Alexandra R. Woolsey
Biography
Alexandra “Alex” R. Woolsey is an Associate in the firm’s Philadelphia office. Ms. Woolsey focuses her practice on the defense of nursing homes, healthcare facilities, and medical professionals in nursing home and medical malpractice claims.
Prior to joining Burns White, Ms. Woolsey was an attorney at a Philadelphia firm, where she represented doctors, nurses, hospital, physician practice groups and other healthcare professionals and institutions in medical malpractice matters. She has also represented clients in matters related to surety, fraud, construction, insurance defense, asbestos and general liability litigation.
Ms. Woolsey obtained her Juris Doctor from Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, magna cum laude, where she received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Regulating Patient Safety and Pennsylvania Family Law Practice. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Philosophy from Saint Joseph’s University, magna cum laude.
Ms. Woolsey is admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the state of New Jersey.
Credentials
Areas of Law
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Long-Term Care Litigation
Education
- Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2017)
- Saint Joseph’s University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2014)
Bar and Court Admissions
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
Accolades & Involvement
Honors/Awards
- Selected for inclusion on the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars® list, 2019-2023
- “Ones to Watch” by Best Lawyers in America®, 2025
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award
- Regulating Patient Safety, 2017
- Pennsylvania Family Law Practice, 2016
Presentations
- Panelist, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law’s Civil Litigation Panel, January 2021
- Faculty, The Dispute Resolution Institute’s Annual Personal Injury Practicum CLE, November 2019
- Mock Trial Judge, Philadelphia Obstetrical Society, May 2017
- Contract Law Dean’s Scholar, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, 2015-2016
Publications
- Co-author, “Infection Following Total Joint Arthroplasty is the Main Cause of Litigation: Data From One Metropolitan Area,” The Journal of Arthroplasty 33,5 (2018): 1520-1523
- Obtained a unanimous defense verdict in a nursing home malpractice trial in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. Plaintiff claimed that the facility failed to follow infection control policies and isolate a COVID-19-positive resident, resulting in the roommate contracting and ultimately dying from a COVID-19 infection. The case is believed to be the first COVID-19 case to go to verdict in Pennsylvania and only the sixth in the United States.
- Successfully defended a nursing home at an arbitration in a premises liability case. At issue was a cross-claim against co-defendant for reimbursement of defense costs and attorney fees based on an indemnification clause in a contract. A panel of three arbitrators issued the Report and Award of Arbitrators, finding judgment in favor of our client in the amount of our defense costs and attorney fees.
