Trial Lawyer & Nursing Home Team Leader

Ian Norris

Ian Norris

Meet Ian Norris

Trial Lawyer & Nursing Home Team Leader



Education

  • Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University
  • Dickinson College

Background


Ian has been representing the victims of nursing home abuse and neglect and medical malpractice for his entire legal career.  He has continually sought to achieve justice for those victims in multiple states throughout the country.  Ian is licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of New Jersey, the State of New York, the State of Massachusetts, the State of Colorado, the State of Arizona and the State of New Mexico.  Federally, Ian is licensed to practice in the Western District of Pennsylvania, the Middle District of Pennsylvania, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the District of New Jersey, District of Colorado and the District of New Mexico.  At McEldrew Purtell, Ian represents clients in issues arising from nursing home abuse and neglect, medical malpractice, and funeral home negligence.

Prior to joining the firm, Ian received his B.A. in History from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA and his law degree from Duquesne University School of Law. He began his legal career with Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. as a law clerk in 2005. As a law clerk, he researched and drafted numerous motions and briefs, gaining considerable experience in all aspects of litigation from pre-suit through trial. He practiced with Wilkes & McHugh as an attorney from 2008 until 2013. In 2013 he joined Reddick Moss, PLLC as the managing attorney for their Philadelphia office where he continued to litigate and try numerous cases across the country until 2022 when he Joined McEldrew Purtell.

Ian is a former collegiate track athlete at Dickinson College and lives in Center City, Philadelphia.  He enjoys training in Kenpo Karate and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, as well as attending concerts all over the country.

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • New Jersey
  • Massachusetts
  • New York
  • New Mexico
  • Arizona
  • Colorado

Our Results

McEldrew Purtell has a proven track record of maximizing recovery for our clients.

$16,500,000
Failure to Diagnose
Medical Malpractice
$16,100,000
Safety Negligence
FELA & Railroad
$16,000,000
Wrongful Death
Transportation Accidents
$15,000,000
Safety Negligence
FELA & Railroad
$15,000,000
Safety Negligence
FELA & Railroad
$13,300,000
Cerebral Palsy
Birth & Neonatal
$8,500,000
Wrongful Death
Premises Liability
$7,500,000
Police Shooting
Civil rights
$7,000,000
Aortic Artery Damage
Medical Malpractice
$7,000,000
Safety Negligence
FELA & Railroad
$7,000,000
Negligent Security
FELA & Railroad
$6,600,000
Hypoxic Brain Injury
Birth & Neonatal
$6,000,000
Amputation
Transportation Accidents
$6,000,000
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Premises Liability
$4,900,000
Wrongful Death
Transportation Accidents
$4,500,000
Safety Negligence
Transportation Accidents
$4,300,000
Wrongful Death
Birth & Neonatal
$4,100,000
Police Shooting
Civil rights
$4,000,000
Wrongful Death
Premises Liability
$4,000,000
Negligent Security
FELA & Railroad
$4,000,000
Wrongful Death
Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
$3,600,000
Wrongful Death
Transportation Accidents
$3,500,000
Failure to Diagnose
Medical Malpractice
$3,250,000
Wrongful Death
Medical Malpractice
$3,200,000
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
FELA & Railroad
$3,200,000
Amputation
Medical Malpractice
$2,750,000
Failure to Diagnose
Medical Malpractice
$2,650,000
Traumatic Brain Injury
Products Liability
$2,500,000
Traumatic Brain Injury
Products Liability
$2,500,000
Failure to Diagnose
Medical Malpractice
$2,200,000
Cervical Fusion
FELA & Railroad
$2,100,000
Wrongful Death
Medical Malpractice
$2,000,000
Safety Negligence
FELA & Railroad
$2,000,000
Police Shooting
Civil rights
$2,000,000
Failure to Diagnose
Medical Malpractice
$2,000,000
Anoxic Brain Injury
Medical Malpractice
$2,000,000
Wrongful Death
Civil rights
$2,000,000
Safety Negligence
FELA & Railroad
$1,900,000
Safety Negligence
FELA & Railroad
$1,800,000
Safety Negligence
FELA & Railroad
$1,800,000
Safety Negligence
FELA & Railroad
$1,765,000
Rideshare / Pedestrian
Transportation Accidents
$1,625,000
Surgical Error
Medical Malpractice
$1,600,000
Wrongful Death
Civil rights
$1,500,000
In-custody Death
Civil rights
$1,400,000
Delayed Treatment
Medical Malpractice
$1,400,000
Amputation
Medical Malpractice
$1,350,000
Safety Negligence
Premises Liability
$1,300,000
Compartment Injury
Medical Malpractice
$1,250,000
Safety Negligence
FELA & Railroad
$1,250,000
Wrongful Death
Civil rights
$1,200,000
Toxic Exposure
Products Liability
$1,100,000
Personal Injury
FELA & Railroad
$1,100,000
Police Shooting
Civil rights
$1,075,000
Wrongful Death
Transportation Accidents
$1,000,000
Safety Negligence
FELA & Railroad
$1,000,000
Wrongful Death
Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
$1,000,000
Wrongful Death
Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect

Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

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Top 50 Verdicts USA 2023
Top 50 Verdicts PA 2023
Top 20 Settlements US 2022