Richard L. Nagle

Rich Nagle is a director in the firm and holds the highest attorney rating (AV) by Martindale-Hubbell. His practice is primarily directed to the representation of health care providers in the defense of professional liability litigation. Clients of Mr. Nagle include community hospitals, nursing homes, nurses, physician groups and physicians in a wide variety of specialties. Mr. Nagle has extensive experience in defending health care providers in professional liability litigation in the jurisdictions of Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.

In 2008, Mr. Nagle was selected for inclusion on the Washington DC Super Lawyers list featuring the top 5 percent of attorneys in Washington, D.C. In 2007, the Washingtonian listed Mr. Nagle as one of the top defense attorneys in the Washington area. He was also selected by Virginia Super Lawyers magazine as a “Virginia Super Lawyer”. In 2006, Virginia Business magazine recognized Mr. Nagle as one of Virginia's "Legal Elite" in the field of Civil Litigation. Mr. Nagle was also selected by his peers as one of the Washington D.C. area’s Best Lawyers and one of the Best Lawyers in America in the practice of Medical Malpractice Law. In 2006 Mr. Nagle served as the chairman of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys’ Medical Malpractice Section. In 2005, Virginia Lawyers Weekly ranked three of Mr. Nagle’s defense verdicts among the top 13 obtained throughout the state. Virginia Lawyers Weekly ranked one of the three as the top defense verdict state wide in 2005.

Cases litigated by Mr. Nagle include ones involving: Abdominal Pregnancy, Abdominal Wall Hernia, ADA Claims, Adenosine Protocol, Amniocentesis, Ankle Block, Appendicitis, Arteriogram, Asthma, Axillary Block, Bartholin Gland Abscess, Bipolar Mood Disorder, Birth Related Neurological Injuries, Breast Cancer, Breast Reconstruction, Bunionectomy, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Corneal Abrasion, Cerebral Aneurysm, Cerebral Infarction, Compartment Syndrome, Crohn’s Disease, Decubitis Ulcers, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Depression, Diabetes Mellitus, Dialysis, Digoxin Toxicity, Discectomy, Dissecting Aneurysm of Ascending Aorta, EMTALA Claims, Epidural Hematoma, Femoral Block, Fetal Anomaly, Fetal Distress, Fractured Hip, Fractured Metacarpal, Group-B Strep, Hemophilia, Heparin Protocol, Hyponatremia, Hysterectomy, Informed Consent, Interstitial Cystitis, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Lung Cancer, Mammography, Medical Staff Privileges Disputes, Melanoma, Mitochondrial Disorder, Myocardial Infarction, Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, Necrotizing Fasciitis, Ovarian Cancer, Patient Confidentiality, Physical Therapy, Preeclampsia, Prostate Cancer, Pulmonary Amniotic Fluid Embolism, Pulmonary Embolus, Rehabilitation Act Claims, Renal Stones, Restraints, Retained Surgical Suture, Rotator Cuff Repair, Sarcoidosis, Sepsis, Sexual Assault, Shoulder Dystocia, Splenectomy, Stroke, Subcutaneous Catheterization, Subdural Hematoma, Suicide, Tainted Blood Transfusion, Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome, Tooth Extraction/ Bridge Construction, Urachal Cyst, Urethral Stricture, Uterine Fibroids, Ventricular Septal Defect and Xanax Toxicity.

In addition to trial advocacy, Mr. Nagle provides risk management and general health care law counsel to his clients. Mr. Nagle is a frequent lecturer on topics of medical malpractice and risk management.

SECTION
Civil Litigation

PRACTICE AREAS
Medical Malpractice Defense Litigation
Hospital Risk Management
Department of Health Professions Investigations/Disputes

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
The American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C.
Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude, Class of 1992
State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York
Bachelor of Arts in Communications, Class of 1988

HEALTH CARE CLIENTS BY SPECIALTY
Facilities
Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Psychiatric / Addiction Treatment Facilities
Physicians
Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Dentistry, Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, General Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry, Sports Medicine, Radiation Oncology, and Urology.
Nurses
Anesthesiology, Emergency Department, ICU, Maternal-Fetal Units, Medical Surgical Floor, NICU, Oncology, Operating Room, PCU, Psychiatric Unit, Radiology, Recovery Room and Telemetry.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Virginia State Bar
Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (Medical Malpractice Section, Chairman 2006, Vice Chairman 2005)
Fairfax Bar Association
Maryland State Bar
District of Columbia Bar Association
American Health Lawyers Association

PRESENTATIONS
"Update in Medical Malpractice Case Law" presented annually, 2000-present
Mock Trial in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 6/19/2007, Fauquier Hospital, Warrenton, Virginia
Labor and Delivery Documentation, 5/22/2007, Fauquier Hospital, Warrenton, Virginia
Coordinated Defense Tactics, 5/10/2007, VASHRM, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Physician Advisory Board Meeting, 5/10/2007, Richmond, Virginia
Mock Trial in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4/20/2006, American College of Emergency Medicine Physicians, Las Vegas, Nevada
Virginia Physician Advisory Board Meeting, 11/10/2005, Richmond, Virginia
Mock Trial in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2/8/2005, Richmond, Virginia
“Nursing Documentation and its Impact in Medical Malpractice Litigation,” 2005
The Educational Approach to Changing Health Care, "Claims Litigation," presented annually, 1999-2003

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