Why Most Medical Malpractice Victims Never Recover a Dime - Part 10

How Do I Find a Qualified Medical Malpractice Lawyer?

Choosing a lawyer to represent you is obviously an important task. It is probably the critical task that determines the success of your case. The decision certainly should not be made on the basis of advertising alone. The Yellow Pages are filled with ads - all of which say basically the same thing. You should not hire based solely on advertising. Anyone can buy a slick commercial, even if they have never successfully tried a malpractice case in front of a court. Heck, you shouldn't even hire me until you trust that I can do a good job for you.

You also cannot rely on the recommendations of friends and family. The fact that Lawyer Jones did a good job on Uncle Joe's breathalyzer case or Cousin Sue's divorce - or even on your best friend's auto accident claim - does not make him or her a qualified, experienced medical malpractice lawyer. Malpractice work is a legal subspecialty of its own. Most lawyers in our province actually have the good sense to recognize this and not attempt to do malpractice work themselves. But they may not know who does malpractice work well either, so as to refer you to those lawyers who do the work well.