Depend on Giskan Solotaroff & Anderson LLP when you need an experienced medical resident lawyer on your side.
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Trusted & Experienced Medical Resident Lawyers in New York
Physicians in residency or fellowship training are extraordinarily successful individuals who, along with their families, have sacrificed a lot to obtain a graduate medical position. When they face corrective or disciplinary action, often through no fault of their own, it can be frightening and exasperating. Although many residents and fellows are used to handling their problems independently, this can be a significant mistake when their careers are on the line. That’s where we come in. Giskan Solotaroff & Anderson LLP has over 15 years of experience helping and advocating for residents and fellows dealing with discipline or employment disputes during their training. We’re the only name to remember when you need the support of an experienced and knowledgeable graduate medical information resident lawyer in New York.
A Deep Understanding of Medical Education
Medical residents and fellows are physicians, students and employees – all at the same time. As a result, when legal issues arise, they need a legal professional with in-depth knowledge of health care, education and employment law. As medical residency lawyers, the professionals at our firm assist residents and fellows with all aspects of this niche practice, including:
- Counseling of medical residents and fellows when problems arise
- Defense at internal hearings
- Negotiation of pre-litigation resolutions
- WLitigation of discrimination, retaliation and whistleblower claims
By leveraging our knowledge and experience, we’ve helped resolve an impressive range of problems related to medical residency, including probation, suspension, dismissal, remediation, non-promotion, and nonrenewal. We utilize a strategy custom-crafted to each client’s situation to most effectively influence programs, appeals committees, and courts. Regardless of your challenges, count on us to be your medical resident advocate.
Representative Cases
We were retained to represent a family medicine resident who had been forced to resign after accusations concerning professionalism. GSA partner Jason Solotaroff convinced the program to allow the resident to rescind her resignation so that she could challenge her termination. An internal appeals hearing was scheduled but the program’s rules prohibited the resident from being represented by a licensed attorney. Mr. Solotaroff, however, arranged for a law graduate not yet licensed to appear on the resident’s behalf and prepared a detailed presentation for the advocate and resident to make at the hearing. The hearing panel overturned the termination and reinstated the resident to the program. The resident eventually graduated from the program and is currently a physician in a family medicine practice.
We were retained by an intern (first year resident) who had been terminated from his program with a couple of months left in his internship year after false allegations of sexual harassment. The termination, if permitted to stand, would have prevented our client from beginning a specialty residency program to which he had already been accepted. GSA lawyers, Jason Solotaroff and David O’Brien, determined that there was no alternative other than an immediate lawsuit and motion for emergency reinstatement, filed the lawsuit and moved for immediate reinstatement. The court granted our motion and reinstated our client, leading to a settlement which permitted him to finish the program and start the specialty residency program.
We are currently representing in federal court, in two separate cases, resident physicians who claimed that they were discriminated against based on their disabilities. One client was eventually reinstated but his career was delayed resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in claimed damages. The other client was terminated from his program and seeks millions of dollars in damages arising from his inability to practice in his specialty.
Contact Us Today
Contact us today to schedule a free consultation. We’re available nights and weekends and offer no-up-front cost representation in certain cases. In those situations, there are no fees unless your case is successful. When we need to charge hourly fees we offer rates for residents that are substantially below our normal rates. Call now to speak with a legal professional who’s ready to support you.
Jason Solotaroff
Partner
Following graduation from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and an Editor of the Columbia Law Review, Mr. Solotaroff clerked for the Hon. Eugene H. Nickerson, United State...
Amy Robinson
Amy Robinson is a skilled litigator and negotiator with a broad range of experience representing individuals and groups whose rights have been violated. Ms. Robinson primarily represents employees facing workplace discrimination and harassment in cases...
David O'Brien
David O’Brien joined Giskan Solotaroff & Anderson with extensive litigation experience representing the underdog in New York’s criminal and family courts. After receiving his undergraduate education at Columbia University, David graduated from Fordham Law School...