Attorneys > Mary Elizabeth Sherwin

Counsels hospitals, nursing homes, physicians and other health care professionals on risk management issues, and handles guardianship and medical treatment proceedings
Defends health care professionals when their depositions are requested as treating providers
Represents health care professionals before health regulatory boards, including the Virginia Board of Medicine and the Virginia Board of Nursing - most recently defended physician who was full exonerated by Board despite receiving letter of reprimand from hospital for endangering resident
Handles the Medical Malpractice Team’s cases involving female health care professionals
Second-chaired eight medical malpractice trials, argued major motions and examined/cross-examined key witnesses. Highlights include the following:
- Defended a complex medical malpractice case involving an air embolism that resulted in severe injury to the patient who remains in a persistent vegetative state. The other defendants settled immediately prior to trial, but the plaintiffs nevertheless elected to proceed against our physician client. After six days of evidence, the judge declared a mistrial due to the lack of consensus. A year later, we tried the case again and received a defense verdict.
- Successfully defended a surgeon and his practice in litigation that had been ongoing for nearly four years. Plaintiff requested relief in the amount of $1.5 million. After five days and most evidentiary rulings made in plaintiff’s favor, the jury found for the defendants.

Recognition and honors

Virginia Rising Stars; Law & Politics, 2008-2010
Law Clerk to The Honorable Rebecca Beach Smith, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Editorial Board; William & Mary Law Review
William & Mary National Trial Team
Wellesley College Scholar

Associations

Virginia Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Virginia State Bar
Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association
Norfolk Blocker YMCA; Board of Directors

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