Case Types Reviewed
Podiatric malpractice, lower-extremity trauma, workers’ compensation and disability matters.
The matters below are within my practice and my expertise. If your case is not on this list, ask — and if it is outside what I can speak to credibly, I will say so and, where I can, point you toward the right specialty.
Podiatric and foot & ankle malpractice
- Elective forefoot surgery outcomes — bunion, hammertoe and neuroma procedures, including malunion, nonunion, recurrence, transfer lesions, and shortened or floating toes
- Ankle and hindfoot fracture management — missed fractures, inadequate reduction, hardware failure and post-traumatic arthritis
- Diabetic foot care — ulcer management, offloading, delayed referral, and the chain of events leading to amputation
- Missed or delayed diagnosis of infection, including osteomyelitis, abscess and necrotizing soft-tissue infection
- Charcot neuroarthropathy — recognition, immobilization and reconstruction
- Peripheral arterial disease — failure to assess perfusion or to refer for vascular evaluation before intervention
- Wound care management and the standard for escalation
- Nerve injury, complex regional pain syndrome, and compartment syndrome of the leg or foot
- Nail and routine foot care procedures, including infection and injury in the at-risk patient
- Post-operative infection, wound dehiscence and management of surgical complications
- Informed consent — whether the risks, alternatives and expected outcome were actually disclosed
- Custom orthotics, bracing and durable medical equipment — fit, indication and resulting injury
Personal injury and trauma
- Motor vehicle collisions with foot, ankle or lower-leg injury, including Michigan no-fault matters
- Slip, trip and fall injuries — mechanism, plausibility and injury pattern
- Crush and industrial injuries to the foot and ankle
- Causation and apportionment where degenerative change or prior injury is present
- Permanency, impairment and projected future foot and ankle care
Workers’ compensation and disability
- Work-relatedness of foot and ankle conditions
- Maximum medical improvement, restrictions and work capacity
- Reasonableness and necessity of the treatment provided
Start with a conflict check
Send the parties, the venue and a two-sentence description of the claim. I will confirm there is no conflict and tell you plainly whether the case is inside my expertise. There is no charge for that first conversation.