Attorneys

Charles M. Allen

A. William Charters

Dante M. Filetti

Elizabeth G. Robertson

Matthew L. Curtis

Commissioned a second lieutenant of field artillery upon graduation from West Point in 1970. Transferred to The Judge Advocate General’s Corps upon graduation from law school in 1975. Served in various military legal assignments including trial attorney, 3d Armored Division; Associate Professor of Law, The Judge Advocate General’s School; Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, 82nd Airborne Division; and Chief, Medical Malpractice and Tort Law Branch, U.S. Army Litigation Division, The Pentagon. In the latter assignment, Mr. Gasperini was responsible from 1986 to 1990 for the defense of all medical malpractice claims against the United States Army.

Retired from the U.S. Army in 1990 as a lieutenant colonel.
Entered private law practice representing victims of medical negligence arising out of military and VA hospitals.

Practice Areas

• Area of practice limited to pursuing claims against the United States government under the Federal Tort Claims Act and the Military Claims Act.

Notable Engagements

• Has successfully prosecuted more than 250 major military medical malpractice claims against the United States, collecting millions of dollars on behalf of veterans, retirees, and military dependents. Cases prosecuted have included complex medical malpractice actions involving surgical errors, birth injuries, and failure to diagnose cancer.

Education

• Bachelor of Science, U.S. Military Academy – 1970
• Juris Doctor, University of Colorado – 1975
• Graduate, JAGC Officer’s Basic Course – 1975
• Graduate, JAGC Officer’s Advanced Course – 1979
• Graduate, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College – 1986

Bar Admissions

• Colorado, 1975
• Virginia, 1990
• All U.S. District Courts in Virginia, 1990
• United States Supreme Court, 1979

Admitted to United States District Court in the following states to prosecute medical malpractice actions against the federal government:

Publications/Seminars

• “The Silent Right: Veterans’ Claims Against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act,” The Veterans View, April 1992.
• “Representing Military Claimants under the Federal Tort Claims Act,” Virginia Lawyer, December 1997.

Professional Associations

• Virginia State Bar
• Colorado State Bar
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Military Associations

• Veterans of Foreign Wars
• American Legion
• Association of Graduates, U.S. Military Academy
• The Military Officer’s Association
• The Noncommissioned Officer’s Association

Military Awards and Decorations

• Legion of Merit
• Meritorious Service Medal (3 awards)
• Army Commendation Medal (2 awards)
• Army Achievement Medal (2 awards)
• Army Expeditiary Medal (Operation Urgent Fury, Grenada 1982)
• Overseas Service Medal (2 awards)
• National Defense Service Medal
• Army Service Ribbon
• Army General Staff Badge
• Senior Parachutist Badge
• Ranger Tab