Collin B. Altieri

Contact Info


Assistant

Carolyn S. Noble


Practice Focus

Health Care Litigation


Education

University of Kansas—Juris Doctor, May 2001

University of Kansas—Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Italian, May 1998, with Honors

Universita di Firenze (University of Florence, Italy)—Study Abroad 1997


Memberships

American Bar Association

Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA)

The Missouri Bar

Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers (MODL)

Kansas Bar Association

Kansas Association of Defense Counsel (KADC)


Awards & Recognition

KC Best of the Bar (2011)

KC Best of the Bar (2012)

Polsinelli Pro Bono Advocate (2018)

Collin is a member of the firm’s Health Care Litigation group. He has spent almost 20 years representing hospitals, health care systems, physician groups, and other providers, in a wide range of litigation matters.

“It is an honor to work with such fine attorneys and people, handling a wide range of complex litigation matters for our clients.”

Collin has tried cases to juries and judges in the state and federal courts of Missouri and Kansas, and spent much of his career with an Am Law 100 law firm in Kansas City. He has been recognized by his peers as “Best of the Bar” in his field and frequently speaks to physicians, nurses, dentists, administrators, and members of the bar on topics ranging from best practices to malpractice law.

Results

  • Achieved complete defense verdict in case where the patient died from infective endocarditis.
  • Achieved court judgment and successfully argued on appeal a case with fraud and malpractice claims against a hospital.
  • Achieved multiple dismissals of malpractice cases against hospitals, physicians, and health care providers.
  • Successfully litigated and resolved claims invoking the Fraud Claims Act and civil litigation involving patients suffering from acute ischemic stroke, fetal morbidity and mortality, locked-in syndrome, myocardial infarction, spinal cord infarction, herpetic encephalitis, anoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, subdural hematoma, fractures, pulmonary emboli, and a myriad of other issues.
  • Annually tried cases on a pro bono basis for impoverished clients with probate and guardianship needs.

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