Fort Lauderdale Professional Malpractice & Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Serving Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Davie, Hollywood and all of South Florida

Professional malpractice occurs when someone such as a doctor, lawyer or accountant improperly performs the duties of that profession causing injury or damages as a result. All licensed professionals are required to provide their clients with a level of service that is both ethical and meeting certain standards. While medical malpractice is the most common type of professional malpractice, accounting malpractice and legal malpractice are unfortunately, also common occurrences.

It’s often difficult for an average person to know if they have been the victims of malpractice. Just being injured or suffering damages is not enough to prove professional malpractice. It must be shown that the professional violated the applicable standard of care and that this was the cause of injury.

At Lawlor Winston, we are experienced in representing those who have suffered physical injuries or financial damages due to the actions of trusted professionals. We understand the complexities of proving fault in these types of cases and have the legal and financial resources to help victims obtain justice.

Our malpractice lawyers provides effective representation for professional malpractice claims including:

Medical Malpractice

• Doctor errors or surgical errors
• Birth injuries including Erbs Palsy and Brain Injury
• Hospital errors
• Failure to diagnose cancer or any disease in a timely manner
• Prescription and medication errors
• Wrongful death
• Foreign objects, such as sponges, left in patient's body after surgery
• Dental malpractice

• Failure to provide accurate advice regarding accounting manners
• Failure to follow reasonable standards of care in accounting manners
• Poorly kept financial books
• Failure to file proper tax returns
• Errors on tax returns
• Fiduciary misconduct

• Permitting a statutory limitations period to run against a client's claim
• Negligence in settling (or failing to settle) a client's case
• Failing to protect a client's right of appeal/review
• Negligence in failing to Answer a Complaint or claim for relief
• Failure to explain the meaning of a document to a client before it was signed
• Fiduciary misconduct

• Claims against Architects and Engineers.