Bruce Gary Fagel

Bruce Gary Fagel

4.6
Rating: 9.4

Licensed for 43 years

Medical malpractice Lawyer at West Hollywood, CA
Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice

9200 West Sunset Boulevard, Suite 670, West Hollywood, CA

About Bruce

Biography

Practice Areas

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Practice Area

Medical Malpractice 100%

The medical malpractice attorneys at Fagel & Associates help victims of malpractice and negligence in California and throughout the United States.

43 years | 500 cases

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 43 years

State: California

Acquired: 1982

Active

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2001

Location

Law Offices of Bruce G. Fagel MD, JD & Associates

9200 West Sunset Boulevard, Suite 670, West Hollywood, CA, 90069

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Bruce Gary Fagel's Reviews

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4.6 /5.0

21 Client Reviews

5 star (19)
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Posted by Jessy | October 15, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Dr. Bruce Fagel was the one who got to the bottom of things

I wasn’t aware it would be possible for someone to die before they are born, but that’s what happened to me. My son was healthy and thriving inside my wife’s womb until they were brought to the delivery room. All seemed well until the OB started shouting, and I was hurriedly brought out of the delive...ry room. Two hours later, both my wife and my son were dead. The doctors weren’t clear with me what happened—they said it was a risky pregnancy and there was a complication. I started to hate the word “complication” because no one could explain what it means—just that something happened and my son and wife died. Dr. Bruce Fagel was the one who got to the bottom of things. I can’t believe that someone who helped us get pregnant and who was with us every step of the way would be the one to kill my family. They will never get away with this again.

Posted by Patricia | October 7, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Very grateful !!

We are very grateful to the law offices of Dr. Bruce G. Fagel and Associates. They are the ones who informed us that what was happened to our mom in her retirement home was not expected, and she was not given adequate nutrition, and medical care as was agreed. Our mom went into care as an independ...ent 75-year-old who was having problems with her grip. Since we all lived far from her, she said it would be better to go into a retirement home so she would at least have “new friends.” Then the pandemic happened, and we weren’t allowed to visit her. Six months later, we got that she was in dire condition. Through Dr. Fagel, we found out that our mom was treated horribly. She had kidney failure and a host of other health problems that we didn’t understand where they came from—she was healthy and managing her meds well all on her own. Dr. Fagel helped us get justice. It won’t bring her back, but the people behind her abuse paid for their crimes.

Posted by Celene | September 27, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Dr. Fagel and his team are the ones you want fighting for you.

On behalf of my whole family, I'd like to thank Dr. Fagel and his team for what they have done for my daughter Melissa. The representation that they had provided for her and our family was truly stellar. The passion and dedication for every client under his care show that he's more than just a lawyer...—he's a man who has taken his previous oath as a doctor to do no harm and is now holding other medical personnel to it! I can't explain the amount of hope that he'd given all of us, especially now in the most challenging times of all. I think we will finally get the justice my daughter deserves and the proper care that she deserves after so much suffering. Dr. Fagel and his team are the ones you want fighting for you.

Posted by Ashley | September 9, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Having them on my team made a lot of difference

Blessings and thanks to Bruce Fagel and their whole staff. One of the problems with being a black woman is that we are not always taken seriously when it comes to medical concerns sometimes. I was convinced that I wasn't being handled correctly or taken seriously by the doctor I went to see about my ...chronic pain. They kept saying it was my diet or I was just tired and overworking myself—I know my body, I know something was wrong! It turns out I was right when I saw a different doctor. My health had gone downhill so much due to lack of care and treatment that it cost me more even to maintain myself now. But I didn't even think I could make a malpractice claim until I met the people at Fagel. It just shows how much the system hides from you and how important it is to meet professionals like them who know HOW to fight for you. Having them on my team made a lot of difference, and I can't thank them enough for giving me the support.

