With passion and perseverance, Charles Hehmeyer knows how to make a significant difference in cases of medical negligence. His focus on representing victims of misconduct makes Mr. Hehmeyer a respected leader in the field and often serves as the senior lawyer on major cases in the United States. A relentless advocate of children suffering from medical negligence, Mr. Hehmeyer has secured many and seven eight-digit settlements in birth injuries and other cases where children have been seriously injured from inferior hospital or medical treatment. The relief helps children receive the best treatment and care for the rest of their lives and gives families security. As the only attorney to regularly represent families across the country who have a child with a metabolic disorder or a congenital metabolic defect, he helped facilitate important improvements in newborn care. A month after Mr. Hehmeyer filed a lawsuit against a hospital near Philadelphia for failing to examine a newborn child with a treatable metabolic disorder, the hospital announced it would change its practices. A case filed by Mr. Hehmeyer and co-counsel in San Francisco resulted in a front page article in the Wall Street Journal that helped change screening practices for newborns in California. Hehmeyer devotes fifty percent of his practice to representing victims of medical malpractice in Philadelphia and across Pennsylvania. He has represented clients whose care includes practically all medical specialties, including pediatrics, obstetrics, gynecology, orthopedics, ENT, gastroenterology, surgery, cardiology, oncology, and ophthalmology. Mr. Hehmeyer also maintains a national practice representing children who have suffered birth injuries or abuse of rare or complex diseases. Mr. Hehmeyer has focused on malpractice cases for nearly thirty years and has earned the respect of the best medical experts in America. Mr. Hehmeyer firmly believes that actions should only be brought if they are well founded; He certainly won't sue doctors lightly. No case will be opened unless several highly qualified doctors fully support the matter. Hehmeyer is licensed in Pennsylvania and Washington state and has represented clients in the following other states in cases of medical negligence: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina, California, Arizona, and Colorado. The ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar Association and the judiciary. Copyright 2009 by Woodward / White, Inc., Aiken, SC
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