Allentown, Pennsylvania Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers | Michael Hill Trial Law

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Allentown, Pennsylvania Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers | Michael Hill Trial Law

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Allentown, Pennsylvania Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys Fighting for Justice

No family expects abuse or neglect when they choose a nursing home or assisted living facility. Sadly, the reality is that too many seniors and family members in Allentown and across Lehigh County, Pennsylvania have learned the cold, harsh reality of the long-term care industry. Seniors and the disabled are among our most vulnerable citizens. When their voices go unheard, the consequences can be devastating.

Michael Hill Trial Law is the most prominent and nationally respected nursing home abuse and neglect law firm in America, consistently achieving record-setting results. From peaceful walks through Cedar Beach Park to cheering on the Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center, Allentown is a city rooted in connection, community, and care. At Michael Hill Trial Law, we bring those same values to every case we take on, fighting for families across Pennsylvania with skill, compassion, and relentless determination. If your loved one has suffered abuse or neglect in a care facility, we’re ready to help you get the answers—and the accountability—you deserve.

Why Choose an Allentown, Pennsylvania Nursing Home Abuse Attorney?

When a loved one is abused or neglected in a nursing home, assisted living facility, or group home, you need a lawyer who not only knows the nursing home industry, but who knows your community. Representing clients across the country, we’re dedicated to protecting victims of elder abuse and neglect in the very communities where our careers began—and where many of our own loved ones live.

What Sets Us Apart from the Competition:

Whether we’re facing a regional nursing home operator or a national chain, we bring the same focus and dedication to achieve unprecedented results.

Types of Care Facilities We Sue

We represent clients injured or neglected in a range of care settings, including:

  • Nursing homes
  • Assisted living communities (also called residential care facilities)
  • Short-term rehab centers
  • Group homes
  • Hospitals in geriatric or long-term care contexts
  • Long Term Acute Care Hospitals (LTACH)

Types of Cases We Handle

At Michael Hill Trial Law, our practice is dedicated exclusively to representing families impacted by abuse and neglect that cause catastrophic injuries or wrongful death in nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, assisted living facilities, group homes, and occasionally hospitals throughout Pennsylvania, including Allentown.

We pursue claims involving serious, often life-threatening harm, including:

  • Bedsores (Pressure Injuries or Decubitus Ulcers) — painful wounds caused by prolonged abuse, neglect, and negligence in nursing homes and assisted living facilities
  • Choking Incidents — resulting in brain injury or death to nursing home and assisted living residents 
  • Infections and Sepsis — including life-threatening septic shock that are caused by abuse, neglect, or negligence in nursing homes and assisted living facilities 
  • Dehydrationresulting from poor hydration protocols or neglectful supervision in nursing homes and assisted living facilities
  • Elopement when residents wander away unsupervised from nursing homes and assisted living facilities
  • Fallscausing traumatic brain injuries, fractures, or fatal injuries
  • Malnutrition often due to failure to monitor dietary needs or provide adequate nutrition to nursing home and assisted living facility residents
  • Medication Errors such as overdoses or missed doses leading to severe injuries in nursing homes and assisted living facilities residents
  • Physical or Sexual Assaults committed by staff, other residents, or unauthorized individuals in nursing homes and assisted living facilities
  • Understaffing systemic failures that lead to missed care and unsafe conditions in nursing homes and assisted living facilities
  • Wrongful Death — fatal outcomes caused by neglect, abuse, or negligence in nursing homes and assisted living facilities

Our Team

Meet Attorney Michael Hill

Michael Hill is nationally recognized as the premier trial lawyer when it comes to elder abuse, whose reputation for standing up to powerful healthcare corporations has garnered international attention. He holds the record for the largest nursing home verdict in numerous locations, including the largest verdict against a nursing home in Ohio history—a $26 million jury award in Trumbull County—and continues to represent victims across the county with tireless resolve.

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Proudly Serving Allentown and Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

We work with families throughout Allentown and surrounding communities, including:

  • Downtown Allentown and the Hamilton Street District
  • The historic Old Allentown and West Park neighborhoods
  • Areas near Cedar Beach Park and Muhlenberg College
  • South Allentown, including the Lehigh Parkway and Trout Creek communities
  • All of Lehigh County and the surrounding areas

If your loved one resides in a Lehigh County facility, we’re ready to help.

Justice for Allentown, Pennsylvania’s Seniors Starts Now

Afternoons spent strolling through the Allentown Rose Gardens, visits to the America on Wheels Museum, and summer nights cheering on the Lehigh Valley IronPigs reflect a city full of history, pride, and community spirit. In Allentown, that same spirit fuels our commitment to protecting our elders—by speaking out when their voices are silenced and fighting to preserve their dignity when it’s at risk.

At Michael Hill Trial Law, we take that same spirit into every courtroom. If your parent or grandparent was mistreated, ignored, or injured in a nursing home, we’re here to pursue the truth and demand change.

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