by: Julianna Merback Burdo I was always envious during my youth of multi-talented people. Those who could sing and play an instrument, for example. That just was not me, or so I thought. No, no – I loved animals and so I initially aimed to become a veterinarian. That plight ended once I learned that understanding complex mathematics was needed to succeed in the field of animal medicine. Fast forward in life. The lega...

by: Julianna Merback Burdo Did you ever ask yourself why the need to go to a hospital’s emergency room typically arises in the middle of the night, during the weekend, on a holiday, or in the middle of snow storm? Then the questions begin to flow: do I need to go to the ER, should I go, which hospital is best, will it be crowded and how long will I wait, and what on earth will they do for me? The decision is made and you...

by: Julianna Merback Burdo I practiced law for a decade before owning a smart phone. During that time, I constantly struggled with retrieving and responding to voice mail messages. Try as I might, calls from clients would come in and messages were left in droves that went unanswered. I simply could not be the type of lawyer who made “that promise” to return your call by the close of business. In 2001, I made the leap...

Attorney Sternberg recently settled a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a hospital patient who suffered significant burns from an IV infiltration which resulting in scarring. The infiltration occurred because the nurses and hospital staff were overworked and understaffed. The nurses were also ignorant of the standard of care for how to monitor and access IV infusions. The IV was placed in the wrong location and the site...