Stephen Raynes

About Stephen Raynes

Stephen Raynes has distinguished himself in his representation of clients in serious injury and wrongful death cases, often in high profile cases, which he has done with a sensitivity and commitment to confidentiality. He has achieved million dollar and multi-million dollar recoveries on behalf of his individual clients more than 90 times in the areas of general personal injury, medical malpractice, and product liability. He has repeatedly been selected as one of the top 100 “Super Lawyers” not only in Philadelphia but throughout Pennsylvania. For 20••••22, Mr. Raynes has been recognized as the Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year, in recognition of being the lawyer with the highest overall peer feedback. Every year since 2008, he has been selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America. He has been inducted into the American Board of Trial Advocates, a nationally recognized organization of distinguished trial lawyers. Mr. Raynes also served on the Raynes McCarty team representing the family of the late Olympic wrestler David Schultz who was shot and killed by John duPont. He was co-counsel in the New York Stock Exchange litigation prosecuted on behalf of all the NYSE seatholders challenging the terms of a multi-billion dollar deal that had been struck by the Exchange’s Board of Directors and its investment advisor. From 2013 through 2015, Mr. Raynes led a pro bono Campaign against the Canadian government on behalf of the 94 living Canadian Thalidomide survivors. That Campaign garnered national attention in the Canadian press and led to a historic unanimous vote by the Canadian Parliament and the securing of a $180 million Fund for the Canadian Thalidomide survivors.

Experience

1. Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Attorney

   Raynes & Lawn

   Jan 1995 — Present · Philadelphia, PA, US

   He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, which is recognized as the preeminent organization of trial lawyers in North America, and has been inducted into the American Board of Trial Advocates, a nationally recognized organization of distinguished trial lawyers. He has repeatedly been selected as one of the top 100 “Super Lawyers” not only in Philadelphia but throughout Pennsylvania. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers of America for 10 straight years and in recognition of being the lawyer with the highest overall peer feedback was named Best Lawyers’ 2017 Philadelphia “Lawyer of the Year” for medical malpractice law – plaintiffs.Mr. Raynes has represented victims in some of the highest profile cases locally and nationally. He was the lead lawyer representing the most severely injured child who was sexually abused by Jerry Sandusky in the case against Penn State and Sandusky; he served as the lead lawyer for one of the most severely injured passengers in the recent tragic Amtrak accident; he served as co-counsel for the family of the late Olympic Wrestler David Schultz who was shot and killed by John du Pont; and he served as co-counsel in the representation of victims and their families in numerous fatal aviation accidents in the United States and internationally.Mr. Raynes has advanced the law on behalf of injured victims in Pennsylvania’s appellate courts including in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. In the case of Toney v. Chester County Hosp, 36 A.3d 83 (Pa. 2011), Mr. Raynes convinced the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to significantly expand the responsibility of doctors to provide accurate information to patients. The Toney case is one of the most important pronouncements of the boundaries of a negligent infliction of emotional distress claim under Pennsylvania Law.

Education

• University of Michigan Law School

  Doctor of Law (J.D.)

  1991

• The Wharton School

  Bachelor of Science (BS)

  1988

Skills

• Wrongful Death
• Medical Malpractice
• Personal Injury Litigation