Parker Waichman Alonso LLP

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Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, America's leading Personal Injury law firm, has been given a Peer Review Rating: AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 from the respected legal guide Martindale-Hubbell. An AV Preeminent Rating indicates that an attorney has reached the height of professional excellence.

Parker Waichman Alonso LLP is listed in Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Best Lawyers compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.

Jerrold Parker, founding partner of Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, holds a Five Dragon Rating from Law Dragon. A Five Dragon Rating is the highest rating an attorney can hold at Law Dragon.

Victims of accidents, negligence, and personal injuries have the right to seek compensation for damages, lost wages, and medical expenses. Our Personal Injury Lawyers handle all types of accident and injury claims, including brain injury, slip and fall, construction site accidents, and burn injuries.

Car Accidents / Auto Injury
Car accidents can have serious effects on victims, leaving some seriously injured, permanently disabled, and financially destroyed. If you or a loved one has been involved in a motor vehicle accident, our Car Accident Attorneys will fight for your right to recover compensation.

Only 13% of patients who are seriously injured due to medical negligence ever file a medical malpractice lawsuit. Our Medical Malpractice Attorneys handle all types of medical accident negligence claims, including cardiac medicine, obstetrics, surgical malpractice, and failure to diagnose cancer claims.

Drugs with deadly side effects often make it to the market because their potential dangers were not anticipated during clinical trials. These drugs are classified as defective drugs and have been identified by the FDA as having dangerous side effects that outweigh whatever benefits they may have.

Defective Medical Devices
Millions of people use a variety of medical devices in the belief that they are safeguarded from a serious health risk. Defective medical devices leave patients at a serious health risk to people requiring its use if the issue goes undetected.

Toxic substances are manufactured daily for numerous products and uses. When these toxic substances are accidently released into surrounding air, water, or ground environments they can pose a serious health risk.

A construction defect is any flaw or defect during the building or remodeling of a man-made structure that renders that structure a serious risk to the health and well being of any person that comes in contact with that structure.

Every year, millions of consumers purchase products for a reason or purpose. When these products during their intended use cause consumers to sustain serious injuries and even death due to being defective, these product must be removed from the marketplace.

Many diseases and disorders are directly related to defective drugs or to exposure to toxins. Some diseases and disorders can cause serious injury and/or death. One example of clear causation is mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer directly related to the inhalation of asbestos fibers.

At least one out of five Americans suffer food poisoning each year, and over 9,000 deaths are reported as a result. Food poisoning stems not from poor food storage or handling practices in home or restaurant kitchens that cause food to become contaminated.

Nursing Home Negligence
Nursing home negligence can take many forms from neglect to abuse. When seniors are abused—emotionally, physically, financially, sexually, or through neglect—the risk of death increases by more than double, according a recent study. Heavily sedating is also another form of negligence.

Social Security and VA Disability Benefits
Have you been denied Social Security Disability Benefits? Do you need help filing for Supplemental Security Income or Social Security Disability Insurance? Our Social Security Attorneys can help you determine if you are eligible to receive SSI or SSDI and get the compensation that you deserve.

Overtime Law and Wage Disputes
Thousands of employers violate the Fair Labor and Standards Act (FSLA) by failing to pay employees minimum wage or by not paying overtime. Our Overtime Lawyers can explain eligibility for overtime pay, overtime exemptions, and help employees file a wage dispute claim to recover lost income.