What is the best law school for future medical malpractice attorneys?

There are many good law schools. You want one at a university that has a good medical school and will let you take classes at the medical school in anatomy and radiology among other courses, while attending the law school. You might also consider a combined JD and MD program. The response given is not intended to create, nor does it create an ongoing duty to respond to questions. The response does not form an attorney-client relationship, nor is it intended to be anything other than the educated opinion of the author. It should not be relied upon as legal advice. The response given is based upon the limited facts provided by the person asking the question. To the extent additional or different facts exist, the response might possibly change. Attorney is licensed to practice law only in the State of California. Responses are based solely on California law unless stated otherwise.

It absolutely doesn't matter. Medical malpractice lawyers come from all backgrounds. Some of them have medical training, most don't. They learn on the job. Some people go to medical school or nursing school and practice before they go into law but I have never noticed that they make better medical malpractice lawyers than anybody else in the field who is smart and works hard. Success as a lawyer in any specialty area is mostly a matter of aptitude and attitude. Some people graduate from Harvard and never make very good lawyers, others don't finish law school at all, clerk to make requirements to take the bar, flunk the bar a couple times, and become very accomplished lawyers because they work harder than anybody else.

Generally a J.D. (juris doctorate) degree from law school does not prepare you for the practice of law in a specific area such a medical malpractice. There are some exceptions to this in post-law school degrees, (LLM) such as maritime law, tax law and patent law. The main focus and intent of law school is to teach you to analyze the law and understand how to apply and consider factual applications of the law and advocate on behalf of your client. With that said I think additional course work in an area related to your interest is beneficial but not mandatory. Some law schools have joint programs that might allow you to secure a JD degree as well as another post graduate degree such as an MD. At the University of Alabama (Roll Tide) School of Law you could get a JD degree and an MBA degree in a dual enrollment program...of course it was many years ago that I attended....Class of 1987. Since this a project for School, you may want to do an internet search and see if there are any schools offering a dual enrollment program for a JD and MD degree. Hope this is helpful and if you are interested in more information about Medical Malpractice Cases in Alabama, you might want to visit our Blog site: http://alabamacaraccident.blogspot.com/2010/02/why-are-medical-malpractice-cases-so.html Good luck with the project and I hope this information is helpful. Mark