We get it. You may have consulted with friends or even spoke to a few lawyers and were daunted when you heard about the high fees that medical malpractice attorneys charge. Consequently, you may be thinking of self-representation in order to save on the costs of hiring an attorney. While this is technically possible, we don’t recommend that anyone do this due to a number of reasons.

For starters, hiring an attorney will give your case access to medical experts whose opinions are highly valued in a court setting or by the insurance companies. These are highly trained individuals that have handled such cases and are able to provide unassailable expert testimony on how your injuries were proximately caused by a healthcare provider, resources you wouldn’t have access to if you chose to represent yourself.

In addition, attorneys are highly skilled when it comes to negotiating with insurance companies as well as other parties that may have numerous legal tricks under their belts which they won’t hesitate to use in order to invalidate or cast aspersions on the legitimacy of your claim.

Self-representation in medical malpractice claims is never a good idea since you may not be able to adhere to strict deadlines or even be aware of these procedural requirements in the first place. Missing out on a filing deadline or filing past the expiry of statute of limitations can result in case dismissal. Therefore, an attorney will be on top of these deadlines, ensuring timely filing of all documents.

Last but not least, the experience that a medical malpractice attorney has will enable him to quote case law, navigate statutes and apply the law to your case in ways you never would have considered due to the simple fact that you did not go to law school, and they did. Their track record will also finally display a competence that you will not have, representing yourself and most likely, bungling your own case. Have a claim? Leave it to us to get you the best possible outcome and compensation for your medical malpractice claim.