Taylor S. Richards

Born in Ipswitch, England and raised in the Piedmont Triad, Taylor joined Garrison Law Group in May 2019, after spending almost three years working as an Assistant District Attorney in Randolph and Rowan Counties. As a prosecutor, he tried more than 50 cases. Since joining Garrison Law Group, Taylor has handled numerous medical malpractice cases and claims for a variety of providers. He handles claims from the date of the incident through every subsequent stage, including internal and regulatory investigations, pre-suit negotiations, complex discovery, motions practice and hearings, and trials. Taylor regularly assists physicians with medical board investigations and prepares treating physicians and other caregivers to testify in court and in depositions. Taylor provides counsel regarding juvenile patients who are in the hospital awaiting placement and discharge. He also provides engaging and entertaining compliance training for clinicians.

Education

• North Carolina Central University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2016

  • Managing Editor, North Carolina Central Law Review, 2015-2016

• University of North Carolina at Greensboro, B.A. summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

  • Phi Beta Kappa

  • Certificate of Merit of High Academic Achievement

    • 4.0 GPA at Graduation

Representative Work & Experience

• 50 plus trials

• Handling medical malpractice lawsuits and claims since 2019 for numerous hospital systems, health care practices and providers, including RNs, MDs, CRNAs, PAs, LCSW and OTs

• Addressing alleged malpractice in areas including anesthesiology, GI/endoscopy, neonatology and neonatal nursery care, nursing, obstetrics and gynecology (including a brain damaged baby cases), oncology, pathology, pediatrics, policy and procedure issues, psychiatry, surgery (general, pediatric, and urological, telemetry, and urology)

• Helping providers respond to licensing board complaints

• Assisting hospital systems with juvenile placement litigation and strategy

• Presenting educational programs to clinicians and risk managers

Organizations

• NC Association of Healthcare Risk Managers

• NC Bar Association (Litigation and Antitrust & Complex Business Disputes Sections)

• NC Association of Defense Attorneys

Presentations & Publications

• “Virtual Safety Summit: Fall Prevention & Litigation, Documentation Do’s and Don’ts, Nurse Abandonment, Practice Drift, and Social Media Etiquette,” Client Seminar, (November 2020, co-presenter)

• “The Heat is On, Hot Topics for NC Risk Managers” (October 2021, co-presenter)

• “When Documentation Feels Like ‘Groundhog Day’ Making the Most of It” (September 2021, co-presenter)

• “What Will You Fall For?” Lessons from Hamilton, An American Musical on Handling Facility Falls (November 2021, co-presenter)

• “Hot Topics In Medical Malpractice Law,” The Resource NCADA (July 2022)

• “When Documentation Feels Like ‘Groundhog Day’ Making the Most of It” (October 2023, co-presenter)