medical malpractice lawyer
Healthcare litigation specialist
A medical malpractice lawyer is an attorney who represents patients harmed by negligent healthcare providers—doctors, nurses, or hospitals whose treatment fell below accepted standards.
These lawyers typically work on contingency, taking a percentage of any settlement or verdict: After the botched surgery, she hired a medical malpractice lawyer.
Some represent the defendant healthcare providers instead.
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- standard of careMinimum acceptable professional conduct
- duty of careObligation to act reasonably
- surgical errorMistake during an operation
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- lawyersattorney, defense attorney, defense counsel, counselor, public defender
- Legal Careersattorney, paralegal, solicitor, barrister, counsel
medical malpractice lawyerdefense counsel
Lawyer representing the accused
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Licensed medical doctor
surgeon · nurse · healthcare provider · hospital administrator · medical practitioner
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