I hold nursing homes accountable for neglecting and abusing residents.
Attorney Jeffrey A. Pitman focuses on representing victims of serious injury and nursing home abuse and neglect. Mr. Pitman is recognized by his peers as a preeminent nursing home neglect and abuse attorney.
In over thirty (30) years of practice, Mr. Pitman has handled thousands of personal injury cases and obtained millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements in Wisconsin, New Mexico, Iowa and Illinois. Mr. Pitman has been certified as a Pre-Trial and Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy since 2000. Mr. Pitman has won cases involving nursing home arbitration agreements in New Mexico and Wisconsin.
In January of 2019, Mr. Pitman was lead counsel in a nursing home abuse case that resulted in a $11 Million dollar verdict in Albuquerque, New Mexico. One of the largest nursing home abuse verdicts ever in New Mexico.
Mr. Pitman has named as one of Wisconsin's Top 50 Super Lawyers since 2014.
Mr. Pitman leads the firm’s nursing home neglect and abuse practice. Mr. Pitman is a devoted advocate of resident’s rights and the quality of healthcare for the vulnerable and frail of Wisconsin. He obtained the largest verdict for a long term care neglect case in in Wisconsin in January, 2012. Mr. Pitman has lobbied and testified before the Wisconsin State Senate Public Health, Senior Issues, Long Term Care and Privacy Committee regarding the standard of quality care and holding nursing homes accountable. Mr. Pitman’s ultimate goal remains improving the nursing home system as a whole.
Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice's specialized nursing home abuse & neglect team has the resources and expertise to identify and hold accountable the nursing home. Mr. Pitman’s legal ability combined with the resources of the team has allowed the firm to pursue cases against the national nursing home chains such as Genesis Healthcare, Kindred and ManorCare and most of the larger nursing home operators in New Mexico and Wisconsin.
Mr. Pitman is an active member on the Board of Directors for Wisconsin Association for Justice and is a Past President of WAJ. He is also a member of the Nursing Home Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and Iowa Association for Justice. He lectures extensively on nursing home abuse and neglect and has authored numerous articles in the area of personal injury litigation.
Attorney Pitman was selected by Law & Politics Magazine as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in each of the last ten (14) years (2006-20) and has been granted the coveted AV Peer Review Rating by a panel of his peers. The AV rating shows that a lawyer has reached the height of professional excellence and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity.
For more information on Mr. Pitman’s nursing home abuse and neglect practice, please visit www.wisconsinnursinghomeabuse.com, email him at [email protected] or call Jeffrey Pitman at 800-950-9882.
Practice areas
We represent nursing home resident's and resident families statewide. We have sued nursing home chains, locally owned nursing homes and county -owned nursing homes. We have reviewed hundreds of cases. PKS has the largest nursing home neglect practice in Wisconsin.
22 years, 400 cases
31 years, 1,500 cases
Languages spoken
English
Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, S.C.
1110 N Old World 3rd St
Ste 320
Milwaukee, WI, 53203
Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, S.C.
1701 Old Pecos Trail
Suite B
Santa Fe, NM, 87505
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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NM | Active | 2013 | 08/22/2013 |
IA | Active | 2011 | 12/10/2020 |
IL | Active And Authorized To Practice Law | 1999 | 12/06/2020 |
WI | Good Standing | 1990 | 11/17/2020 |
Legal answers | 36 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
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Wisconsin Super Lawyers Top 25 Milwaukee Lawyers | Super Lawyers | 2020 |
Wiscsosnsin Super Lawyers Top 50 | Super Lawyers | 2020 |
Wisconsin SuperLawyer | SuperLawyers | 2020 |
Top 50 Jury Verdicts Wrongful Death 2019 | TopVerdict | 2020 |
Wisconsin Super Lawyers Top 25 Milwaukee Lawyers | Law & Politics Magazine | 2019 |
Wisconsin Top 50 Super Lawyers | Law & Politics Magazine | 2019 |
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Wisconsin Super Lawyer 2019 | Law & Politics Magazine | 2019 |
Wisconsin Super Lawyers Top 25 Milwaukee | Law & Politics Magazine | 2018 |
Wisconsin Top 50 Lawyers | Law & Politics Magazine | 2018 |
Wisconsin Super Lawyer | Law & Politics Magazine | 2018 |
Super Lawer | Law & Politics Magazine | 2016 |
Wisconsin Super Lawyers Top 50 | Law & Politics Magazine | 2016 |
Wisconsin Super Lawyers Top 50 | Law & Politics Magazine | 2015 |
Super Lawyer | Law & Politics Magazine | 2015 |
Wisconsin Super Lawyers Top 25 Milwaukee | Law & Politics Magazine | 2014 |
Super Lawyer | Law & Politics Magazine | 2014 |
