The March 2020 issue of “ED Legal Letter” features a discussion by Gary Brooks Mims on the difficulties of establishing causation in malpractice claims against emergency medical providers. Mims cited as examples several of his cases where the emergency physicians failed to diagnose stroke, resulting in serious injuries. The…
It is with great pleasure that we announce an exciting new chapter for our firm. Effective, January 1, 2020, Sickels, Frei and Mims becomes Frei, Mims and Perushek. This change marks the addition of Matthew Perushek as partner and the retirement from the firm of our friend and partner Charles…
The personal injury law firm of Sickels, Frei and Mims announced that Matthew Perushek has been elevated to partner, effective January 2020. “Matt is a smart lawyer who has been dogged in pursuing the right results for our clients. He shares our commitment to meticulous preparation and passionate representation of…
The personal injury law firm of Sickels, Frei and Mims today announced that partner Charles Sickels is retiring from the firm at the end of 2019. He has moved to Richmond where he will continue serving selected business clients. The firm also announced that Gary B. Mims will assume the…
by Matthew Perushek Photo by Blogtrepreneur, under CC: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode You and your attorneys have won! After nearly two years of pre-trial preparation, involving obtaining and reviewing medical records; depositions of witnesses, doctors. and experts; countless motions, meetings, and phone calls, your case was argued and won before a jury of…
The Virginia Supreme Court has affirmed a trial win by attorneys Gary Brooks Mims and Matthew Perushek, leaving in place the $800,000 jury verdict for a woman who suffered partial blindness after a cosmetic eye procedure. Under Virginia law, plaintiffs are entitled to interest on the verdict amount until the…
We are proud to announce that Sickels, Frei & Mims partners have once again been named to the Best Lawyers in America list for 2020. Since first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. The partners were named to this prestigious…
by Gary Mims Medical errors can kill. It is only when we know the “how” and the “why” the error happened that the medical community — and the public — can learn from the mistakes. Confidential settlements protect the person or institution that caused the injury, or in astronaut Neil…
Firm attorney Matt Perushek recently shared advice for young lawyers on legal writing and courtroom practices, as part of continuing legal education (CLE) panel for the Fairfax Bar Association. Also on the panel were Fairfax County Circuit Court judges David Bernhard and John Tran. Moderators included Sickels, Frei and Mims…
Medicine is a science, yes, but it is also an “art” involving interpretation and analysis. In treating a patient, a physician has to make decisions; decision-making involves weighing available evidence, making a judgment, and choosing a course of action. The challenge for you, if you are a victim pursuing a…