When a health care professional is sued, the stakes are high. The attorneys at Goodman Allen & Filetti recognize the unique risks faced by health care providers when a lawsuit challenges their professional reputation. Attorneys at Goodman Allen & Filetti have successfully represented thousands of health care professionals throughout the commonwealth of Virginia. These include physicians in virtually every specialty, hospitals, medical schools, practice groups, nurses, allied health professionals, long term care facilities, dentists and chiropractors.

Working side by side with their clients, the medical malpractice team of attorneys and paralegals at Goodman Allen & Filetti utilize an extensive network of specialists to conduct medical record reviews and research to provide the best available medical defenses.

We are trial lawyers. Our success in the courtroom is based on the many years of experience attorneys at Goodman Allen & Filetti have with presenting medical issues to juries. Our successes in the courtroom are measured in results, such as having been awarded four of the top ten defense medical malpractice verdicts in the Commonwealth of Virginia in 2004 as published by Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Our attorneys remain current on emergent medico-legal developments and issues through active participation in hospital grand rounds, on hospital and practice group committees and frequent lecturing. Goodman Allen & Filetti is committed to being on the leading edge of the major legal issues affecting health care professionals both today and tomorrow.