Wisconsin Super Lawyers Top 50 | Law & Politics Magazine | 2014 |
Super Lawyer | Law & Politics Magazine | 2013 |
Leader in the Law | Wisconsin Law Journal | 2012 |
Super Lawyer | Law & Politics Magazine | 2012 |
Wisconsin Super Lawyer | Law & Politics Magazine | 2011 |
Wisconsin Super Lawyer | Law & Politics Magazine | 2010 |
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Wisconsin | The American Trial Lawyers Association | 2010 |
Wisconsin Super Lawyer | Law & Politics Magazine | 2010 |
Wisconsin Super Lawyer | Law & Politics Magazine | 2009 |
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Wisconsin | The American Trial Lawyers Association | 2009 |
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Wisconsin | The American Trial Lawyers Association | 2008 |
Wisconsin Super Lawyer | Law & Politics Magazine | 2008 |
Wisconsin Super Lawyer | Law & Politics Magazine | 2007 |
Wisconsin Super Lawyer | Law & Politics Magazine | 2006 |
Certified Civil Trial Advocate | National Board of Trial Advocacy | 2000 |
AV Rating | Martindale-Hubbell | N/A |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Partner | Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, S.C. | 1999 - Present |
Attorney | Hausmann McNally S.C. | 1992 - 1999 |
Attorney | Fellows, Piper & Schmidt | 1990 - 1992 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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American Board of Trial Advocates | Member | 2019 - Present |
New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association | Member | 2013 - Present |
New Mexico State Bar | Member | 2013 - Present |
Iowa Association for Justice | member | 2011 - Present |
Iowa State Bar Association | Member | 2011 - Present |
Illinois State Bar Association | Member | 1999 - Present |
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Wisconsin Association for Justice (Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers) | Past President | 1993 - Present |
State Bar of Wisconsin | Member | 1990 - Present |
Wisconsin Association for Justice (Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers) | Board of Directors | N/A |
American Association for Justice, Nursing Homes Litigation Group | Member | N/A |
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys | Member | N/A |
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association | Member | N/A |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) | Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect and the Nursing Home Reform Act: An Overview | 2018 |
Wisconsin Law Journal | Alternative dispute resolution could be a way for attorneys to get the inside track on the opposition’s case. | 2009 |
Wisconsin Law Journal | Attorneys find purpose through niche practices | 2009 |
Wisconsin Law Journal | Attorneys Look to Get Clients Out of a Bind | 2009 |
Serious Injury Lawyers Blog | Attorneys Look to Get Clients Out of a Bind | 2009 |
Serious Injury Lawyers Blog | Pressure Sore Prevention | 2008 |
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School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Marquette University Law School | JD - Juris Doctor | 1990 |
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee | BS - Bachelor of Science | 1987 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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AARP | Nursing Home Abuse/Neglect and What To Do About It | 2010 |
CLE | Identifying Nursing Home Abuse | 2010 |
Wisconsin Solo & Small Firm Conference | Identifying Nursing Home Abuse | 2009 |
WAJ Spring Seminar | The Paralegals Role in the Nursing Home Case | 2008 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Collado v. The Medical Resort at Fiesta Park, et. al. | Jury verdict for $11 Million Dollars |
Sayles, et. al. v. Mellen Air Manufacturing, et. al. | Settled with manufacturer and DME vendor. Still prosecuting case against Marian Franciscan Nursing Home |
Gerena, et. al. v. Mt. Carmel, et. al. | Settled before trial. |
Peronto, et. al. v. State of Wisconsin, Winnebago Mental Health Institute | Settled |
Dvorak, et. al. v. North Central Health Care | settled |
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Slate Stern, Nursing home abuse and neglect Attorney on Jan 15, 2020
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Jeff Pitman is one of the best trial lawyers in the United States. I have watched him try a multi-million-dollar case to verdict and seen firsthand his tenacity and skill as a litigator. He is an exceptional trial lawyer. He truly cares to do his absolute best for all his clients. He will do everything in his power to protect and secure a favorable outcome on behalf of his clients by providing unparalleled trial advocacy coupled with compassionate and personalized representation. In short, Jeff is the Gold Standard of litigation counsel: A+ litigator with top-notch credentials, experience and a track record of success.
Roman Chojnacki, Nursing home abuse and neglect Attorney on Mar 16, 2017
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I endorse this lawyer.
