Physicians, Nurses, Attorneys, Accountants, and other professionals

We represent clients with claims of professional negligence against physicians, lawyers, accountants, and other professionals. Professional negligence has occurred when the professional breaches his/her duty of care and damages have resulted to the plaintiff. If you believe that you are a victim of professional negligence, please give us a call today. A brief discussion of professional negligence is provided below.

Legal negligence occurs when an professional who owes a duty to an individual breaches the duty by performing in a way that is less than the accepted standard of care resulting in demonstrable damage to the individual.  Generally, professionals owe their clients or patients a duty to conduct themselves with the skill, care and diligence of the ordinary qualified practitioner in the subject matter area of the individuals case. In layman's terms, below-average performance by your professional is negligence, if it causes you harm.

The mere fact that you lost your case, or you lost an asset or a legal right, is not by itself evidence of negligence. You still have to show that your professional violated the duty of care described above, and that the violation caused your loss. An ordinary, average performance by your lawyer is also not negligence. The fact that an excellent professional would have done a better job does not mean that your professional's ordinary performance is malpractice.

Contact Alan C. Hoffman and Associates to allow us to investigate whether or not you have a meritorious case.