Lawyer since 2006. Paul practices in New York and New Jersey.
Specialties: Medical Malpractice; Weight loss surgery; Brain injured infants; Cancer misdiagnosis; Emergency Department Errors
BAR ADMISSIONS:
NEW YORK 1974
FLORIDA 1975
NEW JERSEY 1988
LECTURES:
HOSPITAL LIABILITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT. 1981
ADVANCED MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. 1983
MEDICAL ASPECTS OF MED MAL CASE. 1984
HOSPITAL LIABILITY 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991
ADVANCED TRIAL TECHNIQUES IN MED MAL. 1987
MALPRACTICE IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. 1988, 1992
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE WORKSHOP. 1989
HOSPITAL LIABILITY. 1990
THE TRIAL OF A COMPLEX CASE, 1990
FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE CANCER. 1991, 1995, 1999,2000
MAXIMIZING DAMAGES. 1992
MED MAL- EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW 1995
TRYING MED MAL- HOW TO WIN THE BIG ONES 1995
JURY SELECTION. 1996
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LITIGATION. 1996
ANATOMY FOR TRIAL LAWYERS 1996
PRE-SUIT ACTIVITIES AND PLEADINGS. 1999,2001, 2005, 2007, 2009
FAILURE TO DIAGNOSIS BREAST CANCER- THE TRIAL 1999, 2000
ENHANCING PATIENT SAFETY IN THE ER 2003
PREPARATION OF THE CASE. 2003
GASTRIC BYPASS MALPRACTICE 2005
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LITIGATION. 2005
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. 2007
NEW DEPOSITION RULES. 2007
POST-SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS IN WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY 2007
PATIENT SAFETY IN WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY. 2008
EXPERT TESTIMONY-WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN NY- NYSBA 2010
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE NYSBA. 2012
ORGANIZATIONS (lectures)
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL CONTINUING EDUCATION
GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITAL RISK MANAGERS
ST. JOHN's UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
BROOKLYN BAR ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN CONFERENCE INSTITUTE
NEW YORK STATE TRIAL LAWYERS INSTITUTE
PRACTICING LAW INSTITUTE LAW JOURNAL SEMINARS PRESS
YALE MOCK TRIAL ASSOCIATION
MEMBER NEW YORK SUPREME COURT MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ADVISORY COMM. 2006, 2007
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE PANEL- BRONX COUNTY 1990-1992
WESTCHESTER COUNTY 1990-1993
CHAPTER: CROSS EXAMINATION OF DEFENDANT's EXPERT
NYSB. MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IN NEW YORK. 2008
BREAST CANCER: DX OF A BREAST LUMP: LAW JOURNAL AND REPRINTED BY MLMIC. 1995
MEDIATOR- US DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT- 1997, 2011, 2012
JUDGE:
NEW HAVEN REGIONAL MOCK TRIAL TOURNAMENT - YALE MOCK TRIAL ASSOCIATION 2012
Distinctions:
NYSTLA Award of Merit. 1990
BEST LAWYERS: 2006-2017
SUPER LAWYERS: 2006-2017
USNEWS BEST LAW FIRMS FIRST TIER MED MAL 2010/2011, 2016/2017
TOP LEGAL MINDS IN NEW JERSEY - INSIDE JERSEY MAGAZINE 2012 - 2017
He is one of the nation's leading attorneys in the area of weight loss surgery malpractice, including Gastric Bypass and Lap-Banding, and has lectured at Harvard Medical School on patient safety issues in weight loss surgery; to the American Association of Hospital Risk Managers on hospital based gastric bypass issues; and for the American Conference Institute on the management of post-operative leaks following gastric bypass surgery.
Mr. Simonson recently authored a chapter in the 3rd edition of Medical Malpractice In New York dealing with the cross- examination of the defense expert. Paul has lectured throughout the United States on pre-trial and trial practice, and appears regularly on behalf of the New York State Bar Association.
Paul's aggressive work on behalf of his clients was rewarded when in 2010 - 2017, US News recognized the firm as only one of seven "First Tier" New York City medical malpractice law-firms. He also has been recognized as a Super Lawyer for a number of years and as a Best Lawyer since 2006. Paul practices in New York and New Jersey.
Specialties: Medical Malpractice; Weight loss surgery; Brain injured infants; Cancer misdiagnosis; Emergency Department Errors
BAR ADMISSIONS:
NEW YORK 1974
FLORIDA 1975
NEW JERSEY 1988
LECTURES:
HOSPITAL LIABILITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT. 1981
ADVANCED MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. 1983
MEDICAL ASPECTS OF MED MAL CASE. 1984
HOSPITAL LIABILITY 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991
ADVANCED TRIAL TECHNIQUES IN MED MAL. 1987
MALPRACTICE IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. 1988, 1992
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE WORKSHOP. 1989
HOSPITAL LIABILITY. 1990
THE TRIAL OF A COMPLEX CASE, 1990
FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE CANCER. 1991, 1995, 1999,2000
MAXIMIZING DAMAGES. 1992
MED MAL- EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW 1995
TRYING MED MAL- HOW TO WIN THE BIG ONES 1995
JURY SELECTION. 1996
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LITIGATION. 1996
ANATOMY FOR TRIAL LAWYERS 1996
PRE-SUIT ACTIVITIES AND PLEADINGS. 1999,2001, 2005, 2007, 2009
FAILURE TO DIAGNOSIS BREAST CANCER- THE TRIAL 1999, 2000
ENHANCING PATIENT SAFETY IN THE ER 2003
PREPARATION OF THE CASE. 2003
GASTRIC BYPASS MALPRACTICE 2005
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LITIGATION. 2005
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. 2007
NEW DEPOSITION RULES. 2007
POST-SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS IN WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY 2007
PATIENT SAFETY IN WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY. 2008
EXPERT TESTIMONY-WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN NY- NYSBA 2010
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE NYSBA. 2012
ORGANIZATIONS (lectures)
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL CONTINUING EDUCATION
GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITAL RISK MANAGERS
ST. JOHN's UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
BROOKLYN BAR ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN CONFERENCE INSTITUTE
NEW YORK STATE TRIAL LAWYERS INSTITUTE
PRACTICING LAW INSTITUTE LAW JOURNAL SEMINARS PRESS
YALE MOCK TRIAL ASSOCIATION
MEMBER NEW YORK SUPREME COURT MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ADVISORY COMM. 2006, 2007
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE PANEL- BRONX COUNTY 1990-1992
WESTCHESTER COUNTY 1990-1993
CHAPTER: CROSS EXAMINATION OF DEFENDANT's EXPERT
NYSB. MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IN NEW YORK. 2008
BREAST CANCER: DX OF A BREAST LUMP: LAW JOURNAL AND REPRINTED BY MLMIC. 1995
MEDIATOR- US DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT- 1997, 2011, 2012
JUDGE:
NEW HAVEN REGIONAL MOCK TRIAL TOURNAMENT - YALE MOCK TRIAL ASSOCIATION 2012
Distinctions:
NYSTLA Award of Merit. 1990
BEST LAWYERS: 2006-2017
SUPER LAWYERS: 2006-2017
USNEWS BEST LAW FIRMS FIRST TIER MED MAL 2010/2011, 2016/2017
TOP LEGAL MINDS IN NEW JERSEY - INSIDE JERSEY MAGAZINE 2012 - 2017
