Connecticut Medical Malpractice: A Manual of Practice and Procedure

Calum B. Anderson is Of Counsel at DanaherLagnese, PC. Mr. Anderson’s major area of practice is Civil Litigation, including Insurance Coverage, Construction, Product Liability, Toxic Tort Litigation and Medical Malpractice. He serves on the medical ethics committee of a Connecticut-based hospice care agency. He is a graduate of Boston College Law School, where he was managing and business editor of the Law Review. Mr. Anderson is a member of the Connecticut, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, and U.S. State Court of Appeals for First Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court bars.

Frank H. Santoro is a former principal of DanaherLagnese, PC. For over 20 years, he practiced primarily in the firm’s appellate department. He is a graduate of Georgetown (B.A.; J.D.) and the University of London (LLM). Prior to joining the firm, he held the following positions: Assistant United States Attorney (Connecticut); Assistant States Attorney (Maryland); Assistant Public Defender (Maryland); Adjunct Law Professor (Washington, D.C.), and Captain, U.S. Army (Korea). Mr. Santoro has been counsel of record in approximately 100 reported cases. His main areas of practice are Appellate Advocacy and Insurance Coverage. He is a member of the Connecticut, Maryland, and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut bars.

Joyce A. Lagnese is one of the founding principals of Danaher Lagnese, PC. She serves as co-managing principal of the firm and head of the Medical Malpractice Defense Unit. Her practice concentration is complex civil litigation, principally high exposure medical malpractice defense litigation. She has defended medical malpractice cases in all venues in Connecticut on behalf of physicians, hospitals, nursing homes, community health organizations, nursing staff contractors and mobile medical service providers. Her practice also includes representation of medical practitioners and institutions in administrative proceedings before the Connecticut Department of Public Health. Ms. Lagnese is a graduate of Hofstra University School of Law, and is a member of the Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut bars.