Amalia Romanowicz

Partner in Charge - Philadelphia

aromanowicz@perez-morris.com
O | (215) 692-1236
D | (610) 357-3917

1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Suite 1050
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Amalia Romanowicz

Partner in Charge - Philadelphia

aromanowicz@perez-morris.com
O | (215) 692-1236
D | (610) 357-3917

1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Suite 1050
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Practice

Education

Widener University School of Law, Juris Doctor, Moot Court Honor Society, 1992

Northeastern University, B.S. in Pharmacy, Cum Laude, 1983

Admissions

Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Amalia Romanowicz, Partner in Charge of our Philadelphia office, is an experienced trial lawyer who focuses on defending clients in the healthcare industry. She has more than three decades of experience in jury trials, mediations, and arbitrations, handling cases involving catastrophic injuries, including birth injury, brain injury and stroke, sepsis, and infections.

Representing clients in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs, Amalia has represented hospitals, physicians, nurses, long-term care and assisted living facilities, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacies, and pharmacists. She also represents clients in most major medical sub-specialties, including emergency medicine, surgery, pathology, radiology, oncology, orthopedics, labor and delivery, and gynecology, among others.

Amalia’s extensive experience includes matters involving claims of improper medical screening under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), alleged injuries or death resulting from errors and negligence during the surgical process, and alleged misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose. She has represented pharmacists in cases involving alleged mis-fills, failure-to-identify, and incorrect packaging that involve catastrophic loss and injury.

Prior to her career as an attorney, Amalia was a practicing pharmacist for nearly a decade, working for a hospital and a national retail pharmacy chain. She also managed a major retail pharmacy location overseeing pharmacy and retail operations.

Memberships & Affiliations

Awards & Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Lawyer of the Year, 2023
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2011-2026

Representative Matters

  • Secured defense verdict at trial for physician and group in a case where negligent care resulting in a syncopal event, skull fractures, and traumatic brain injury was alleged.
  • Secured defense verdict at arbitration in case involving allegations of failure to interpret pathology slides leading to alleged delay in diagnosis of gastric cancer and death.
  • Secured defense verdict at arbitration in alleged failure to properly perform an interscalene block leading to claimed permanent brachial plexus injuries.
  • Secured defense verdict at trial for surgeon who allegedly failed to properly diagnose a lumbar spine chordoma.
  • Secured nonsuit at trial in alleged surgical malpositioning case leading to claimed peripheral neuropathy and foot drop.
  • Secured nonsuit at trial in alleged failure to treat pernicious anemia leading to claimed cognitive and neurologic damages.
  • Secured defense verdict at trial for hospital and nursing staff in alleged failure to properly assess and timely treat bilateral corneal damage claimed to be from contact lens pseudomonas infection in a trauma patient.
  • Secured defense verdict at trial for Philadelphia hospital in alleged failure to properly monitor patient following treatment for migraine headaches, allegedly leading to fall and spinal cord injury.
  • Secured defense verdict at arbitration for emergency medicine physician and physician assistant in alleged failure to diagnose necrotizing fasciitis of the leg.
  • Secured defense verdict for internal medicine physician after one-day arbitration for alleged failure to properly treat deep vein thrombosis (DVT) allegedly leading to death from pulmonary embolism (PE).
  • Secured defense verdict for hospital at trial in a case involving claims of failure to implement proper interventions for prevention of development of sacral pressure ulcer/deep tissue injury.
  • Secured defense verdict for ER physician and ER group at trial in a case involving claims under the wrongful death/survival acts of failure to diagnose and treat sepsis.
  • Secured defense verdict for anesthesiologist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, and their employer – an anesthesiology practice group – at trial in a case involving claims of perioperative vision loss during spine surgery.
  • Secured defense verdict after two-day arbitration, involving claims of missed signs of perforation in a pelvic and abdominal CT scan following gynecologic surgery.
  • Secured defense verdict after one-day arbitration in case involving claims of ischemic injury following urologic surgery.
  • Secured summary judgment in medical case claiming the application of res ipsa loquitor.
  • Secured summary judgment for Philadelphia hospital in medical case on sole claim of ostensible agency involving alleged failed cosmetic surgery.
  • Secured defense verdict for radiologist and radiology group at trial in case involving death from pulmonary embolus following alleged failure to diagnose deep vein thrombosis (DVT) on vascular ultrasound.
  • Secured defense verdict at trial for surgeon in Wrongful Death/Survival Acts case involving claims of failure to timely diagnose and treat pancreatitis.
  • Secured defense verdict after one-day arbitration in case involving claims against family practice physician of failure to properly treat chronic metabolic syndrome leading to blindness.
  • Secured defense verdict after two-day arbitration for psychiatrist in Wrongful Death/Survival Acts case involving claims of improper discharge following mental health examination.
  • Secured summary judgment for Philadelphia regional hospital in a case involving claims under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd, as well as a claim for breach of implied contract under Pennsylvania law involving alleged delayed treatment of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
    Secured defense verdict for retail pharmacy in an arbitration case involving alleged mis-fill of a prescription diabetes medication.
    Secured dismissals and summary judgment for pharmacy that had contracted with a prison to provide services, in case involving inmate claims of failure-to-ll a prescription in timely manner leading to an asthma attack and fall.

