Legal Question in Personal Injury in Maryland

If your suit is for malpractice, you have to obtain the services of an expert witness in the field of practice who has reviewed the case, particularly the medical records, and is prepared to support your claim. A witness statement as such must be filed. But the first thing you want to do is retain an experienced attorney in this field. You will want someone who is able to have the case reviewed by an expert, and in fact no reputable attorney would take on a case where he/she didn't first do this and assure themselves that there was a reasonable chance of getting a recovery, since the attorney is not only working on a contingency fee, but will probably have to invest a significant amount of time and expense with no guaranty of success. These cases are invariably strongly opposed by the doctors and their insurance carriers, who will have the resources to line up multiple experts if necessary who will back the doctor's defense.