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About Charles Hehmeyer

For more than thirty-five years, Chuck Hehmeyer has maintained a national practice representing both children and adults in a broad array of medical malpractice and wrongful death cases. He is the only lawyer in the country who regularly represents families of children who have suffered avoidable injuries from metabolic diseases, inborn errors of metabolism, and other genetic conditions. He also represents clients in serious trucking and motor vehicle crash cases, including cases involving gun violence. Chuck graduated from Ohio State University and earned his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Prior to joining Berman & Simmons, he was a partner at Raynes Lawn Hehmeyer in Philadelphia, where he managed a highly respected medical malpractice legal team. He has served as lead counsel in significant cases in 24 states nationwide and is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. His recognitions include Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, Chambers USA, and Benchmark Litigation Top 50.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$25 millionVerdict

A federal jury in Pennsylvania awarded $25 million to Travis Sweigart after a tractor-trailer driver turned left across his path at the exit of Interstate 176, crushing Sweigart's pelvis and leaving him with injuries the treating surgeon described as unquestionably the worst pelvic fracture he had ever seen.

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Pennsylvania Law School
J.D., 1986
Ohio State University
Undergraduate, 1982

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Maine
State Bar of Pennsylvania

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