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Described by his clients as an attorney of the “highest quality”, Jeff DeFrancisco, Esq. has made a career achieving top results in his field of medical malpractice and personal injury.

A few examples of his many great achievements include:

PARALYSIS: $10,000,000 jury verdict following a 3-week trial against 3 defense lawyers for a case where an individual became paralyzed due to medical malpractice.

BRAIN INJURY: $17,500,000 in payments: $3,000,000 cash; $12,000,000 expected payout between a lump sum payment and lifetime monthly payments to an individual who sustained a brain injury; and $2,500,000 in guaranteed lifetime payments to the child of the injured.

PARALYSIS: $11,200,000 unanimous arbitration award involving a patient that is paralyzed.

BIRTH INJURY: $5,600,000 which includes 2 lump sum cash payouts; $3,600,000 in tax free cash payments to the injured child for life; and the injured child was received into the Medical Indemnity Fund (MIF) which will cover all of the medical needs of the child for life.

In addition to the above, Attorney DeFrancisco has successfully resolved many other million and multi-million dollar cases. See his website for additional results.

Jeff DeFrancisco, Esq. is also a member a member of SuperLawyers, the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Best Lawyers/Best Law Firms, and Best Attorneys of America, among other memberships.

Attorney DeFrancisco has extensive experience handling all different types of personal injury matters including medical malpractice, birth injuries, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, cancer cases, wrongful death, and general personal injury cases such as automobile and truck accidents.

If you are seriously injured, call the lawyer who has a proven track record of obtaining top results in personal injury and medical malpractice cases. Call today for a free consultation.

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New York

Since 2000

U.S. District Court Northern District of New York

Since 2000

Partner

DeFrancisco & Falgiatano, LLP Personal Injury Lawyers

2002 - Current

Associate

Harris Beach

1999 - 2000

Attorney

Onondaga County District Attorney's Office

1998 - 1999

Syracuse University College of Law

J.D. (1999)

St. John Fisher College

B.S. (1993)

AV Peer Review Rating

Martindale-Hubbell

2014

Member

Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum

2012

Member

Million Dollar Advocates Forum

2012

Top 1% Trial Counsel for Medical Malpractice - NY

Medical Malpractice Lawyers: www.medicalmalpracticelawyers.org

2012

New York Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers

2012

Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association

Member

2001 - Current

New York State Bar  # 3050937

Member

2000 - Current

New York State Trial Lawyers

Member

2000 - Current

Onondaga County Bar Association

Member

2000 - Current

New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers

Member

2000 - Current

New York: Law Firm of the Month

Attorney at Law Magazine

2011

Syracuse Jury Awards Nurse nearly 1.7M

Syracuse Newspaper

2010

Top NY Verdicts 2010

Verdict Search

2010

Syracuse jury awards man $10 million for back surgery problems

Syracuse Newspaper

2009

Top NY Verdicts 2009

Verdict Search

2009

Classroom speaking engagements, Variety of schools

Law School Consultations, Speaking engagements to students

Medical Malpractice & Personal Injury, County Bar Associations

2011

Medical Malpractice & New Health Insurance Law

2011

Q. What are the required documents to be signed when you hire a lawyer for a medical malpractice lawsuit?

February 14, 2022

A: In general, the legal relationship is established once a client signs a retainer agreement. The retainer agreement formalizes the agreement that the lawyer will be representing the client, along with the terms of the representation. The terms of the representation typically include the responsibilities of the parties, how costs will be handled, what the legal fees will be, etc.

Q. What kind of lawyer do i need for failed Invisalign treatment by a dentist?

January 24, 2022

A: You would want a medical malpractice lawyer that handles dental malpractice claims. Not as many medical malpractice lawyers handle dental claims because malpractice litigation is extremely expensive and usually dental malpractice claims have limited damages. The concern with dental malpractice claims is that the costs, before legal fees, are around $20,000-$30,000, in addition to several years worth of legal work. As such, unless someone has very significant injuries it doesn't make sense for the lawyer nor the client to spent that amount of money for a case worth less than $100,000. I dont know what the value of your case is without looking at medical records, but based on your description it sounds like the case would be worth less than $100,000. There are some lawyers that would potentially take the case and perhaps send a demand letter to the dentist in the hopes of negotiating a settlement without incurring the costs of filing suit. Another option for you is sending a letter to the dentist yourself and ask that his insurance carrier contact you about the services they provided and threaten to contact a lawyer. For dental malpractice cases there is a review board who would look at the conduct of the dentist to determine if the case should be settled or not. Keep in mind the statute of limitations is 2 1/2 years from the date of the malpractice. There is potentially some extension of time for "continuous treatment" and due to COVID depending on when the treatment was rendered but I cannot tell for sure the statute expiration date without knowing more information. Best of luck with the pursuit of your case! ... Read More