Overview
Catastrophic injuries from serious accidents are frequent, unfortunate realities. WSHB is sensitive to the plight of those injured in such occurrences. However, our primary obligation as defense attorneys is to protect our clients’ assets and interests by employing ethically sound defense strategies.
We have earned an excellent reputation for defending catastrophic injury cases on the eve of trial by working closely with clients to determine risk, assess liability, form teams of well-qualified expert witnesses and formulate effective trial and litigation strategies and tactics. Our experience and diligence give clients a distinct advantage in defending catastrophic injury claims at trial.
We have earned defense verdicts and resolved catastrophic injury cases involving:
- Wrongful death
- Brain damage
- Paralysis
- Spinal cord injuries
- Amputations
- Burn injuries
- Disabling crush injuries
- Product failures
- Automobile rollovers
- Truck collisions
- Motorcycle accidents
- Construction accidents
- Residential and commercial fires
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News & Resources
News
Publications
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Professionals
- Tracy J. Abatemarco
- Tyler D. Abboud
- Kathleen F. Adams
- Joseph M. Aguirre
- Ehsan Akbari
- Janell M. Alberto
- Nicole P. Aldridge-Henry
- Erica E. Amin
- Alexi P. Antoniou
- Gregory P. Arakawa
- Z. Suzanne Arbide
- Ivetta N. Arquell
- Juan Arrubla
- Christine L. Atwood
- Amir S. Bahreini
- Dennis M. Baier
- Aizhane C. Bailey
- Rochelle Bailey
- Veronica Balderas
- Edward D. Baldwin
- Ian D. Baldwin
- Ashley E. Bane
- Lori D. Barker
- Elizabeth R. Barney
- Maxwell S. Bayman
- Michael S. Beck
- Todd K. Beharry
- Vincent P. Beilman III
- Patrick J. Benasillo
- David Benton
- Dylan R. Besser
- Raisul A. Bhuiyan
- Bethany A. Bigos
- Theodore C. Bilirakis
- Michelle A. Birtja
- Scott A. Blakeley
- Nshan Blikian
- Haylee J. Booth
- Robert A. Bouroudjian
- Kathryn E. Boyle
- Jacob C. Britt
- Ryan C. Brooks
- Kylie M. Brousseau
- Christopher G. Brown
- Dominique S. Brown
- Nathaniel S. Brown III
- Colin D. Brucia
- John T. Brumfield
- Peter J. Burfening, Jr.
- Krystina Butchart
- Kellan Byrne
- Timothy L. Calderwood
- Raquelle S. Cannon
- John P. Capitani
- Vania M. Caro
- Joshua F. Cervantes
- Taylor E. Cerwinski
- Aleena R. Cesena
- Chaitali Chanda
- Frank A. Chatzipantsios
- Jeremy P. Chen
- Brittney A. Cho
- Janessa B. Chun
- Richelle A. Claytor
- Graham D. Cochran
- John T. Cofresi
- Joshua D. Cole
- Brian W. Colistra
- Sarah E. Connor
- Ryan A. Corbin
- Grace N. Cousins
- Jeffrey D. Crislip
- Aaron P. Cruz
- Amy J. Curley
- Andreea Custurea
- Bianca A. Davis
- Jasmine L. Davis
- Shaina S. Davis
- Deborah J. Davison
- Clay Dawson
- Jian Micah P. De Jesus
- Erinn K. De La Riva
- Nikole M. DeBonis
- Ali A. Delforoush
- Kevin Delgado
- Craig M. Derrig
- Catherine L. Deter
- Jessica M. Devins
- Kamela Devole
- Summit S. Dhillon
- Meghan A. Dibbini
- Steven R. Disharoon
- Amanda M. Doherty
- Alicia M. Doling
- Nicholas M. Donzuso
- Chad N. Dunigan
- Spencer E. Dunn
- S. Joanna Dyriam
- Mary Dzharatanyan
- Danielle R. Ebel
- Constance A. Endelicato
- Jaclyn M. Erasmus
- Joanna Esposito
- Tess M. Fahey
- John M. Falgout
- Caroline X. Feldstein
- Paolo Ferrel
- Garrett M. Field
- Eric J. Fields
- Peter J. Fiorella IV
- Kevin T. Fitzpatrick
- Sheila E. Fix
- Zachary Fletcher
- Efrain Forté III
- Charles A. Franchini
- Spenser F. Frieri
- Katherine V. Frisbie
- Rebecca M. Gabroy
- Katherine Garcia
- Jonathan D. Garvin
- Maral Gasparian
- Nicholas M. Gedo
- Ian P. Gillan
- Maddie G. Goldman
- Stacy R. Goldscher
- Jake T. Goldstein
- Jessica R. Gonzales
- James C. Goodnow Jr.
