Newport News, VA Medical Malpractice lawyers (88)

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Kevin Duffan
5.0 stars 6 reviews
Avvo Rating: 10.0
Licensed since 2005
I Love the Law and Take Pride in Providing Quality Representation to My Clients
Practice areas & skills: Medical Malpractice, Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Trucking Accident
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Larry King
5.0 stars 11 reviews
Avvo Rating: 10.0
Licensed since 1974
I am a former state prosecutor with extensive experience representing personal injury victims and people accused of crimes. I have over 35 years of trial experience, and I have represented thousands of people for all types of serious personal inju...
Practice areas & skills: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Car Accidents
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John Cooper
5.0 stars 13 reviews
Avvo Rating: 10.0
Licensed since 1988
Get free consumer reports and a free case analysis from experienced injury lawyer John Cooper
Practice areas & skills: Medical Malpractice, Car Accidents, Brain Injury, Slip and Fall Accident, Wrongful Death
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Richard Shapiro
5.0 stars 9 reviews
Avvo Rating: 10.0
Licensed since 1984
When medical or surgical errors occur, proving a standards violation requires experience. Call today
Practice areas & skills: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Trucking Accident, Defective and Dangerous Products, Brain Injury
Wallace Wason
5.0 stars 1 review
Avvo Rating: 9.7
Licensed since 1992
Review: “This is the best lawyer I have ever come in contact. He is very professional and dedicated. I would reccomend him to anyone.”
Practice areas & skills: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Litigation
Avery Waterman
Not yet reviewed
Avvo Rating: 9.9
Licensed since 1982
Mr. Waterman enjoys a state-wide reputation as an award-winning mediation, settlement, trial, and appeals lawyer. He has obtained substantial verdicts and settlements throughout Hampton Roads and elsewhere in Virginia for over three decades.
Practice areas & skills: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury
Timothy Hankins
5.0 stars 2 reviews
Avvo Rating: 6.7
Licensed since 1981
Timothy H. Hankins graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with honors in 1978 and received his law degree from the University of Richmond in 1981. Mr. Hankins opened his law firm that year on Main Street in the City of Newport News, Virgi...
Practice areas & skills: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Family, Wills & Living Wills
Stuart Nachman
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Avvo Rating: 7.4
Licensed since 1971
He has been a trial lawyer for over 35 years, practicing in both the state and federal courts. He is an active member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice, and is currently serving as Vice President ...
Practice areas & skills: Medical Malpractice, Brain Injury, Personal Injury
Joseph Stellute
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Avvo Rating: 7.2
Licensed since 1973
Joseph J. Stellute, a native of Hampton, Virginia, received a Bachelor of Arts from the College of William and Mary in 1968 and then a Juris Doctor from the University of Memphis in 1972. He was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 1973. From 19...
Practice areas & skills: Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Car Accidents, Personal Injury
Stephen Smith
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Avvo Rating: 7.0 Misconduct
Licensed since 1974
Stephen M. Smith has been litigating brain injury cases for nearly four decades, and he has consulted hundreds of attorneys across the country on the subject. He founded the Brain Injury Law Center in Virginia to serve as the go-to place for brain...
Practice areas & skills: Medical Malpractice, Car Accidents, Brain Injury, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury

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.