Marc G. Brecher Attorney

First Admitted: 1977, Pennsylvania

Professional Webpage: https://www.wapnernewman.com/our-team/marc-brecher/

Bar/Professional Activity:

Fellow of Litigation Counsel of American, 2023
Member of Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, 2023
Member of Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, 2022
Member of the Trial Law Institute and Diversity Law Institute, 2021
Member of The Trial Lawyer Honorary Society, 2021
Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of American, 2021
Member of American Association for Justice, 2019
Pennsylvania Law License, 1977
Supreme Court of the United States, 2019
Member of Philadelphia Bar Association, 2019
Member of Pennsylvania Association for Justice, 2019
Board of Directors, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, 2012-2018, 2019

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

$15,000,000 settlement involving medical malpractice action/civil right action involving death of young man for failure to treat asthma attack. Hospital refused to treat decedent despite clear sign of breathing distress., 2021
$900,000 settlement from medical malpractice claim arising out of the death of a 39 year old woman from failure to diagnose and treat leukemia, 2023
$825,000 settlement arising out of obstetrical medical malpractice claim for stillbirth of a child., 2023
$1,800,000 settlement for medical malpractice claim arising out of death of a 20 year old woman for failure to diagnose breast cancer., 2023
$1,100,000 arbitration award arising out of obstetrical malpractice claim for stillbirth of child., 2022
$629,000 Obstetrical malpractice arbitration award arising out of claim for child's stillbirth, 2022
6 Million dollar settlement involving medical malpractice claim filed on behalf of a baby brain injured at birth due to obstetrical malpractice. Obstetrician and labor room nurses failed to respond to non reassuring fetal heart rate monitor tracings. The baby suffered hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy as a result of the negligent treatment., 2022
$2,000,000 settlement against urgent care facility for failing to refer patient for necessary laboratory testing to rule out hematologic disorder which resulted in the untimely death of a 34 year old mother of three., 2021
$1,150,000 confidential New Jersey settlement for estate of 32 year old single man without children who died from complications due to the failure to timely diagnose appendicitis. The previously healthy young man entered the hospital at approximately 2pm with signs and symptoms of acute appendicitis yet was not taken to operating room until 2am the following morning after his appendix perforated leading to sepsis and ultimate death. , 2021
Confidential settlement on behalf of 55 year old man who died from complications of a non ST elevated heart attack. Decedent was admitted to an emergency room and diagnosed with a non ST elevated heart attack. He received virtually no treatment for this condition from his admitting physician and the consultant cardiologists for over 15 hours which culminated in his suffering a fatal ST elevated heart attack., 2020
$900,000 settlement on behalf of 75 year old woman who underwent aortic valve replacement surgery. During the operation multiple mistakes occurred which caused her right coronary artery to become 99% blocked which resulted in her death., 2020
$800,000 settlement for wrongful death of married man who died as a result of a delay in diagnosing and treating a dissecting aortic aneursym. , 2020
$600,000 settlement for 66 year old woman for delayed diagnosis of breast cancer, 2020
1.3 Million award in wrongful death case due to failure to timely diagnose and treat pneumococcal pneumonia, 2019
$1,200,000 settlement on behalf of estate of elderly woman who died due to failure of her doctors to recognize and treat a heart attack, 2018
$3,000,000 settlement on behalf of woman who suffered permanent neurological injuries from an undiagnosed and untreated stroke, 2018
$750,000 settlement on behalf of child who suffered a permanent brachial plexus injury at birth due to the failure of obstetricians to recognize signs of shoulder dystocia during labor., 2018
$3,250,000 settlement for death of 19-year-old man who died from an undiagnosed intestinal volvulus, 2018
$4,000,000 settlement on behalf of child who suffered oxygen deprivation at birth due to the failure of a nurse midwife to recognize non-reassuring signs of fetal well-being on the fetal heart rate monitor during labor, 2018
$950,000 settlement on behalf of estate of stillborn child due to failure to properly treat gestational diabetes, 2015
$1,500,000 settlement on behalf of 31-year-old woman who was not properly treated for post partum preeclampsia, 2015
$8,800,000 settlement for woman who suffered brain damaged from an ruptured splenic artery that was been timely diagnosed, 2003
$900,000 settlement for medical malpractice claim concerning stillbirth from failure to timely deliver baby., 2014
$9,000,000 settlement for baby who suffered permanent brain damage at birth due to lack of oxygen due to the failure of obstetricians to properly interpret fetal heart rate monitor tracings during a very protracted labor, 2016
$2,500,000 settlement on behalf of a child who suffered hypoxic encephalopathy at birth due to failure of obstetrician to recognize non-reassuring fetal heart rate monitor tracings., 2016
$900,000 settlement on behalf of estate of stillborn child due to the failure to properly treat and diagnose gestational diabetes., 2017
$3,500,000 settlement on behalf of child who suffered a brain injury from a failure to diagnose and treat bacterial meningitis at a Pennsylvania hospital, 2014
$3,850,000 medical malpractice verdict for death of 45-year-old woman for failure to timely diagnosis ovarian cancer, 2015
$1,350,000 arbitration award on behalf of injured child who suffered a permanent brachial plexus injury from a shoulder dystocia., 2016
$1,000,000 settlement on behalf of woman whose breast cancer was not timely diagnosed due to an improperly read mammogram, 2017
$7,000,000 settlement for child injured at birth due to obstetrical malpractice, 2012
$800,000 settlement involving medical malpractice claim concerning death of 74-year-old man who died from a bleeding ulcer while recuperating from surgery, 2014

Honors/Awards:

Recognized in Best Lawyers 2021 edition for Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers, 2021
Pennsylvania Super Lawyer 2004-2008; 2010-2023, Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2023
Litigation Counsel of America
Named to Nations Top One Percent by National Association of Distinguished Counsel since 2015
Highest Rating (AV) Pre-eminent Peer Review Rating in Legal Ability and Ethical Standard by Martindale-Hubble since 1998
Best Lawyers, 2016-2020 Medical Malpractice Law Plaintiffs & Personal Injury Litigation Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers
Named to Top 100 Trial Lawyers by National Trial Lawyers Association 2008-2016

Educational Background:

Albright College, Bachelor’s degree, 1973

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

I lectured on the diagnosis and prevention of shoulder dystocia and resultant brachial plexus injuries, Speaker, 17th Annual Advanced Forum on Obstetric Malpractice Claims, June 25-25, Union League of Philadelphia, Lawyers, 2018

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Recognized by Best Lawyers Publication for work in medical malpractice, 2023
Named top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers Association since 2008, 2018
Best Lawyers for 2020 Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiff, 2019
Selected by peers for inclusion in the 25th Edition of "The Best Lawyers in America" for my work in Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation -Plaintiffs, 2018
AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell (Highest Rating in Legal Ability and Ethical Standards)

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