Dental Malpractice Lawyers
958 verified dental malpractice attorneys across the United States. Find experienced Dental Malpractice counsel to evaluate your case, explain your options, and represent you through every stage of the legal process.
Over two decades of practicing law, Robert F. Goings has earned a reputation as one of the leading trial lawyers in South Carolina, known for taking o...
Member, Heuisler Honor Society. Moot Court Champion, 1977-1978.
Jennifer M. Ahlfeld heads our litigation department, bringing extensive expertise in personal injury and medical malpractice cases.
Charles “Tony” Piccuta was born in San Francisco, California and raised on the central coast of California. As a youth, he was a champion tennis playe...
Charles “Tony” Piccuta is a second generation attorney. He is the principal of the firm and lead trial attorney.
Ian Brent Miller is a lawyer practicing catastrophic injury, wrongful death, personal injury and 21 other areas of law. Ian received a B.S. degree fro...
Steven Barry Levy is a lawyer practicing wrongful injury, wrongful death, truck accidents and 21 other areas of law. Steven received a B.A. degree fro...
'I have always believed that healthcare workers are absolutely essential. They are the army in charge of our health and well-being.
Atty. Jeffrey Roy Zirgibel is a lawyer practicing trucking accident, personal injury, medical malpractice and 166 other areas of law.
'I love the challenge of the practice of the science, the medicine, as well as the legal aspect. I find it intellectually challenging to go from one d...
Carl Joseph Asprinio is a lawyer practicing adoptions, airbag injury, assault and 63 other areas of law. Carl received a B.S. degree from University o...
Jeffrey K. Van Etten joined the firm in 1989 and became a member in 1992.
Michael Trevor Howard is a lawyer practicing alcoholic beverage law, dram shop liability, liquor liability and 81 other areas of law. Michael received...
David S. Mittleman practices at Grewal Law PLLC Read Full Bio
Stephen Patrick O'Keefe is a lawyer practicing medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, personal injury and 60 other areas of law. Stephen receiv...
Mr. Jose Agustin Barreiro is a lawyer practicing criminal defense, dui defense, trial lawyer and 64 other areas of law.
Jeffrey M. Rich is a 1982 graduate of the University of Southern California and a 1985 graduate of Benjamin N.
Daniel Y. Kim is a lawyer practicing car accidents, slip and fall injuries, dog bites and 16 other areas of law.
Christopher Joseph Heavens is a lawyer practicing insurance litigation, tort litigation, personal injury and 108 other areas of law. Christopher recei...
Mr. Matthew Mitchell Breen is a lawyer practicing automobile accidents, civil litigation, workers compensation and 28 other areas of law.
Rosaleen McCrory is a Senior Trial Partner at Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP, where she defends physicians, medical centers, nursing homes, and long-ter...
Adam S. McPherson is a 1995 graduate of Liberty High School and a 1999 graduate of Fairmont State College, where he received his Bachelor of Science d...
Mr. Kruse practices in the areas of Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Workers' Compensation, Criminal Law and Employment Law with particular exper...
Kenneth L. Royal is a real trial lawyer, not the kind who dresses up for TV commercials or pastes his face on billboards, but who has rarely, if ever,...
Attorney Brian S. Brijbag has been admitted to practice law in the State of Florida and the Middle District of Florida Federal Courts.
Sara Zeigler is a proud 2001 graduate of Liberty High School. She has always had a strong interest in community service, and during her summer breaks,...
Practice areas -Personal Injury -Medical Malpractice -Workers Compensation Bar Admissions -Kansas, 1988 -Missouri, 1989 Honors -AV® Preeminent™ Peer R...
Attorney and Counselor at Law Admitted to The Florida Bar and licensed to practice law since October 11, 1996. Also Authorized to Practice Before: • S...
Mr. Samuel Robert Sutton is a lawyer practicing administrative adjudications, administrative agency practice, administrative hearings and appeals and ...
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From an early age, Daniel Buck has triumphed over significant adversities, shaping his unique perspective on life and justice. These challenges foster...
Caner holds the prosecution to its burden by filing suppression motions, arguing at hearings where the police violated your rights in making a case ag...
Jordan Schnitzer is a certified Personal Injury Specialist by the State Bar of Nevada. Jordan was born and raised in Las Vegas.
Attorney Eric J. Purchase represents individuals and families suffering from injury or the death of a loved one.