- Clayton D. Goris
- Paige E. Gottorff
- Eva M. Graham
- Sherri-Ann Grant-Clarke
- Philip B. Grennan
- Lisa M. Gutierrez
- Kelsey L. Gwinn
- Pasha Hajian
- Christina N. Hall
- Jonathan R. Hart
- Brian A. Hartley
- Chloe Hassenfratz
- Thomas E. Healy
- Terrence C. Heaslett
- Kenneth K. Heinlein
- Kenneth E. Hepworth
- Kyara L. Herard
- Lisa Herme
- Julio Hernandez
- Vanessa K. Herzog
- Ryan M. Hicks
- Mykal W. Hill
- D. Bryan Hill Jr.
- Brian L. Hoffman
- Anoush C. Holaday
- Jacob W. Holliday
- Sarv Homayounpour
- Joshua S. Hopps
- Sena Hori
- Tyson S. Horsley
- Merle Huber
- Claudia Huggins
- Rena G. Hughes
- Alexis C. Hurd
- Kiera E. Husbands
- Jonathon J. Ibarra
- Ayha Y. Ibrahim
- David Incle, Jr.
- Jay C. Jacobson
- Courtney Jakofsky
- Philip A. John
- Brendan A. Johnson
- Kimberly M. Jones
- Tudor D. Jones
- Tamara C. Jordan
- Janet M. Jung
- Victor Kang, M.D.
- Jon Kangwa
- Matthew J. Kaufmann
- Mandeep Kaur
- Christian Kegel
- Paul R. Kennedy
- Alexis S. Kerr
- Alena A. Khan
- Sidra H. Khan
- Boshra G. Khoder
- Bolam Kim
- Nicole H. Kim
- Katherine L. Klapsa
- Brett Klein
- R. Daniel Knuth
- Nicole S. Kohanof
- Irene Kolonias
- Nicole R. Koumasidis
- Michael J. Kowalski
- Marjorie E. Kratsas
- Danielle L. Kuck
- Cyndi D. Lalanne
- Roy E. Lambert
- Charlene T. Lanez
- J. Mark Langdon
- Corey Langer
- Matthew D. Lavoie
- Trent G. Leaf
- Thomas Lehman
- Justin M. Leise
- Kevin M. Lenihan
- Michael E. Levy
- Taylor L. Lewis
- Amber P. Li
- Annaliz L. Loera
- Christina Loni
- Elizabeth A. Lowe
- Leslie Luke
- Rory P. Luke, Jr.
- Elizabeth D. MacGregor
- Jacklyn M. Macias
- Andrew J. Mallon
- Fationa Mamo
- Alejandra Mangual
- Mariah A. Manley
- Emma E. Marshall
- Natalie Martello
- Tayler D. Martinez
- Miles M. Masog
- Justin Masure
- Alexandra J. Matloff
- Jacqueline A. Maulucci
- Margaret "Maggy" Mazlin
- Christopher J. McClain
- Alison McClave
- Maureen McCotter
- Megan McDonough
- Lauren McDowell
- Kendra K. McGuire
- Ashton L. McKinnon
- Nancy A. McPherson
- Elisabeth A. Meddin
- Hass M. Merhi
- Kevin Metten
- Janice M. Michaels
- Megan L. Michaud
- Matthew J. Michelsen
- Barbara L. Miller
- Graham B. Miller
- Nathaniel L. Miller
- Caitlin E. Mitchell
- Michele T. Mitchell
- Tatiana Moana
- Melissa M. Modzelewski
- Oliver L. Moll
- Ariana L. Morello
- Jill A. Mucerino
- Carolynn A. Mulder
- Jason R. Mullis
- Jodi L. Mullis
- Cole Munson
- Jacqueline Murphy
- Timothy M. Murphy
- Taj P. Murphy, Sr.
