If you are in the unfortunate circumstances of considering filing a medical malpractice suit, you may wonder if hiring an attorney is worth it. Generally, most people don’t understand the importance of hiring an attorney until they need one.
Once you immerse yourself into the legal system, you know that having an experienced attorney to advocate for you significantly impacts your personal life.
There are several benefits to hiring an attorney to handle your medical malpractice lawsuit. You are already suffering from the physical and emotional toll of experiencing negligence due to a healthcare provider. Let’s look at some of the most important reasons why an attorney is essential for your case.
Top Benefits of Hiring an Attorney
Knowing what to look for in a medical malpractice attorney is vital. There are many advantages to hiring an attorney to help you navigate the complex legal system. It will be your best chance to have a favorable outcome in your medical malpractice claim.
1. You Have Someone Fighting For Your Best Interests
Whether you have a robust support system or not, hiring an attorney will ensure you have someone to advocate for you.
An attorney with experience in medical malpractice suits will be able to counsel you throughout your case, protect your best interest and translate the legal language so you can understand what is happening.
2. You Have Someone to Deal With Insurance Companies
Insurance companies look out for what is best for them, and dealing with them can be very intimidating. Insurance companies are challenging to speak with, and many people often aren’t sure what to say.
Attorneys understand what you should and shouldn’t say to an insurance company and know what questions need to be asked to get the desired outcome.
3. Handling an Enormous Amount of Paperwork
The legal language and documents required when filing a medical malpractice claim seem never-ending. Hiring an attorney means you will have someone to take care of all the documents that must be prepared, reviewed, and responsible for responding to various parties.
Attorneys understand the language and necessary time frame for filing a claim and will ensure it is done accurately.
4. Negotiating the Best Settlement
Attorneys are highly skilled in negotiation and understand what your claim is worth. An experienced attorney can negotiate a favorable settlement for their client, and they are not intimidated by the healthcare provider’s legal team.
An attorney can build a successful strategy to support negotiations effectively will significantly improve the chances of winning a malpractice lawsuit.
5. Presenting Your Case Before a Judge or Jury
Should your claim not be resolved during the mediation process, it must go before a judge or jury. Attorneys have experience in arguing cases and can successfully build a claim that will reflect your needs to the judge or jury. They also know and can follow the standards expected by the court
6. Know the Value of the Medical Malpractice Claim
Attorneys with experience in medical malpractice claims have a frame of reference that allows them to know the value of your claim. After going through the process many times, your attorney can come up with a settlement that accurately represents your needs and maximizes the chances that your lawsuit will be successful.
7. Avoid Costly Mistakes
When you don’t know the process of filing a medical malpractice claim, it is much more likely that you will make some big mistakes. Generally, a medical malpractice claim will have the potential to help you recover lost wages and pay medical bills. Some mistakes can be highly costly and doom your case.
This is not a time to hire an inexperienced attorney or go alone.
8. Faster Resolve
Hiring an experienced attorney will significantly speed up the resolution of your malpractice lawsuit, and it is their priority to keep your case moving forward as quickly as possible. Filing a medical malpractice claim is hugely time-consuming, between all the necessary paperwork and research that needs to be done.
Hiring an attorney will allow the process to be completed faster and also allow you to focus on your recovery.
9. Access to Essential Resources
Hiring an attorney will allow you to access additional resources. They can consult with experts to help back up your claim, access a doctor who may be able to treat your condition, as well as people who can help you recover and improve your chances of success in winning your medical malpractice lawsuit.
10. Collecting All the Evidence
If you want to file a medical malpractice lawsuit, you want to ensure that you have any necessary evidence to hold the negligent medical professional accountable. If you miss essential components of evidence or your story is inaccurate or inconsistent, you risk ruining your case.
Hiring an attorney will mean knowing what evidence is needed and how you should prepare for your case to move forward effectively.
Hire an Attorney With Experience in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Attorney Steve Newman is here to help you and is licensed to practice law in state and federal courts in New York and New Jersey. Steve Newman has represented clients in all 50 states over three decades and has experience in medical malpractice, personal injury, construction litigation, and more. He has an extensive network of board-certified physicians to help analyze whether malpractice occurred and will be committed to you and your claim.
Contact the Law Offices of Steve Newman today for a consultation.
