Phyllis Widman — Petitioner Attorney, U.S. Vaccine Court

Petitioner attorney U.S. Court of Federal Claims · Office of Special Masters Last verified
Cases filed
54
Comp rate
44%
Total awarded
$1.9M
Years active
2016–2026
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About Phyllis Widman

Phyllis Widman is the principal of Widman Law Firm, LLC in Northfield, New Jersey, with more than 23 years of experience in personal injury, vaccine injury, and criminal defense practice. She holds a Master's in criminal justice and is a court-approved mediator who represents petitioners before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in vaccine injury matters.

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VICP practice summary

Phyllis Widman is a petitioner attorney with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters, who has filed 54 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) between 2016 and 2026. The practice focuses on SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration) (23 cases, 78% comp rate), Other / multiple (13 cases, 8% comp rate), and Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) (6 cases, 67% comp rate), among other vaccine-related injuries. Cases filed by Phyllis Widman have resulted in $1.9M in total compensation awards (44% compensation rate across all petitions). Practice has been associated with Widman Law Firm, LLC, as well as Jacobs & Barbone.

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Comp rate by vaccine

Frequently asked questions about Phyllis Widman

Answers built from this attorney's public case docket.

How do I find a good VICP lawyer?
Most petitioners hire counsel because the program's evidentiary burden, expert-witness requirements, and procedural rules are complex. Reasonable attorney fees in VICP cases are paid by the program — not by the petitioner — under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(e)(1), so engaging counsel does not reduce a successful petitioner's recovery. Browse this index to research individual attorneys' case histories.
Who is Phyllis Widman?
Phyllis Widman is a petitioner attorney with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters, who represents petitioners in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). The VICP Registry shows 54 petitions filed by Phyllis Widman between 2016 and 2026.
How many VICP cases has Phyllis Widman filed?
Phyllis Widman has filed 54 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program according to the VICP Registry. Of these, 24 resulted in compensation, for an overall compensation rate of 44%.
What is Phyllis Widman's VICP compensation rate?
Phyllis Widman's overall compensation rate across all VICP petitions is 44% (24 compensated cases out of 54 total).
What is the total amount awarded in cases filed by Phyllis Widman?
Cases filed by Phyllis Widman have resulted in $1.9M in total compensation awards from the U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. This figure reflects only awards visible in published Court of Federal Claims decisions; settlements with non-public terms are not included.
What types of vaccine injury cases does Phyllis Widman typically handle?
Based on case data in the VICP Registry, Phyllis Widman's practice includes SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration), Other / multiple, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), among other vaccine-related conditions. The full case history is available on this page.
What law firm is Phyllis Widman associated with?
Phyllis Widman has been associated with Widman Law Firm, LLC, Jacobs & Barbone in cases filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
FiledDecidedPetitionerAttorneyFirm Age at VaccinationVaccineCondition OutcomeSpecial MasterAward
2023-08-092026-03-06Carolyn WorldsPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$33,825
2016-11-152026-02-10N.S.Phyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm LLC9moHibinfantile spasms and related seizures and neurodevelopmentaldeniedChristian J. Moran
2018-12-192026-01-14Cynthia JenkinsPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLC59.0yinfluenzatinnitus, vertigo, headache, dural thickening, hearing loss,deniedDaniel T. Horner
2018-12-042025-11-26Eric WilliamsPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLC51.0yinfluenzapolymyalgia rheumaticadeniedMindy Michaels Roth
2022-05-042025-10-28Salvatore ScirePhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCinfluenzaleft shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVdismissedBrian H. Corcoran
2018-09-282025-10-08Teresa LandrumPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLC43.0yinfluenzamast cell activation syndrome and alleged aggravation of muldismissedThomas L. Gowen
2019-06-262025-09-03Donald C. AdamsdeathPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLC69.0yinfluenza; Pneumovax 23 (pneumcardiac arrest, anoxic brain injury, and deathdeniedDaniel T. Horner
2021-12-282025-08-20Carol CarchiettaPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCcompensated$35,853
2021-07-122025-08-11Laura SuracePhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm LLC20.0yTdapvestibular/balance dysregulation/difficulty walking, myalgiadeniedBrian H. Corcoran
2023-10-272025-07-30Clare ArcherPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$72,751
2020-11-092025-05-21Sandy M. FoukarakisPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLC42.0yinfluenzatransverse myelitis, optic neuritis, GBS/CIDP, and related ndeniedNora Beth Dorsey
2025-05-132025-05-13Patricia WhittemirePhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCTdapshoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)entitlement_granted_pending_damagesBrian H. Corcoran
2024-03-202025-03-07Kimberly PalmerPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)entitlement_granted_pending_damagesBrian H. Corcoran
2021-02-122025-02-28Christian M. GattoPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLC16.0ymeningococcalGuillain-Barré syndromedeniedBrian H. Corcoran
2024-12-042024-12-04Cortney BallPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCTdapGuillain Barré syndrome, Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating PodismissedBrian H. Corcoran
