Episode 6

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10th May 2022

Back to Back Record Breaking Verdicts with Joe and Pat Cullan

Trial law has been in the blood of Omaha-based trial lawyers, Pat and Joe Cullan, since they were growing up.  They learned life lessons about how to be a trial lawyer from their father, legendary trial lawyer, Dan Cullan.  Like their father, Pat and Joe are also doctors, who use their combined expertise in law and medicine to level the playing field on behalf of their clients. Now, Pat and Joe are legends in their own right, recently winning record-breaking verdicts in no-offer medical malpractice cases in some of the toughest venues in America.  In this episode, Rahul and Ben explore how lessons learned early in life created a foundation for their success and how their unique brotherly chemistry and approach to trying complex medical cases has yielded such extraordinary results.

 

About Joe Cullan

Dr. Joseph (Joe) Cullan is both a trial lawyer and a medical doctor. He has nearly two decades of legal experience fighting for the injured and has taken part in medical internships in the U.S., Argentina, and Ireland. His considerable legal and medical experience give Dr. Cullan a definite edge in representing those who have suffered catastrophic injuries due to negligence and wrongdoing.

 

Licensed to practice in Arizona, Nebraska, and California, Dr. Cullan has obtained record setting verdicts and recovered tens of millions of dollars on behalf of his clients. He has played a key role in nationally-recognized cases across the U.S. and has earned various awards and accolades as a result. Dr. Joe Cullan and his brother, Dr. Pat Cullan, have both been selected to the Inner Circle of Advocates. This is one of the most prestigious organizations and membership is limited to the top 100 lawyers in the United States. The members must have a proven and extraordinary record of results on behalf of their clients. In addition, to this prestigious award, Dr. Joe Cullan has been named to Nebraska’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers and the Million and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates. Dr. Cullan’s medical and legal training, along with his unwavering dedication to righting wrongs, has helped him represent a range of clients across his key areas of practice, including medical malpractice, birth injuries, catastrophic injuries, and more. He believes in using his hands-on and academic experience to help his clients face better and brighter futures.

 

About Pat Cullan

A medical doctor and a seasoned trial lawyer, Dr. Patrick (Pat) Cullan has an impressive track record of representing those who have suffered catastrophic injuries due to another’s negligence or wrongdoing. In his first trial together with his father, Dr. Dan Cullan, he successfully fought for a $6.7 million verdict on behalf of a child who sustained terrible injuries in a swimming pool. Dr. Patrick Cullan and his brother Dr. Joe Cullan have been trying cases together for over ten years. They have repeatedly obtained ten figure record setting verdicts on behalf of their clients. Together they have single handedly recovered tens of millions of dollars for their clients, including record-breaking birth injury, truck accident, and wrongful death verdicts.

 

Dr. Pat Cullan is dedicated to applying his advanced educations in medicine and law, to complex injury cases in order to obtain better results for his clients. He recognizes the value of quality legal representation after a serious accident, injury, or instance of negligence. He uses every ounce of his training and experience to deliver real results for his clients, and this has earned him recognition as one of the country’ leading injury lawyers.

 

Dr. Pat Cullan along with his brother, Dr. Joe Cullan, are two of the youngest lawyers who have been admitted into the Inner Circle of Advocates. This honor is only bestowed on 100 lawyers nationwide. Membership is limited to those lawyers who have an extraordinary record of verdicts and settlements in difficult cases. Dr. Cullan’s other achievements include being named as Nebraska’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers list by the National Trial Lawyers, Super Lawyer, and National Trial Lawyer’s Top 40 under 40.

 

Dr. Pat Cullan and Dr. Joe Cullan are asked to speak across the country and in Europe on catastrophic injury cases.

 

Hard work, professionalism, and honesty provide the cornerstones of Dr. Pat Cullan’s legal practice. He is driven to secure the best possible result for every client he represents.

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