A Virginia Malpractice Attorney’s Advice on Finding the Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers

If you are hurt by a surgeon's error, or if a loved one has been seriously harmed by a medical mistake, you want the best Virginia medical malpractice lawyer you can afford to help your family. To assist you in determining who the best VA medical malpractice attorneys are, attorney-rating systems such as Martindale-Hubbell, the Best Lawyers in America, and Virginia Super Lawyers have been developed.

Each ranking relies on other lawyers and judges to rate an attorneys' legal skills and knowledge, as well as the attorneys' services for and treatment of clients. Lawyers generally know who the top performers are in terms of handling the biggest cases and getting the best results possible. By limiting the number of people who are honored by getting listed as Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers or who receive the highest AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, organizations provide an invaluable customer service that makes it possible for people with medical malpractice claims to distinguish between lawyers who will represent them with skill, personal attention and high ethics from those who will not.

In Virginia, an attorney cannot ethically say, "I am the best malpractice attorney in Virginia," because objective data needed to prove the statement by directly comparing oneself to other lawyers are not available. Despite this, potential medical malpractice lawsuit clients can place a large amount of trust in rankings like Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers because the results are based on feedback from fellow legal professionals who know the qualifications and reputations of hundreds of personal injury lawyers.

So when you are trying to find a top personal injury lawyer to represent you and your family in your Virginia medical malpractice case or wrongful death lawsuit, you should take such ratings and rankings into consideration. They provide valuable information for separating out an attorney who can really help you rather than a lawyer who is just advertising for your type of case.

For example, if you look at my law firm partner Jim Lewis, you'll find out that he is a VA injury lawyer who specializes in handling medical malpractice cases and who has been rated a preeminent lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell for many years. Jim is also listed among the Best Lawyers in America for medical malpractice, and has been ranked as a Virginia Super Lawyer for several years running. This doesn't necessarily mean that Jim is better than the other attorneys listed as Best Lawyers, but it does mean that he has a reputation for being as good a medical malpractice attorney as anyone else in the state. Knowing this, you should have no reservations about talking to Jim about your possible case and then deciding if he is the right man for the legal job you need done.

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About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a Virginia injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and have extensive experience handling medical malpractice and doctor mistake cases. Please take a few moments to review our medical malpractice case results. We have offices in Virginia Beach and Hampton, VA, but we're ready to come to you anywhere in Virginia, including Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Newport News and Suffolk, VA, if you've been seriously hurt by the carelessness of a doctor, surgeon, nurse or pharmacist.

Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been recognized as among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008. Also, Rick and Jim have been named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010. Fewer than 5 percent of lawyers are chosen for this professional honor.

Members of our VA personal injury law firm have also been selected by the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009. In addition, we were the first injury law firm in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms. Our VA medical malpractice firm has the highest rating of AV from Martindale-Hubbell, a national lawyer ranking organization, which means we have a reputation for preeminent legal skill.

We offer free special reports on the Top 10 Tips from a Medical Malpractice Insider and the top five surgical errors you must know about.

While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer free initial confidential injury case consultation, so call us toll free at (800) 752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail so we can return your call.

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