MEDICAL MAPRACTICE CASES REQUIRE AN ATTORNEY WITH SPECIAL EXPERTISE AND TRAINING.  WE RECOMMEND THAT MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLIENTS ASK QUESTIONS SUCH AS THE FOLLOWING BEFORE HIRING AN ATTORNEY TO HANDLE THEIR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE.

ASK THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BEFORE HIRING A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY:

• Does the attorney have special expertise in medical malpractice cases?
• For how many years has he been handling medical malpractice cases?
• Has the attorney ever tried medical malpractice cases to a jury?  How many?
• Has the attorney ever settled any medical malpractice cases? How many?
• Are they members of professional medical malpractice organizations?
• Do they regularly attend seminars and read journals to improve their medico-legal skills?
• Have they been rated as to competence by Martindale-Hubbell and what is their rating?
• Have they been named as a Top Lawyer in Metro Detroit 2010 under the category of Medical Malpractice by dBusiness Magazine?
• Have they personally reviewed thousands of such cases in their careers?
• Have they ever been appointed by a Circuit Court to act as a plaintiff's medical malpractice mediator or case evaluator?
• Does the State Bar of Michigan regularly refer medical malpractice clients to their office?
• Does the Oakland County Bar Association regularly refer medical malpractice clients to their office?
• Do they regularly review and evaluate the medical malpractice cases of other attorneys at the request of the Michigan Circuit Courts for the purpose of evaluating the merit of those cases and making recommendations for settlement to the court?
• Do they have the ability to discuss medical issues with you at a knowledgeable and technically insightful level?
• Are the people advertising for medical malpractice cases really medical malpractice lawyers or are they merely brokers who only want to "sell," your case to other lawyers for large kickback fees?