About Doctor's Advocate
Doctor’s Advocate was formed to protect health care professionals from frivolous lawsuits. Our prepaid legal fee program aims to keep health care professionals in the exam room and out of the courtroom. We serve all health care professionals, including physicians, nurses, physicians’ assistants, dental professionals and allied professionals.
The company’s leadership includes:
Elliot Menkowitz, M.D., Medical Director and Founder, veteran orthopedic surgeon whose practice is based in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Melanie Stalvey, RTR, Director of Member Services
Board of Advisors
Doctor’s Advocate’s Board of Advisors include professionals from the medical, legal, education, and managed care arenas to ensure that our members receive the best service.
Legal Team
Doctor’s Advocate works with a 19-member full service law firm with offices in Philadelphia, PA, and Cherry Hill, NJ. Based in one of the nation’s most litigious battlegrounds, our aggressive legal team understands the litigation nightmare doctors face. Most importantly, our legal team knows how to disarm frivolous lawsuits in any state. Our attorneys have extensive experience in medical malpractice defense, and have built a solid reputation of working hard to protect health care professionals from damaging frivolous lawsuits.