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Paul David Brandes

Medical malpractice Attorney at Conshohocken, PA

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also known as Paul D. Brandes, Paul Brandes

  • State Years
    Dist. of Columbia - DC 16 years
    New York - NY 24 years
    New Jersey - NJ 32 years
    Pennsylvania - PA 33 years
  • Licensed for 16 years
    State DC
    Acquired 2007
    Status
    Good Standing No misconduct found
  • Licensed for 24 years
    State NY
    Acquired 1999
    Status
    Due to Register within 30 Days of Birthday No misconduct found
  • Licensed for 32 years
    State NJ
    Acquired 1990
    Status
    Active No misconduct found
  • Licensed for 33 years
    State PA
    Acquired 1990
    Status
    Active No misconduct found

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

About Paul

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I am a partner and senior trial attorney at Villari, Brandes & Giannone.  For more than 20 years, I have dedicated my career to representing clients who are the victims of permanent injury caused by medical malpractice, defective products and catastrophic tractor-trailer and motor vehicle collisions. Among my clients in medical negligence cases are the parents of infants and children who were the victims of birth trauma or who were the victims of medical or nursing negligence during their newborn, toddler or adolescent years.

I was instrumental in establishing national legal precedent on behalf of the injured victims of tractor-trailer wrecks. In that regard, I was counsel for the Estates of two people killed in a motor vehicle wreck caused by a negligent tractor-trailer driver and trucking company in the land mark New Jersey Supreme Court ruling in Puckrein vs. ATI Transport, Inc. (establishing that a shipper of goods can be held liable for hiring an incompetent independent contractor trucking company/motor carrier which is involved in a subsequent motor vehicle collision).

My litigation successes include many multi-million dollar recoveries for clients in medical malpractice cases and tractor-trailer/motor vehicle collision cases throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey, including in each state’s most highly conservative counties.

My practice also includes representing victims of environmental disasters and toxic torts. From 2009-2014, I prosecuted a mass toxic tort/environmental pollution lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority regarding the devastating December 22, 2008, coal fly ash spill disaster at TVA’s coal-fired electricity generation plant in Kingston, Tennessee.  It was the largest environmental disaster ever on U.S. soil (even larger than the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico).  I was one of the lead attorneys in the case. In the liability phase of the trial, I and the other members of the trial team secured a verdict in favor of the victims of the disaster. Subsequently, after an extensive, year-long mediation, we secured from TVA a $27.8 million settlement for over 800 property owners.

I have also designed and taught courses on behalf of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute regarding tractor-trailer and motor vehicle collision cases, and medical malpractice/birth trauma.

I am a member of:

  • The Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, which works to secure the exoneration, release from imprisonment, and restoration to society of people who are innocent and have been wrongly convicted, and to prevent innocent people from being convicted.
  • The Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, the oldest trial lawyer organization in Pennsylvania.

I am also an Investigator in the Investigative Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention, and am a member of the Philadelphia County Bar Association, and the nationally recognized American Association for Justice, including its Birth Trauma Litigation Group and its Interstate Trucking Group.

My firm has represented thousands of injured clients and their families throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C. and other areas of the country.

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Villari, Brandes & Giannone, P.C.
- suburban Philadelphia office -
161 Washington Street, Suite 400
Conshohocken, PA, 19428
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10000 Lincoln Drive East
Suite 201
Marlton, NJ, 08053
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Posted by Mary | August 20, 2014
Excellent lawyer in every aspect.
Paul and his firm, Villari, Brandes & Giannone have been exemplary in handling our class action suite against TVA and the ash spill in Kingston, TN. Their tenacity and expertise resulted in a positive outcome for our family. Paul was in constant communication with us over the past five years; we were always kept up to speed on the progress of the case. I would highly recommend Paul and his firm.
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Work Experience

