Medical Malpractice Defense

 

An allegation of medical negligence creates a potential for serious impact on a healthcare provider’s reputation and career. The medical malpractice defense attorneys of Lewis Wagner have over 20 years experience dealing with the complicated issues of medical negligence defense.

 

Founded in 1955, Lewis Wagner’s historical roots lie in civil litigation defense. With the passage of time, Lewis Wagner’s base of experience has expanded to include many subspecialties within the practice, including the defense of healthcare providers. Lewis Wagner attorneys have defended physicians of a variety of specialties and their practice groups, hospitals, long term care facilities, group homes, adolescent mental health facilities, laboratories, nurses, home health agencies, hospice providers, oral surgeons, dentists, podiatrists, doctors of osteopathic medicine, certified nurse midwives, optometrists and ophthalmologists.

 

For a number of years, we have defended medical malpractice claims on behalf of the Indiana Department of Insurance. In these cases, we evaluate, compromise, or litigate claims for the maximum allowable damages under Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act. Finally, we are counsel of choice for a large number of insurance companies with respect to their high exposure, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death cases.

 

Our medical malpractice defense attorneys stay abreast of the latest and constantly changing trends in the medical malpractice arena and work closely with each client to determine the most appropriate tactics given the situation and the exposure to liability. Although we work to avoid litigation whenever possible, our trial attorneys are highly skilled, aggressive litigators who have long been recognized in the legal community.

 

Lewis Wagner attorneys also are experienced in representing healthcare professionals in licensing issues and in administrative issues relative to their practices.