Medical Malpractice Attorneys
48,593 verified medical malpractice attorneys across the United States. Medical malpractice lawyers represent patients harmed by negligent doctors, hospitals, and other providers. Free case review, no fee unless you win.
David Wolf, an A.V. rated attorney, is a graduate from the University of Florida (B.S., Finance, Cum Laude, 1987) and the University of Florida Colleg...
For more than 20 years, John B. Shook has gone to battle for injured children and adults.
Farid Yaghoubtil is a lawyer practicing personal injury, uber / lyft accidents, catastrophic injuries and 12 other areas of law. Farid received a B.A....
Michael M. Raheb has years of experience as a litigator and a track record of successful verdicts and case results.
The founder of the Law Offices of John Schmidt & Associates PLLC, John has a personal devotion to help struggling families. The happiness and welfare ...
Seni Popat is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy, bankruptcy chapter 7, chapter 13 and 26 other areas of law. Seni received a B.A. degree from Hofstra Uni...
Ms. Carol I.
Focusing his practice largely on complex civil litigation, R. Greg Andrews is the managing member at Andrews Law.
Legal matters can be emotionally difficult unless one has an aggressive, intelligent, and vigilant lawyer who understands the legal system and who can...
Michael Mehrdad Garagozlo is a lawyer practicing personal injury, products liability, medical malpractice and 6 other areas of law. Michael received a...
Jerry Knafo is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Villanova University where he ranked third in his Business Administration major. He obtained his law degr...
Craig Swapp has committed his career to helping people who have been injured or killed because of someone else’s wrongdoing or negligence. As a Person...
James Earl Hensley, Jr. is a lawyer practicing personal injury, federal and state criminal and civil law, capital murder and 9 other areas of law. Jam...
Mr. Jonathan Wesley Johnson is a lawyer practicing personal injury, products liability, airplane crash litigation and 11 other areas of law.
Ms. Elizabeth A.
Ms. Michelle Mei-Hsue Cheng is a lawyer practicing personal injury, medical malpractice, products liability and 3 other areas of law.
I am the CEO and Co-Founder of Shankar Ninan & Co., a law firm that provides comprehensive legal services to small and medium-sized businesses in New ...
I am an attorney who represents hurt people. Whether it is an injury on the roadways (18-wheeler, car wreck, motorcycle) or in the workplace.
Marc A. Wites is a founding shareholder of Wites & Rogers Attorneys at Law and brings 28 years of trial and litigation experience to his practice.
Bill Bone has dedicated his law practice, and a lot of his spare time, to helping people. From his service work in college as a member of the exclusiv...
Ryan Scott Perlin is a lawyer practicing medical malpractice, birth trauma, cosmetic surgery malpractice and 17 other areas of law. Ryan received a B....
Bill Bone has dedicated his law practice and much of his spare time to helping people in need. From his service work in college as a member of the exc...
Araly Herrera is a lawyer practicing medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death and 1 other area of law. Araly received a B.B.A. degree from...
Jayson graduated from Michigan State University College of Law in 2000. He has practiced in the area of workers' compensation for the majority of his ...
Keith Harding Grant is a lawyer practicing litigation, healthcare liability defense, municipality defense and 12 other areas of law. Keith received a ...
Mr. Clemente Jose Inclan is a lawyer practicing elder law, general practice, health law and 5 other areas of law.
Mr. Benjamin Douglas McAninch is a lawyer practicing civil practice, trial practice, medical malpractice and 1 other area of law.
Listed: Leading Plaintiff Lawyers in America, Law Dragon 3000 (2012); Florida Super Lawyers, 2016; Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite, 2010. Member, ...
Erin Casey Hangartner is a lawyer practicing medical malpractice, corporate law, insurance defense and 3 other areas of law. Erin received a degree fr...
George Murrell Smith, Jr. is a lawyer practicing driving while intoxicated, traffic violations, criminal law and 5 other areas of law. George received...
Nick M. Bajalia, Sr. is a native of Valdosta, Georgia.
Jordan Lance Faircloth is a lawyer practicing casualty litigation, medical malpractice litigation, education and 3 other areas of law. Jordan received...
Matthew H. Bligh graduated from Brooklyn Law School, cum laude and the United States Merchant Marine Academy, magna cum laude.
