Miller and Wagner LLP

Miller and Wagner LLP was founded in 2000 by trial lawyers Dave Miller and Bob Wagner after spending roughly two decades representing physicians and other medical providers in medical malpractice lawsuits. They chose to "switch sides" and now use this experience to advocate for injured patients.

The firm is widely recognized for its depth of experience in medical malpractice litigation. Between them, Dave Miller and Bob Wagner have handled thousands of medical malpractice cases and taken hundreds of cases to trial.

What We Do

• Focus exclusively on complex medical malpractice and related wrongful death cases.
• Represent plaintiffs in claims against physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers throughout Oregon and, in many matters, Washington.
• Intentionally limit the number of cases the firm accepts so attorneys can provide focused, individualized attention to each client.

Experience That Benefits Clients

• Extensive background defending physicians and other medical professionals before founding the firm.
• Longstanding relationships with medical experts across the Pacific Northwest, giving clients access to highly qualified specialists who can evaluate and explain complex medical issues.
• Deep familiarity with how medical malpractice insurers and defense counsel evaluate and defend cases.

This combination of medical knowledge, trial experience, and access to expert witnesses allows Miller and Wagner LLP to handle some of the most complex medical malpractice cases in the region.

For more on the firm's history and philosophy, see the "About the Firm" information on our website.

• Birth Injuries

Representation in cases involving alleged obstetric negligence, labor and delivery errors, fetal distress, and other birth-related injuries.

• Brain Injuries

Cases where medical mistakes, delayed diagnosis, or improper treatment allegedly result in brain damage or other serious neurological harm.

• Water Birth Injuries

Claims involving infants who suffer severe injuries, including brain damage, associated with the water birth process.

• Spinal Cord Injuries

Medical malpractice cases arising from delayed diagnosis, negligent surgical technique, or other errors that lead to spinal cord damage or paralysis.

• Surgical Errors

Representation in matters where operating room mistakes allegedly cause death, brain damage, spinal cord injuries, infection, or other significant complications.

• Wrongful Death

Cases where a patient's death is alleged to have resulted from surgical errors, delayed diagnosis, misdiagnosis, medication errors, or other health care mistakes.

• Medication Errors

Claims involving prescribing, dispensing, or administration errors where negligence is alleged to have caused serious or fatal complications.

• Hospital Negligence

Cases alleging that hospitals are responsible for negligent acts or omissions by nurses and other hospital staff.

• Pediatric Malpractice

Representation of children who have suffered serious injuries as a result of negligent diagnosis or treatment.

• Failure to Diagnose Stroke

Claims involving delayed treatment, misdiagnosis, or failure to recognize stroke symptoms in a timely manner.

• Radiology Malpractice

Cases in which misinterpretation of X-rays, CT scans, or other imaging studies is alleged to have contributed to serious injury or death.

Miller and Wagner offers free, confidential evaluations for potential medical malpractice cases and focuses on complex, high-stakes matters.

• Address: 2210 NW Flanders Street, Portland, OR 97210
• Phone: (503) 299-6116

Pacific City Office (Satellite)

• Address: 35170 Brooten Rd., Suite A, Pacific City, OR 97135
• Phone: (503) 483-1200

How to Reach the Firm

• Phone: Call either office to discuss a potential medical malpractice case.
• Online Form: You can also use the contact form on the firm's website to submit basic information about a potential claim.

Miller and Wagner offers free, confidential initial consultations for potential medical malpractice matters.

Important Notes About Contacting the Firm

• Contacting the firm, including by phone or through an online form, does not by itself create an attorney–client relationship.
• Representation begins only after the firm agrees to take your case and any required agreements are signed.
• Until representation is established, you should avoid sharing highly confidential or sensitive details.

For directions, maps, and the most current contact options, visit the "Contact" page on the firm's website.

Lists Easton, Phoenix, Huntington Beach, and Portland as a location. Names Oregon, Washington, and Portland as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published.

The firm's work centers on severe injury and wrongful death matters involving alleged errors by medical professionals, including:

• Birth injuries
• Brain injuries
• Spinal cord injuries
• Surgical errors
• Medication errors
• Hospital negligence
• Pediatric malpractice
• Failure to diagnose or treat serious conditions (including strokes)
• Wrongful death linked to medical care

Case Evaluation and Intake

• Miller and Wagner offers free, confidential evaluations of potential medical malpractice cases.
• During an initial contact, the firm may ask for information such as the date(s) of the incident, age of the patient, medical facility, involved physicians, and a brief description of the injuries or outcome.
• Submitting information through the firm's website or by phone is the first step in evaluating whether the firm can assist you; it does not guarantee that the firm will take your case.

How the Firm Approaches Cases

• The firm intentionally limits the number of cases it accepts in order to provide focused, individualized attention to each client.
• The attorneys draw on decades of experience in medical malpractice litigation, including prior work defending physicians and medical institutions.
• Miller and Wagner maintains strong relationships with qualified medical experts who help evaluate the medical issues at the center of each case.
• The firm has extensive trial experience and is prepared to take appropriate cases to court when necessary.

Examples of Published Results

Miller and Wagner's website highlights examples of past outcomes, including:

• A $2.5 million settlement in a birth injury case.
• A $1.2 million verdict following a surgical error.
• A $3.4 million settlement in a misdiagnosis case.

These examples are specific to the facts of those cases and do not guarantee or predict results in any other matter.

If you believe you or a loved one has been harmed by medical negligence, you can contact Miller and Wagner to discuss whether the firm can review your potential claim.

• Veteran trial lawyer with more than 36 years of experience litigating medical malpractice cases.
• Spent the first part of his career defending physicians and other medical providers in courtrooms throughout Oregon and other states.
• Since 2000, has focused his practice on representing injured patients in medical negligence cases.
• Sub-specializes in birth injury cases and has handled more birth trauma lawsuits on behalf of injured patients than any other lawyer in Oregon.
• Highly experienced in spine surgery cases, having handled more spinal surgery matters in his plaintiff's career, together with Bob Wagner, than any firm in Oregon.
• Member of the American Association for Justice Birth Trauma Litigation Group.
• Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Robert (Bob) Wagner – Partner

• Co-founder of Miller and Wagner LLP and an experienced medical malpractice trial attorney.
• Spent many years representing physicians and working closely with medical malpractice insurance carriers before turning his practice to representing injured patients.
• Brings deep insight into how insurance companies and defense lawyers evaluate and defend malpractice claims.
• Shares extensive trial experience with Dave Miller, together handling thousands of medical malpractice cases and taking hundreds to trial.

Conor M. Jones – Associate

• Trial attorney focusing on complex medical malpractice litigation, including cases involving surgical errors, misdiagnosis, birth injuries, and delayed treatment.
• Also represents victims of catastrophic motor vehicle accidents and individuals whose civil rights have been violated in the medical context, including inmate death cases.
• Former Deputy District Attorney in Washington County and member of the county's vulnerable victims' unit, prosecuting cases involving sexual abuse, elder abuse, and child abuse.
• Judicial extern experience with the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon while in law school.
• Bar admissions include Oregon and the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.

The attorneys at Miller and Wagner LLP are supported by a dedicated staff and a network of qualified medical experts, which are essential components of successfully presenting complex medical malpractice cases.

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