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• Gloria Allred
• Sam Bernstein
• Roy Black
• Benjamin Brafman
• Joseph Bruno
• Michael Burg
• Fernando Chavez
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• Jim Parkman
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• Dan Ramsdell
• Gary Robb
• Mark Robinson
• James Rolshouse
• John Romano
• James Roy
• Sheldon J. Schlesinger
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• Hezekiah Sistrunk
• Jock Smith
• Stephen Smith
• Kent Spence
• Harvey Weitz

STANLEY E. PREISER

Areas of Practice:

Heath Care Law

Medical Malpractice

Nursing Home Negligence

Stanley Preiser is Of Counsel with the law firm of the Romano Law Group in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was born in Charleston, West Virginia in 1927. Stanley received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Louisville in 1949 and his LL.M degree from New York University School of Law in 1950. Since that time, Stanley has been in private legal practice as a civil trial lawyer.

Stanley is profiled in The Best Lawyers in America, included in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, listed as Who's Who in American Law, and was named one of The Best Lawyers in the U.S. by Town & Country magazine.

Stanley has written and published articles on various legal topics including medical negligence, and he has lectured before numerous professional trial organizations across the United States. He is a member of the Kentucky and West Virginia State Bar Associations, and a member of American Association for Justice, American Board of Trial Advocates, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the West Virginia Trial Lawyer Association.

Practice Areas:

• Health Care Law (practice limited health care matters)
• Medical Malpractice
• Nursing Home Negligence

Bar Admissions:

• West Virginia, 1950
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit (Kentucky), 1954
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1960
• U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1972
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1985

Education:

• University of Louisville, cum laude, J.D., 1949
• New York University School of Law, LL.M, 1950
• Adjunct Professor of Law, Nova University Law School, 1981

Certifications / Specialties:

• Board Certified Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Awards and Honors:

• Martindale Hubbell – AV Rating
• Named as one of "The Best Lawyers in the U.S." by Town & County Magazine
• Phi Kappa Phi
• Profiled in Best Lawyers in America
• Southern Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame Award
• Who's Who in American Law

Professional Memberships & Leadership Roles:

• Member: American Association for Justice
• Member: American Board of Trial Advocates
• Member: International Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Member: Kentucky Bar Association
• Member: National Advisory Board
• Member – Trustee: Roscoe Pound Foundation
• Member: West Virginia State Bar Association
• Member: West Virginia Trial Lawyer Association
• Honorary Member: West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Association
• Former – Board Member: American Board of Criminal Trial Lawyers
• Former Member (1980): The American Journal of Trial Advocacy
• Former - Executive Committee (1970-1980), Board of Governors (1970-1980): American Justice for Association
• Former – President (1987): Melvin M. Belli Society
• Former Member: U.S. Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference
• Former - Special Assistant Attorney General (1973-1976): West Virginia
• Former Chair (1964-1973): West Virginia State Election Commission
• Former – Board of Governors, Past President, Member: West Virginia Trial Lawyer Association

Publications:

• Co-Author: "Handling Soft Tissue Injury Cases", Kluwer Law Book Publishers, Inc., 1988
• Author: "Preparation and Trial of a Neck and Back Sprain Case"
• Co-Author: "Preparing and Winning Medical Negligence Cases", Michie Company, 1989
• Author: "Representing the White Collar Defendant," TRIAL Magazine
• Author: "The High Cost of Tampering with Medical Records", Medical Economics Magazine, 1976
• Co-Author: "Aggressive Defense of White Collar Clients", Champion Magazine, 1991
• Author: "Cross-examination of Lay Witnesses", TRIAL Magazine
• Author: "Direct and Cross-examination of Lay Witnesses", TRIAL Magazine
• Board of Editors: “Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit”

Lectures/Presentations:

• Trial Practice Lecturer: Hastings School of Law, San Francisco; Harvard University Law School; Suffolk College of Law; University of Louisville School of Law; University of Tennessee School of Law; University of Texas School of Law; West Virginia School of Law; New York Practicing Law Institute.
• Medical Malpractice Lecturer: West Virginia School of Medicine; West Virginia School of Pharmacy.