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Lichtenstein, Joel H.
Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder, PC
350 Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phone: (800) 366-4421
Fax: (203) 336-4421
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Websites associated with this firm:http://www.koskoff.comSummary
Lawyer Overview
Joel Lichtenstein has devoted his entire legal career to the handling of cases involving medical malpractice. During that time he has reviewed more than twenty-five thousand malpractice files. For more than twenty-five years Joel has headed KK&B's malpractice investigation team. Annually he confers with new medical malpractice clients, reviews tens of thousands of pages of hospital and medical records, and consults with medical experts throughout the United States and several foreign countries. Joel is well known for his medical knowledge and ability to analyze complex medical problems.
In the book, Damages, author Barry Werth says, "Lichtenstein had … a psychiatrist's empathy, a banker's perspicacity, a doctor's concern…"
Joel was a contributor to the President's Commission on Malpractice and a consultant to the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare concerning malpractice. Prior to joining Koskoff, Koskoff and Bieder, he served for seven years as Vice President of a New York insurance company, in charge of malpractice litigation.
Joel is a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and currently serves as co-chair of the Association's Medical Negligence Information Exchange Group and is an Examiner for the National Board of Trial Advocacy on questions concerning medical malpractice. He has served as a member and former Chair of AAJ's Birth Trauma Litigation Group and has served as Chair of its Professional Negligence Section.
Joel Lichtenstein is a frequent lecturer to trial lawyer groups on issues relating to the investigation and detection of medical malpractice. He has also lectured to hospital and medical societies concerning liability issues.
Joel's undergraduate and law degrees are from Boston University.
Areas of Practice
- Malpractice
West Practice Categories
Professional Malpractice Law
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1964
- Connecticut, 1974
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1974
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1974
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1974
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1974
Education
- Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
Office Information
Address
350 Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phones
(800) 366-4421
Faxes
(203) 336-4421