Bruce J Klores - Medical Malpractice Attorney: Washington DC

Medical malpractice, military malpractice, birth injury

* Medical Malpractice: We are nationally recognized for our expertise in complicated medical malpractice actions. We exclusively represent individuals and families severely injured or wounded as a result of negligence by health care providers.

* Military Malpractice: Our firm has a special and proud history of representing members of the Military and their families who have been injured as a result of malpractice, occurring within the United States and overseas.

* Birth Injury: We have extensive experience in this very specialized area of malpractice litigation. Birth injury cases are among the most difficult to prosecute and try. The stakes in these cases are extremely high. They are aggressively defended by talented lawyers hired by big insurance companies, so your choice of counsel is critical.

* Professional Negligence: The law firm has successfully prosecuted professional negligence cases against lawyers and other professionals. Mr. Klores is often asked to testify as an expert witness in legal malpractice cases because of his solid and thorough understanding of the standards of care for lawyers. In the appropriate case, the firm will undertake representation of an individual or family wronged by a lawyer, just as it would for a family or individual wronged by a doctor or other professional.

* Other Catastrophic Injury: We represent individuals and families who have been catastrophically injured in an automobile, truck or motorcycle accidents and occasionally by dangerous and defective products.

* Alternative Dispute Resolution: Over the last fifteen years Mr. Klores has mediated over one hundred cases. He is often appointed as a mediator by Federal and State Court Judges. In other cases he is engaged privately by parties to help them resolve their disputes and to reach settlements.

Bruce J Klores & Associates PC
1735 20th St NW
Washington DC 20009-1104
Tel: 202 628-8100
Fax: 202 628-1240

Bruce J. Klores was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He was educated in the New York City public schools. Prior to becoming an attorney he held a variety of jobs, ranging from teaching high school social studies and coaching basketball in rural Maine, to selling hot dogs at The Statue of Liberty. Both were instructive and fun.

In 1983, with one case, Mr. Klores opened his law practice in a brownstone basement office in the building which his firm now occupies in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. For the majority of his career he has limited his practice to representing victims and families of medical negligence and other catastrophic injuries. His firm has achieved verdicts and settlements totaling well over 165 million dollars, present value.

Raised in a working class family Mr. Klores today remains dedicated to the underdog. When he is not in Court arguing on behalf of one of his clients, he is advocating to protect their rights before the U.S. Congress, D.C. City Council, and other legislative bodies. At the same time he works to revise and rewrite laws which affect the firms clients' ability to pursue justice in the courtroom. He has been an adjunct professor of law at his alma mater - Catholic University.

Mr. Klores has been fortunate to receive many honors in his career. He was the 1998-1999 Trial Lawyer of the Year, presented by the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. He was also a past President of that organization. Mr. Klores is also the past Chairman of the Medical Malpractice Committee of the D.C. Bar. He has been continuously listed in The Best Lawyers of America, selected for the first time prior to the age of 40.

Mr. Klores is a frequent lecturer and writer in the field of medical malpractice and trial practice. Every year he teaches lawyers how to handle medical malpractice cases. He also chairs the popular "Medicine For Lawyers" program and works closely with some of the finest physicians in the United States in order to achieve the best result for his clients.

Mr. Klores firmly believes that reputations are earned by hard work, discipline and integrity. Most of the firm's clients are referred by former clients, physicians, other lawyers, judges, and even hospital risk managers. The firm chooses to develop its clients in these ways rather than through commercial marketing and television advertising. If your case is accepted by the firm Mr. Klores will play an integral role in its prosecution.

Bruce J. Klores & Associates, P.C. is also committed to fostering the quality of life for those who work in the firm and for those who live in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. In 2002 the Bar Association of the District of Columbia awarded the law firm the "Quality of Life Award" recognizing the firm's treatment of all its employees. In 2001, the United Planning Organization awarded the firm the prestigious "Martin Luther King, Jr. Corporate Community Service Award" for its work with disadvantaged children. Prior awardees of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Award were corporate giants such as PEPCO and Safeway.

Mr. Klores has been married to the former Irene Patellis since 1984. Mrs. Klores is a classically trained ballerina. The Klores family is blessed to have nineteen year old twins, Steven and Molly.