  • Trial Lawyer and Shareholder
  • Villari, Brandes & Giannone, P.C.
  • 1999 - Present
  • Trial Lawyer
  • Villari, Golomb & Honik, P.C.
  • 1998 - 1999
  • Trial Lawyer
  • Levy, Angstreich, Finney, Baldante, Rubenstein & Coren, P.C.
  • 1990 - 1998
  • National Security Research Associate
  • Council on Economic Priorities
  • 1985 - 1987
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Education

  • Temple University School of Law in Philadelphia
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 1990
  • Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts
  • BA - Bachelor of Arts
  • 1985

Legal Cases

  • Sample of results in medical malpractice / negligence cases (click here):
  • Many multi-million dollar recoveries for my clients
  • Sample of results in tractor-trailer collision cases (click here):
  • Many multi-million dollar recoveries for my clients

Associations

  • Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
  • Asst. Secretary, Executive Board of Directors
  • 2014 - Present
  • Pennsylvania Innocence Project
  • Member of Board of Directors
  • 2013 - Present
  • Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
  • Member of Board of Directors
  • 2007 - Present
  • Philadelphia County Bar Association
  • Member
  • N/A
  • American Association for Justice
  • Member
  • N/A
  • Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
  • Member
  • N/A
  • Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
  • Legal Education Coordinator
  • 2011 - 2014
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Honors and Awards

  • Super Lawyer
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
  • 2015
  • Super Lawyer
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
  • 2014
  • Super Lawyer
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
  • 2013
  • Super Lawyer
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
  • 2012
  • Super Lawyer
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
  • 2011
  • Super Lawyer
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
  • 2011
  • Super Lawyer
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
  • 2010
  • Super Lawyer
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
  • 2009
  • Super Lawyer
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
  • 2008
  • Super Lawyer
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
  • 2007
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Publications

  • CEP Publications
  • [Book]: Banning Nuclear Tests: Verification, Compliance and Savings (co-authored book with Betty Goetz-Lall)
  • 1987
  • CEP Publications
  • [Book]: Security without Star Wars: Verifying a Ban on Ballistic Missile Defense (co-authored book with Betty Goetz-Lall and Rosy Nimroody)
  • 1986

Speaking Engagements

  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute Lecture Series
  • Litigating Tractor Trailer Accidents
  • 2014
  • Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association Lecture Series
  • Dangers in Discovery re. Social Media
  • 2013
  • Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association Lecture Series
  • Truck Wrecks: Rules, Regulations and Reptiles
  • 2012
  • Temple University Beasley School of Law Career Planning Seminar
  • Lawyer Career Planning: “What is a Trial Lawyer?"
  • 2011
  • Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association Lecture Series
  • Winning Your Case Before Trial – Discovery Strategy in Personal Injury and Environmental Tort Litigation
  • 2011
  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute Lecture Series
  • Litigating Tractor Trailer Accidents
  • 2011
  • American Association for Justice Annual Conference
  • Current Public Policy Issues Affecting Growing Minority Populations: “Evaluating the Strengths and Weaknesses of Your Case in Light of Public Sentiment and Racial Bias”
  • 2011
  • HB Litigation Conferences, National Teleconference
  • Coal Ash & Slurry Contamination
  • 2010
  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute Lecture Series
  • Discovery - Where Most Cases Are Won or Lost
  • 2009
  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute Lecture Series
  • Litigating Tractor Trailer Accidents
  • 2007
  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute Lecture Series
  • Litigating Tractor Trailer Accidents
  • 2005
  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute Lecture Series
  • Birth Trauma - Medical Malpractice
  • 2004
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Medical malpractice Attorney | May 10
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"Mr. Brandes is highly recommended. Throughout pre-litigation investigation, discovery, trial or appeal, Paul's diligence, creativity and attention to detail is rarely matched. Mr. Brandes' professionalism benefits all of his clients and their claims."
Birth injury

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Conshohocken Medical malpractice Lawyer Paul David Brandes
Paul David Brandes
Medical malpractice Attorney
Conshohocken, PA
Licensed for 33 years