Ronald Mercaldo

Ronald Mercaldo

  • Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury
  • Arizona
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Biography

Mr. Mercaldo has been named to “Arizona’s Finest Lawyers”, “Southwest Super Lawyers,” and “Best Lawyers in America”. He has also been named one of America’s top 500 lawyers.

Ron Mercaldo established the Mercaldo Law Firm in 1978 for the purpose of representing plaintiffs in serious injury and wrongful death cases. The firm has specialized for the last 15 years in the area of medical malpractice. Mr. Mercaldo left a larger firm in 1978 where he was a partner doing both insurance defense and plaintiffs representation. Mr. Mercaldo obtained his undergraduate and juris doctor degrees from the University of Arizona completing his studies in 1970. He has been actively involved in the litigation of personal injury and medical malpractice cases since that time, including insurance defense litigation and plaintiff’s personal injury/medical malpractice litigation. Mr. Mercaldo has not accepted insurance company clients for 25 years.

Since his admission to the Bar, Mr. Mercaldo has served on various prestigious committees for the State Bar of Arizona including the judicial selection committee, jury instruction committee, and professionalism and peer review committee where he served as chairman for 4 years. Mr. Mercaldo is certified by the State Bar of Arizona in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation and has sat for the last five years as a member of the commission passing on the qualifications of other attorneys to become certified specialists. He has been president of the Southern Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, the president of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Ariz., and president of the Morris K. Udall American Inn of Court. He has been a frequent lecturer to both the State Bar of Arizona and the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association on various litigation topics. He is an AV rated lawyer in Martindale-Hubble and is listed in the bar registry of Preeminent Lawyers.

Education
James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona
J.D.
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University of Arizona
B.S.
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Awards
Professional Associations
Arizona State Bar
Member
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American Board of Trial Advocates
Past President - Tucson Chapter
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American College of Trial Lawyers
Fellow
Current
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Arizona
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Fees
  • Contingent Fees
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice
Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Additional Practice Areas
  • Catastrophic Injuries/Traumatic Brain Injuries
  • Wrongful Death
  • Truck Accidents
  • Dangerous Roadways
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Website
Mercaldo Law Firm
Contact & Map
1853 N Kolb Rd
Tucson, AZ 85715
Telephone: (520) 624-1400
Fax: (520) 624-1955
2550 5th Avenue
Suite 709
San Diego , CA 92103
Telephone: (619) 377-4455