Attorney bio
Education
St. Joseph’s Preparatory High School (High School Diploma, 1986); Villanova University (B.A. Political Science, 1990); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1993).
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice; Product Liability; Premises Liability; Construction Accidents; and Automobile Negligence with an emphasis on handling litigation involving Catastrophic Injuries.
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Mr. Villari is proud to have been named a “Super Lawyer” by Philadelphia Magazine for the past thirteen years. The Super Lawyer selection process is based upon votes cast by other Pennsylvania attorneys. Only the top 5% of vote recipients are selected.
Leonard G. Villari
Esquire at Villari Lentz & Lynam, LLC
Leonard G. Villari, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 1, 1968. Admitted to bar: 1993, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Eastern & Middle District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
MEMBER
Philadelphia Bar Association, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.
Honors
In 2001, Mr. Villari secured two of the largest medical malpractice verdicts in Pennsylvania (Top 50 list, as reported in the Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly, for the period August 1, 2000 to August 1, 2001). Mr. Villari has been named a “Super Lawyer” by Philadelphia Magazine for 2005 through 2022.
Other Honors
Mr. Villari achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America.
Failure to diagnose stroke in an emergency room
Recovered: $13,000,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a man injured in an industrial explosion
Recovered: $8,225,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a man sustaining profound/anoxic brain injuries during routine surgery
Recovered: $6,500,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a man paralyzed in an automobile accident
Recovered: $4,500,000.00
Work related accident resulting in a hand injury
Recovered: $4,191,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a man severely injured in a work-place accident
Recovered: $4,000,000.00
Recovery on behalf of a man who lost three fingers while using a defective industrial product
Recovered: $3,945,000.00
Recovery on behalf of a man injured in a deck collapse
Recovered: $3,200,000.00
Verdict for a man injured by a roadway defect in an organized bicycle ride
Recovered: $3,186,833.00
Settlement on behalf of a man who sustained permanent injuries due to toxic exposure
Recovered: $2,900,000.00
Faulty electrical work resulting in a woman’s death in a house fire
Recovered: $2,775,000.00
Failure to diagnose necrotizing fascitis (flesh eating bacteria). $950,000 recovered by way of partial settlement, $1,800,000 verdict against remaining defendants
Recovered: $2,750,000.00
Work related wrongful death claim. 650K settlement with one defendant and a verdict of 1.5M against the non-settling defendant
Recovered: $2,150,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a man who sustained severe injuries to his leg while operating a defectively designed stump grinder
Recovered: $2,000,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a pedestrian struck and injured by a motor vehicle
Recovered: $2,000,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a man who sustained career ending injuries to his knees and back while operating a defectively designed floor scrubber
Recovered: $1,925,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a man who sustained severe injuries to his foot due to a tripping hazard
Recovered: $1,500,000.00
Recovery for a man struck by a pallet of produce that fell from a forklift
Recovered: $1,500,000.00
Medical Malpractice verdict (failure to diagnose and treat heart attack)
Recovered: $1,500,000.00
Medical Malpractice verdict (failure to re-establish an airway during surgery)
Recovered: $1,500,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a man injured in an automobile accident
Recovered: $1,500,000.00
Settlement on behalf a man who died at a nursing home due to neglect
Recovered: $1,350,000.00
On behalf of a woman who died as a result of a cardiac catheterization
Recovered: $1,275,000.00
Failure to diagnose compartment syndrome following a knee injury
Recovered: $1,266,000.00
Failure to diagnose and treat sepsis in a rehabilitation patient
Recovered: $1,150,000.00
Recovery for a man injured by a defective and dangerous loading dock
Recovered: $1,100,000.00
Verdict in a medical negligence case involving a below the knee amputation caused by a nurse practitioner’s mismanagement of diabetes treatment
Recovered: $1,000,000.00
Settlement in a legal malpractice claim
Recovered: $950,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a man sustaining neck, back and hand injuries in an automobile accident
Recovered: $920,000.00
Recovery on behalf of a man injured in a single vehicle accident with an illegally placed trailer.
