Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Lawyers
When medical care causes serious harm, determining whether malpractice occurred requires careful review of the treatment, records, medical standards, and resulting injuries.
Available 24/7 • Free consultations
$100M+Settled for clients
1,000+Cases won
20+Years experience
24/7Available to talk
How Our Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Attorneys Can Help
A poor outcome alone does not establish malpractice. These cases generally require a close examination of what providers knew, what they did or failed to do, whether the care met the applicable standard, and whether that conduct caused additional injury.
Pisanchyn Law Firm reviews medical records, timelines, providers, facilities, follow-up care, and the full effect of the injury. Appropriate experts may be needed to evaluate liability and causation.
- The treatment timeline and providers involved
- Medical records, imaging, medications, testing, and follow-up
- The injury or condition that resulted from the alleged error
- How the harm has affected future treatment, work, and daily life
Tell Us What Happened
Free consultation. Tell us what happened and we’ll review the next steps with you.
Diagnostic Errors
Delayed or missed diagnoses can allow a condition to progress before appropriate treatment begins.
Medication Errors
Wrong medications, dosages, interactions, allergies, and monitoring failures may cause serious harm.
Surgical Errors
Wrong-site procedures, retained objects, avoidable injuries, and failures in perioperative care can require investigation.
Birth-Related Negligence
Prenatal, labor, delivery, and neonatal care may be reviewed when a child or mother is seriously injured.
Radiology & Testing Errors
Imaging, lab results, pathology, and communication failures can affect diagnosis and treatment.
Hospital & System Failures
Staffing, policies, handoffs, charting, and communication between providers may be relevant in complex cases.
More Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Resources
Explore specific medical-error issues already covered across our site.
What Should You Do If You Suspect Medical Malpractice?
The first priority is getting appropriate medical care. It can also help to preserve the records and timeline needed to understand what happened.
- Seek appropriate follow-up or emergency treatment when needed.
- Write down the sequence of events, providers, dates, symptoms, and conversations while they are fresh.
- Keep discharge instructions, test results, medication lists, bills, and patient-portal communications.
- Request copies of relevant medical records and imaging when appropriate.
- Avoid changing or annotating original records; keep your own separate notes instead.
- Have the matter reviewed before assuming a bad outcome automatically means malpractice—or that it could not be malpractice.
Medical malpractice cases are highly fact-specific. The records and expert review usually matter more than labels or assumptions made early in the process.
Medical Negligence Can Change a Life
When an avoidable medical error causes permanent harm, a claim may involve future treatment, lost earning capacity, long-term assistance, and significant changes to daily life.
What Compensation May Be Available?
The damages available depend on causation, the injury, treatment, future care, income loss, and the effect on the patient’s life.
- Past and future medical expenses
- Lost wages
- Loss of future earning capacity
- Rehabilitation and long-term care
- Pain and suffering when legally available
- Permanent disability
- Scarring or disfigurement
- Loss of quality of life
Serving Scranton, Harrisburg & Pittsburgh
Our statewide practice is supported by offices in Northeastern, Central, and Western Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice FAQs
Does a bad medical outcome automatically mean malpractice?
No. A claim generally requires evidence that the care fell below the applicable standard and that the failure caused harm.
Why are medical experts important?
Many malpractice issues involve medical standards, causation, and prognosis that require qualified expert review.
Should I request my medical records?
Records are often central to evaluating the timeline, treatment, testing, communication, and resulting injury.
Can hospitals and individual providers both be involved?
Depending on the facts, claims may involve physicians, nurses, hospitals, practices, facilities, or other healthcare entities.
How long do I have to investigate a medical malpractice claim?
Deadlines can be complicated and may depend on the facts. A specific case should be reviewed promptly rather than relying on a general assumption about time limits.
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY
PROUDLY SERVING PITTSBURGH HARRISBURG SCRANTON & ALL SURROUNDING AREAS
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEYS
Hospitals are supposed to be places of healing. They are where you go when you’re hurt or sick and you need the aid of well-educated, highly trained professionals. However, every year nearly 100,000 Americans die as a result of medical malpractice.
Most doctors and other medical professionals are capable, caring, compassionate individuals who work hard for the health of their patients. However, medical mistakes are usually devastating in their consequences, and no victims are more innocent than patients who have come to a doctor looking for aid.
COMMON TYPES OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
While negligence is the root cause of most forms of medical mistakes, it’s important to understand a couple of key points. First, not every unfortunate result in a hospital is a case of medmal. This area of law is complicated, and it’s vital you speak with our medical malpractice attorneys immediately so you can get a sense of the validity of your claim.
