Overview
Hewitt & Raphael, established 30 years ago in 1989, specializes in complex litigation with emphasis on health care, professional liability, employment law and recreation. Our firm bring decades of experience to the defense of cases involving medical and dental malpractice, managed care, medical board actions, utilization review, elder abuse, and medical product liability. We also regularly represent a variety of other professionals, including insurance agents, real estate brokers, and contractors. Our proficiency in the area of employment includes wrongful termination, harassment and sexual abuse in commercial establishments and recreational venues.
Hewitt & Raphael boasts unique expertise in the intriguing field of recreation and entertainment and has provided legal services to professional football teams, scuba diving and motorsports organizations, racing venues, and event promoters, among many others. The firm also specializes in the drafting and application of waivers and releases across the fifty states, and has published articles and surveys in this area of the law.
Philosophy
Hewitt & Raphael believes that both individuals and companies in all fields of specialty share a need for prudent, sophisticated and expeditious legal representation. We closely interact with diverse professionals, business people, organizations, and insurance carriers and respect their need for careful attention to detail, early evaluation, and proactive case handing. We are committed to ensuring that the unique issues, legal principles and strategies in each case are fully understood and embraced by the client, the carrier and, most importantly, by the judge and jury. Our tenet of quality legal representation is not only to secure a successful outcome, but to do so efficiently and with minimal disruption of the client’s personal and professional endeavors.
Practice
Through years of litigation experience Hewitt & Raphael has acquired broad access to the best medical and technical experts available to represent the particular needs of its clientele. We are convinced that the reputation and rapport we have developed in the expert community is an essential element of our successful representation. We stay current with the important legal developments, appellate decisions and trends in the insurance industry. At trial we employ a variety of sophisticated audiovisual tools and techniques designed to enhance the presentation of our case and to keep juries focused and interested.
Services
The diverse experience and expertise of our attorneys provide our clients with the assurance that a single firm can meet their needs both in and out of the courtroom. The firm’s services include:
Litigation
Consultation and advisory opinions
Drafting and application of waivers and releases
Evaluation and handling of complex issues
Development of risk and claims management programs
Business services and litigation
Presentation of educational seminars
Out-of-state and federal litigation