Whether you are a physician, dentist, nurse, or any other type of healthcare professional, you should not be alone in defending a medical misconduct claim against you. Continue reading to learn the reasons why you should have one of the experienced New York physician defense lawyers at Walker Medical Law represent you during your investigations by the New York State Department of Health’s Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC)/Office of Professional Discipline (OPD) or civil lawsuit.
Why should I have a lawyer represent me during OPMC investigations?
Being the subject of OPMC investigations is not something you should take lightly. This is because if you handle it negatively, the outcome may be the temporary or permanent revocation of your medical license. Without further ado, a lawyer from our firm may help you during your OPMC investigations in the following ways:
- A lawyer from our firm may help you understand when you should and should not answer questions asked by the OPMC investigators.
- A lawyer from our firm may help you understand when you should and should not provide documents requested by the OPMC investigators.
- A lawyer from our firm may help you develop the best strategy to effectively present your side to the OPMC board.
Why should I have a lawyer defend me in a civil lawsuit?
It may be an unfortunate day when you find yourself to be the named defendant in a medical malpractice lawsuit. Understandably so, you may want to rid yourself of this issue as soon as possible. That is, you may quickly send all the documents with which you were served to your malpractice insurance company. From here, your provider may assign a legal defense on your behalf and pay your legal bills using the funds you have added to your plan.
Though this may seem like the fastest and easiest solution, there may be some risks that come along with it. You may find yourself paying very large sums for the legal defense assigned to you, you may lose your case, and you may be ordered to pay huge amounts of damages, just to name a few. For these reasons alone, we sooner recommend that you have a lawyer from our firm defend you in your civil lawsuit proceedings. Doing so may come with the following benefits:
- A lawyer from our firm may have in-depth knowledge in your specific area of medicine, which may allow them to weigh the validity of the medical misconduct claim placed against you.
- A lawyer from our firm may have years of experience providing effective defense in a trial setting, which may allow them to appropriately respond to whatever arises during your proceedings.
- A lawyer from our firm may have your best interest at the top of their mind, which may allow them to listen to your concerns and offer advice throughout your proceedings.
The best way to ensure your protection from medical misconduct complaints is to retain the services of one of the skilled New York physician defense lawyers. So please do not hesitate to contact Walker Medical Law today.