Peter Wesley Hansen is a lawyer practicing car accidents, dui & dwi, chapter 7 bankruptcy and 21 other areas of law. Peter received a B.A. degree from...
Mr. Steven E.
Elizabeth Ballentine Mason is a lawyer practicing civil practice, commercial liability, medical malpractice defense and 2 other areas of law. Elizabet...
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...
I was born in Chicago and have been a South Florida resident since the age of 4. I fondly recall many weekends spent with my Dad, fishing the clear wa...
Michele Rafiy Levin is a lawyer practicing medical malpractice, legal malpractice, nursing home liability and 2 other areas of law. Michele received a...
Stephen Thomas Keefe, Jr. is a lawyer practicing medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, wrongful death and 10 other areas of law. Stephen recei...
Member, Heuisler Honor Society. Moot Court Champion, 1977-1978.
Mr. Scott Jeffrey Jontiff is a lawyer practicing slip and fall accident, personal injury / negligence cases, catastrophic injuy cases and 10 other are...
Brian Harold Clausen is a lawyer practicing medical malpractice defense, health care administration, products liability defense and 2 other areas of l...
Born and raised in New Orleans, attorney John W. Redmann is the son of William V.
Sanaz Alempour is a Partner in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale West office, who focuses her practice on a variety of civil litigation matters. Ms.
Mr. John Kenneth Moser is a lawyer practicing civil litigation, medical malpractice, catastrophic injury and 4 other areas of law.
Mr. James Walter Fayssoux, Jr. is a lawyer practicing wrongful death, trucking accident, criminal defense and 3 other areas of law.
Sean Thomas McGrevey is a lawyer practicing medical malpractice, personal injury litigation, insurance coverage and 8 other areas of law. Sean receive...
Shawn Bradley Daniels is a lawyer practicing plaintiffs products liability, wrongful death, personal injury and 3 other areas of law. Shawn received a...
Attorney Michael Brevda focuses his practice on representing victims of nursing home abuse, serious personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpra...
Jennifer M. Ahlfeld heads our litigation department, bringing extensive expertise in personal injury and medical malpractice cases.
Peter John Polos is a lawyer practicing plaintiffs personal injury, catastrophic injury, mass torts and 4 other areas of law. Peter received a B.A. de...
Ms. Cynthia Matthews Daley is a lawyer practicing wrongful death, automobile accidents, premises liability and 4 other areas of law.
Kelsey Clark Luckett is a lawyer practicing class action, mass tort & multi-district litigation, elder law litigation, interdictions and 8 other areas...
Manuel R. Comras practices at Billing, Cochran, Lyles, Mauro & Ramsey, P.A.
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Mr. Thomas Joseph Mazziotti is a lawyer practicing aging services, ediscovery specialty practice, health care and 4 other areas of law.
Chris Kavouklis is a Florida board certified civil trial attorney and has earned an AV-Pre-Eminent rating from his peers for the highest level of prof...
Mr. John Raymond Bevis is a lawyer practicing products liability, medical malpractice, personal injury and 10 other areas of law.
David Joseph Carter is a lawyer practicing auto accidents, motor vehicle accidents, pedestrian accidents and 18 other areas of law. David has been lic...
What is Medical Malpractice?
Medical Malpractice is the branch of law that governs the rights, obligations, and disputes that arise within its subject matter. In the United States, medical 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 medical 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, Medical 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 Medical 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 48,593 verified medical 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 New York.
When do you need a Medical Malpractice attorney?
Most people contact a medical 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 medical 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 medical 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 48,593 medical malpractice attorneys listed above to book a paid consultation directly.
How to choose a Medical Malpractice attorney
The single biggest factor in choosing a medical malpractice lawyer is fit with your specific matter. A lawyer with twenty years of medical 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 Medical Malpractice lawyer cost?
Legal fees in the United States are not regulated by a uniform schedule, so what you pay a medical 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 medical 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 medical 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 medical 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 medical malpractice
How quickly can a medical 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 medical 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 medical 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 medical 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 medical 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 medical malpractice and the related practice areas?
Medical 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 medical malpractice attorneys by state
Each state link below opens the medical malpractice roster for that jurisdiction, with the local statute of limitations, court-system overview, and verified attorneys.
Medical 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
Medical Malpractice by State
All states →Find medical malpractice attorneys in every US state. Each state link opens a hub with verified attorneys, the state filing deadline, and a free attorney match.