Mr. Thaxter A Cooper is a lawyer practicing medical malpractice, va malpractice, pharmacy negligence and 8 other areas of law.
Ledford A Parnell, Jr. is a lawyer practicing adoption, adoptions, appeals and 48 other areas of law. Ledford received a B.B.A. degree from University...
Mr. Marc Thompson, is a Senior Partner at Pulvers, Pulvers & Thompson, LLP.
James G. Quinn was born and raised just outside of Philadelphia, PA.
Dean's List. Member, Wheaton Fellowship.
Simon Wynn Johnson is a lawyer practicing automobile accidents, bankruptcy, breach of contract and 681 other areas of law. Simon received a B.A. degre...
William Ralph Levinson is a lawyer practicing personal injury, collections, accidents and 142 other areas of law. William received a B.A. degree from ...
John Michael Parisi is a lawyer practicing accidents, animal attacks, aquatic injuries and 63 other areas of law. John received a M.A. degree from Uni...
Ms. Deirdre Joan Dibiaggio is a lawyer practicing personal injury, auto accidents, truck accidents and 15 other areas of law.
Ashley Loreall Upkins is a lawyer practicing personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice and 27 other areas of law. Ashley received a B.S. de...
Ed Booth is a seasoned personal injury attorney licensed to practice in Virginia and North Carolina. A 2004 graduate of T.C.
Mr. Anthony Phillip Zana is a lawyer practicing business acquisitions, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, information technology licensing and 25...
Kourosh Arami is a lawyer practicing dissolution of marriage (divorce), custody, child support and 167 other areas of law. Kourosh received a M.B.A. d...
University of Texas Representative, Rhodes Scholar Competition, 1975.
David Ian Schoen practices at Law Office of David I. Schoen Read Full Bio
Jordan W Tucker is a lawyer practicing personal injury, wrongful death, product liability and 46 other areas of law. Jordan has been licensed for 37 y...
Jorge Enrique Hurtado is a lawyer practicing administrative law, adoptions, appellate practice and 39 other areas of law. Jorge received a degree from...
Holly L. Smith is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy, family law, medical malpractice and 164 other areas of law.
Timothy J. Grimes, Esq. practices at Decof, Mega & Quinn P.C.
Jonathan Edward Freidin is a lawyer practicing medical malpractice, brain injury, birth injury and 14 other areas of law. Jonathan received a B.A. deg...
Mr. Simeon Genadiev is a lawyer practicing personal injury, accidents, aids litigation and 144 other areas of law.
Louis Samuel Abronson is a lawyer practicing litigation, general practice, personal injury and 121 other areas of law. Louis received a B.F.A. degree ...
Thomas James SanFilippo is a lawyer practicing personal injury, premises liability, property damage and 38 other areas of law. Thomas received a B.A. ...
Ronald Brian Cox is a lawyer practicing class actions, wrongful death -- plaintiff, complex litigation and 184 other areas of law. Ronald received a B...
Jeannette Charlotte Christine Darrow is a lawyer practicing lawsuits & disputes, construction law, general litigation and 6 other areas of law. Jeanne...
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What is Dental Malpractice?
Dental Malpractice is the branch of law that governs the rights, obligations, and disputes that arise within its subject matter. In the United States, dental malpractice sits at the intersection of statutes enacted by Congress, the regulations issued by federal agencies, the laws passed by all fifty state legislatures, and the body of judge-made decisions known as the common law. Because every state writes its own version of the rules, the way dental malpractice works in one jurisdiction can look noticeably different from how it works in another, and that is one of the main reasons attorneys in this area focus their practice geographically — to stay fluent in the local statutes, court rules, and judicial preferences that shape outcomes.
At a practical level, Dental Malpractice attorneys spend their time on three categories of work. The first is advice and prevention: counselling clients on how to structure transactions, draft documents, and conduct business so that legal risk is minimised before a dispute ever begins. The second is transactional execution: producing the contracts, filings, notices, and registrations that the law actually requires to make a decision legally binding. The third is contested representation: defending or pursuing a client's interests when a dispute escalates to negotiation, regulatory enforcement, arbitration, or litigation in court.
