Richard Galperin

As the senior member of the firm’s Medical Malpractice Practice Group, Richard Galperin has devoted almost the entirety of his career to medical malpractice and medical negligence cases. Over the course of more than four decades as a practicing trial lawyer, Rich has tried more than 130 cases to jury verdict, almost all of them multi-day medical negligence cases. Rich is one of the most experienced medical malpractice attorneys practicing in Delaware. 

After having devoted the majority of his career to defending individuals and institutions in medical malpractice claims involving all medical specialties, he has now shifted his practice to alternative dispute resolution, primarily mediating medical malpractice matters and catastrophic injury claims. 

In addition, Rich now advises and assists lawyers at the firm who represent individuals injured due to the negligence of health care providers. 

“Actually trying civil cases before a jury is becoming a rare event. Trying multiple cases before a jury is even less frequent. For a trial attorney, there is no substitute for experience.”

Professional Affiliations

American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow, 2008 - Present, Delaware Chair, 2010 - 2013
American Board of Trial Advocates
Delaware State Bar Association
Defense Counsel of Delaware, Former Secretary,1989 - 1990
American Bar Association

Latest Blog Posts

Delaware Injury Law Blog

• How Do Birth Injuries to a Mother Occur?
• I was Injured While Giving Birth. How Can I Find Answers?
• What Is Medical Malpractice?
• What are the Warning Signs of Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect?
• Birth Injury FAQs
• Medical Malpractice FAQs

Honors

Best Lawyers, 2005 - 2012, 2014 - 2017, 2019 - Present

• Lawyer of the Year Award, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, 2020, 2019, 2016
• Lawyer of the Year Award, Health Care Law, 2021

Delaware Today Top Lawyers, Medical Malpractice, 2013, 2015 - Present

• Top vote-getter for Medical Malpractice, 2019