Presentations

  • Pressure Injuries and Skin Documentation: A Legal Perspective, Co-Presenter, Thomas Jeerson University Hospital Grand Rounds, December 7, 2022
  • Preserving Privilege in a Hostile Litigation Environment Post-Ungurian, Co-Presenter, Post & Schell Webinarm May 28, 2020
  • COVID-19 and Telehealth: Guidance for Healthcare Providers, Women of Post & Schell Webinar, May 7, 2020
  • Maximizing Outcomes of Personal Injury Cases, Pennsylvania Bar Institutes (PBI) CLE Seminar, July 17, 2019
  • Medical Peer Review Protection in Pennsylvania Post-Reginelli, Co-Presenter, Post & Schell CLE Seminar, June 13, 2018
  • Numerous presentations on medical records and documentation at nursing and physician grand rounds at Philadelphia suburban hospitals
  • Presenter/educational in-service program wound care issues and documentation for suburban assisted living and long-term care facility, August 2014
  • Presenter/guest speaker regarding legal issues in wound care cases, October 2012
  • Lawsuits Against Healthcare Providers, Annual RRG Risk Management Symposium, April 2012
  • Mock Trial, The Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists Annual Meeting, Hershey, PA, April 2007 & May 2012
  • Mock Trial on Nursing Documentation, presented to the nursing staff of a local suburban hospital, November 2011
  • Health Care Risk Management and Patient Safety Certificate Program, Division of Professional and Continuing Studies, University of Delaware, July 2010
  • Trial of a Medical Malpractice Case, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI), December 2009

Publications

  • Implications of the Medical Marijuana Law for Health Care Providers, Co-Author, The Legal Intelligencer’s Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, and Health Care Supplement, October 11, 2016
  • Arbitrating a Medical Malpractice Case in Pa., The Legal Intelligencer/Alternative Dispute Resolution Supplement, January 20, 2015

Board Positions & Community Service

  • Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center, Board of Directors

Practice

Education

Widener University School of Law, Juris Doctor, Moot Court Honor Society, 1992

Northeastern University, B.S. in Pharmacy, Cum Laude, 1983

Admissions

Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Amalia Romanowicz, Partner in Charge of our Philadelphia office, is an experienced trial lawyer who focuses on defending clients in the healthcare industry. She has more than three decades of experience in jury trials, mediations, and arbitrations, handling cases involving catastrophic injuries, including birth injury, brain injury and stroke, sepsis, and infections.

Representing clients in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs, Amalia has represented hospitals, physicians, nurses, long-term care and assisted living facilities, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacies, and pharmacists. She also represents clients in most major medical sub-specialties, including emergency medicine, surgery, pathology, radiology, oncology, orthopedics, labor and delivery, and gynecology, among others.

Amalia’s extensive experience includes matters involving claims of improper medical screening under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), alleged injuries or death resulting from errors and negligence during the surgical process, and alleged misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose. She has represented pharmacists in cases involving alleged mis-fills, failure-to-identify, and incorrect packaging that involve catastrophic loss and injury.

Prior to her career as an attorney, Amalia was a practicing pharmacist for nearly a decade, working for a hospital and a national retail pharmacy chain. She also managed a major retail pharmacy location overseeing pharmacy and retail operations.

Memberships & Affiliations

Awards & Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Lawyer of the Year, 2023
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2011-2026

