 Robert T. Szostak
Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Associate Attorney
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Robert T. Szostak joined Rubin, Glickman, Steinberg and Gifford in March, 2008. He concentrates his practice in the area of Civil Litigation. He is an accomplished trial attorney with over 20 years of experience in representing victims of catastrophic medical malpractice and other complex personal injury matters. Mr. Szostak's wide ranging practice is based upon a recognized commitment to achieving the best possible recovery as quickly as possible for his clients. He concentrates his practice in the fields of medical negligence, insurance bad faith, fraud, defamation, products liability and personal injury involving motor vehicles, amusement parks, construction accidents, and premises liability. Mr. Szostak has been lead trial or co-trial counsel in more than thirty-five jury trials and has achieved many million dollar resolutions. Examples include:
$4.375 Million Bucks County Verdict for 89 year old man against emergency room doctor and hospital
$5.7 Million dollar settlement for brain injury caused during radiographic procedure
$1.2 Million dollar settlement for blindness caused by failure to diagnose
$1.1 Million recovery for arm injury due to radiology negligence
Multi-Million dollar settlement for anesthesiology malpractice and hospital corporate negligence and indifference
$1.7 Million dollar settlement for failure to diagnose meningitis
Million dollar settlement for negligent orthopedic surgery
Multi-million dollar recovery for closed head injuries caused by nursing negligence leading to medication overdose
Million dollar settlement in motor vehicle death case caused by driver and highway construction company negligence
Million dollar plus recovery for bad faith against insurance company
$1.3 Million dollar settlement for closed head injury case
Million dollar settlement in product defect explosion case
Multi-million dollar recovery in landmark libel case
Mr. Szostak has also secured numerous other settlements for victims of vehicular and premises negligence, false imprisonment, product defect, commercial fraud, breach of contract, accounting and attorney malpractice, and construction negligence. He has handled numerous appellate matters in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Mr. Szostak received a B.A. from Brown University in 1976, and his law degree from the Widener University School of Law in 1982, where he wrote for the law review and received awards in appellate advocacy.
In June, 2008, Mr. Szostak was recognized by Philadelphia Magazine as one of its "Super Lawyers", ranking him in the top 5% of lawyers statewide in the field of medical malpractice. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and in the District Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the District of New Jersey, and he is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. He often serves as faculty for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and trial attorney associations in his practice areas. Mr. Szostak is an active member of the Montgomery Bar Association and the Philadelphia Bar Association, where he is an executive officer of the State Civil Litigation Section and was Chairman of the Rules and Procedure Committee and Medical-Legal Committee for several years.
Mr. Szostak has also dedicated his time and many talents to La Salle College High School were he is an Alumni Trustee and Past President of its prestigious Alumni Association. He approaches law and life with genuine integrity, personal and professional excellence, and a committed passion for leadership, service of others and the pursuit of justice.
Besides his active involvement in the law and legal community, Mr. Szostak enjoys a balance of family time with his wife and sons, personal fitness, reading, movies, music and various outdoor activities.
- 2008
- 40% Medical Negligence
- 40% Personal Injury
- 20% Other Complex Civil Litigation
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Pennsylvania, 1982
- New Jersey, 1983
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1984
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1985
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2003
- Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware,
1982
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Law Review:
Delaware Journal of Corp Law, 1981 - 1982
- Brown University,
1976
BA
- LaSalle College High School,
1972
- New Med-Mal Law: Analysis of the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act - Act No. 2002-13, Barrister (Cover Article), PaTLA, July 2002
- Pa. Supreme Court Promulgates Federal Rule 11 Equivalent, PaTLA News, July 2002, Vol. XVI, No. 5
- Expert Witness Qualifications Under the Certificate of Merit Rules, Section 512 of the Mcare Act and the Same Subspeciality Defense, Barrister, PaTLA, May 2003, Vol. XVII, No. 2
- Jury Instructions: How to Ace the Charge Conference - General Considerations, PaTLA, Dec. 12, 2003
- Medical Malpractice - 2004 State of the Law, PaTLA, January 15, 2004
- The Nuts and Bolts of the Medical Malpractice Case - Filing Suit, PBI, No. 2004-3600
- Medical Professional Liability Workshop, PaTLA Annual Convention, July 2004, No. 326-2004
- The Nuts and Bolts of the Medical Malpractice Case - Filing Suit, PBI, April 27, 2006, No. 2006-4247
- The Verdict - Cross Examination in the Medical Malpractice Case, Philadelphia Bar Association State Civil Litigation Section Bench-Bar, PBI, September 2006
- Brave New World of Medical Malpractice Litigation - Taking the Case and Filing Suit, PBI, July 23, 2008
- Jury Instructions: How to Ace the Charge Conference - General Considerations PaTLA,
2003
- Medical Malpractice - 2004 State of the Law, PTLA,
2004
- The Nuts and Bolts of Medical Malpractice Case - Filing Suit, PBI, No. 2004-3600,
2004
- Medical Professional Liability Workshop, PaTLA Annual Convention, July 2004, No. 326-2004,
2004
- The Nuts and Bolts of Medical Malpractice Case - Filing Suit, PBI, April 27, 2006 No. 2006-4247,
2006
- The Verdict - Cross Examination in the Medical Malpractice Case, Philadelphia Bar Association State Civil Litigation Section Bench-Bar, PBI, September 2006,
2006
- Brave New World of Medical Malpractice Litigation - Taking the Case and Filing Suit, PBI, July 23, 2008,
2008
- 2008 Super Lawyer
- LaSalle College High School,
1976
- Present
- Brown Alumni Schools Committee
- Pennsylvania Bar Association,
1983
-
2004
- Member
- American Association For Justice,
1983
-
2004
- Pennsylvania Association For Justice formerly Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association,
1985
-
2004
- Philadelphia Bar Association,
1985
- Present
- Member
- Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
- 1990 - 2004, 2007
- LaSalle College High School,
1996
-
2006
- Alumni Association, Board Member
- ATLA NJ,
2000
-
2004
- LaSalle College High School,
2000
-
2004
- Vice President, Alumni Association
- LaSalle College High School,
2000
- Present
- Committee to Benefit the Children of St. Christopher's Hospital
- Philadelphia Bar Association,
2002
-
2004
- Chairman: Medical/Legal Committee
- LaSalle College High School,
2004
-
2005
- President, Alumni Association
- Philadelphia Bar Association,
2004
-
2007
- Chairman: Rules and Procedure Committee
- Philadelphia Bar Association,
2004
- Present
- Civil Litigation Section - Executive Committee
- LaSalle College High School,
2005
- Present
- Alumni Trustee
- Pennsylvania Bar Association,
2008
- Present
- Member
- Montgomery Bar Association,
2008
- Present
- Member
- Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Hon. Stephen J. McEwen, Jr., Law Clerk,
1982
-
1984
- Stephen M. Feldman, P.C.,
1984
-
1985
- M. Mark Mendel, Ltd.,
1985
-
2004
- Kornblau & Kornblau, P.C.,
2004
-
2008
- Delta Tau Delta
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