Howard S. Stevens

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Howard Sadler Stevens serves as Deputy Managing Partner of Gross McGinley and Chair of the firm’s Medical Malpractice Defense Group. He represents large hospitals and health networks as well as individual physicians in medical malpractice claims. He is well versed in complex litigation cases involving medical treatment investigations, including, among other things, surgery, obstetrics, and emergency medicine. Howard guides his professional team to work with medical personnel in an efficient manner so they can concentrate on the care of their patients. He also coordinates with risk managers to run thorough investigations and develop preventative measures.

Howard also has an active plaintiffs’ practice in personal injury. He has handled a variety of litigation matters, including approximately 190 civil and criminal trials, over the course of his career. Howard has been selected for inclusion in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers 2005 and 2011-2020 editions.

Areas of Practice

Industries

infoHealth Care

Admissions

Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court
↳Eastern District of Pennsylvania
↳Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Court of Appeals
↳Third Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Education

The John Marshall Law School, J.D., Order of the Coif, 1985
Tufts University, B.S., cum laude, 1981
The Hill School, high honors, 1977

Professional Associations

Pennsylvania Bar Association
Bar Association of Lehigh County
Donald E. Wieand Barrister’s Inn
Pennsylvania Association for Justice

Community Involvement

Institute for Surgical Excellence, Advisory Board Member

News

Awards & Recognitions

2011-2020 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2017 Lehigh Valley Select Lawyers, Lehigh Valley Style Magazine
2017 Local Legal Leaders, Lehigh Valley Magazine
2005 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers

Representative Matters

Howard Stevens successfully defended a case where two local physicians, with specialties in Internal Medicine and Gyn/Oncology, were names. The case involved inter alia, allegations of failure to properly anti-coagulate a patient, resulting in the amputation of her leg. After trial, defense verdict was achieved for both defendants.
Howard Stevens successfully defended a case where there were allegations against the Emergency Room, Critical Care/ICU and Hospitalist physicians as well as nurses and CT technicians. The case involved the extravasation/infiltration of contrast resulting in alleged permanent injuries as a result of a compartment syndrome. After a jury trial, all of the defendants were found not to have breached the standard of care and a total defense verdict was entered.

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