Prominent D.C., Maryland, Virginia Medical Malpractice Lawyer Joins The Cochran Firm, D.C.

The Cochran Firm, D.C. adds 23-year medical malpractice attorney Karen E. Evans to its medical malpractice section.

Washington, DC, September 01, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The Cochran Firm, D.C. today announces that prominent medical malpractice attorney Karen E. Evans has joined the firm as a partner and trial lawyer with its medical malpractice section. She will also serve as Co-Director of The Cochran Firm’s National Medical Malpractice Group. Evans will dedicate her practice exclusively to serving medical malpractice victims and their families in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Maryland, and Virginia.

Evans uses her rare experience as both a Registered Nurse (R.N.) and former insurance defense attorney to provide top-notch legal representation to victims of medical malpractice. Evans has established a successful record of securing multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements, in seven and eight figures, on behalf of victims injured by medical negligence. Evans' nursing experience and zealous trial advocacy skills have resulted in the successful pursuit of medical malpractice claims on behalf of those who have been catastrophically injured.

Evans is AV® Preeminent™ rated and is profiled in the Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers™ and the Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers–the definitive guides to the most distinguished lawyers in the U.S. and Canada. Since 2009, she has been listed in Best Lawyers in America® and is listed in Super Lawyers®.

Evans is the 1st Vice President of the Washington Bar Association (WBA). The WBA was formed in 1925, and is one of the first and oldest African American Bar associations in the country. She is also the immediate Past President of The Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, DC and currently serves as a member of its executive committee. Evans also serves as President of the Washington Bar Association Educational Foundation, Inc.

“We are very pleased that Karen Evans is joining our firm. She is a seasoned medical malpractice litigator who we are confident will serve our clients exceptionally well,” said David E. Haynes, The Cochran Firm, D.C.’s managing attorney. “She brings extensive experience in nursing and 23 years of medical malpractice experience, making her a powerful addition to our firm.”

Evans is active in the community at large and is an advisory board member for S.M.A.R.T., a community organization dedicated to improving academics through sports. From 2007 until 2012, she was an adjunct professor at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law, where she taught legal writing and research. She currently serves as a volunteer mediator for the D.C. Superior Court’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs.

To learn more about DC, Maryland, and Virginia medical malpractice lawyer Karen E. Evans, please visit http://www.cochranfirmdc.com/about-us/karen-e-evans
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