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Help me Please - lawyer/medical malpractice related
My father needs to sue for medical malpractice... he went in for a routine procedure and then almost died and now is like, completely destroyed and having lots of health complications, stuck in intensive care and just continues to have worse problems. How do I go about finding them a reputable, reliable lawyer that won't scam them? They are in Florida and I'm having trouble finding reviews online. Is there some way to tell if a place is good or not? I have no idea how to find a decent lawyer any advice is appreciated.
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jessnbrian
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Help me Please - lawyer/medical malpractice related
I would search for and interview Medical Malpractice doctors starting with a google search. Just know this, that depending on the circumstances, there may not actually be a case. I don't mean to come off harsh, but many people believe there is a case when there really isn't because the patient signed waivers stating that they acknowledge the various risks associated with the procedure being performed. Routine procedures often go very wrong, and for completely unforeseen reasons - I know of women who passed away during a routine D&C (during menopause, not for abortion reasons). I'm so sorry you and your family are going through this. It's so hard seeing family have major health problems, especially when there were non previously, and ESPECIALLY when you are not local to them to help.
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| Posted 10/12/15 10:54 AM |
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2girlsforme
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Re: Help me Please - lawyer/medical malpractice related
Call the Bar Association in the county in which he resides. They will give you a few names of lawyers and you can go from there.
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| Posted 10/12/15 12:41 PM |
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lcherian
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Re: Help me Please - lawyer/medical malpractice related
Where in Florida? I used to practice in Orlando in the personal injury arena.
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| Posted 10/12/15 12:50 PM |
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Re: Help me Please - lawyer/medical malpractice related
Posted by lcherian
Where in Florida? I used to practice in Orlando in the personal injury arena.
Not near Orlando. West Palm Beach Area.
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| Posted 10/12/15 12:51 PM |
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Re: Help me Please - lawyer/medical malpractice related
Posted by BaysideForever
Posted by lcherian
Where in Florida? I used to practice in Orlando in the personal injury arena.
Not near Orlando. West Palm Beach Area.
Morgan and Morgan
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| Posted 10/12/15 2:25 PM |
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DWKS810
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Re: Help me Please - lawyer/medical malpractice related
I recommend Wilkes & McHugh in Tampa - not sure how far they practice from there, but they handled a case for a family member for nursing home negligence and we received a favorable settlement.
I used an attorney named Pat Dekle before switching to them; I was very unhappy with him and I, a non-attorney at the time, had to file the Notice of Claim with only days to spare before the statute of limitations ran out to save the case so the other firm could take it over. So I would recommend against using his office.
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| Posted 10/12/15 4:14 PM |
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lcherian
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Re: Help me Please - lawyer/medical malpractice related
Posted by DWKS810
I recommend Wilkes & McHugh in Tampa - not sure how far they practice from there, but they handled a case for a family member for nursing home negligence and we received a favorable settlement.
I used an attorney named Pat Dekle before switching to them; I was very unhappy with him and I, a non-attorney at the time, had to file the Notice of Claim with only days to spare before the statute of limitations ran out to save the case so the other firm could take it over. So I would recommend against using his office.
Wilkes mchugh is a very reputable med mal firm in Tampa, but would recommend Lytal Reiter in west palm beach.
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| Posted 10/12/15 6:40 PM |
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mrsboss
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Help me Please - lawyer/medical malpractice related
I second Lytal Reiter, and also Searcy Denney. Both are very reputable.
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| Posted 10/13/15 8:37 AM |
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