Bio
Donna Nadel Kramer is a Principal in the Firm’s Professional Liability Department and Medical Malpractice Litigation Practice Group. Her practice focuses on the defense of physicians, nurses, hospitals, health systems, and other healthcare providers in litigation involving alleged malpractice and/or negligence. Her cases involve complex medical fact patterns, minor to catastrophic injuries, and often substantial financial exposure.
Ms. Kramer represents clients at trial, mediation, and arbitration, and has successfully defended clients against claims involving alleged surgical negligence and misdiagnosis/failure to diagnose, among others. In addition, she provides risk management guidance and consultation services to chief executive officers, chief medical officers, and general counsel.
From 2006-2014, Ms. Kramer was selected for inclusion in Pennsylvania Super Lawyer's Rising Stars, a listing which includes the top 2.5 percent of attorneys in the Commonwealth who are 40 years of age or younger or have been practicing for less than 10 years. For information about this selection and an overview of common third-party publications, rankings, and lists methodologies, click here.
Education
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J.D., St. John's University School of Law, 1999
Notes and Comments Editor, St. John's Journal of Legal Commentary - B.S., Cornell University, 1996
Bar Memberships
- Pennsylvania (2000)
- New York (2000)
Affiliations
- Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member, Cornell Alumni Admissions Network
- Founding Sister, Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority
Speaking Engagements
- "Anatomy of a Lawsuit," presentation to Department of Medicine at Bryn Mawr Hospital (March 28, 2019)
- “Depositions” Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Psychiatry residents (July 2012)
- Litigation and Risk Management Presentation to Wills Eye residents (March 2012)
- "The Medical Record - Pain Management Issues," Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Pain Management Seminar (September 2007)
- "Documentation in the Medical Record: Why is it SO Important?" Wills Eye Surgery Centers (Spring 2007)
- "Medical Malpractice Issues," Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Annual OB-GYN Residents' Conference (October 2006)
- "The Implications of Disclosure," PASHRM (Philadelphia Area Society for Healthcare Risk Management) (February 2005)
- "Nursing Malpractice: An Overview," Main Line Health System (Fall 2004)
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Education
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J.D., St. John's University School of Law, 1999
Notes and Comments Editor, St. John's Journal of Legal Commentary - B.S., Cornell University, 1996
Bar Memberships
- Pennsylvania (2000)
- New York (2000)
Affiliations
- Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member, Cornell Alumni Admissions Network
- Founding Sister, Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority