Prepare for legal review of a possible medical malpractice claim

What this source covers Organize treatment, injury and loss information and obtain case-specific legal review of negligence, expert proof and deadlines. How to use it Who this route is for: People who believe negligent medical, surgical or dental care caused an additional injury. An unsuccessful treatment or poor outcome alone does not establish malpractice. Prepare: Timeline of treatment and when harm was discovered; Provider names and available treatment records; Records of subsequent treatment; Bills, lost-income and other loss information; Relevant communications and consent materials; Any Board complaint or insurer correspondence How to proceed: 1. Read the State Bar explanation of duty, breach, causation and damages and distinguish an adverse outcome from a provable negligence claim. 2. Prepare a treatment and injury timeline with the available provider records and financial losses. 3. Request a medical-malpractice lawyer referral or contact an appropriate lawyer directly, describing the dates and location. 4. Ask the lawyer to review the governing deadlines, potential defendants and need for qualified medical-expert evidence before deciding on a claim. 5. Discuss fees and representation terms and handle any Medical Board complaint as a separate professional-regulation process. Timing and notices: Seek legal review promptly. Discovery, treatment dates, repose and special-defendant rules can affect time limits; the retained State Bar article is editorially dated September 2020 and does not supply an individualized deadline calculation. Open lawyer referral instructions: https://www.osbar.org/public/ris/ Limits and questions to verify No negligence or compensation determination is made here. Expert proof is often needed. State Bar referral is not free representation and an administrative complaint does not stop civil deadlines.