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Sylvia Chin-Caplan — Petitioner Attorney, U.S. Vaccine Court

Petitioner attorney U.S. Court of Federal Claims · Office of Special Masters Last verified
Cases filed
28
Comp rate
57%
Total awarded
$3.5M
Years active
2011–2026
FirmsLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC (22) · Conway, Homer, P.C. (5) · Britcher Leone, L.L.C. (1)
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About Sylvia Chin-Caplan

Sylvia Chin-Caplan, J.D., R.N., is the founder of the Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan in Boston and one of the most experienced trial attorneys in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, with over 30 years of medical-legal experience and 20+ years dedicated to vaccine injury practice. She earned her J.D. from Boston College Law School and her B.S.N. cum laude from Northeastern University, served as lead trial attorney in test cases in the Omnibus Autism Proceedings, and litigated cases involving vaccines and diabetes, autoimmune hepatitis, and childhood deaths.

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VICP practice summary

Sylvia Chin-Caplan is a petitioner attorney with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters, who has filed 28 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) between 2011 and 2026. The practice focuses on Other / multiple (7 cases, 71% comp rate) and Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) (5 cases, 60% comp rate), among other vaccine-related injuries. Cases filed by Sylvia Chin-Caplan have resulted in $3.5M in total compensation awards (57% compensation rate across all petitions). Practice has been associated with Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC, as well as Conway, Homer, P.C., Britcher Leone, L.L.C..

Practice pattern

Comp rate by condition

Other / multiple+34pt
7 cases · 5 compensated
This attorney
71%
Program
37%
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)-22pt
5 cases · 3 compensated
This attorney
60%
Program
82%

Comp rate by vaccine

Influenza-29pt
13 cases · 7 compensated
This attorney
54%
Program
83%

Frequently asked questions about Sylvia Chin-Caplan

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 Sylvia Chin-Caplan?
Sylvia Chin-Caplan 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 28 petitions filed by Sylvia Chin-Caplan between 2011 and 2026.
How many VICP cases has Sylvia Chin-Caplan filed?
Sylvia Chin-Caplan has filed 28 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program according to the VICP Registry. Of these, 16 resulted in compensation, for an overall compensation rate of 57%.
What is Sylvia Chin-Caplan's VICP compensation rate?
Sylvia Chin-Caplan's overall compensation rate across all VICP petitions is 57% (16 compensated cases out of 28 total).
What is the total amount awarded in cases filed by Sylvia Chin-Caplan?
Cases filed by Sylvia Chin-Caplan have resulted in $3.5M 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 Sylvia Chin-Caplan typically handle?
Based on case data in the VICP Registry, Sylvia Chin-Caplan's practice includes Other / multiple, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), among other vaccine-related conditions. The full case history is available on this page.
What law firm is Sylvia Chin-Caplan associated with?
Sylvia Chin-Caplan has been associated with Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC, Conway, Homer, P.C., Britcher Leone, L.L.C. in cases filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
FiledDecidedPetitionerAttorneyFirm Age at VaccinationVaccineCondition OutcomeSpecial MasterAward
2022-02-252026-01-12Bret WoodSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC–tetanus, diphtheria, and acellmyelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disease (MOGAD)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$70,000
2021-01-042024-05-22Karen BeanSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC–influenzaleft shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVcompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$114,750
2018-12-102024-05-17Cindy BarrientosSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC42.0yinfluenzasignificant aggravation of pre-existing transverse myelitis dismissedNora Beth Dorsey–
2020-06-052024-04-03Jamie GuySylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC–Tdapencephalomyelitis/acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEMcompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$75,000
2016-04-042023-08-08B.O.Sylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC1.1ypneumococcalaggravation of pre-existing epilepsy/seizure disorder, diagndeniedBrian H. Corcoran–
2018-02-142022-08-04Eric P. KaplanSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan–influenzatransverse myelitisdismissedMindy Michaels Roth–
2018-08-022022-06-07V.K.Sylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC–DTaPjuvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and uveitiscompensatedChristian J. Moran$135,000
2018-10-222022-02-08William LedererSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC–Tdapdouble vision and trochlear (forth) nerve palsycompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$47,500
2020-05-182022-01-19Ronald WalczakSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Offices of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC–TdapGuillain-Barré syndromecompensatedThomas L. Gowen$155,000
2017-07-072021-08-17Lavell MaizeSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan–influenzasignificant aggravation of pre-existing Multiple Sclerosis (compensatedDaniel T. Horner$130,000
2019-09-122021-04-21Mariann BirdSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC–influenzaacute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (“AIDP”) andcompensatedChristian J. Moran$170,000
2017-09-282021-02-25Maria SwickiSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan–influenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administrationdismissedNora Beth Dorsey–
2018-08-302021-02-22David EsalaSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan–influenzaGuillain Barré syndromedismissedBrian H. Corcoran–
2019-07-222021-02-04Deirdre MaguireSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC–influenzaleft shoulder bursitis, subacromial tendinitis and associatecompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$143,873
2018-06-082020-08-28Ali FadhilSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC–TdapGuillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and optic neuritiscompensatedChristian J. Moran$80,000
2018-04-302020-04-30H.H.W.deathSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan–DTaP, Hep B, IPV, Hib, pneumocdeathdismissedKatherine E. Oler–
2014-09-172019-08-08J.J.D.deathMindy Michaels Roth, Sylvia Chin-CaplanBritcher, Leone & Roth, LLC; Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan4mohepatitis BSudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)deniedLisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman–
2018-01-082019-07-29Ray A. GordonSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan58.0yinfluenzaGuillain-Barré syndromedismissedChristian J. Moran–
2012-02-092019-06-17LISA FAUP, on behalf of A.F., a minorSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC5.0yDTaP and IPsystemic juvenile idiopathic arthritisdeniedHerbrina Sanders Young–
2017-02-032019-03-20Raymonde L. ForjetteSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan–influenzaright shoulder injurycompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$101,626
2013-11-132018-11-19Steve LehrmanSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan36.9yinfluenzaGuillain-Barre SyndromecompensatedMindy Michaels Roth$107,145
2013-11-012018-08-28Matthew RuppertSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan–influenzaMultiple Sclerosis (MS)compensatedThomas L. Gowen$205,000
2002-10-012017-05-05R.A.Sylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan1.0yMMRAutism Spectrum DisorderdeniedBrian H. Corcoran–
2013-08-212017-01-12L.C.Ronald C. Homer, Sylvia Chin-CaplanConway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C.; Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan7moDTaPjuvenile idiopathic arthritiscompensatedThomas L. Gowen–
–2015-09-18Nicolette McGuireRonald C. Homer, Sylvia Chin-Caplan, Meredith DanielsConway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C.20.0yHPVheadachesdeniedChristian J. Moran–
2009-05-112015-05-22Rachel McCullochSylvia Chin-Caplan, Ronald C. Homer, Christina CiampolilloConway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C.; Conway Homer, P.C.12.0yHPVautoimmune limbic encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and sucompensatedThomas L. Gowen$1,428,188
2005-04-142015-05-12N.S.Sylvia Chin-Caplan, Ronald C. HomerConway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C.–MMR; varicellaseizure disorder resulting in global developmental delaycompensatedThomas L. Gowen$550,000
2007-06-282011-08-24Jennifer HibbardSylvia Chin-CaplanConway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C.41.7yinfluenzadysautonomiadeniedChristian J. Moran–