HOW OUR MEDMAL ATTORNEYS CAN HELP
It’s crucial that you speak to the Pisanchyn Law Firm’s medical malpractice attorneys immediately after you’ve been hurt. Many people don’t even know they have a potential medical malpractice claim, and thus lose the opportunity to pursue justice for their injuries.
Our medical malpractice team includes Christopher Pisanchyn and Eileen Evanina, both registered nurses and nurse anesthetists. Eileen Evanina was previously the head of the School of Nurse Anesthesia at the University of Scranton and is currently the Clinical Director at Columbia University in New York City. We also have access to premier doctor’s and other medical experts around the country that we consult with while prosecuting a medical negligence case.
If you or a loved one have suffered or are suffering with injury and/or disability as a result of a medical negligence you could receive compensation for all that you have endured. Our PA medical malpractice attorneys want to help you gain some peace of mind after this devastating event. We will stop at nothing to ensure you get the compensation you deserve.
Please, call 1-800-444-5309 for your free consultation. We have offices in Scranton, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Harrisburg and will travel to you.
Our Pennsylvania Personal Injury Attorneys care for you the person while also representing you the client.
When you or a loved one suffers an injury due to someone else’s negligence who you turn to for legal advice and representation matters. The Pisanchyn Law Firm’s Pennsylvania personal injury attorneys will represent you skillfully, compassionately, and most of all, aggressively.
Our lawyers, staff, and paralegals are specially trained to guide you and help you through each step of your injury case. We have the resources, including premiere doctors and other experts around the country, to not only handle your case but also give it and you the personal attention and care both deserve. Call 1-800-444-5309 or fill out this form for a free consultation now!
I rate the Pisanchyn law firm five stars if I had a way to rate them 100 stars I would they were so kind so helpful and so caring in a very scary time of my life. I don’t know what I would’ve done without Mr. Pisanchyn and his staff. No matter what I needed they were there morning, noon, or night Mr.Pisanchyn was even kind enough to give me his own personal cell phone number in case I ever needed him day or night. This is the second time I’ve used his law firm and I will use him 100 more Times. I fully recommend his law firm to anyone and everyone in need of a good defense lawyer. I’ve already recommended him at least a dozen times and everyone I told to use his law firm has been more than satisfied. Some of them even called me and said thank you for recommending him. Thank you so much mike for everything you did for me and my family.
– JESSICA
Nine years ago I was in a nasty car accident and didn’t know where to turn, with a lot of luck I ended up calling Mike to represent me. It was the best thing I ever did. He never treated me like a client, I made a friend. The friendship extended to the entire office. He did exactly what he said he would. Then 3 years ago my husband got hurt at work and we never thought twice on who to call. By this time Mike had taken on other partners in the firm. Keith, who handled the workers comp case and Lee who took care of the SSI. I don’t know what others are talking about it taking so much time or so much hastle~~~both ended up settling much sooner than we ever expected. The entire firm works together, from the attorneys to the entire staff. I really think that is part of what makes this law firm the best ever.
– DEBBIE N.
Best man around and he’s not afraid to take anyone or problem on and he is Wonderful with children he was great with my daughter.
– ANTHONY
Thank you for everything you have done to help our boys. You will always be in our thoughts and prayers.
-FRANK AND JOAN
John and I want to thank you for all you have done for us. We know all of you put a lot of time and work in on our case and for that we are very thankful. You have the nicest friendliest people working there. Mara has been so nice to us. We especially want to thank Doug. We spent many hours talking with him and found him to be very personable.
– MIKE
The Pisanchyn Law Firm is in touch with local affairs and contacted us to say, “I heard about your situation. I AM YOUR attorney.” With aggressive, honorable, and knowledgeable representation, they have also met our pain with consolation… I will never forget the day my attorney called. Trust is the new game in the legal community, the Pisanchyn Law Firm wrote the book on accountability and Justice….CALL THEM.
– ROSITA
This was a long process however I know some take a lot longer so thank you for that! I’m thrilled to get my life back. Thank you all for encouraging me when I needed it and your patience with my phone calls! Bravo for the great job you have done.
– DOREEN
I love this law firm, they helped me get my social security when no one else could, thank you!
– MARILYN
I love this law firm, they helped me get my social security when no one else could, thank you!
– MARILYN
Your entire firm, especially Attorney Bradley Moyer and Attorney Douglas Yazinski, have done an admirable job with my case and I am indebted to you for your work, kindness and your patience with me. Thank you all so much.
– ROSE
Thank you so much for all you’ve done to help us through this difficult time. It’s been very much appreciated.
It is heartwarming to know that there are still good and honest people around. Thank you very much!
