AREAS OF PRACTICE

Medical Malpractice Defense


When a health care professional is sued, the stakes are high. The attorneys at Arciero & Burgess, PC recognize the unique risks faced by health care providers when a lawsuit challenges their professional reputation. Our attorneys have successfully represented thousands of health care professionals throughout the State of New York including physicians in virtually every specialty, nurses, dentists, chiropractors, hospitals and long term care facilities and others in both state and federal court as well as before their respective professional licensing boards.

Working side by side with their clients, the attorneys and paralegals at Arciero & Burgess, PC who comprise the medical malpractice defense team, use an extensive network of specialists to conduct case specific 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 we have with presenting medical issues to juries and is measured in the results we have achieved for our clients.

We have defended clients in cases involving the complete spectrum of medical negligence allegations, such as those that claim failure to diagnose, misdiagnosis, medication errors, nursing errors, surgical errors, anesthesia errors, post-operative complications, labor and delivery, interpretation of diagnostic studies, pathological interpretation, and management of antibiotic therapy, just to name a few.

Our attorneys are consistently awarded recognition as “Super Lawyers” in medical malpractice defense and health care law in various publications throughout New York.  

Our attorneys lecture to both members of the bar as well as physicians and medical students throughout the local region. Arciero & Burgess, PC is committed to being on the leading edge of the major legal issues affecting health care professionals both today and tomorrow, giving our clients the tools they need to be proactive in avoiding liability all together. Our attorneys and paralegals remain current on emergent medico-legal developments and issues through active participation in industry related organizations, in hospital group committees and frequent lecturing to clients and their staff on emerging risk management issues.

With offices in Orange County and Manhattan, Arciero & Burgess, PC has been successfully defending New York health professionals, hospitals and organizations for over 60 combined years.  Our attorneys are known for their diligent preparation and success at trial.  To achieve successful results in complex litigation such as medical malpractice claims, you need more than just the facts on your side. You need experienced counsel who can investigate the evidence and persuasively present this evidence to a judge and jury. You need lawyers who fully comprehend exactly how to prepare a case to achieve favorable results at every stage. You need lawyers with a record of success in trial.  The firm motto, “Our life’s work is to protect your life’s work” is what we believe and live out on a daily basis in defending the medical profession.


Contact an attorney at Arciero & Burgess, PC online or call us at 845-420-7877 for assistance with your case. We look forward to speaking with you!