Vetted Firm Profile · San Francisco

Hersh & Hersh

San Francisco Medical Malpractice & Birth Injury — Decades of Specialty Practice · 2080 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94115

Medical Malpractice Personal Injury Medical Malpractice Specialist Birth Injury Focus Multi-Million Settlements
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Our Verdict

Hersh & Hersh has been specializing exclusively in medical malpractice cases for decades — with notable settlements including a $6+ million case against a San Francisco hospital where a labor and delivery nurse failed to manage a laboring mother causing severe brain injury to her baby. The firm focuses on birth injury, surgical errors, anesthesia errors, missed diagnoses, and wrongful death from medical negligence. Best fit for: parents of children with birth-related injuries, families dealing with catastrophic medical mistakes, and anyone needing a specialty firm that does only medical malpractice.

Pricing & Fees

Hersh & Hersh works on contingency. 33⅓%–40% of recovery (no fee unless you win). The intake call is free, and they will quote you in writing before you commit.

Practice Areas

The firm focuses on the following situations. Click any area to see other San Francisco firms that handle it.

Birth Injury / Cerebral Palsy Surgical Errors Anesthesia Errors Misdiagnosis Hospital Negligence Wrongful Death Pharmaceutical Errors Stroke / Cardiac

Key Attorneys

The lawyers most likely to be on your case.

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Mark E. Burton, Jr.

Senior Partner

Inner Circle of Advocates. 30+ years trying medical malpractice cases. Multi-million-dollar verdicts in birth-injury and OB malpractice.

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Senior Partner

Senior Counsel

Specializes in pediatric malpractice and surgical-error cases.

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Senior Associate

Senior Counsel

Trial preparation specialist. Spanish bilingual.

What Clients Say

Reviews summarized from public sources, tagged by the legal situation involved.

Anonymous Parents
Anonymous Parents
Birth Injury — $6M+
★★★★★
Our son's brain injury came from L&D nurse mismanagement. Mark's team got us a settlement that funds his lifetime care.
Anonymous
Anonymous
Surgical Error — Verdict
★★★★★
Botched orthopedic surgery left me partially paralyzed. Senior partner tried it. Multi-million-dollar verdict.
Anonymous
Anonymous
Missed Diagnosis
★★★★★
Cancer missed for 14 months. Hersh & Hersh built the case methodically. Substantial settlement covered medical and pain.

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FAQ — Hersh & Hersh

Why a medical malpractice specialty firm?
Med mal cases require physician expert witnesses, specialized causation analysis, and high upfront costs. Specialty firms invest in the right experts and case-screening systems.
How much does Hersh & Hersh charge?
Pure contingency. All costs (often $100K+) advanced. No fee unless they win. Free consultation.
How long does a med mal case take?
Most settle in 18–30 months. Birth-injury cases longer (lifetime damages calculations). Trials add 6–12 months.
Will I need expert witnesses?
Yes — every California med mal case requires a Certificate of Merit from a qualified physician at the outset. Hersh & Hersh has a network of specialty experts in every major area of medicine.
Does the MICRA cap affect me?
California's MICRA cap on non-economic damages is being phased out (rising annually starting 2023). Economic damages — medical bills, life-care costs, lost income — are uncapped.