About Clare Hachten

Clare Hachten is an Associate Attorney at Patrick Malone & Associates, P.C. in Washington, D.C., focusing on personal injury and medical malpractice cases. Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, she joined the firm as its newest attorney. Prior to her legal career, Hachten worked as a Consultant and Senior Consultant at Deloitte, applying analytical capabilities to develop strategic recommendations. During law school she gained experience as a Summer Associate at Goodwin and at Wyatt, Tarrant, & Combs. She also worked with Virginia Senator Creigh Deeds on mental health policy reform during a law school clinic, helping draft two bills enacted into law during 2023.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Patrick Malone & Associates, P.C.

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A D.C. Superior Court jury awarded $8.35 million after an orthopedic surgeon failed to recognize the loss of blood flow to an 82-year-old patient's leg following a knee replacement, leaving the limb to die and require an above-knee amputation.

Superior Court of the District of Columbia (Washington, DC) · 2017Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →

A Montgomery County jury found a Maryland dermatology practice liable for the death of 47-year-old attorney Richard Semsker, whose melanoma went untreated for two years.

Montgomery County Circuit Court (Rockville), Maryland · 2008Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →

A premature newborn suffered a permanent chemical burn and stunted growth in her right ankle after an IV line leaked caustic fluid into the surrounding tissue, and a District of Columbia jury awarded her $3.6 million.

Superior Court of the District of Columbia (Washington, DC) · 2018Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →
$3 millionSettlementTop 20 of 2007 · #15

Rosalee Blue was left with a paralyzed right foot, chronic leg pain and loss of bowel control after the anticoagulant Lovenox was given intravenously during hernia surgery at Sibley Hospital in Washington. The anesthesiologist settled for $2 million on the first day of trial and assigned his contribution claim against the surgeon to her side. The court then entered a $1 million contribution judgment against the surgeon, which the D.C. Court of Appeals affirmed in 2011. Her recovery came to $3 million.

Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Washington · 2007Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Virginia School of Law
J.D.
University of South Carolina
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of District of Columbia

Awards & recognition

2022 Irving R. Kaufman Securities Law Moot Court Competition Winner
Most Outstanding Economics Undergraduate Student (University of South Carolina)
Graduated summa cum laude (undergraduate)

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$20 Million Judgment Against U.S. for Driver Paralyzed When Smithsonian Bus Ran Red Light
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$17.11 million · $17.1 Million Verdict After Missed Ectopic Pregnancy Kills Young DC Mother
Koonz McKenney Johnson & DePaolis LLP
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$13.5 Million Default Judgment Against Iran for Passenger Tortured in 1984 Kuwait Airways Hijacking

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.