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If you have been injured by a doctor or other health care provider, you may be considering a medical malpractice lawsuit. If the malpractice occurred in McHenry County, you’ll likely file your case here. So how do you go about finding an attorney? Medical malpractice cases are unlike other injury cases in that we recommend a more specific type of attorney or firm.

While you can find a McHenry County attorney to take your medical malpractice case, we often recommend an attorney from a big firm in a larger city like Chicago. The reason: resources. It takes a lot of money to pursue a medical malpractice lawsuit and not every firm has the ability to front the costs. It can cost $100,000 to take a case through trial, including the necessary expert fees. You will need another medical professional to give their opinion and testify about what’s standard in the profession to help you prove that your provider did not meet that standard. Small firms generally cannot afford these cases. We also find that local lawyers often have a conflict of interest because they know the local doctors.

Please note that while most of the attorneys that handle McHenry County malpractice lawsuits are from outside of the county, you rarely have to travel to meet with an attorney. In fact most of the attorneys we recommend will come to see you personally.

McHenry County is conservative, with juries that tend to favor the defendant. You need an aggressive, experienced and reputable attorney preparing your case. Medical malpractice attorneys charge on a contingency basis, meaning you pay your lawyer a portion of what you win at trial or recover in settlement. Because it costs you nothing upfront, you can afford the best attorney you can find, even if they’re in another county. Their travel costs are be covered by their firm and not the client.

Other things to consider, in any type of case, are an attorney’s past experience and success. We only recommend an attorney who we believe has proven themselves in medical malpractice cases, and if relevant, has experience in your particular type of injury. You don’t want your attorney using your case to learn about medical malpractice law.

If you have any questions about Illinois medical malpractice or about a potential case in McHenry County, please contact us. You can speak with one of our attorneys for free. Our goal is to answer your questions honestly and in terms that make sense to a non-lawyer. And if you need the name of an experienced attorney for your case, we’d be happy to refer you to someone we know and trust.