Medical Malpractice Law

If you, or someone you love, are the victim of medical malpractice, finding a good medical malpractice lawyer is very important. If you are like most people the only thing you know about medical malpractice law is what you have seen on TV commercials and billboards. Most of those advertisements will give you the impression that the lawyer advertised is “the best medical malpractice lawyer” With little other detail about what that means. Because of that, you might be asking yourself “what does a medical malpractice lawyer do?”

What does a medical malpractice lawyer do?

A medical malpractice lawyer is a medical lawyer focused on helping patients who have been injured by a doctor or hospital while under their care. Unfortunately, medical malpractice

A good medical malpractice lawyer needs to have a unique set of experience and qualities:
• Legal Expertise – Medical malpractice lawsuits are very complicated. They can often take 3-5 years to resolve. A good lawyer needs to know how to keep a case moving forward
• Medical Expertise – Understanding the medical profession is crucial. A medical malpractice lawyer has to be able to look at a potential client’s case and establish what rule or rules were broken and how that led to the injury. He or she must also be able to understand the science behind the medicine because every medical malpractice lawsuit requires that both sides have testimony and evidence from medical experts.
• Experience – Medical malpractice lawsuits are difficult. When choosing a lawyer or law firm, look for experience in taking medical malpractice case all the way to trial. Be wary of lawyers that look to settle a case early. The best results in a medical malpractice lawsuit come from lawyers and law firms being willing and able to take the case to

When a medical malpractice lawyer takes your case he or she has to prove that the doctor or hospital that was providing your care was negligent in their care. Proving medical negligence is why you want an experienced trial attorney from a law firm that specializes in medical malpractice. This is not an area of law where a lawyer who dabbles in it is likely to be successful. Here are the things your attorney will need to prove:
• Duty of Care – Establishing that you were a patient of the doctor or hospital means that you were owed a legal “duty of care”. That means that the care they provided you should have been consistent with established medical standards. It also means that the medical or hospital personnel treating you had a responsibility to give you the same kind of care any other similarly qualified peer would have provided.
• Breach of Duty – Showing that the medical professional(s) treating you negligently failed to provide the care that they should have.
• Causation – Showing that the breach of duty was the cause of your injury.
• Damages – Showing that your injury has caused significant damage to you. This can be a loss of income, increased medical costs, costs incurred for adapting to your injury, and for pain and