Steven G. Wigrizer

"I have dedicated my career to giving a voice to those who have suffered serious harm from poor medical care or negligent actions by the medical industry." In January 2020, Steven G. Wigrizer joined the firm as Chair of the Medical Malpractice Department. Steve has been a premiere medical negligence attorney in the region for decades and brings more than forty years of experience to the team. His sustained success in medical malpractice actions has brought him national acclaim. In 2017, Steve served as co-lead counsel with Bob Mongeluzzi in the Philadelphia Salvation Army Thrift Store Collapse trial, which resulted in the historic liability verdict and record-setting settlement. The trial lasted nearly six months, the longest civil trial in Philadelphia history. The $227 million dollar settlement is believed to be the largest in Pennsylvania history. In addition to the $227 million dollar result in the Salvation Army trial, Steve has achieved numerous impressive verdicts and settlements, including: By way of new litigation and practice areas, Steve filed suit on behalf of the City of Coatesville in the groundbreaking Opioid litigation against the manufacturers and distributors of the product. Steve believes that the root cause of the opioid crisis is over prescription, which stems directly from deceptive and misleading information provided to prescribing doctors. At Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky, Steve now serves as the Chair of the Medical Malpractice group.