About

Dr. Bruce G. Fagel is an attorney and physician focusing exclusively on complex medical malpractice litigation involving catastrophic injuries, including birth and brain trauma, stroke and cancer misdiagnoses, nursing home negligence, and wrongful deaths. Having witnessed the devastating impact of medical errors while practicing emergency medicine, in 1979, Dr. Fagel entered law school with the aim of applying over a decade of medical training and clinical experience to advocate on behalf of injured clients. Having cared for thousands of patients with various medical conditions such as hypoxic encephalopathy, cerebral palsy, paraplegia, metastatic cancer, and cardiopulmonary disease, Dr. Fagel is uniquely qualified to prosecute medical malpractice claims and achieve maximal recoveries for his clients. In fact, on the very day he was sworn-in to practice law, Dr. Fagel successfully litigated his first case.

Over the last four decades, Dr. Fagel has maintained this stellar track record, having obtained over a billion dollars in verdicts and settlements, including a $460 million jury verdict - the largest medical malpractice award in the history of California. Dr. Fagel’s advocacy work has been featured in various media outlets, from legal and medical journals such as Medical Economics and the National Law Journal, to national newspapers such as USA Today and the Los Angeles Times, as well as broadcast news networks, such as CNN and CNBC, to name just a few. Having been nominated eight times by the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles for its prestigious Trial Lawyer of the Year award and honored on numerous occasions as a California Super Lawyer, Dr. Fagel is recognized by judges, defense attorneys, and the plaintiff’s bar as one of the most preeminent medical malpractice litigators in the nation.