Attorney Patrick L. Block will be one of the speakers featured in a medical malpractice continuing
legal education (CLE) seminar that is being offered by the Oregon Trial
Lawyer Association (OTLA) later this month. Mr. Block is also helping
to organize the event, which is called "
Basics of a Medical Malpractice Case."
The seminar will take place on May 15, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
Hotel Monaco in Portland. Attorney Block is a guardian member of OTLA
and has served as the Co-Chair of the organization's professional
negligence section for the last three years.
As a speaker for the seminar, Attorney Block will specifically focus on
pre-trial practice in
medical malpractice cases. The topics he will cover in his session will include pre-trial
proceedings, motions in limine, jury instructions and verdict form. The
sessions that will be taught by the other speakers will cover initial
case evaluation, the process of filing the case, the process of retaining
experts, document discovery, depositions, motions for summary judgment
and settlement negotiations, and the actual trial and preservation of
the record.
Attorney Block is well-qualified to serve an instructor on the topic of
medical malpractice. He has more than 20 years of practice experience
and he been successful in obtaining millions of dollars in verdicts and
settlements in various types of medical malpractice cases. Furthermore,
he has been accepted into The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers.
Mr. Block is licensed to practice law in Oregon.
When patients are harmed as a result of negligent medical professionals
and medical care providers, they have a right to seek rightful compensation
from the at-fault parties. We handle claims against physicians, hospitals,
nurses, nursing home facilities and other healthcare providers.
If you need assistance with a medical negligence claim or lawsuit, you
can depend on our law firm— The Law Offices of Patrick L. Block,
P.C.—for tough and effective legal advocacy.
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