The clients who hire Dental Malpractice lawyers range from individuals navigating a single life event to multinational corporations with complex regulatory exposure. What unifies them is the need for an experienced lawyer who knows the relevant code sections, has appeared in the relevant courts, and can translate the strategic options into language a client can act on. AttorneyQnA currently lists 958 verified dental malpractice attorneys across the United States, each with a public profile showing their bar admissions, years in practice, and the kinds of matters they have handled — with the deepest concentration of practitioners in Alabama.
When do you need a Dental Malpractice attorney?
Most people contact a dental malpractice lawyer for one of two reasons: something is about to happen that they want done correctly the first time, or something has gone wrong and they need it fixed before it gets worse. The earlier you involve counsel, the more options you usually have, and the lower the cost of getting to a resolution tends to be. The scenarios below are the ones we see most often on AttorneyQnA from prospective clients searching for dental malpractice representation.
Once your signature is on a contract, settlement, lease, or release, your bargaining leverage drops sharply. A short pre-signature review by a dental malpractice lawyer is the cheapest insurance you can buy.
Cease-and-desist letters, regulatory notices, and demand letters all start clocks. Missing the response window can convert a manageable problem into a default judgment or formal enforcement action.
Statutes of limitations, filing windows, and appeal periods are jurisdictional — courts cannot extend them as a favour. If you can identify a date that matters, you need a lawyer before that date arrives.
The moment opposing counsel appears, the conversation moves out of normal English and into procedural language. Continuing unrepresented usually means losing ground you cannot recover later.
Forming an entity, choosing a venue, structuring a deal, or selecting a remedy each has long-term consequences. A consultation at the planning stage is far cheaper than redoing it after the fact.
Multi-state matters bring conflict-of-laws questions that change which statutes apply and which court has authority. An attorney licensed in the right jurisdiction is not optional.
If any of the situations above describes where you are right now, the next step is a focused consultation. Use the Ask a Lawyer tool for short written questions, or browse the 958 dental malpractice attorneys listed above to book a paid consultation directly.
How to choose a Dental Malpractice attorney
The single biggest factor in choosing a dental malpractice lawyer is fit with your specific matter. A lawyer with twenty years of dental malpractice experience but no exposure to your particular sub-issue can easily be a worse choice than a five-year associate who has handled the same problem repeatedly. We recommend running every prospective lawyer through the same five-step checklist before signing an engagement letter.
- Bar admission in the correct jurisdiction. Confirm the lawyer is admitted in the state — and where relevant, the federal district — where your matter sits. The lawyer's profile on AttorneyQnA shows every bar admission on file, and the underlying state bar's "lawyer lookup" tool will confirm active standing in under a minute.
- Direct experience with your fact pattern. Ask plainly: "How many matters like mine have you handled in the last three years, and how did they resolve?" An honest answer reveals more than years-in-practice alone.
- A written fee agreement. Whether hourly, flat fee, contingent, or hybrid, the engagement letter should specify what is included, what triggers additional charges, and how disputes are handled. Avoid lawyers who resist writing the terms down.
- Communication cadence. Decide upfront how often you expect updates, who your day-to-day contact will be, and what response time is reasonable. The number-one complaint filed with state bar grievance committees is not malpractice — it is non-communication.
- Conflict check + reputation pulse. Make sure the lawyer has run a formal conflict check, then spend ten minutes reading independent reviews and any public disciplinary history. The state bar's website is authoritative for the second; the lawyer's AttorneyQnA profile collects the first.
Once you have a shortlist, schedule consultations with two or three. Lawyers vary widely in temperament, and the right strategic match for your case is sometimes the second or third lawyer you meet — not the first.
How much does a Dental Malpractice lawyer cost?
Legal fees in the United States are not regulated by a uniform schedule, so what you pay a dental malpractice lawyer depends on the billing model the lawyer offers, the complexity of your matter, and the local market. There are four billing structures used in this practice area; most engagements use one, but hybrid arrangements are increasingly common.
1. Hourly billing
The default model for most non-contingent matters. Rates for dental malpractice attorneys in the U.S. typically range from $150–$250/hour in smaller markets to $400–$700/hour in major metropolitan areas, with senior partners at large firms commanding $900/hour and above. Hourly billing is fairest when the scope of work is genuinely unpredictable, but it creates an incentive structure that the client has to monitor.
2. Flat fee
Increasingly used for well-defined transactions — incorporations, will drafting, single-issue filings, uncontested matters. A flat fee tells you exactly what the deliverable will cost, and the lawyer absorbs the risk of unexpected complexity. Ask whether the flat fee includes filing fees, third-party costs, and any post-filing follow-up.
