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"My work has always been on behalf of the people facing powers much greater than themselves and getting a measure of justice for them."

Miriam Weizenbaum 
Providence, Rhode Island
Partner
phone (401) 453-1500
fax (401) 453-1501
email

Miriam Weizenbaum is a trial lawyer who practices in the areas of Medical Negligence, Product Liability, and Catastrophic Injury.

Ms. Weizenbaum attended Simon's Rock College of Bard at the age of sixteen. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree and then worked as a community organizer in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and with Physicians for Social Responsibility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1986, she received her Juris Doctorate from Temple University in Philadelphia, where she was a founding member of a student-run clinic assisting people denied public benefits. Following graduation, she worked as an Assistant Public Defender in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, representing defendants in misdemeanor, felony and death penalty cases. In 1995, she established the law firm of DeLuca & Weizenbaum, Ltd., with Amato DeLuca.

Her professional memberships include the Rhode Island Bar Association, the Rhode Island Superior Court Bench/Bar Committee, the Rhode Island Civil Liberties Union, the American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA) and the Rhode Island Trial Lawyers. Ms. Weizenbaum also serves as an officer and on the Governing Board of the Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association.

Ms. Weizenbaum has lectured for the American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA) in the areas of medical negligence and trial practice.

Miriam Weizenbaum is admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar and the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and is also admitted to practice law before the courts of the State of Rhode Island, the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island and the Courts of Appeal for the First and Fourth Circuits.

Areas of Practice:
Medical Negligence
Product Liability
Catastrophic Injury
Bar Admissions:
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island
U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
Education:
Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
J.D.


Simon's Rock Early College, Great Barrington, MA, US, 1980
B.A.
Major:  Social Science


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lectured, American Association for Justice


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Rhode Island Bar Association
Member


The Rhode Island Superior Court Bench/Bar Committee
Member


Rhode Island Civil Liberties Union
Member


American Association for Justice
Member


The Rhode Island Trial Lawyers
Member


Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association
Officer and on the Governing Board


Cases of Interest

Class Action Lawsuit settled in excess of $15.7 million.

Medical Negligence Verdict for $8.7 Million.

Medical Negligence Settlement for $5,200,000.

Medical Negligence Settlement for $4,700,000.

Wrongful Death verdict for $4,000,000.

Construction Site Injury case settled for $3,500,000.

Construction Site Injury case settled for $3,000,000.

Medical Negligence Settlement for $2,900,000.

Medical Negligence Verdict for $1,607,000.

Medical Negligence verdict for $1,500,000.

Medical Negligence Settlement for $1,250,000.

Medical Negligence Settlement for $1,250,000.

Medical Negligence Settlement for $900,000.

Medical Negligence Settlement for $700,000.

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Areas of Practice
Office Location

DeLuca & Weizenbaum, Ltd.
199 North Main Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 453-1500
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