Bill Vaslas

Vaslas Lepowsky & Hauss LLP

New York, New York

40+ Years Experience

Licensed in 2 States

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About Bill

Bill Vaslas is a trial lawyer with an extraordinary record of success defending physicians and healthcare institutions. Specializing in all phases of complex medical malpractice defense litigation and long-term care litigation, from inception through trial, Mr. Vaslas has been representing physicians in nearly every medical specialty in the courts of New York and New Jersey for more than 30 years. An effective communicator, Mr. Vaslas possesses a thorough understanding of medicine and the ability to distill complex medical issues down to their core. Throughout his career, he has been successfully defending physicians and healthcare institutions against high-exposure multimillion-dollar claims. Testament to his reputation for excellence, Mr. Vaslas was selected by multiple defense firms to serve as lead trial counsel in litigation involving medical malpractice and pharmaceutical liability. He has also successfully represented physicians in disciplinary proceedings before the New York State Department of Health Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC). In addition, Mr. Vaslas has defended a wide range of matters in the areas of general liability, products liability, toxic tort and commercial litigation. Mr. Vaslas’ expertise has been recognized by his peers as well as the judiciary, physicians, healthcare institutions and insurance carriers. He has been asked to speak before judges and court administrators who preside over and manage medical malpractice cases in New York State. In addition, Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company has selected him to participate in presentations to physicians regarding medical malpractice risk reduction and the impact of litigation. A frequent CLE speaker, Mr. Vaslas has lectured to his peers in the area of medical defense litigation. He has discussed pretrial litigation from the defendant’s perspective and has spoken before the New York State Trial Lawyers on “Unique Aspects of a Medical Malpractice Trial” and "Medical Malpractice Litigation". In 2019, Mr. Vaslas presented at the New York State Bar Association Seminar on Medical Malpractice Litigation. He also presented at the New York State Bar Association Webinar "Anatomy for Lawyers", focusing on the heart and circulatory system. Mr. Vaslas has also been asked to share his insights and experience with a broad range of healthcare providers, including physicians, nurses, hospital administrators and risk managers. He provides in-service presentations to nursing home and long-term care employees from the perspective of a litigator and trial attorney in an effort to optimize care and effectively reduce risk.