3. Contingency
Where it is permitted by the rules of professional conduct — most often in plaintiff-side dental malpractice work involving monetary recovery — the lawyer is paid a percentage of the proceeds, typically 33% before suit is filed and 40% after. The client pays nothing if there is no recovery. Contingency fees align the lawyer's economics with yours, but the percentage compounds across time, so very strong cases sometimes do better on hourly billing.
4. Retainer / subscription
A monthly fee that buys a defined block of access or hours. This is common for businesses with ongoing dental malpractice needs — contract review, employee questions, regulatory check-ins. A subscription smooths out spending and gives the lawyer a reason to know your operation in depth.
Whichever model you choose, ask for an itemised written estimate before the engagement begins, and ask explicitly what is not covered. Surprise expenses are the most common source of attorney-client friction.
Frequently asked questions about dental malpractice
How quickly can a dental malpractice lawyer review my matter?
Most lawyers can schedule an initial consultation within 1–3 business days. Urgent matters — pending deadlines, time-sensitive notices, court-ordered hearings — should be flagged in your first message; many lawyers reserve emergency consultation slots for that reason. If you need a written answer faster, the Ask a Lawyer tool typically returns answers in under 24 hours.
Do I need a dental malpractice lawyer in my exact city, or anywhere in my state?
Bar admission is the controlling rule: any attorney licensed in your state can represent you in that state's courts and agencies, regardless of which city they're based in. Practical proximity still matters for in-person meetings, local court familiarity, and access to the local bench and bar. For state-level filings and remote-friendly matters, an attorney elsewhere in the same state often works fine.
Will an initial consultation cost me anything?
Many dental malpractice attorneys offer a free 15- to 30-minute initial consultation; others charge a flat consultation fee that may be credited against the engagement if you hire them. The lawyer's profile lists the consultation policy. Free does not always mean better — a fee-based consultation is sometimes the sign of a lawyer who treats their time, and yours, seriously.
What documents should I bring to the first meeting?
Bring every contract, notice, letter, filing, or written communication connected to the matter; a written timeline of events with dates; the names and contact details of every other party involved; and any deadlines or hearing dates you are already aware of. Even an incomplete file is more useful than a verbal summary alone.
Can I change lawyers if I am not happy with mine?
Yes. Clients can discharge their lawyer at any time, for any reason, by written notice. Your case file belongs to you and must be transferred to your new counsel. Any unpaid fees through the date of discharge remain owed; any unearned advance must be refunded. If you are mid-litigation, the court typically must approve the substitution, but approval is routine.
How long does a typical dental malpractice matter take?
It depends almost entirely on whether the matter is transactional or contested. A transactional matter — a contract, a filing, a single-step transaction — can resolve in days to weeks. A contested matter — anything involving disputed facts, court intervention, or regulatory action — typically takes months at minimum, and complex cases can run multiple years. Your lawyer should give you a realistic outside estimate at intake.
Are dental malpractice lawyer fees tax-deductible?
It depends on the nature of the matter and current tax law. Fees connected to producing or collecting taxable income, managing investment property, or operating a business are often deductible; fees for personal matters generally are not. Because rules change, confirm deductibility with a tax professional for the year in which the fees are paid.
What is the difference between dental malpractice and the related practice areas?
Dental Malpractice overlaps with several adjacent areas — see the related-practice-area grid below for direct links. Choosing the right lawyer often means picking the one whose primary focus matches the heart of your problem, even if multiple labels could technically apply. When you are unsure, list your situation in your own words to two lawyers from neighbouring areas and ask which one of them is the better fit; honest lawyers will tell you.
Find dental malpractice attorneys by state
Each state link below opens the dental malpractice roster for that jurisdiction, with the local statute of limitations, court-system overview, and verified attorneys.
Dental Malpractice Law Firms
Main Law Firm
Winter Park
Walton Law Firm
San Marcos
Bruner Law Firm
Fort Walton Beach
J&Y Law Firm
Los Angeles
West Law Firm
Charleston
John T. Floyd Law Firm
Houston
Dental Malpractice by State
All states →Find dental malpractice attorneys in every US state. Each state link opens a hub with verified attorneys, the state filing deadline, and a free attorney match.