2021-10-202024-11-25Margaret AchanzarPhyllis Widman, Bridget C. McCulloughWidman Law Firm, LLC; Muller Brazil, LLP16.0yhuman papillomavirus (HPV)SIRVA and/or axillary nerve mononeuropathy/significant aggrapendingBrian H. Corcoran
2022-09-262024-11-18Lisa SullivanPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCTdapshoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)dismissedBrian H. Corcoran
2022-08-202024-09-26Jose FernandezPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCinfluenzaGuillain-Barre SyndromecompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$140,000
2021-10-202024-05-09Melanie CliverPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$110,000
2018-10-022024-05-08Erin M. KinneyPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLC22.0yinfluenza; MMRseizure disorder, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome dismissedDaniel T. Horner
2021-11-092023-11-07Alisen HughesPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCMMRchronic arthritis and/or rheumatoid arthritisdeniedBrian H. Corcoran
2015-11-162023-08-16K.S.S.W.Phyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLC3moDTaPseizure disorder, encephalopathy, cortical visual impairmentdeniedKatherine E. Oler
2018-04-042023-08-03C.G.Phyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm8.0yvaricellaacute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM)deniedChristian J. Moran
2017-10-182023-06-16Elaine ClarkPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLC74.0yinfluenzarheumatoid arthritisdeniedKatherine E. Oler
2021-01-042023-03-06Hannah Sanat ElderPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$15,000
2015-06-162023-02-03Alayna McDonaldPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLC14.0yHPVchronic fatiguedeniedBrian H. Corcoran
2019-11-062023-01-20Rose DworkisPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$23,500
2020-12-292022-11-22Katharine TowlenPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCTdapshoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$141,351
2020-05-062022-10-07Diane JebranPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$192,686
2019-05-172022-05-18P.M.Phyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLC1.0yMMRsystemic juvenile idiopathic arthritisdeniedChristian J. Moran
2020-08-242022-03-31Monique MaccaronePhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCHPVleft shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVcompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$51,110
2021-09-102022-03-23C.J.B.Phyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm LLC1.2yPentacel and pneumococcal conjencephalopathy, speech abnormality, language regression, anddeniedBrian H. Corcoran
2019-08-072022-02-16Morgan MagyarPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCHPV, hepatitis A, MCV 4, and mabdominal migraines, cyclic vomiting syndrome, postural tachdismissedChristian J. Moran
2018-05-232021-12-17James SeylazPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCinfluenzaGuillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)compensatedHerbrina Sanders Young$87,500
2018-05-142021-12-10Merrick BrunkerPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm LLCmeningococcalmyalgias, headaches, unsteady movements, tics, chest pain, adismissedDaniel T. Horner
2019-08-092021-11-23Frederick J. KellyPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCinfluenzaright shoulder injuries related to vaccine administration (ScompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$20,000
2019-12-232021-11-10Gabriel MejiasPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLC.TdapShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$45,000
2019-10-042021-08-17Alyson GuerrieroPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$62,500
2019-08-092021-07-14Nikola ZaturoskiPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCinfluenzaShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$42,000
2018-10-302021-02-05Martha WalkerPhyllis WidmanJacobs & BarboneinfluenzaShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensatedKatherine E. Oler$32,500
2017-10-272020-09-30Antonio KatzPhyllis WidmanJacobs & BarboneinfluenzaGuillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and chronic inflammatory demyecompensatedHerbrina Sanders Young$293,402
2018-06-252020-02-21Audrey HenningPhyllis WidmanJacobs & BarboneTdapShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$35,000
2018-07-162020-02-19Christine PappasPhyllis WidmanJacobs & BarboneinfluenzaSIRVAcompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$50,000
2018-10-302020-01-16Deborah FlynnPhyllis WidmanJacobs & Barboneinfluenzaleft shoulder injuries related to vaccine administration (SIcompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$45,000
2019-11-192019-11-19Kristen MoorbyPhyllis WidmanJacobs & BarboneTdapvasovagal syncopecompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$119,539
2018-03-052019-10-03Matthew RhodesPhyllis WidmanJacobs & BarboneTdapshoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$40,000
2017-12-222019-06-05Sarah NealdeathPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCTdapin utero death of her son, C.N., which in turn caused PetitidismissedBrian H. Corcoran
2017-05-222018-11-27Robert MeliPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLC70.0yinfluenzaGuillain-Barre SyndromecompensatedMindy Michaels Roth$150,000
2016-07-122018-08-17Robert Brett MaxwellPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCpneumococcal conjugateserum sickness, chronic serum sickness, inflammatory polyartcompensatedHerbrina Sanders Young$100,000
2017-12-222018-07-24C.N.deathPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm LLC0moTdapstillborndismissedBrian H. Corcoran
2015-05-162017-05-16A.H.P.Phyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLC4moDTaPTable encephalopathy; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Acute and ChdismissedBrian H. Corcoran
2014-10-202017-03-15Garry RehnPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCinfluenzareactive airway disease, acute respiratory distress, tachypndismissedLaura D. Millman
2015-08-272016-06-27Lornette Amelia LewisPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCTdneurological symptoms of generalized Tetanus infectiondismissedThomas L. Gowen
2023-02-212025-06-26Barry GriffithsPhyllis WidmanWidman Law Firm, LLCinfluenzaright shoulder injury and Parsonage Turner’s Syndromeunclear