Barry Washor

Since he began practicing law in 1981, Barry Washor has established a reputation as one of the top medical malpractice and personal injury lawyers in New York. He has recovered many millions of dollars for his clients, including more than 200 verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 million each.

Mr. Washor has been recognized in the New York Times Magazine as one of the New York metropolitan area’s “Super Lawyers” in the field of medical malpractice. He has also obtained the distinguished AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Washor is listed in Cambridge’s Who’s Who and is a lifetime member of The Multimillion Dollar Advocates Forum, which is an honor bestowed upon lawyers who have obtained multimillion dollar awards on behalf of their clients.

Mr. Washor is also featured in New York Magazine’s 2012 Best Lawyers in New York in the area of medical malpractice and personal injury.

Mr. Washor is exceptionally experienced in the courtroom. He employs top experts and cutting-edge technology, such as animated presentations and medical artists, to great persuasive effect in a complex and extremely technical area of the law. Mr. Washor’s outstanding reputation as a trial lawyer gets his clients results at the negotiating table as well.

Mr. Washor began his career on the defense side, working for an insurance defense law firm. Within just two years, Mr. Washor was trying major medical malpractice cases and by age 27 was a partner at the law firm. He left the defense side to become a plaintiff’s attorney in 1988, but his experience as a defense attorney gave Mr. Washor unique and invaluable insight into how insurers defend and evaluate medical malpractice lawsuits. Throughout his impressive career, Mr. Washor continues to hold the deepest respect for his clients. “I’m amazed by the resiliency and strength of people who never thought life would be worth living again. It’s a pleasure and honor to work with them, represent them and help them,” Mr. Washor says.

Mr. Washor is also well known for his meticulous approach to the preparation and trial of cases which often lead to impressive settlements prior to and during trials of medical malpractice, construction accidents and car accidents. At trial, Mr. Washor is regarded as a fierce advocate, extremely schooled in the art of cross examination.

Mr. Washor is consistently sought after to share his knowledge and experience with other lawyers and law students. Among other activities, he teaches trial advocacy at Cardozo Law School and is a frequent lecturer in trial advocacy for the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA). Since 2002, he has served on NYSTLA’s Board of Governors, and is a member of its medical malpractice committee.

Significant Verdicts and Settlements:

• $14,500,000 Verdict for the widows of two police detectives shot and killed as a result of municipal negligence
• $13,200,000 Verdict for the family of a woman who died as a result of medical negligence
• $10,500,000 Settlement for a construction worker partially paralyzed in a construction accident
• $8,100,000 Settlement for the family of a woman who died as a result of a medication overdose in a hospital
• $8,000,000 Settlement for a brain damaged baby whose condition was caused by medical malpractice following a motor vehicle accident
• $7,800,000 Settlement for a young woman rendered brain damaged as a result of medical negligence
• $7,000,000 Settlement for the wrongful death of a woman following the delivery of a baby.
• $6,250,000 Settlement for a school teacher in a coma following a negligently performed medical procedure
• $6,000,000 Verdict for a man struck and severely injured by a police vehicle
• $5,800,000 Settlement for a child born brain damaged as a result of medical negligence
• $5,500,000 Verdict for a woman who lost her arm and fractured her back as a result of a car accident
• $5,250,000 Settlement for a construction worker injured at the job site
• $5,250,000 Verdict for a man severely injured after being struck by an ambulance
• $4,700,000 Settlement for a man who suffered blindness as a result of a failure to diagnose meningitis
• $4,600,000 For a child brain damaged due to medical negligence in not properly diagnosing new condition.
• $4,200,000 To a family of a woman who died at childbirth as a result of medical malpractice
• $4,000,000 Settlement for medical malpractice- wrongful death due to a failure to diagnose meningitis
• $4,000,000 Verdict for a man shot and injured by an off duty peace officer
• $4,000,000 Settlement to a man whose legs were amputated as a result of negligently performed surgery
• $3,950,000 Settlement for a child who lost 80% of his small intestine due to medical negligence
• $3,600,000 Settlement for a brain damaged baby whose condition was caused by medical malpractice
• $3,500,000 Settlement for a construction worker injured at work
• $3,400,000 Settlement for a brain damaged baby caused by medical negligence
• $2,600,000 Settlement for medical malpractice for a woman who lost part of her bowel
• $2,350,000 Settlement for medical malpractice -wrongful death for the husband of a woman who died because of failure to diagnose bowel obstruction.