Nursing Home Abuse

When Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. opened its doors in 1985, nursing home abuse and neglect lawsuits scarcely existed. Although many cases of nursing home abuse and neglect were documented, very few firms would challenge nursing home corporations when they provided bad care.

Attorneys with Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. have been recognized across the nation as “pioneers” in nursing home abuse and neglect litigation. In fact, the National Law Journal featured attorneys with Wilkes & McHugh P.A. in its "Plaintiffs' Hot List" publication for our nursing home abuse and neglect litigation practice.

Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. was one of the first first law firms to help families hold nursing homes accountable when they engage in abuse in a nursing home.

We’ve come a long way in the fight for residents’ rights, but too many frail elders are still paying the price for nursing home abuse. Nursing homes should be held liable when they pay more attention to their bottom line than to the potential for nursing home abuse to be inflicted upon their residents.

And juries across the country have agreed.

With over $300,000,000 in nursing home abuse and neglect verdicts, attorneys with Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. have a proven track record of holding nursing homes and other elder care facilities accountable for nursing home abuse. Because nursing home abuse and neglect claims often involve the same companies we’ve faced time and time again, we don’t have to spend the time and resources it takes to learn what many other attorneys are discovering for the first time. Our highly-experienced nursing home abuse team works hard for the best results possible in nursing home abuse cases.

While our past experience cannot predict the kind of results that you will have, nursing home abuse lawyers at Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. have earned record-breaking nursing home abuse verdicts, as well as settled thousands of nursing home abuse claims out-of-court.

Lawyers with Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. have helped thousands of families achieve justice when their loved ones suffered abuse in a nursing home. If you suspect someone you love is the victim of nursing home abuse, call Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. at 800-255-5070 or click here to have a nursing home abuse lawyer contact you.