Representative Matters

  • Secured defense verdict at trial for physician and group in a case where negligent care resulting in a syncopal event, skull fractures, and traumatic brain injury was alleged.
  • Secured defense verdict at arbitration in case involving allegations of failure to interpret pathology slides leading to alleged delay in diagnosis of gastric cancer and death.
  • Secured defense verdict at arbitration in alleged failure to properly perform an interscalene block leading to claimed permanent brachial plexus injuries.
  • Secured defense verdict at trial for surgeon who allegedly failed to properly diagnose a lumbar spine chordoma.
  • Secured nonsuit at trial in alleged surgical malpositioning case leading to claimed peripheral neuropathy and foot drop.
  • Secured nonsuit at trial in alleged failure to treat pernicious anemia leading to claimed cognitive and neurologic damages.
  • Secured defense verdict at trial for hospital and nursing staff in alleged failure to properly assess and timely treat bilateral corneal damage claimed to be from contact lens pseudomonas infection in a trauma patient.
  • Secured defense verdict at trial for Philadelphia hospital in alleged failure to properly monitor patient following treatment for migraine headaches, allegedly leading to fall and spinal cord injury.
  • Secured defense verdict at arbitration for emergency medicine physician and physician assistant in alleged failure to diagnose necrotizing fasciitis of the leg.
  • Secured defense verdict for internal medicine physician after one-day arbitration for alleged failure to properly treat deep vein thrombosis (DVT) allegedly leading to death from pulmonary embolism (PE).
  • Secured defense verdict for hospital at trial in a case involving claims of failure to implement proper interventions for prevention of development of sacral pressure ulcer/deep tissue injury.
  • Secured defense verdict for ER physician and ER group at trial in a case involving claims under the wrongful death/survival acts of failure to diagnose and treat sepsis.
  • Secured defense verdict for anesthesiologist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, and their employer – an anesthesiology practice group – at trial in a case involving claims of perioperative vision loss during spine surgery.
  • Secured defense verdict after two-day arbitration, involving claims of missed signs of perforation in a pelvic and abdominal CT scan following gynecologic surgery.
  • Secured defense verdict after one-day arbitration in case involving claims of ischemic injury following urologic surgery.
  • Secured summary judgment in medical case claiming the application of res ipsa loquitor.
  • Secured summary judgment for Philadelphia hospital in medical case on sole claim of ostensible agency involving alleged failed cosmetic surgery.
  • Secured defense verdict for radiologist and radiology group at trial in case involving death from pulmonary embolus following alleged failure to diagnose deep vein thrombosis (DVT) on vascular ultrasound.
  • Secured defense verdict at trial for surgeon in Wrongful Death/Survival Acts case involving claims of failure to timely diagnose and treat pancreatitis.
  • Secured defense verdict after one-day arbitration in case involving claims against family practice physician of failure to properly treat chronic metabolic syndrome leading to blindness.
  • Secured defense verdict after two-day arbitration for psychiatrist in Wrongful Death/Survival Acts case involving claims of improper discharge following mental health examination.
  • Secured summary judgment for Philadelphia regional hospital in a case involving claims under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd, as well as a claim for breach of implied contract under Pennsylvania law involving alleged delayed treatment of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
    Secured defense verdict for retail pharmacy in an arbitration case involving alleged mis-fill of a prescription diabetes medication.
    Secured dismissals and summary judgment for pharmacy that had contracted with a prison to provide services, in case involving inmate claims of failure-to-ll a prescription in timely manner leading to an asthma attack and fall.

Presentations

  • Pressure Injuries and Skin Documentation: A Legal Perspective, Co-Presenter, Thomas Jeerson University Hospital Grand Rounds, December 7, 2022
  • Preserving Privilege in a Hostile Litigation Environment Post-Ungurian, Co-Presenter, Post & Schell Webinarm May 28, 2020
  • COVID-19 and Telehealth: Guidance for Healthcare Providers, Women of Post & Schell Webinar, May 7, 2020
  • Maximizing Outcomes of Personal Injury Cases, Pennsylvania Bar Institutes (PBI) CLE Seminar, July 17, 2019
  • Medical Peer Review Protection in Pennsylvania Post-Reginelli, Co-Presenter, Post & Schell CLE Seminar, June 13, 2018
  • Numerous presentations on medical records and documentation at nursing and physician grand rounds at Philadelphia suburban hospitals
  • Presenter/educational in-service program wound care issues and documentation for suburban assisted living and long-term care facility, August 2014
  • Presenter/guest speaker regarding legal issues in wound care cases, October 2012
  • Lawsuits Against Healthcare Providers, Annual RRG Risk Management Symposium, April 2012
  • Mock Trial, The Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists Annual Meeting, Hershey, PA, April 2007 & May 2012
  • Mock Trial on Nursing Documentation, presented to the nursing staff of a local suburban hospital, November 2011
  • Health Care Risk Management and Patient Safety Certificate Program, Division of Professional and Continuing Studies, University of Delaware, July 2010
  • Trial of a Medical Malpractice Case, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI), December 2009

Publications

  • Implications of the Medical Marijuana Law for Health Care Providers, Co-Author, The Legal Intelligencer’s Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, and Health Care Supplement, October 11, 2016
  • Arbitrating a Medical Malpractice Case in Pa., The Legal Intelligencer/Alternative Dispute Resolution Supplement, January 20, 2015

Board Positions & Community Service

  • Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center, Board of Directors
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