Brigid Katsaros
Founding partner
I read the operative report before I read anything else, because it is where the surgeon says what happened.
I started the firm in 2009 after years at a larger practice, because I wanted to take fewer cases and read every one of them closely. Most of what I do is surgical and hospital work, and most of the cases I read end with me telling a family that I cannot take them.
That is a hard call to make, and I make it with the reviewing physician in the room. When we say yes, it is because the record and a surgeon in the same field both say the care fell short.
What she handles
- Surgical errors
- Anesthesia mistakes
- Hospital negligence
- Wrongful death after a medical error
Admissions, courts and education
Bar admissions
New York
1989
New Jersey
1990
Courts
Supreme Court of the State of New York
1989
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
1992
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
1992
Education
J.D., Brooklyn Law School
1988
B.A., Hunter College
1985
Languages
English
Greek
Conversational
Memberships
New York State Bar Association
New York County Lawyers Association
How I work
I take few new cases at a time, so I can keep meetings unhurried and return calls myself. If you are in the hospital or at home, I will come to you.
I write to families after every step, in plain sentences, with the next date in the last line. Outside the office, I am usually on a ferry, going somewhere with a book.
Talk with Brigid
A first call is free, and short. Tell her what happened and she will tell you what she would want to read.
Free first call. Fees are contingency: no attorney fee unless there is a recovery. Costs are explained in writing before you sign.