Nursing home residents are among society's most vulnerable members. As experienced Los Angeles Nursing Home Neglect Attorneys, we are passionately committed to improving the quality of nursing home care and holding nursing homes accountable for substandard care and conduct through litigation.

The Law Offices of Michels & Watkins has over 25 years of experience helping clients just like you achieve the highest possible verdicts and settlements. We have handled in excess of 1,000 cases and have been successful in recovering compensation in nearly every one. With over half a billion dollars recovered for clients to date, we are one of the top plaintiff’s firms in California.

If you are concerned a loved one has been injured by abuse or neglect at the hands of a caregiver, please contact us. We are a strong team that strives to obtain the best possible outcome and compensation for our clients in a supporting and caring environment.

As skilled Los Angeles Nursing Home Neglect Attorneys, we believe that all legitimate victims of nursing home negligence have the right to seek full, fair and adequate compensation for their suffering and loss. We are dedicated to representing clients throughout California in the following practice areas:

• Medical Malpractice
• Falls & Infections
• Sexual Abuse
• Brain Injuries
• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Wrongful Death
• Decubitus Ulcers
• Failure to Monitor Residents
• Dehydration
• Nursing Home Neglect
• Nursing Home Liability
• Nursing Home Negligence
• Nursing Home Breach of Contract
• Nursing Home Criminal Conduct
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Spinal Cord Injury

Phil Michels was named “Trial Lawyer of the Year” in 2003, one of “California’s Best Lawyers” in 2006 and 2007 and he has been named a “California Super Lawyer” in 2007 and 2008. He is the treasurer of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and will be its president in 2011. Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles is the largest plaintiff’s local trial lawyer organization in the country. Phil is a frequent lecturer and writer on legal issues for trial lawyer organizations statewide.

Shirley K. Watkins is a dawn to dusk attorney, fervent in the handling of cases. Also named a California Super Lawyer two years in a row, she is highly skilled and has served on the Board of Governors of Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, Board of Trustees for Los Angeles County Bar Association, Board of Directors of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice and the Board of Governors for Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. She is currently serving as Judge Pro Tem in the Los Angeles Superior Court as well as settlement officer in both Van Nuys and Santa Monica Superior Courts. In addition, she is also an editor and author of several legal publications.

Jin Lew can easily see both sides of a case, having previously been associated with a prominent defense firm, where he was a Partner. His defense experience prepared him well for his career as a plaintiff’s attorney, providing even deeper insight into the strategies of a case. He is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. Mr. Lew has published articles and spoken at law schools and legal education seminars on the topics of medicine and law, including presentation of his paper on “Understanding Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Laws” before physicians groups in a local hospital.

An integral member of our team is our in-house Medical Director, Bradford S. Davis, M.D., a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and of the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review. In addition, he was a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and of the American College of Medical Quality. He practiced Emergency Medicine at St. John’s Hospital for over eleven years and eight of those years he was Clinical Director of the Emergency Department.

Fellow trial attorneys state:

• “Phil and his entire team do exceptional work representing their clients.”
• "This winning team has impeccable trial skills, preparation and experts.”
• "Their trial skills are superb and their integrity is above reproach.”

If you or a loved one in Southern California or throughout the state needs the assistance of an experienced Los Angeles Nursing Home Neglect Attorney, call Michels & Watkins today at 866-666-0861, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.