Anthony S. Cottone

M  804.664.5996

O  804.806.4802

acottone@byrnecanaanlaw.com

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Anthony (Tony) Cottone represents healthcare clients, including healthcare professionals, healthcare groups, specialized care facilities, and national hospital organizations in civil litigation. Tony’s career has been focused on defense of dental and medical malpractice claims. Tony also defends clients in various other matters such as Board investigations, commercial disputes, and general liability. He takes great pride in representing the interests of medical professionals and healthcare organizations devoted to providing an invaluable service to our communities.
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Tony is also engaged in many professional organizations, including the Professional Liability Defense Federation (PLDF), and the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (VADA).  Tony has authored articles for both organizations and served in various leadership roles for each.  He currently serves as the Chair of the PLDF’s Healthcare Committee.  He also serves as the Chair for VADA’s Medical Malpractice Section. He continues to write and speak on many topics concerning healthcare issues, while remaining engaged and involved in new legal and medical developments impacting the field.

Practice Areas

• Medical Malpractice

• Dental Malpractice

• Board Investigations and Hearings

• Commercial Liability

• General Liability

• Appellate Advocacy

Representative Matters

Orthopaedics; spinal surgery; obstetrics & gynecology; dentistry; oral and maxillofacial surgery; general surgery; pediatric medicine; podiatry; infectious disease; neurology; radiology; oncology; urology; nephrology; gastroenterology; endocrinology; occupational medicine; long term care and skilled nursing; intellectual and developmental disability care; correctional medicine; nursing; and advanced practice professionals.

Licensure

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania

  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
    
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
    

• Virginia

  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Academic Credentials

• Widener School Of Law, JD, 2012
  Cum Laude

• Syracuse University, BS,
  Communication and Rhetorical Studies,
  Political Science, 2005

Publications

• Virginia's Medical Malpractice Cap: History, Challenges and Comparative Analysis | June 2021
  

• Virginia COVID19 Work Place Safety Rules Now in Effect | July 2020

• Duty of Mental Health Providers to Warn and/orProtect Third Party Victims: The Tarasoff Standard | The Professional Liability Defense Quarterly | Vol 12 | Issue 1 | 2020

Presentations

• COVID-19 Legal Update: November 11, 2021
  

• Risk Management: Managing Patient Expectation and Improving Patient Communication
  

• Interpreting the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19: July 31, 2020
  

• Medical Malpractice Law and Litigation
  

Associations and Professional Memberships

• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys

  • 2024-Present – Regional Director At Large
  • 2023 Medical Malpractice Committee Chair
  • 2022 Medical Malpractice Section Vice-Chair

• Professional Liability Defense Federation

  • 2023-Present – Healthcare Committee Chair

Recognitions

• Selected as “Go To Lawyer” in Medical Malpractice Law by Virginia Lawyers Weekly – 2022

• Recognized as “Legal Elite” in Civil Litigation by Virginia Business Magazine - 2023