Peter L. Mac Isaac

Peter L. MacIsaac focuses his practice on representing patients and their families who have been harmed by preventable medical errors.  Peter has successfully procured compensation for patients and their families who were injured as a result of negligent medical care.  He has had primary responsibility for cases involving various fields of medicine including obstetrics; surgery; oncology; gastroenterology; cardiology; neurology; neurosurgery; emergency medicine; and infectious diseases, among others.  Many of these patients have needlessly suffered wrongful death or been unfairly deprived of the opportunity to treat or cure their terminal illness.  Several have ended up in a comatose like state or have been permanently inflicted with cerebral palsy or other forms of brain damage, as a result of medical error.

Peter has successfully tried several cases through to verdict and argued before the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey; the Supreme Court of New Jersey; the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey; and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. 

In 2010 and 2011, Peter was named a Rising Star® by New Jersey Super Lawyers® for his efforts representing victims of professional medical negligence.  He has also been appointed to the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Special Committee on Medical Malpractice.

In addition to representing patients damaged by medical negligence, Peter also represents victims of general negligence, including those injured by driver error, as well as dangerous premises and products.  

Peter also represents parties in commercial and chancery matters.  In 2005, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit adopted Peter’s arguments for its precedent setting interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”).  See Party City v. Celebration, et al., 428 F. 3d 504, C.A.3 (N.J) (No. 04-4254).  Peter successfully defended an individual charged with computer hacking the business of a competitor to steal trade secrets.  Peter deposed the parties, prepared the briefs and argued before the Federal District Court for the State of New Jersey and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.  Both the District Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit agreed with Peter that no computer fraud had been proven and that the plaintiff was not entitled to an injunction closing down the business of Peter’s client.  The Precedential Opinion is available on-line at http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/044254p.pdf.