- Logan J. Nelsen
- Ryan M. Neri
- Drew M. Newman
- Ngoc-Lan T. Nguyen
- Laura Nishimura
- Blake J. Nosratian
- Lauren E. Nweze
- Frances M. O'Meara
- Ilon F. Oliveira
- Michael C. Orehek
- Melissa Osio Martinez
- Andrew W. Padover
- Anna C. Palacios
- Kassidy G. Palmer
- Chelsey R. Pankratz
- Daniel J. Paret
- Jin Su Park
- Troy D. Parker
- Sean V. Patel
- Marline Paul
- Hope G.M. Pawlowski
- Steven Paysinger
- Jack C. Pemberton
- Christine C. Perakis
- Andrea E. Perez
- Sean L. Phillips
- Heather Philson
- Agustín R. Piña
- Rudolph V. Pino Jr.
- Richard R. Pollock
- Madeline M. Poole
- Danielle R. Porat
- Shannon M. Porterfield
- Amy S. Price
- Janeé T. Prince
- Jennifer M. Provost
- Victoria L. Pugh
- Johana Quirantes
- Bryan T. Ramirez
- Diana L. Ramirez Vielman
- Julia Ramos
- Varsha Ravichandran
- Madison T. Reece
- Timothy J. Repass
- Robert Y. Rhoten
- Joshua T. Riley
- Amorette Rinkleib
- Alexa J. Rissoff
- Mark F. Roach
- Amy L. Robertson
- Amanda J. Rockett
- William J. Roe
- Zach Romano
- Crystal L. Rorabaugh
- Jenniza Rosado
- Elda S. Rosales Calixto
- Griffen C. Rose
- Kimber R. Roten
- Celine N. Rouben
- Jeffery Rowe
- David J. Rubaum
- Brandon P. Ruggieri
- Arthur T. Rushforth
- Joanna Ryan Poerstel
- Vahid Sacirovic
- Regina Sada
- Cintia B. Safford
- Miki J. Saito
- Robyn M. Sakadjian
- Keith G. Salhab
- Cassandra L. Sanchez
- Susana Santana
- Melissa Saracyan
- Timothy G. Sarmiento
- Zachary J. Sawko
- Luana DiSarra Scavone
- Karin L. Schaffer
- Tess G. Schiesl
- Peter A. Schmid
- Ryan D. Schoeb
- Lauren N. Schroeder
- Alexis J. Schuler
- Illise M. Schulman
- Jason J. Scupine
- Robin A. Seelbach
- Christopher J. Seemann
- D. Bradford Sessa
- Timothy D. Shea
- Courtney M. Sherman
- Brett A. Silvers
- Michael D. Simpson
- Richard M. Singer
- Jocelyn M. Small
- Andrea M. Smith
- Dane W. Smith
- George B. Smythe
- John M. Socolow
- Mariela Soto
- Nohl Speck
- Michael D. Spinazzola
- Carl L. Steccato
- Kelli K. Steele
- Samuel M. Stewart
- John C. Stiglich II
- Erica Summan
- Sophia Sunderhaus
- Lisa M. Szyc
- Nicole M. Tanaka
- Iulia Taranu
- Ryan M. Tarter
- Serena B. Tenison
- Alfred J. Terp III
- Melanie L. Thomas
- Nitya S. Tolani
- Jason F. Tom
- Talar M. Toprakjian
- Cecilia D. Torello
- Emily L. Tramont
- Jade N. Tran
- Kathryn T. Trew
- Colin J. Troy
- Nicholas B. Tuz
- James P. Tyrie
- Adriana G. Valdez
- Aaron R. Van Tassel
- Mitchell R. VanLandingham
- Fred R. Vasquez
- Michael A. Vasquez
- Lauren E. Vicencio
- Marilyn R. Victor
- Erik L. Vollenweider
- Larissa A. Wakelin
- Patrick R. Wall
- Drew J. Wares
- Ryan M. Watson
- David S. Webster
- Alyssa R. Weitkamp
- Erin E. West
- C. Brennan Wheatley
- Molly M. Wilcox
- Donatellio A. Williams
- Meredith M. Williams
- Zachary D. Williams
- Holly N. Winter
- Seth C. Wrinkle
- Leo Yang
- Michelle J. Yang
- Drew Yarbro
- Andrew S. Yatkman
- Jessica Yin
- Bret Zaccaglin
- Michael L. Zamora
- Jessica M. Zaragoza
- Dhvanil S. Zaveri
- Richard E. Zelonka, Jr.
- Stella Zhou
- Zeana A. Zoreikat