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Selecting an experienced and effective medical malpractice law firm can be a confusing and daunting task because so many lawyers appear on the Internet.  Since you only have one chance to win in court, the selection of an appropriate firm is very important.  Like anything else on the Internet, a bit of research goes a long way in terms of determining who is the very best choice to assist your family in this important decision.  One thing that is important to look at is the trial verdicts and results that the firm has achieved in the past.  While a track record of success is not an indicator of how your case will resolve, a successful track record does show who is willing to go to court and fight aggressively for your babies future. It also tends to show who has the financial, legal and medical resources to see your case through to successful conclusion.  Like any profession, not all lawyers are created equally- frankly some are better than others.  Trial lawyers are willing to go to court and fight for you, not all lawyers are willing and able to go to court. Even among trial lawyers some are better than others, some have earned tremendous peer recognition and outstanding results, for example, see attorney profile Gershon or Willoughby.   You can tell by their verdicts and settlements who is willing and able to go to court and obtain fair and appropriate justice for your child. Also the background and education of the lawyer(s) is highly relevant. The Firm of Gershon Willoughby and Getz is unique because the majority of our lawyers are actual medical doctors and nurses. We believe we have the finest background and training to advocate for our clients and we believe that has assisted us in obtaining record verdict and settlements throughout the country.  We also believe that the “firm” approach that we bring to each case we accept is important.  Unlike solo-practitioners for example, we roundtable all cases among all our medical doctors and nurses to determine the most effective approach to present your case in court. Finally, determine if the law firm you are considering will be handling the case themselves or sending your case to another firm for handling.  Many law firms do not handle your case directly rather they refer you to another law firm, such as ours, to handle.  At Gershon, Willoughby and Getz our lawyers are trial lawyers and trying medical negligence cases is all we do. Your case will stay with our firm through settlement or the jury’s verdict.

Your doctor is trained by the insurance company lawyers what to say to you following a bad result.  Insurance companies and their lawyers actually provide classes to doctors to teach them how to handle patients following injuries and/or malpractice.  You will never hear a doctor say, “Sorry I made a terrible mistake, let me make that right.”  Those words are never going to be uttered.  Thus, even if your doctor told you there was nothing she could have done differently, you still should seek the advice of a qualified and experienced medical malpractice attorney to give you an unbiased opinion on your case.  Good malpractice lawyers will review your case and your medical records and tell you what happened and they will do so at no charge to you. This is the opinion you should be relying on- not your doctors.  At Gershon, Willoughby and Getz, because we are lawyer-doctors we are able to offer our clients the best of both worlds, ie. a legal opinion based upon the medicine involved in your case; generally we  do not need outside medical experts to tell us what happened. We can determine that and tell you.

No you are not! The result of serious medical malpractice is devastating on many levels.  Your child may need specialized care for the rest of their life.  The emotional trauma to the family is overwhelming while the financial drain for extended care can leave a family near the brink of financial ruin.  Somebody has to pick up the financial burden caused by the doctor, nurse or hospital.  The party best suited to pick up that financial burden is the insurance company behind your medical providers.  That is what the hospital and doctors pay insurance for.  So no, you are not a bad person because you seek the correct party- the insured party, to pay for the serious harm and permanent injuries they caused. The decision to move forward with a lawsuit is an important decision. However, the most important decision you can make is retaining the correct law firm to advocate for your child since you only have one chance to go to court.

No you do not. Medical malpractice cases are expensive to bring to court.  They require a number of medical experts to be called in court to testify to the care that was rendered and this can run well into the tens of thousands and sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars.  Capable medical malpractice law firms advance all those expenses for you and they only take a fee from the recovery when they are successful.  Thus, while birth injury and medical malpractice cases are indeed expensive, with the majority of malpractice firms, it should not cost you a dime to pursue your case. At Gershon, Willoughby and Getz we pay all expenses for you and we only earn a fee when we recover compensation for you and your baby.