Lawrence S. Paikoff, M.D., J.D.

Personal History:

Birthdate: April 10, 1959
Birthplace: Albany, New York
Law Office Addresses:

865 Howe Avenue, Suite 300,
Sacramento, CA 95865

2300 Bell Executive Lane,
Sacramento, CA 95825
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Educational Background:
1981 B.A Williams College of Williamstown, Massachusetts
Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, Highest Honors Biology
1985 M.D. Upstate College of Medicine State University of New York, Syracuse, New York
1985-1988 Residency Training - Internal Medicine St. Luke’s Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
1997 J.D.  University of California Davis School of Law
1997 Admitted to Bar

Admitted to Practice in the Following Jurisdictions:
All California State Courts
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
U.S. Court of Claims, Washington D.C.

Practice Areas:
Products Liability
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury
Health Care Law

Cases:
Fen-phen diet drugs;
Baycol;
Sulzer hip and knee litigation;
Vioxx;
Bextra;
Celebrex;
Viagra;
National Vaccine Act

Special Background:
Former Public Health Officer, Stanislaus County, California; Instrumental in controlling a county-wide outbreak of Hepatitis A, which received national attention, leading to the present effort to immunize all American children against Hepatitis A
Contributor and listed author Journal of Medicine Virology 2000 Oct, 62(2) 144-150 Relatedness of Hepatitis A Virus Isolation During a Community-Wide Outbreak
Responsible for treatment of many patients with communicable diseases, including sexually transmitted diseases
Leader and chief enforcement officer of one of the first smoking bans in the United States
Was responsible for overseeing jail medical system
Was on committee deciding appeals to denials of service for county employees under county health insurance

Licenses/Memberships/Awards:
California Bar
California licensed physician
Board certified internal medicine
Recertified American Board of Internal Medicine 2005