Paul Lauricella has been a trial attorney since 1982. Out of law school, he worked as an assistant district attorney, where he tried and convicted violent criminals. In 1987, Paul brought his trial experience to the Beasley Firm, where he spent twenty-four years as an associate and as a partner. Trained by the late legendary trial attorney James E. Beasley, Paul has secured million and multimillion dollar verdicts in malpractice actions involving a wide variety of medical specialties, including obstetrics/gynecology, emergency medicine, radiology, psychiatry, orthopedic surgery, urology, family practice, and even oral surgery. He has also won verdicts in products liability, breach of contract, and employment discrimination cases. He has successfully litigated intellectual property claims, and secured a landmark victory in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Facenda v. The National Football League in which he represented the estate of legendary Philadelphia broadcaster, John Facenda.

At a time when many lawyers brag about their “results” (usually a euphemism for “settlements” secured by attorneys who have never actually tried a case), Paul Lauricella takes pride in the medical malpractice and personal injury cases he has personally tried to a jury verdict, including:

• $5 million dollar ($5,000,000.00) injury verdict on behalf of children injured by a discharged psychiatric patient;
• $3 million dollar ($3,000,000.00) negligence verdict on behalf of the estate of a man who died as a result of undiagnosed lung cancer;
• $2.5 million dollar ($2,500,000.00) malpractice verdict on behalf of a woman whose surgeon left a hand towel in her abdomen;
• $1 million dollar ($1,000,000.00) medical malpractice verdict rendered by a Delaware County jury on behalf of a young woman who died following knee surgery;
• $7 million dollar ($7,000,000.00) medical malpractice verdict secured on behalf of a client whose wrist fracture went undiagnosed;
• $700,000 dollar verdict in Bucks County on behalf of a woman whose breast cancer was not timely diagnosed.  The award was rendered on account of the potential for future recurrence or metastasis;
• $1 million dollar ($1,000,000.00) medical malpractice verdict in Wilmington, Delaware on behalf of the estate of an elderly woman who suffered a fatal heart attack after being discharged from the emergency department;
• $900,000 medical medical malpractice verdict in Luzerne County on behalf of a woman whose undiagnosed breast cancer progressed from Stage I to Stage II;
• $1 million dollar ($1,000,000.00) medical mistake verdict on behalf of a man whose GI tract was inadvertently injured during prostate surgery;
• $900,000 verdict on behalf of a woman whose face was partially paralyzed following oral surgery.
• $1 million dollar ($1,000,000.00) verdict in a suit brought by a widow against a life insurance company which had refused to pay policy benefits.

In each of those cases, the defense had made either no settlement offer, or a grossly inadequate settlement offer, making the results even more satisfying.

And while Paul has, of course, settled innumerable cases, he points with pride to the $16,250,000.00 settlement that he and his partner, Slade McLaughlin, secured in 2009 on behalf of a landfill worker who was run over by a bulldozer. “We settled that case following years of intense preparation, after more than three weeks of trial, and after successfully navigating the law which usually renders employers immune from damage claims brought by injured workers.”

Paul Lauricella is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Hofstra University, and a graduate of Villanova University School of Law where he was a member of the Law Review, the Moot Court Board, and the Order of the Coif. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and serves on the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers’ Amicus Curiae Committee.

Paul’s interests go beyond the law. He is a regular contributor to the Michael Smerconish radio program where he purports to provide comedic commentary as “Liberal Paul.” He is an avid runner, and has run three marathons in the last ten years. He has run the Philadelphia Distance Run more than ten times, and the Philadelphia Broad Street Run at least ten times. He is a regular participant in the annual Philadelphia Bar Association 5k. Paul is also a devotee of popular music, rock music, and jazz, though he knows how to play absolutely no instruments.

Any lawyer can settle a case. But only a trial attorney can try your case. Paul is proud to be a trial attorney.  Contact Paul Lauricella today for a free, no obligation legal assessment to see if you have a wrongful injury or medical negligence lawsuit.

Excerpts From Paul’s Radio Broadcasts