Posted by Alexa | August 20, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Dedicated and responsive

Dr. Fagel, I will recommend you and give you the best review I could give. My aged mother has been (and there’s no other word for it) abused and treated as a subhuman under the care of the nurses in the hospital that she was in. And if I hadn’t managed to record some of it, we would’ve never known. I...t was damning evidence, and I knew I wanted the best lawyer possible for the job, and Fagel Law was the first on the list. It was much deserved—the case they built for us and how they went after these people who treated my mother the way they did was with a real passion for delivering justice to us. I could not be more grateful for what they had managed to do for us and how incredibly dedicated and responsive they were to us for our case. It has been a long road to getting to our result, but I feel that these people haven’t just avenged my mother, but they made an example out of people who take advantage of those who cannot defend themselves.

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Bruce Gary Fagel's Lawyer Endorsements

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Bronislav Draganov

Medical malpractice lawyer | Aug 28

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"Bruce Fagel is the most knowledgeable medical malpractice attorney I have ever had the pleasure to work with. One of the reasons he has such a strong track record winning cases for his clients is his strong medical background. In addition to practicing medical malpractice law for 30 years, he is also a licensed medical doctor who practiced emergency room medicine for over 10 years. This is a very rare combination to find an attorney who is also a licensed doctor."

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Thomas Alch

Medical malpractice lawyer | Aug 28

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"Dr. Fagel is commonly recognized as the top plaintiffs' medical malpractice trial lawyer in California. He consistently obtains the highest settlements and verdicts for his clients. Dr. Fagel's preparation, diligence and knowledge set him apart from the rest. Every case is handled and prepared as though it is going to trial. He has obtained over $1 billion in verdicts and settlements for the firm's clients."

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Richard Akemon

Medical malpractice lawyer | Aug 28

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"I have had the pleasure of working with Dr. Bruce Fagel for nearly 30 years. He is one of the finest lawyers in the legal field. If you retain him to represent you in a medical malpractice case, you will have the strongest fighter on your side. If you are an attorney representing the defendant, he will be your strongest adversary."

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Eduardo Ascencio

Medical malpractice lawyer | Aug 27

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"I give my highest endorsement for Dr. Bruce Fagel. If your goal is to retain an attorney who understands medical malpractice law, Dr. Fagel is your choice. Medical malpractice is all he does. Combine that with being a licensed physician and you have an unbeatable combination for obtaining the largest verdict or settlement possible in a medical malpractice case."

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Eduardo Ascencio

Medical malpractice lawyer

Experience

Rating:  9.4 (Superb)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2001.

Discipline, Probation; no Actual Suspension issued in CA, 2001

updated on 01/20/2016

This sanction means the attorney had a suspension placed on hold (and ultimately removed) by complying with certain requirements.

Bruce’s comment:

“The discipline involved an incident which occurred over 10 years ago involving one parent accepting a settlement offer on behalf of their child without consulting the other parent who did not speak English and could not attend the settlement hearing. The court later approved the settlement for the child over the mother’s objection.”

Honors

2007

Listed, Best Lawyers in America

2006

Recognized 2004 & 2006, Super Lawyers

2002

The 10 Top Trial Attorneys in the Nation, National Law Journal

N/A

Nominated 8 Years for the Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles

Work Experience

1984 - Present

Principal, The Law Offices of Dr. Bruce G. Fagel & Associates

1972 - 1982

Physician, Emergency Medicine

Associations

American College of Legal Medicine

Member

American Trial Lawyers Association

Member

American Brain Injury Trial Lawyers Association

Member

Birth Trauma Litigation Group

Member

California Medical Association

Member

California Consumer Lawyers Association

Member

Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles

Member

Los Angeles County Medical Association

Member

American Association for Justice

Member

Public Justice Foundation

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

O.P. a minor v. Doe Hospital, Roe Pediatrician

$11 Million Cash Settlement

Hughes v. Pomona Valley Community Hospital

$460 Million Verdict

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Education

1982

Whittier College School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1972

University Of Illinois Medical College Of Medicine

MD - Doctor of Medicine

1967

University of Illinois

Bachelor Degree

Speaking Engagements

2012

Association of Southern California Defense Counsel 51st Annual Seminar Ostensible Agency

2011

Consumer Attorneys of California Hawaii Travel Seminar Non-Party Discovery in Medical Malpractice Cases

2011

Consumer Attorneys of California 50th Annual Convention Enterprise Liability

2011

Publications

Languages

English

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