Questions to ask a medical malpractice lawyer before you hire
What to check and ask before hiring: license and discipline, experience with your kind of care, who does the work, communication, medical experts, timing, and what to ask if they decline.
Medical Malpractice Guides
Plain-language guides to medical and accounting malpractice.
Guides for people with questions about their medical care, a nursing home, or work an accountant or tax preparer did: what to do after a possible mistake, how to get your records, how attorneys look at these cases, and how deadlines work. Each guide cites its sources and shows when it was last checked. General information, not legal advice.
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Can you sue your tax preparer or accountant?
When a tax preparer’s or accountant’s mistake can lead to a claim, who can bring one, what losses attorneys look at, and why the time limits are short. -
How to get copies of your medical records
Your federal right to your medical and billing records, how long providers have to respond, format and fee rules, what to do after a denial, and a request-letter checklist. -
How to check a doctor’s license and discipline record
Where to look up a doctor’s license and public discipline, what state boards and Medicare show, and why the national data bank isn’t public. -
Your accountant made a mistake: what to do next
The first steps after you find an accountant’s or tax preparer’s mistake: IRS deadlines, your records, a second review, penalty relief, and reporting. -
Arbitration agreements in medical and nursing home care
What a pre-dispute arbitration agreement is, the federal rule for nursing homes, the Federal Arbitration Act, California and Florida examples, and questions to ask. -
Nursing home neglect: when is it malpractice?
How nursing home neglect differs from malpractice: the federal standards, how Florida and Arizona handle claims, where to report, and how to look up inspections. -
Can you sue the VA for medical malpractice?
How claims over VA care work: the Federal Tort Claims Act, the written claim that comes first, federal deadlines, Section 1151 benefits, and the military claims process. -
What to do if you think a doctor made a mistake
Seven practical steps after a possible medical mistake: your health, a written timeline, your records, what to keep, what to be careful with, where to report, and timing. -
Why won’t a lawyer take my medical malpractice case?
Why attorneys turn down medical malpractice cases, how expert requirements in states like Florida and Arizona shape the decision, what a “no” means, and what to do next.
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