[mfreddy]

The attorney is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers. In my area, he's the real deal.

Thanks

[hc87]

Good. If you have the real deal, then you should probably accept what he's looking for on the contingency. I have to agree with Wagglebee's post above. Better to agree to a high contingency fee deal with someone who can win than to save a little bit of the percentage with someone who can't win or doesn't want to go to trial. Just try to figure out a way for him to front the litigation costs. Deposition transcripts are expensive and expert witness fees are obscenely high.

[Types_with_Fist]

My wife and I are raising a handi-capped child. It sounds like your situation is more difficult, however, and I wish you the very best. I'm not a doctor or a lawyer -- and I wish I could be of help -- but you DO have my prayers on this and I'm sorry a longtime FReeper is catching flack for simply asking a question and is not being given the benefit of the doubt (by some).

[bd476]

The best attorney will be one who is a certified medical malpractice specialist. A certified specialist probably won't be the least expensive, however a certified specialist won't waste time and your money.

A good medical malpractice attorney will know case law particular to your case, and has established a good rapport with local Judges. In the long run, a specialist will not need to create expenses with needless activity, they have to maintain standards set by their specialist peers.

If you go for the least expensive attorney, or one who has limited practice in medical malpractice, even if the less experienced cheaper attorney is a friend of a friend or seems eager to help, you run a huge risk of him or her making procedural errors and wasting time and money on billable hours and needless paper chasing.

A certified medical malpractice attorney will save you needless stress, time and money.