Marjorie Chalfant’s background and combined experience:

          Marjorie Chalfant is a trial attorney with over 40 years of combined medical and legal experience.  Before becoming an attorney, she worked as a critical care Registered Nurse in numerous hospitals and nursing homes in Central Florida.  She also worked at most of the major hospitals in the Seattle area, including Harborview, one of the nation’s top emergency/trauma centers.  Her nursing expertise focused on Emergency Room, Cardiac Care and Intensive Care Nursing – the most complex and rigorous specialties of nursing care.

          Since graduating from law school in 1991, Marjorie Chalfant has applied her extensive nursing experience to her law practice.  She specializes in wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases, representing patients and their surviving family members in medical malpractice cases, and she also represents healthcare providers with licensing matters against the Department of Health and various professional licensing boards (such as Board of Nursing and Board of Medicine agencies).

          When difficult cases don’t settle, Marjorie Chalfant is ready to represent her clients through trial to get justice.  Knowing the medicine and being familiar with complex medical problems gives her a tremendous advantage in representing injured clients.

Marjorie Chalfant’s nursing background:

          After graduating from high school at 16, she attended nursing school and was vice president of her nursing class (at 17).  Throughout nursing school, she worked as a Nursing Assistant in many Florida hospitals and nursing homes.

          After graduating from nursing school at 18, she continued her college education at the University of Central Florida while working as a Critical Care nurse.

          While obtaining prerequisites for law school, Marjorie Chalfant managed a cardiac rehabilitation and wellness program at Winter Park Memorial Hospital (now part of the Florida Hospital/Adventist Health System). She started a very innovative pulmonary rehabilitation program for patients suffering from COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) and other respiratory disabilities.

          While attending Seattle University School of Law, Marjorie Chalfant worked at Harborview, a Level I Trauma Center.  After graduating from law school, she continued working as a Trauma Nurse at Harborview while building her specialty medical malpractice and serious injury law firm in the Seattle (Bellevue) area.

          Marjorie Chalfant stays informed on the latest medical practices. She knows the standards of care and what is expected of nurses, physicians, and other healthcare providers. As an experienced Registered Nurse, she knows what goes on “behind the scenes” in hospitals and nursing homes.  She is extremely competent in reviewing and understanding medical records and complex medical issues.

Marjorie Chalfant’s litigation background:

          Although Marjorie Chalfant has experience with a wide variety of legal matters, her most outstanding talent is representing clients who are victims of medical malpractice and representing nurses and healthcare professionals in licensing matters against the Department of Health and various professional boards.

          Her exceptional results with difficult and complex cases have demonstrated her advantage in combining careers in nursing and law.  In addition to the satisfaction of getting justice for her clients, she enjoys the intellectual challenge and complexity of medical-legal issues.

Marjorie Chalfant has won and settled several multi-million dollar cases:

          In 2021, Marjorie Chalfant obtained a jury verdict for $7,500,000.00 in Charlotte County, Florida, where the defendant hospital refused to pay more than $500,000.

          In Seattle, Washington, Marjorie Chalfant won a $3,000,000.00 jury verdict for her clients, where the defendant doctors refused to pay more than $100,000.

          In a South Florida case involving a faulty laboratory result, Marjorie Chalfant obtained a $1,000,000.00 settlement for her client when all other lawyers in the state refused to accept her case because they believed it was too difficult to prove fault.

          In another Seattle, Washington case, Marjorie Chalfant won a $500,000.00 jury verdict for her client, where the defendant doctors stubbornly refused to settle and expressed their confidence in winning a defense verdict.

          Marjorie Chalfant is best known for her medical expertise, aggressive representation of her clients, and attention to detail.  In addition to practicing law, Marjorie Chalfant lectures other lawyers on trial techniques and medical issues.  While practicing law in Washington State, she was selected by judges and lawyers as one of the best lawyers in the State, earning prestigious Super Lawyer awards in 2000, 2001, and 2002.

Marjorie Chalfant’s personal background:

          Marjorie Chalfant grew up in Florida (before Disney World and when Busch Gardens was just a garden and a brewery) and attended public schools in Central Florida.  She relocated to Seattle to live with family in the Pacific Northwest and attend law school.  She now practices law in both Florida and Washinton State.

          In addition to her successful careers in law and nursing, Marjorie Chalfant has four grown children and five grandchildren.  She is an avid hockey fan, enjoys nature and being outdoors, and is an accomplished equestrian.  She lives on a small ranch with horses, peacocks, chickens, ducks, cats, dogs, and various wildlife.