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March 21, 2019The Wagoner Firm Welcomes Veteran Medical Malpractice Attorney James Linnan to the Team
The Wagoner Firm announced the addition of veteran and award-winning attorney James Linnan as counsel to the firm. Linnan, a seasoned medical malpractice and personal injury attorney, has more than 40 years of experience in the industry with settlements and, when necessary, jury verdicts totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. He joins The Wagoner Firm in its fifth year of business and at a time of dramatic growth, as the firm adds medical malpractice and personal injury to its already established list of practices.
Linnan’s success and acumen have garnered significant recognition across New York and Vermont in the areas of medical malpractice and personal injury. He has tried over 250 cases and worked on many high-profile cases at the state and federal levels including Sohl vs. AOFox Memorial Hospital obtaining a verdict for $144.7 million, Meehan vs. Albany Medical Center Hospital obtaining a verdict for $1.4 million, and obtaining a $5 million settlement on a case for a 12-year-old boy who suffered from improperly treated asthma leading him to a lifelong coma.
Linnan is also well-versed in State Liquor Authority matters having served as counsel for the Empire State Restaurant and Tavern Association, and having represented many hundreds of liquor license applicants, existing licensees, and those facing disciplinary proceedings before the State Liquor Authority Board.
“The Wagoner Firm is thrilled to welcome Jim to our team during an exciting time for our business. Jim will be instrumental in expanding our practice areas with top-flight talent, and be a great asset to our existing clients,” said Matthew Wagoner, founder of The Wagoner Firm. “Jim brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, and we are proud to have him as the newest member of our growing team.”
“Joining a team with the talent, track record, and integrity of The Wagoner Firm represents an exciting new step in my career, and I look forward to bringing the skills and relationships I’ve built over four decades of practicing law to bear for the firm’s present and future clients,” said Jim Linnan. “My colleagues there are smart, motivated, and energetic, which makes going to work every day truly enjoyable.”
Linnan has been admitted to the bar in New York; Florida; United States District Court of the Northern and Western Districts of New York; District of Vermont; Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has received awards from Best Lawyers in America, National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Top Lawyers in New York, Super Lawyers and has been named Lawyer of the Year in Medical Malpractice, Best Lawyer in America for Albany County and is in the New York Verdicts and Settlements Hall of Fame.
In addition to its growing work in the areas of medical malpractice and personal injury, The Wagoner Firm has an established reputation for its outstanding commercial litigation, corporate, startup, liquor license, and criminal defense practices, and serves as in-house counsel to businesses throughout the country.
