W. Hempstead Attorney Elected President

Linda Oliva Elected President of Nassau County Women’s Bar Association

New Hyde Park, NY, June 22, 2016…Pegalis & Erickson, LLC, announces the election of their attorney Linda M. Oliva, Esq, a West Hempstead, NY, resident, to President on the executive board of the Nassau County Women’s Bar Association (NCWBA). Ms. Oliva will serve a one year term as President for the 2016-2017 year. “I’m both honored and proud to serve our women’s bar association. We work to advance the status of women in society and of women in the legal profession,” said Linda Oliva, Esq.

Linda Oliva is an attorney for plaintiffs in medical negligence cases. She manages pretrial litigation and appeals, representing children who have suffered from birth injuries, people of all ages who have experienced surgical complications and cardiovascular medical errors, and women who have suffered health care negligence such as the failure to diagnose and treat breast cancer. Oliva dedicates considerable time to community services, notably to breast cancer awareness with the Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition, and the Adelphi/New York State Breast Cancer Hotline Creative Cups program.

Oliva was recently named 2016 Outstanding Women in Law by Hofstra University School of Law’s Center for Children, Families and the Law. She is on the New York Super Lawyers lists for 2016, 2015, and 2014 after a selection process of independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. In addition to her role on the NCWBA, Ms. Oliva is a member of the Columbian Lawyers Association of Nassau County, the Long Island Hispanic Bar Association, the New York State Trial Lawyers’ Association, the Nassau County Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, and the Nassau County Bar Association. Linda Oliva received her law degree from St. John’s University, and her undergraduate degree from Hofstra University.

About Pegalis & Erickson, LLC

P&E is a personal injury law firm focused on representing people that suffered medical negligence. US News and World Report named us to their 2016 Best Law Firms list for medical malpractice in New York, and founder Steven Pegalis, as 2016 Lawyer of the Year. In our forty five years of practice, we have helped thousands obtain funds for services they need to survive day-to-day. We are advocates for patient safety and medical accountability to ensure safer medical practices for better patient care. Visit us at PegalisandErickson.com for health news you can use and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

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