Patients harmed by the negligence of a physician, nurse, healthcare provider, or hospital will find an unusually capable advocate in Schenck & Long. By focusing on medical malpractice cases since 1995, the firm has developed deep knowledge and extensive experience in handling this often-complex segment of the law. 

The legal team with the Registered Nurse Attorney

Attorney Sheryle Long is a Registered Nurse with experience in critical care and emergency room situations. She has published textbooks and articles on a wide variety of topics affecting nurses and emergency medical technicians. In medical malpractice cases, Attorney Long provides tough legal care with the personal attention and empathic approach of a registered nurse. 

Settlement negotiations and trial advocacy

Attorneys Schenck and Long are adept negotiators accustomed to dealing with insurers, medical personnel, and their legal representatives. Our firm assists clients by gathering and assessing the facts of their situations, regularly enabling us to achieve favorable settlements without the protracted time and expenses of a trial. In all cases, however, we are fully equipped and ready to represent clients throughout the entire legal process—including in the courtroom, where our team previously served as District Attorney and Assistant District Attorney.

Medical malpractice experience including:

  • Anesthesia malpractice
  • Family Physician malpractice
  • Hospital negligence
  • Negligence resulting in death
  • Nursing malpractice
  • Obstetric malpractice and birth injuries
  • Optometric malpractice
  • Pediatric malpractice
  • Radiology malpractice
  • Surgical / laparoscopic malpractice
  • Missed or wrong diagnosis

And more... Call Schenck & Long for a no-cost, no-obligation consultation, and let the experienced nurse-attorney, Sheryle L. Long, answer all your medical malpractice questions. 


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