FIRM OVERVIEW
The Horowitz law firm specializes in elder abuse, dependent adult, and long-term care litigation versus Nursing Homes, Board and Cares, Assisted Living and facilities for the disabled, as well as select medical malpractice and plaintiffs personal injury litigation. The firm has resolved over 100 cases versus long-term care facilities and corporations by trial, mediation, direct negotiation and acting as a consultant and sometimes partnering with other attorneys. Mr. Horowitz was trial counsel and co-appellate counsel in the landmark elder abuse case Delaney v. Baker (1999) 20 Cal.4th 23 in which the California Supreme Court established the legislative intent of providing special protection for the elderly. In 2004 and 2005, the firm was proud to receive numerous significant settlements from Kaiser and corporate nursing home defendants as well as working with the Attorney General's Office to uphold a double "AA" citation levied against a Sacramento nursing home.
For several years Mr. Horowitz has participated as a speaker and a moderator at numerous seminars and training sessions relating to elder abuse. He is also a published author (see below).
The Horowitz law firm is committed to doing their part in helping to change the nursing home industry's "business as usual" of understaffing and undertraining in order to make higher profits at the expense of our parents and grandparents. The firm works with top experts, keeps abreast of industry and government policies and changes and networks with top elder abuse attorneys throughout the country. Almost all of the firm's cases are referrals from other attorneys and non-profit organizations working on behalf of the elderly.
The years 2006 through 2010 have brought significant settlements in Medical Malpractice, Elder Abuse and Personal Injury cases.
ASSOCIATIONS
· Sonoma County Bar Association (Board Rep for Sonoma Valley 1994)· Sonoma County Consumer Attorneys (Board Member 2000-2001 and Past President)· Consumer Attorneys of California· (2010 Governing Board Member) California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform - Referral Panel Attorney· Counsel on Aging of Sonoma County- Referral Panel Attorney· American Association for Justice(including Nursing Home Litigation Group)· Foundation Aiding the Elderly (Sacramento)· National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (Washington, D.C.)
HONORS
Trial counsel and Co-appellate counsel in Lake County 1st District and California Supreme Court in landmark Elder Abuse case Delaney v. Baker (1999) 20 Cal 4th 23 which established the legislative intent of providing special protection for the elderly.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS and PUBLICATIONS
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR): May 2008 Doubletree Hotel, Monterey, Speaker on Elder Abuse Panel on Use of Documentation to Support Your Case.
Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC): Feb 2008, Beaver Creek CO, Seminar speaker on Use of Experts in Elder Abuse Litigation.
CANHR: May 2006, Manhattan Beach, CA, Speaker on Elder Abuse Panel on Litigation Basics
CANHR: May 2005, Doubletree Hotel, Monterey, Speaker on Elder Abuse Panel on New Developments.
CANHR: May 3, 2004, Berkeley, Radison, Speaker at Elder Abuse Seminar on Jury Instructions.
LORMAN: 2003, Sacramento, Speaker on Elder Abuse Seminar on LItigation
Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB): June 2002, San Francisco, Speaker at Elder Abuse Seminar on Litigation.
LAWYERS JUDGES PUBLISHING COMPANY: Chapter author, Nursing Home Litigation, August 2001 Edition, Settlement Strategies.
LORMAN: Speaker at Nursing Home Litigation Seminar, St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, CA on July 24, 2001.SONOMA BAR ASSOCIATION, PROBATE SECTION: Speaker on Elder Abuse basics and how to recognize issues, Santa Rosa, CA on June 20, 2001.
CANHR: Speaker at seminar "Settlement Strategies and Mediation" , Park Plaza, Burlingame, CA on May 4, 2001.
LORMAN: Speaker at Lorman Nursing Home Litigation Seminar at the Radisson in Sacramento, CA on April 20, 2001
SONOMA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION: Speaker at Elder Abuse Program at Fountaingrove, Santa Rosa, CA on October 18, 2000.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS, INC.: Speaker at two day seminar entitled, "California Nursing Home Negligence - Asserting Claims and Defending Nursing Homes", San Jose, CA, September 19, 2000, and San Francisco, CA, September 20, 2000.
COUNCIL ON AGING/AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS (AARP): Speaker at program entitled "Medicare and Nursing Home Law", September 8, 2000, the Flamingo Hotel, Santa Rosa, CA.
CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA: Article author, CAOC monthly magazine, Forum July/August 2000, Elder Abuse Settlement Strategies: Realities the Defense Cannot Ignore.
November 1999 Annual Convention, Sheridan Palace Hotel, San Francisco, CA. Moderator and Panelist, Elder Abuse Settlement Strategies: Realities the Defense Cannot Ignore. Published paper of same title.
November 1998 Annual Convention, Sheridan Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California. Moderator of Panel and Speaker on Effective Discovery Techniques in Elder Abuse and Neglect Litigation: Be Prepared to Make Motions. Published Paper of same title.
CONTINUING EDUCATION OF THE BAR (CEB): Panelist and speaker at series of speaking engagements on Elder Abuse Litigation. April 3, 1998, Hotel Niko, San Francisco, CA. April 13, 1998, Sunnyvale Hilton, Santa Clara, CA. April 28, 1998, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA. May 2, 1998, Monterey Conference Center, Monterey, CA.
September 9, 1999, Hyatt Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA. September 24, 1999, Palace Hotel, San Francisco, CA. Panelist, Elder Law Litigation: Remedies for Physical and Financial Abuse.
CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF SONOMA COUNTY: May 7, 1998, Days Inn Hotel, Railroad Square, Santa Rosa, CA. Moderator and Speaker at program, Litigating the Elder Law, Physical Abuse Case. Board Member, 2000 - 2001.
NAPA COUNTY ELDER NET: March 9, 1999, Villa Del Ray, Napa, CA. Speaker at group meeting on Elder Abuse Litigation: The Tort System and the Regulation of our Nursing Homes.
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