I cannot thank Doug enough for all of his help with my case.
– KENNETH
I want to thank you for all you’ve done for me. You are greatly appreciated. If I ever need a lawyer or know someone else who does I will pass along your name. Thanks again!
– KATHRYN
They helped me tremendously when I was going through Worker’s Compensation and a Settlement. There was no way I could have gone through it myself. Everyone was patient and professional with me and believe, I’m sure that was not easy. Everything was completely settled almost 13 months ago and I’m back on my feet and working once again. I absolutely recommend Pisanchyn Law Firm to anyone that needs help with a work injury or anything work related.
– BOB
People like you make it easy to be thankful. Thanks again!
– MARK
I would just like to thank everyone that helped settle my Workers’ Comp case, you were all so helpful. It meant a lot to me and helped me get my life back on track.
I can’t tell you how happy I am of the results from your office. I got wonderful, professional and extremely fast service for the situations I had. I will be using your office again if need be and telling everyone I know how hard it is to get results without your help.
– LUANN
Michael Pisanchyn
I am a hardworking, diligent, well-motivated person with a mission to complete and a promise to fulfill. I pledge to you should you honor me with yours or a loved one’s case, I will do everything in my power to make sure that those interests are completely satisfied. Further, I will represent you skillfully, compassionately and most of all aggressively.
Bradley D. Moyer
No one likes a bully. Yet, after a traumatic event in your life, that is exactly what the insurance company can seem like. Every day I fight zealously for my clients to get them the compensation they are entitled to, counsel them during a difficult period in their life, and protect my clients from those same bullies.
Douglas Yazinski
All attorneys can make promises, what separates our firm from the rest is the fact that we never stop working until you are completely satisfied and made whole again after a traumatic injury that was caused by someone else. Once I begin working on your case, the matter becomes personal to me. I always say, ‘I lose sleep so you don’t have to.
Thomas J. Carroll
I’ve personally witnessed, through an experience of my father’s, how someone else’s negligent acts can alter a person’s life. It is fulfilling to be a member of the Pisanchyn law firm where I can help people like my dad who have been injured through the negligence of others.
Steven Serra
Attorney Serra is an associate at the Pisanchyn Law Firm. He attended The Pennsylvania State University for his undergraduate studies where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences while majoring in Crime, Law, and Justice with a Political Science minor. While at The Pennsylvania State University, Attorney Serra maintained a job where he witnessed several co-workers suffer work related injuries and saw firsthand how these injuries affected their lives.
CATASTROPHIC INJURIES
A catastrophic injury is a severe injury to the spine, spinal cord, or brain, and may also include skull or spinal fractures, loss of limb, hearing or sight and fatalities.
CAR ACCIDENTS
After being involved in an accident, having experienced accident attorneys on your side is imperative. The car accident attorneys at the Pisanchyn Law Firm can help victims pursue the compensation they need to recover from their injuries and move forward with their lives.
TRACTOR TRAILER ACCIDENTS
If you or someone you love was recently injured in a tractor trailer accident, contacting an attorney can help you recover compensation for the expenses you are burdened with.
MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS
Many people assume that motorcycle accidents are the fault of the cyclist because of this bias against them. This cannot be farther from the truth.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
When a commercial vehicles cause severe accidents and injuries you or your loved one could receive compensation for your injuries.
WRONGFUL DEATH
When a commercial vehicles cause severe accidents and injuries you or your loved one could receive compensation for your injuries.
BIRTH INJURIES
If your child is the victim of a health care provider who failed to exercise the required standard of care during his or her birth you don’t need just any Pennsylvania Birth Injury lawyer; you need a strong supportive individual who will fight aggressively and provide a voice for the innocent child that can’t.
PRODUCT LIABILITY
According to The U.S. Consumer Safety Commission, about 200-300 products are recalled each year, despite companies having an obligation to design and manufacture safe products. A defective product can be dangerous and put you at risk of a significant, or even catastrophic, injury.
SOCIAL SECURITY
If you have been denied social security benefits or believe you’re entitled to benefits, contact our Pennsylvania SSI/SSD attorneys immediately so that we can discuss your case in detail.
PREMISE LIABILITY
Premises liability cases aren’t as widely discussed as accidents but they can still cause serious, sometimes catastrophic, injuries that resonate for years.
WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Workers Compensation is a complex area of the law and having expert workers’ compensation legal help is the only way to guarantee you will be receiving any and all benefits owed to you.
Concerned About Medical Malpractice in Pennsylvania?
Tell us what happened. We can review the treatment timeline, records, providers, and injuries and explain what additional investigation may be needed.