Recovered: $887,500.00
Failure to diagnose thrombocytopenia
Recovered: $850,000.00
Recovered for a women who fell in a dimly lit theater
Recovered: $850,000.00
Verdict on behalf a man sustaining a shoulder injury requiring surgery in an automobile accident
Recovered: $850,000.00
Verdict on behalf of a woman injured in an accident with a tractor trailer
Recovered: $827,393.00
Settlement for a hand injury caused by a defective meat grinder
Recovered: $800,000.00
Failure to diagnose lung cancer in an elderly man
Recovered: $750,000.00
Medical Malpractice settlement on behalf of an elderly man who died while undergoing a needle biopsy
Recovered: $750,000.00
Verdict on behalf of a man who injured his back in an automobile accident
Recovered: $732,111.00
Verdict on behalf of a young woman who fractured her ankle on a set of negligently maintained stairs while attending college classes.
Recovered: $715,000.00
Verdict on behalf of a college student sustaining a fractured ankle, requiring surgery, on the campus of Temple University
Recovered: $652,500.00
Settlement on behalf of a home health worker injured after falling on ice
Recovered: $625,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a man sustaining an ankle fracture in an automobile accident
Recovered: $600,000.00
Recovered for a woman who was struck by a drunk driver
Recovered: $590,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a man sustaining a hand injury during use of a defective product
Recovered: $480,000.00
Medical Malpractice verdict (failure to diagnose life-threatening heart condition)
Recovered: $453,000.00
Settlement (fractured wrist in a slip and fall accident)
Recovered: $450,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a man injured in an automobile accident
Recovered: $450,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a woman injured in automobile accident
Recovered: $436,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a woman sustaining neck injury in automobile accident
Recovered: $425,000.00
Medical Malpractice settlement – Medication error resulting in pulmonary embolism
Recovered: $400,000.00
Medical Malpractice settlement (failure to diagnose misplaced PEG tube)
Recovered: $400,000.00
Medical Malpractice settlement on behalf of a woman who sustained injuries following a medication error
Recovered: $400,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a man sustaining knee injuries in a slip and fall accident
Recovered: $400,000.00
Medical Malpractice settlement – Defectively performed foot surgery
Recovered: $375,000.00
Medical Malpractice settlement – Nerve injury sustained during a routine hysterectomy
Recovered: $350,000.00
Settlement for a man injuring his shoulder during a workplace accident
Recovered: $350,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a victim injured in a drunk driving accident
Recovered: $350,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a man sustaining a hip fracture due to a defect in City property
Recovered: $320,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a man sustaining a fractured wrist caused by a defective product
Recovered: $290,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a woman who sustained back and head injuries in a rear end automobile collision
Recovered: $290,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a woman sustaining neck and back injuries in an automobile accident with a drunk driver
Recovered: $285,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a child sustaining facial lacerations caused by a defective product
Recovered: $275,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a woman sustaining a lower back injury in a slip and fall accident
Recovered: $270,000.00
Verdict on behalf of a woman suffering a fall in a casino bathroom on a wet floor
Recovered: $254,711.00
Gross verdict (premises liability action)
Recovered: $250,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a child who sustained head injuries while at school due to inadequate supervision
Recovered: $230,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a pedestrian sustaining a leg fracture in an automobile accident
Recovered: $230,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a woman injured in automobile accident
Recovered: $225,000.00
Verdict on behalf of a woman who tripped and fell on a defective sidewalk
Recovered: $216,210.00
Settlement on behalf of a man sustaining a shoulder injury in an automobile accident
Recovered: $215,000.00
Settlement (motorcycle accident)
Recovered: $200,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a pedestrian struck by automobile
Recovered: $185,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a man injured in an automobile accident
Recovered: $165,000.00
Settlement on behalf of a woman injured in an automobile accident
Recovered: $158,415.00
Settlement on behalf of a woman who fractured her nose in an automobile accident
Recovered: $150,000.00
