Michael E. Olszewski

3975 Fair Ridge Dr., Suite 475 South
Fairfax, VA 22033
Phone (703) 591-3440
Fax (703) 591-7646
Email: molszewski@hdjn.com

As a director in the firm, Michael Olszewski’s practice is primarily directed to the representation of healthcare providers in the defense of professional liability litigation. Clients of Mr. Olszewski include community hospitals, nursing homes, nurses, physician groups, and physicians in a wide variety of specialties. Mr. Olszewski has extensive experience in defending healthcare providers in professional liability litigation throughout Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.

Mr. Olszewski has litigated cases involving the following: ankle block, appendicitis, Bartholin gland abscess, birth-related neurological injuries, breast cancer, compartment syndrome, Crohn’s disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, decubitus ulcers, deep vein thrombosis, depression, diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, dialysis, Digoxin toxicity, epidural hematoma, falls, fetal distress, fractured hip, grand mal seizure, hemophilia, heparin protocol, hyponatremia, hysterectomy, ideopathic thrombocytopenia purpura, informed consent, interstitial cystitis, lung cancer, mammography, medical staff privileges disputes, medication overdose, melanoma, myocardial infarction, necrotizing fasciitis, ovarian cancer, pacemaker implantation, patient confidentiality, prostate cancer, pulmonary embolus, restraints, retained surgical suture, rotator cuff repair, sepsis, sexual assault, sleep apnea, splenectomy, splenic embolization, subdural hematoma, suicide, tainted blood transfusion, tarsal tunnel syndrome, tooth extraction/bridge construction, urachal cyst, ventilator, ventricular septal defect, and Xanax toxicity.

Mr. Olszewski has represented hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and psychiatric/addiction treatment facilities. He has represented physicians in the following specialties: anesthesiology, cardiology, dentistry, emergency medicine, family practice, general surgery, infectious disease, internal medicine, obstetrics & gynecology, orthopaedic surgery, otolaryngology, pediatrics, physiatry, psychiatry, radiation oncology, and urology. He has also represented nurses in the following specialties: anesthesiology, emergency department, ICU, maternal-fetal units, medical surgical floor, nursing home, psychiatric unit, radiology, and telemetry.

In addition to trial advocacy, Mr. Olszewski provides risk management and general healthcare law counsel to his clients.

Mr. Olszewski earned his B.A. in government and politics, cum laude, from George Mason University and his J.D., cum laude, from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. He was a staff member of the Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy for a year.

Mr. Olszewski's reported cases include: Wright v. Kaye, 267 Va. 510, 593 S.E. 2d 307 (2004); Stottlemyer v. Ghramm, 268 Va. 7, 587 S.E.2d 191 (2004); and Cooper v. Adler, 44 Va.App. 268, 604 S.E.2d 747 (Va. 2004).

Mr. Olszewski is a member of the Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia and District of Columbia Bars; the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (member, Medical Malpractice Section), the American Health Lawyers Association, and the Defense Research Institute. He is also a member of the Board of Visitors at the Ave Maria School of Law.