Linda M. Oliva, Esq. is a distinguished attorney representing plaintiffs in medical negligence cases for more than 25 years. She handles all aspects of pretrial litigation and appeals representing patients in cases involving birth injury, surgical, neurosurgical, cardiac, and women’s health care negligence including the failure to diagnose and treat breast cancer.  Ms. Oliva is passionate about the law and about aggressively representing her clients that have been wrongly injured by the negligence of medical providers. She also realizes the importance of being compassionate to her clients and listening to their needs and concerns as they cope with the difficulties of dealing with the complications of personal injuries sustained by themselves and/or their loved ones.

Ms. Oliva is a Past President of the Nassau County Women’s Bar Association (NCWBA). She also dedicates considerable time to community services, and participates in many community events as a key advocate for patient awareness. She is actively involved in several organizations that support breast cancer research, awareness, and patient support, including the Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition. She is a past member of the Adelphi Breast Cancer Hotline’s Creative Cups Dinner Committee, and was past co-chair of the Nassau County Women’s Bar Foundation’s Golf Outing Committee which raises money for breast cancer research and awareness. She has also mentored students at the ABGS Middle School in Hempstead, NY.

Ms. Oliva is a member of the New York State Trial Lawyers’ Association, the American Association for Justice, the Nassau County Women’s Bar Association, the Nassau County Bar Association, the Long Island Hispanic Bar Association.  She is a member of the Board of Directors for the Columbian Lawyers Association of Nassau County and the Nassau County Women’s Bar Foundation. She is also a member of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY).  As a member of WBASNY’s Judiciary/Courts Committee, she considered the qualifications of candidates proposed by the New York State Judicial Nominating Commission to be Judges of the Court of Appeals for the State of New York (the highest court in the state) by analyzing their written credentials and personally interviewing the nominated candidates.