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Tenacious Louisiana Medical Malpractice Defense Attorneys

Licensed health care providers accused of harming or even killing their patients often face a physically exhausting and emotionally devastating process to clear their names. We represent medical professionals in malpractice lawsuits and take pride in our track record of mitigating the damage to our clients’ professional reputations as well as losses to their insurers. If you are a medical care provider charged with negligence, you deserve the most vigorous defense possible to secure your good name, your livelihood and your professional license.  McLeod Verlander has experience in medical malpractice defense across a broad spectrum of areas, including such frequently litigated matters as:

  • Birth injury
  • Failure to diagnose

          – Ignoring warning signs
          – Neglecting to order tests
          – Misreading test results

  • Misdiagnosis
  • Delayed diagnosis
  • Surgical mistakes
  • Prescription mistakes

          – Wrong medication
          – Wrong dosage

  • Failure to adhere to standards
  • Equipment misuse

Experts by your side
Medical malpractice cases require attorneys to have specific knowledge about both law and complex issues related to medical terminology, treatment and technology. We have established professional relationships with leading physicians, pharmacists and other medical experts who assist us in offering the staunch defense you require.

Our experienced Louisiana attorneys at McLeod Verlander have worked with many major insurers. Our firm has defended a wide array of licensed medical specialties, including:

  • Emergency services
  • Surgery
  • Orthopedics
  • Psychiatry
  • Anesthesiology
  • Obstetrics and gynecology
  • Neurology and neurosurgery
  • Neonatology
  • Plastic surgery
  • Oncology
  • Ophthalmology

We also defend dentists, dental surgeons, chiropractors, nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and many other licensed professionals.

Cost-effective representation assuring due process
We have extensive experience negotiating and arbitrating settlements, litigating trials and appeals, and representing professionals before state licensing boards. Our in-depth of knowledge often allows us to arrive at beneficial resolutions in a timely manner.

Contact the Monroe medical malpractice defense firm today
Call McLeod Verlander at 318-325-7000 or contact us online for a consultation on your case.