CONTACT 480-525-8551 byron.siegel@azbar.org www.byronesiegelpc.com LICENSES State Bar of Arizona State Bar of California State Bar of Michigan Federal District Court, Phoenix, Arizona Federal District Court, San Francisco, California Federal District Court, Eastern District of Michigan Federal District Court, Northern District of Ohio ASSOCIATIONS State Bar of Arizona Arizona Trial Lawyers Association Maricopa County Bar Association State Bar of California State Bar of Michigan Michigan Association for Justice American Association for Justice LAW PRACTICE EXPERIENCE: Medical Malpractice, especially birth trauma, aneurysms, and complex injuries Auto Negligence Injuries, mainly T.B.I., neurological and serious injuries Wrongful Death Pharmaceutical Liability Legal Professional Liability Mediations, arbitrations and alternative dispute resolution Multi-District Litigation Class Actions (State and Federal)
Personal injury case evaluations, including medical analysis for Yavapai-Apache Nation at Camp Verde, Arizona CURRENT WORK EXPERIENCE: JANUARY 2013 TO PRESENT: [Share space with] The Law Offices of Kelly J. McDonald, J.D., R.N. at 16421 N. Tatum Blvd., Ste. 207, Phoenix, Arizona 85032. Current practice involves every phase of prelitigation and litigation in all areas of personal injury, including TBI, complex and substantial injuries. Select medical malpractice and pharmaceutical liability, with catastrophic injuries are pursued. NOVEMBER 2008 TO DECEMBER 2012: [Of councel to] Blumberg and Associates, with Bruce E. Blumberg Esq., at 3600 N. 19th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85015. Experience, initially, in litigation preparation with clients, lay witnesses and medical experts. In recent years; client interview through trial preparation, complex depositions, full litigation, ARCP 26.1 and 26.2 detailed disclosure statements and predeposition and deposition of medical experts on complex medical issues. PRIOR PRIVATE PRACTICE: California, Michigan and Arizona: Evaluations and work-ups for all clients from initial intake, screening of medicolegal cases, analysis of medical issues and preparation of medical questions for mediation, arbitration and at trial, interview of lay and medical experts, including deposition preparation, detailed analysis of medical records, reports, notes and full hospital charts. Preparation of Arizona trial books regarding legal issues and medical injuries, causation arguments, research, strategies, documents and witness evaluations for trial purposes. Preparation of extensive, documented settlement summaries with effective exhibits, expert evaluations and specific, detailed computation of damages with future projections. Trial attorney in medical law areas with San Francisco, Ca. law firm of Cartwright, Slobodin, et al., with Robert E. Cartwright Esq. Trial attorney in personal injury, medical malpractice and products liability with the law firm of Sommers, Schwartz, et al., with Stanley S. Schwartz Esq., Southfield, Michigan AFFILIATIONS: OF COUNSEL TO: Nancy Hersh Esq., of Hersh & Hersh, San Francisco, California (415) 441-5544
Robert Bokelman Esq., San Diego, California (619) 236-9363 x147 William S. Leonard Esq., Encino, California (818) 205-9992 LANGUAGES: English, primarily, but also fluent in Spanish, especially conversational EDUCATION: College The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Degree: Bachelor of Arts in History - Major in History, minors in Business, Psychology and Sociology Activities: Undergraduate social fraternity, intramural sports and piano Law School Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan Degree: Juris Doctor - Medical School The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Academic: Courses taken in the School of Medicine on a Master of Science Degree Program Human Gross Anatomy - full cadaver dissection Human Pathology and labs Human Physiology and labs EDUCATION - CONTINUED Medical School: Graduate Law School Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Degree: Master of Laws Degree in Medicolegal Law Academic: L.L.M. Degree in Medicolegal Law - thesis completed: "The Role of Trauma as a Medicolegal Cause of Bacterial Infectious Disease" Courses: Law Medicine Seminar - Medical Jurisprudence Pathology research, lectures and seminars: Case Western Reserve Univ. Med School Case Western Reserve University Institute of Pathology (Lester Adelson, M.D. and Charles Hirsch, M.D. - Forensic Pathologists) Pharmacology courses including Side Effects of Pharmaceuticals (Goodman/Gilman) Toxicology research, lectures and seminars at Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office (Irving Sunshine, Ph.D., Forensic Toxicologist)
Law-Medicine Internship Program: Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office: Autopsy Assistant Forensic Pathology Toxicology Procedures United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio Legal assistant for defense Medicolegal cases concerning Federal Tort Claims Act Malpractice in Veterans Administration Hospitals LEGAL PUBLICATIONS General Negligence concerning governmental agents, International Law Journal, Publications: Case Western Reserve University (Published): "A Survey of Medicolegal Aspects of Human Organ Transplantation in The United States" ARIZONA ATTORNEY REFERENCES: Stanley J. Marks Esq. Begam & Marks 111 West Monroe Street, Suite 1400 Phoenix, Arizona 85003-1787 (602) 254-6071 David Thomson Esq. 255 East Osborne, Suite 102 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 (602) 230-1999 Kelly J. McDonald Esq. The Law Offices of Kelly McDonald 16421 N Tatum Blvd. Suite 207 Phoenix, AZ 85032 (480) 525-8551 Don Bivens Esq. Snell & Wilmer One Arizona Center
400 E. Van Buren Phoenix, Arizona 85004 (602) 482-6549 Scott Harris Esq. 6868 North 7th Avenue, Suite 109 Phoenix, Arizona 85013-0001 (602) 252-7400 Bruce Blumberg Esq. 3600 North 19th Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85015 (602) 705-6011 Bernardo Garcia Esq. 827 North Fifth Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85003 (602) 340-1999