Milan Spisek Email & Phone Number

Seasoned healthcare and litigation attorney with 35 years of experience representing hospitals and nursing homes in the New York metropolitan area, as well as healthcare professionals in complex medical malpractice cases and nursing home negligence claims. Practice includes state and federal court, on both the trial and appellate levels, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Proficient in handling cases from inception of a claim up to trial, is frequently asked to “second seat” in the trial of complex cases and has broad experience with dispositive and post-trial motion practice. Provided pro bono representation.MEDICAL MALPRACTICE• Defended healthcare professionals in high-exposure cases in all practice areas of medicine, including obstetrics, neurosurgery, surgery, plastic surgery, orthopedics, cardiology, oncology and infectious diseases;• Regularly defends nursing homes in claims arising from falls, pressure ulcers, medication errors and other issues;• Supervisory responsibilities for managing a large case load cases and supervising younger attorneys;• Wrote a White Paper for a hospital client on addressing issues with patient scheduling and follow-up care.FEDERAL PRACTICE• Successfully litigated dozens of high exposure federal cases;• Claims handled represented a hybrid of medical malpractice allegations along with claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for failure to provide medical care as well as claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act and various other federal and state civil rights statutes;• Handled several claims alleging failure to provide reasonable accommodations to deaf patients;• Requested by the Bronx Bar Association to represent them in a civil rights claim.APPELLATE PRACTICE• Extensive experience with dozens of reported appellate decisions;• Successfully argued multiple times in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals;• Briefed and orally argued numerous appeals as lead appellate counsel, and is frequently consulted to give opinions as to procedural and substantive viability of appeals from adverse orders and judgments to clients and colleagues;• Significant appellate success in having favorable trial court rulings on substantive motions affirmed on appeal.