Jim Bello is an experienced trial lawyer who focuses on the defense of physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals in medical malpractice actions. He routinely defends high exposure medical malpractice cases to verdict in a wide variety of medical specialties. He also regularly represents healthcare professionals in disciplinary matters before the boards that license them, and before institutional credentialing committees. He also counsels hospitals, urgent care clinics, long term care facilities, drug and alcohol treatment centers, and other healthcare and behavioral health organizations regarding risk management issues and is regularly asked to speak at continuing medical education seminars regarding medical legal issues at the local, national, and international levels.
Given his proven track record at trial, Jim is regularly retained by insurers in London to serve as Underwriter’s Representative to monitor and manage hi-exposure medical malpractice claims throughout the United States. These accounts include some of the largest hospital systems, behavioral health organizations, and correctional medicine companies in the country. He has also been engaged by international and domestic insurers to serve as monitoring counsel for high-valued medical malpractice cases.
Jim has been recognized for several years by Boston Magazine as a “Super Lawyer,” which is a designation reserved for the top 5% of the lawyers in Massachusetts. For several years running, he has also been selected for inclusion in “The Best Lawyers in America,” based on peer review selection criteria.
Jim is licensed to practice, and routinely handles matters, in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Associations & Memberships
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Member
- Defense Research Institute, Member
Awards & Recognition
- Super Lawyer” as published by Boston Magazine
- The Best Lawyers in America” as published by US News and World Report
Obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a pediatrician in a case involving allegations for failing to diagnose hip dysplasia in an infant.
Obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a child psychiatrist against claims that he failed to properly manage a patient’s benzodiazepine usage leading to addiction and withdrawal symptoms.
Obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a skilled nursing facility involving allegations that they failed to properly identify a fall risk in an elderly patient, leading to her fall and subsequent death.
Obtained a defense verdict against an orthopedic surgeon for failing to properly diagnose a post-operative infection leading to a below the knee amputation.
Obtained a defense verdict against an orthopedic surgeon for failing to properly treat a diabetic patient resulting in bilateral below the knee amputations.
Obtained a defense verdict against an internal medicine physician for allegedly failing to diagnose and treat an aortic dissection leading to death.
Obtained a defense verdict against an emergency medicine provider for failing to diagnose and treat compartment syndrome of the lower extremity.
Obtained a defense verdict against a gastroenterologist for allegedly causing a perforation during a colonoscopy, and failing to properly diagnose the condition and refer for surgical management in a timey fashion.
Obtained a defense verdict against a neurosurgeon for causing permanent nerve injury with the placement of a pedicle screw during a lumbar fusion procedure.
Obtained a defense verdict against a dentist for claims of malpractice, and a defense verdict against his employer for allegations of 93A violations in connection with advertising and billing.
Obtained a defense finding at arbitration against a child physiatrist for allegations that the improper administration of botox to treat spasticity caused permanent injuries and death by virtue of developing toxicity.
Obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a general surgeon in a case involving allegations that he failed to suspect, diagnose, and treat post-operative pulmonary embolism leading to death.
Obtained a defense verdict against a cardiologist for failing to properly interpret worrisome clinical and EKG findings resulting in the failure to diagnose coronary artery disease, and subsequent heart attack and death.
Obtained a defense verdict against an obstetrician for allegedly failing to properly treat post-partum bleeding resulting in the death of a young mother.
Obtained a defense verdict against a radiologist for failing to properly diagnose an incompetent cervix leading to fetal demise.
- New England School of Law
J.D., 1996
magna cum laude - University of New Hampshire
B.A., 1992
- Massachusetts, 1997
- New Hampshire, 2000
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1997
- U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire, 2000
