MICHAEL G. SARLI
Michael G. Sarli was born in Queens, New York., First admitted to the bar in Missouri in 1978 and New York in 1979, he became a member of the Rhode Island Bar in 1981 and has been with the firm since 1985.
Education //
Adelphi University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1978).
Professional Experience //
Since the firm’s founding in 1985, Michael’s practice has focused on defending physicians, nurses, other healthcare providers, hospitals and other healthcare facilities in medical malpractice cases. There is virtually no specialty in medicine he has not been called upon to represent a physician or other provider in his more than forty-five years of practice. He is often retained in cases where a death or catastrophic injury has occurred. Michael also represents physicians and other medical care providers in Department of Health hearings and in Medicare, Social Security and administrative proceedings. His practice also includes representing physicians in disputes with insurance carriers.
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Membership and Civic Appointments //
Missouri Bar, 1978; New York Bar, 1979; Rhode Island Bar, 1981; Massachusetts Bar, 1985; United States District Court, District of Rhode Island; United States First Circuit Court of Appeals. Arbitrator for Court Annexed Arbitration, State of Rhode Island, 1989. Federal Bar Examiner, 1995-2005. Rhode Island and American Bar Associations (section of litigation); Defense Research Institute, Inc., State Chairman 1988-1996; Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1998-Present; Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, 2001-Present; Martindale-Hubbell Rating AV; designated “Super Lawyer” 2007-Present; designated by the Attorney and Practice Magazine as one of the “Top Ten Personal Injury Lawyers in Rhode Island”; designated by the American Institute of Personal Injury Lawyers as one of the “10 Best in Rhode Island”.