Isaiah R. Kalinowski, Esq.
Of Counsel
Isaiah Kalinowski joined Bosson Legal Group, P.C. in December 2021, bringing with him 16 years of litigation experience in diverse topics such as vaccine injury, federal and state takings, civil rights, and commercial litigation.
Before joining Bosson Legal Group, Mr. Kalinowski represented clients for 11 years at the Washington, D.C. office of the Maglio Christopher & Toale law firm. There his practice focused intensely on vaccine injury claims, appearing before the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program of the United States Court of Federal Claims. He has served on that court’s Advisory Council since 2018 and wrote an academic article regarding that court which was published in the Texas Review of Law and Politics, entitled “The House Built on a Hillside: The Unique and Necessary Role of the United States Court of Federal Claims.”
Prior to that, Mr. Kalinowski served for four years as a judicial law clerk at the United States Court of Federal Claims, drafting judicial orders and decisions on the law and science of vaccine injury, and assisting with trials featuring expert and fact witnesses.
Mr. Kalinowski began his legal career in litigation, and handled cases in diverse fields including religious liberties litigation, commercial litigation, land use litigation, estate litigation, employment litigation, and parental rights litigation. Mr. Kalinowski is a graduate of Wabash College and Regent University School of Law.
EXPERIENCE:
Mr. Kalinowski has extensive experience litigating cases in the following areas:
Vaccine Injuries – represented over 200 individuals to date in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, pursuing damages for serious bodily injuries including SIRVA, Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), Acute and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (AIDP/CIDP), Transverse Myelitis (TM); Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM); Autoimmune Encephalitis; Brachial Neuritis; and Thrombocytopenia (both ITP and TTP).
COVID Mandates and Patient Rights – represented clients whose employment was affected by COVID-19 mandates, regardless of whether the mandate was imposed by governmental regulation or imposed by employer policy. Defended parental rights to medical decision-making for their minor children.
Constitutional Law – represented individuals and churches in cases involving 1983 Civil Rights violations, Federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) violations, zoning disputes, and religious discrimination.
Business & Employment – represented individuals and small businesses in cases involving breach of contract, noncompetition, tortious interference, and civil RICO claims.
Estate and Trust Litigation – experience representing beneficiaries of wills and trusts in disputes, and advising trustees regarding fiduciary duty and strategy.
Federal & State Takings – knowledgeable on claims for damages from governmental taking of private property and condemnation proceedings.
Appointments, Published Articles, & Presentations:
U.S. Court of Federal Claims Advisory Council, Vaccine Injury Committee (2018-current)
The House Built on a Hillside: The Unique and Necessary Role of the United States Court of Federal Claims, 23(3) Texas Review of Law & Politics 541-600 (Spring 2019).
Introduction to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (telecast presentation upon special invitation by agency staff). Presented at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and teleconferenced nationwide to offices of the Immunization Healthcare Branch, Public Health Division of the federal Defense Health Agency, 10 October 2018.
Expanding Motions Practice Within the NVICP (CLE-accredited PowerPoint presentation). Presented at the annual conference of the Vaccine Injured Petitioners Bar Association, 15 November 2019.
Complications Over Complexity: Analyzing Causation in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (unpublished manuscript and associated presentation). Presented at the annual conference of the Vaccine Injured Petitioners Bar Association, 13 June 2018.
Misapplying Daubert in Vaccine Program Proceedings: A Stevens by Any Other Name is Still an Error (unpublished manuscript and associated presentation). Presented at the annual conference of the Vaccine Injured Petitioners Bar Association, 20 February 2014.
Vaccine Injured Petitioners Bar Bootcamp Presentation: Proving Causation in the NVICP (CLE-accredited PowerPoint presentation). Presented in updated iterations at annual conferences of the Vaccine Injured Petitioners Bar Association, 4 May 2016, 14 June 2018, 28 October 2021, and 19 October 2022.
Notable Trial Results Won for Clients:
Boykin v. Sec’y of HHS: Mr. Kalinowski negotiated a $1,500,000.00 settlement for gentleman who suffered from a catastrophic case of Gullain-Barre syndrome (GBS) as a result of a flu vaccination.
Beckner v. Sec’y of HHS: Mr. Kalinowski litigated to a negotiated settlement for a gentleman who suffered from Optic Neuritis related to a flu vaccination. The settlement provided for $620,000.00 in compensation to the petitioner.
Stewart v. Sec’y of HHS: Mr. Kalinowski used mediation to reach a $763,000.00 settlement for a young gentleman whose life was irreparably changed by Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP).
Badger v. Sec’y of HHS: Mr. Kalinowski achieved settlement of $598,924 for a gentleman whose life was forever changed after suffering Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) from a flu vaccination.
Johnson v. Sec’y of HHS: Mr. Kalinowski resolved this matter for a woman who had experienced a severe “Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration” (SIRVA), amounting to $177,704 in compensation.
Parmer v. Sec’y of HHS: Mr. Kalinowski litigated this case to trial, then successfully negotiated damages for $324,592 (plus a lifetime annuity) as compensation for the first case of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (TTP) heard within the NVICP. (Mr. Kalinowski had previously settled the first TTP case ever filed in the Court.)
Admissions:
STATE COURTS: Virginia State Bar (Admitted 2005); New York State Bar (Admitted 2006); District of Columbia Bar (Admitted 2014)
FEDERAL COURTS: Federal Circuit Court of Appeals; Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; Eastern District of Virginia; Western District of Virginia; Southern District of New York
Education:
Regent University School of Law, Juris Doctor, May 2005
Wabash College, B.A., History & Ancient Greek (double), Magna Cum Laude, May 2000