Patrick O'Neill, Nursing home abuse and neglect Attorney on Oct 13, 2016
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Jeff has been a leader in the advocacy for and protection of the must vulnerable in our community who have suffered injury from nursing home abuse and neglect. He has passion, a tireless work ethic and a willingness to take on anyone who has wronged his client.
Gregory Erchull, Nursing home abuse and neglect Attorney on Apr 28, 2016
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Jeff is one of the most knowledgable and best lawyers in all aspects of personal injury and nursing home negligence. I would not hesitate to hire him to protect my rights or those of a loved one.
Jean Brown, Nursing home abuse and neglect Attorney on Jul 13, 2015
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I endorse this lawyer.
William Pemberton, Nursing home abuse and neglect Attorney on Jan 14, 2015
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I am confident referring cases to his firm and do so regularly. Highly recommended.
Terese Singer, Nursing home abuse and neglect Attorney on Nov 4, 2014
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I have known Jeff for years and know him to be a relentless advocate for every client. He is extremely knowledgeable in his field and is highly respected by everyone in the legal community. I would have absolutely no concerns about sending anyone to Jeff for representation.
Michael Waddington, Personal injury Attorney on May 27, 2014
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I endorse Jeffrey. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community.
Steven Kohn, Personal injury Attorney on Jul 4, 2013
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Jeff is bright, energetic and respected in his field. His name and reputation have risen to be included in any discussion of top personal injury attorneys.
Michael Kopp, Personal injury Attorney on Jul 4, 2013
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I endorse this lawyer. I have known Attorney Pittman for many years, and I am happy to endorse him. I have seen Attorney Pittman obtain great results for his clients.
Israel Ramon, Nursing home abuse and neglect Attorney on Apr 27, 2013
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I endorse this lawyer.
Katherine Holiday, Nursing home abuse and neglect Attorney on Mar 7, 2013
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I endorse this lawyer.
Nicholas Petty, Personal injury Attorney on Jan 14, 2013
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I have relied on Attorney Pitman's expertise on several occasions and have always been impressed with his lightning-quick legal mind, the depth of his analysis and the good nature and fellowship extended to me,
Kenneth LaBore, Nursing home abuse and neglect Attorney on Jan 9, 2013
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I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Pitman is a national known and respected nursing home litigation attorney. He is very knowledgeable.
Joanne Leifheit, Nursing home abuse and neglect Attorney on Jan 21, 2012
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I know Jeff through his work representing senior citizens and victims of nursing home abuse and neglect. Jeff is without a doubt an exceptionally skilled and knowledgeable attorney and advocate. I consider him a leader in his area of practice. I have had the pleasure of seeing Jeff speak before his peers several times regarding nursing home residents' rights and nursing home abuse and neglect. His fund of knowledge and commitment to representing the rights of our senior citizens is unparalled. I highly recommend Jeff without reservation.
William Reddin, Nursing home abuse and neglect Attorney on Oct 11, 2011
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I've known Jeff for many years. I've always been impressed by his professionalism and integrity. He works hard for his clients and obtains great results. I'm happy to recommend Jeff and his firm.
Michael Siddall, Nursing home abuse and neglect Attorney on Oct 5, 2011
Relationship: Worked together on matter
I endorse this lawyer.Jeff is one of few lawyers that is concentrating in this area of practice. Not only is he extremely competent in handling these cases he works opposing laws making it more difficult for injured residents to bring a claim , testifyes before the legislature and speaks at seminars around the state on the umportant issures dealing with nursing home neglect.
Matthew Linn, Wrongful death Attorney on Jan 19, 2011
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Jeff Pitman's integrity is unimpeachable. His ability to handle complicated nursing home neglect matters has been proven time and again during two decades of success at the negotiating table and in the courtroom. In my estate planning practice, many of my clients are elderly. If one of them needs an attorney to handle a negligence action, Jeff is the attorney I recommend.
Michael Pierski, Nursing home abuse and neglect Attorney on Jan 18, 2011
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Quite simply, Attorney Jeff Pitman is the attorney I would hire to represent a family member, or me, for any injury claim. He is capable and persistent in pursuing claims for every penny they are worth. Obviously, I have no problem in referring any serious injury case to him.
Jonathan Safran, Nursing home abuse and neglect Attorney on Oct 25, 2010
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Jeff has a proven track record of being very successful with nursing home neglect and abuse claims. My law firm and I have referred nursing home cases to him, due to his expertise and professionalism. Clients and I have appreciated his level of knowledge, tenacity, and achievements. I highly recommend Jeff for any claims involving nursing home injuries.