Atty. Roderick E. Edmond, M.D. J.D.
A physician with three decades of experience, Roderick E. Edmond, M.D., J.D. is both a respected medical doctor and a leading trial lawyer.
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Roderick E. Edmond, M.D. J.D. is a Member based in Washington, District of Columbia, practicing at LawMD. They have 31+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1995. Their practice focuses on medical malpractice, wrongful death, personal injury, product liability, and insurance. Admitted to practice in Georgia (1995). Educated at Georgetown University (J.D., 1993) and Duke University Medical School (M.D. Morehouse, 1987). Recognitions include Peer Reviewed. Serands clients in Washington, DC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- A physician with three decades of experience, Roderick E. Edmond, M.D., J.D. is both a respected medical doctor and a leading trial lawyer
- Dr. Edmond focuses his litigation practice in the areas of medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, and defective medical devices
- Dr. Edmond has a long track record of service
- After earning his biology degree from Morehouse College, he received his medical degree from Duke University in 1987
- He completed post-graduate training in general surgery at Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas where he served five years as a physician and captain in the United States Army
- During his military service, Dr. Edmond was Brigade Surgeon for the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division on the demilitarized zone in the Republic of Korea
- As an Army doctor, he also served as a staff physician at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C
- During his time at the Pentagon, Dr. Edmond practiced medicine by day and attended law school at night
- He received his law degree in 1993 from Georgetown University
- After law school, Dr. Edmond devoted himself to bettering the lives of people traditionally underserved in the medical community
- He served four years as medical director for a large metropolitan Atlanta jail
- He also spent several years operating JurisMed, a medical-legal consulting company
- As a trial lawyer, Dr. Edmond honed his skills under the mentorship of famed litigator, Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. at The Cochran Firm
- During his time there, Dr. Edmond successfully litigated a number of multimillion-dollar personal injury cases, including one of the largest settlements for medical negligence in the history of South Carolina in a lawsuit involving a woman who died from the delayed diagnosis of a rare heart condition
- Dr. Edmond also won one of the largest jury verdicts in the state of North Carolina in a non-death nursing home negligence case
- At The Cochran Firm, he also resolved the civil suit for the widow of a D.C. postal worker who died from an anthrax infection acquired through the Brentwood Postal Office
- Six months after opening the doors of his own law firm in 2003, Dr. Edmond settled a multimillion-dollar suit against a company that distributed defective biomedical material to a patient
- His firm also represented a number of the victims and widows from the 2008 Imperial Sugar Refinery explosion in Savannah, Georgia
- Dr. Edmond also litigated a multimillion-dollar federal lawsuit against private defense contractors on behalf of widows and victims of torture in the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq
- Dr. Edmond has published numerous articles in medical journals and is an active speaker on the subjects of medical and legal issues
- He is a member of the American Medical Association, the National Medical Association, The American Bar Association, The National Bar Association, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. An active member of the Atlanta community, Dr. Edmond lives with his family in Inman Park
- He currently serves as Chairperson of the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections and is the former Chairperson of the Atlanta Citizen Review Board
- He also serves on the MARTA Board of Directors
- In his spare time, Dr. Edmond coaches basketball and baseball teams in his neighborhood
- Professional Associations • Super Lawyers (2018 - 2019) • American Bar Association • National Medical Association • American Medical Association • American Association for Justice • The Association of Trial Lawyers of America • National Bar Association
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Medical malpractice lawyers represent patients harmed by negligent doctors, hospitals, and other providers. Free case review, no fee unless you win.
Roderick E. Edmond, M.D. J.D. is one of 49,086 medical malpractice attorneys indexed nationally. Browse medical malpractice attorneys in District of Columbia →
Roderick E. Edmond, M.D. J.D. is one of 31,253 wrongful death attorneys indexed nationally. Browse wrongful death attorneys in District of Columbia →
Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
Roderick E. Edmond, M.D. J.D. is one of 264,852 personal injury attorneys indexed nationally. Browse personal injury attorneys in District of Columbia →
Roderick E. Edmond, M.D. J.D. is one of 66,193 product liability attorneys indexed nationally. Browse product liability attorneys in District of Columbia →
Insurance attorneys for coverage disputes, bad faith claims, denied claims, and policy disputes.
Roderick E. Edmond, M.D. J.D. is one of 121,912 insurance attorneys indexed nationally. Browse insurance attorneys in District of Columbia →
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Practicing law in District of Columbia. Legal matters in District of Columbia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Washington are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate District of Columbia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in District of Columbia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in District of Columbia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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