Grand Rapids, MI Medical Malpractice lawyers (193)

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Scott Melton
5.0 stars 3 reviews
Avvo Rating: 10.0
Licensed since 1982
After law school, my wife and I returned to Grand Rapids, where I have practiced law for over 33 years. As a founding member of Gruel Mills in 1985, my practice has focused on complex litigation, where I have been privileged to help hundreds, if ...
Practice areas & skills: Medical Malpractice, Defective and Dangerous Products, Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Birth Injury
Kevin Lesperance
5.0 stars 1 review
Avvo Rating: 9.5
Licensed since 1997
During the first decade of practice I represented doctors and hospitals. I now use that experience to help real people hurt by preventable, inexcusable medical errors. A medical doctor and registered nurse assist my law partner, Rob Buchanan, an...
Practice areas & skills: Medical Malpractice, Health Care
Robert Buchanan
5.0 stars 1 review
Avvo Rating: 9.3
Licensed since 1988
Review: “Rob is the kind of lawyer who is compassionate and truly wants to understand the dynamics of your case. He kept on top of what needed to be done. He was efficient, responsible and definitely kept us informed as to what ...
Practice areas & skills: Medical Malpractice, Car Accidents, Trucking Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Spinal Cord Injury
John O'Loughlin
Not yet reviewed
Avvo Rating: 8.9
Licensed since 1981
Practice areas & skills: Medical Malpractice
William Mills
Not yet reviewed
Avvo Rating: 8.6
Licensed since 1974
Practice areas & skills: Medical Malpractice, Defective and Dangerous Products, Civil Rights, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation
Norman Pylman
Not yet reviewed
Avvo Rating: 8.3
Licensed since 1977
Practice areas & skills: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Spinal Cord Injury
Thomas Behm
Not yet reviewed
Avvo Rating: 8.0
Licensed since 1987
Practice areas & skills: Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Commercial, Personal Injury, Car Accidents
Stephen Grimm
5.0 stars 1 review
Avvo Rating: 6.7
Licensed since 1985
Review: “Steve is a brilliant attorney. I have engaged him in two issues relating to my businesses. One of the cases involved Steve having to take on the entire legal department of a US based insurance company. Steve took the tim...
Practice areas & skills: Medical Malpractice, Car Accidents, Personal Injury
Dale Arndt
Not yet reviewed
Avvo Rating: 7.0
Licensed since 1988
Before joining the civil defense bar over 20 years ago, Dale Arndt formerly served as a Prehearing Attorney to the Michigan Court of Appeals and Federal Judicial Law Clerk to United States District Court Judge Robert Holmes Bell. Mr. Arndt’...
Practice areas & skills: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Insurance, Workers Compensation, Business
Vanessa McCamant
Not yet reviewed
Avvo Rating: 6.9
Licensed since 2005
Practice areas & skills: Medical Malpractice, Health Care, Insurance

Medical malpractice

Everyone makes mistakes. But when doctors, nurses, therapists, or dentists make them, the effects can last a lifetime. Patients have a right to expect that medical procedures will be properly performed. Medical malpractice attorneys represent you if you are injured by a healthcare provider's careless or accidental mistakes. For example, if a doctor leaves behind gauze in your body during surgery, resulting in an infected wound that requires even more surgery, the doctor committed medical malpractice. Medical malpractice attorneys can recognize injuries caused by mistakes; they know the most common mistakes that cause injuries, and they know how to find and present information useful to prove your case. Medical malpractice attorneys also know how much insurance is available if the health care provider is responsible for what happened to you.