Lawrence H. Brenner serves as of-counsel to the Law Office of D. Hardison Wood. Jointly representing clients with our firm on select cases, Larry primarily focuses in the areas of complex litigation and medical malpractice. He received his JD from Boston College (’71) where he was a finalist in the moot court competition and a B.A. from Wayne State University (’68) where he was a distinguished intercollegiate debater and was voted the country’s best freshman debater at the University of Chicago National Novice Debate Tournament. Larry was a staff attorney for the Toledo Legal Aid Society (1971 – 1972) and served as the Founder and Director of the Migrant Workers Legal Aid Society in Fremont, Ohio (1972 – 1973). Larry was also an associate attorney at Cubbon & Goldberg and a partner at Jones, Giha, Schell, Brenner & Company, LPA, Brenner & Conn and Brenner & Brenner, P.A. (2001 – 2006). He was in solo practice from 1980 until 2001. Larry has maintained a national practice for thirty years and in addition to representing plaintiffs, he has served as lead counsel on criminal defense cases, alient tort cliam cases, patent cases, and other complex commercial matters. In one such case, Larry served as lead trial counsel in a matter that, at the time, resulted in the largest personal injury verdict in Dade County, Florida history. He has tried numerous cases in North Carolina to a successful verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and through his advocacy, has resolved countless other cases successfully during mediation or negotiations with the other side.

Selected Publications:

• Brenner LH, Brenner AT, Horwitz D. Beyond informed consent: Educating the patient. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research In Publication.
• Brenner LH. Corporate responsibility for physician impairment. Qual Rev Bull 1988 Apr; 14(4): 123 – 8.
• Brenner LH, Gerken EA. Informed consent: Myths and risks management alternatives. Qual Rev Bull 1986 Dec; 12(12): 420 – 5.
• Brenner LH, Jessee WF. Delays in diagnosis: A problem for quality assurance. Qual Rev Bull 1983 Nov; 9(11): 337 – 44.
• Fiscine S, Brenner LH, Forese L. The spine and medical negligence. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2000 82(2).
• Jessee WF, Brenner LH. Approahces to improving health care: Dealing with the “problem” physician. Qual Rev Bull 1982 Jan; 8(1): 11 – 4.