Attorney Profiles


Kent Buckingham is a board-certified, A-V rated attorney who limits his practice to the specialty of medical malpractice. In addition, he practiced for several years as an eye doctor before beginning his legal career. His firm has obtained numerous multi-million dollar settlements and judgments. He is a sustaining member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, a member of the Birth Trauma Litigation Group, and a Diplomate of the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

He is an internationally-recognized speaker, having presented lectures on the area of professional malpractice to the British Contact Lens Association Annual Conference in Bournemouth, England; to the Bausch and Lomb European Symposium On Contact Lenses in Seville, Spain; to the International Contact Lens Congress in Australia; and to several Annual Symposiums on the Cornea, Contact Lenses & Contemporary Vision Care. He has published numerous articles in the field of medical negligence.

His cases have been profiled in such media as Time magazine, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Drug Topics, the National Law Journal, and People magazine. He has been asked to discuss his medical malpractice cases on national programs such as CBS Evening News, MSNBC, ABC News, and Good Morning America.

Gerald Sugarman is a medical doctor and an attorney specializing in Medical Malpractice for the injured child or adult. Dr. Sugarman has published over 50 medical articles and 4 books. Four rare syndromes have been named after him. He is certified by the Boards of Pediatrics (FAAP) and also Family Practice (FAAFP). He continues his medical endeavors by writing, reading, attending meetings, evaluating patients and reviewing medical-legal records.

Dr. Sugarman has been an expert in medical-legal cases for over 25 years. He has reviewed cases involving meningitis, shoulder dystocia, brain injured newborns, forceps and vacuum extractor injuries, cerebral palsy, large baby cases with traumatic injuries, vaccine injuries, drug and medication errors, pharmacy prescription errors, allergic reactions to medication, overdose of medication, obstetric injuries, brain tumor cases, neurosurgical negligence, epilepsy (seizure disorders), mental retardation, genetic disorders, missed or delayed treatment of appendicitis, missed diagnosis of breast cancer as well as many others.

Dr. Sugarman graduated law school from Glendale University School of Law and became licensed by the California State Bar in 1978. He confines his law practice to serious injuries involving newborns, children and adults. He is a member of the American Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) and a member of the Birth Trauma Litigation Group.