Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Florida | Compare & Hire

Medical Malpractice law in Florida covers surgical errors, misdiagnosis, birth injuries, medication errors, and hospital negligence. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Florida has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to medical malpractice cases, and attorneys who practice in Circuit Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

One of the most important things to know about medical malpractice law in Florida is the statute of limitations. You generally have 2 years from discovery from the date of injury to file a claim. Florida follows modified comparative fault with 51% bar (changed 2023 by HB 837) for determining liability, which directly affects how much compensation you may recover. Cases are filed in Circuit Court, and knowing how local judges handle these matters gives experienced attorneys a real advantage.

The medical malpractice attorneys listed here practice throughout Florida and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to medical malpractice law in Florida for an in-depth look at Florida's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Craig Goldenfarb - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
1800 S Australian Ave Suite 400 West Palm Beach, Florida
(561) 444-4440
University of Florida (1995)
English, Spanish, Creole
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
Patrick W. Harland - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Whittel & Melton, LLC
 5318 Balsam St #A New Port Richey FL 34652
(866) 608-5529
Stetson University College of Law (1999)
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law Divorce
David Marc Warner - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Warner, Sechrest, & Butts P.A.
 5200 SW 91st Terrace Gainesville FL 32608
(352) 373-5922
University of Florida (1998)
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Business Law Construction Law Medical Malpractice
Lawrence Howard Kolin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation
 800 North Magnolia Avenue Suite 400 Orlando FL 32803
(407) 494-6160
University of Miami School of Law (1994)
Italian
Florida Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Communications & Internet Law
Victor Dante - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dante Law Office, P.A.
 1911 North East 164th Street North Miami Beach FL 33162
(305) 949-2526
St. Thomas University School of Law (1991)
English, French, Spanish
11th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Construction Law Insurance Claims
Mr. Arthur Collin Cherry - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Collin Cherry, P.L.
 1114 East Park Avenue Tallahassee FL 32301
(850) 224-1100
St. Mary s University School of Law (1996)
English
Texas Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Cannabis & Marijuana Law Civil Rights
Mario R. Theodore - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fair Price Legal
 113 S. Monroe Street Tallahassee FL 32301
(850) 938-5465
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (2003)
English, Haitian Creole, Spanish
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Domestic Violence
Michael Dustin Sechrest - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 5200 SW 91st Terrace Gainesville FL 32608
(352) 373-5922
University of Florida (1995)
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Construction Law
Ed Dean - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dean Law Office LLC
 230 NE 25th Ave #300 Ocala FL 34470
(352) 387-8700
University of Florida (1970)
English
Michigan Bar
Active License
Business Law Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Ledford Parnell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
LEDFORD A. PARNELL
 11555 HERON BAY BLVD. SUITE 200 Coral Springs FL 33076
(954) 752-5587
University of Miami School of Law
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Business Law Consumer Law Criminal Law
Christopher Wigand - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 8211 W Broward Blvd Fort Lauderdale FL 33324
(954) 475-9666
Nova Southeastern University (1999)
Florida Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law Consumer Law
Edward S. Schwartz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gerson & Schwartz Accident & Injury Lawyers
 1980 Coral Way Miami FL 33145
(305) 371-6000
University of Miami School of Law (1981)
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Maritime Law Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Mark Bohning - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices Cytryn & Velazquez, P.A.
 2825 N University Dr #350 Coral Springs FL 33065
(954) 255-7000
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
English, Spanish
Florida Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Construction Law Insurance Claims
Charles Flaxman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Flaxman Law Group
 6303 Blue Lagoon Dr #400 Miami FL 33126
(954) 987-0099
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University
English, Spanish
Florida Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Elder Law Maritime Law
Albert Bacharach - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
N. Albert Bacharach, Jr. P.A.
 115 NE 6th Ave Gainesville FL 32601
(352) 378-9859
University of Miami School of Law (1976)
Bar #209783
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Gov & Administrative Law
Carl Palomino - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Carl Palomino, P.A.
 717 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Ste. 203 Coral Gables FL 33134
(305) 774-9790
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
Lyle Long - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
LJ Law Group
 1937 E. Atlantic Blvd. Suite 205 Pompano Beach FL 33060
University of Florida
English
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Intellectual Property
Andrew McLaughlin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McLaughlin Morris, P.A.
 636 E Atlantic Ave #211 Delray Beach FL 33483
(561) 404-0529
University of Florida (2003)
English, Spanish
Florida Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Karim G. Tabbaa - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Tabbaa Firm
 475 Harrison Ave, Ste 203 Panama City FL 32401
(850) 270-2000
University of Florida Levin College of Law (2016)
English
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida Bar
Active License
Business Law Construction Law Criminal Law
Bill Berke - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Berke Law Firm, P.A.
 4423 Del Prado Blvd. Cape Coral FL 33904
(239) 549-6689
Bar #558011
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Vivian Hattem Fazio - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Vivian H. Fazio, P.A.
 633 South Andrews Avenue Suite 201 Fort Lauderdale FL 33301
(954) 315-4702
Spanish
Bar #98515
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Civil Rights
Robert Boyers - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Boyers Law Group
 2333 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Penthouse 1120 Coral Gables FL 33134
(305) 512-7600
Emory University School of Law (1990)
English
Connecticut Bar
Active License
Employment Law Gov & Administrative Law Maritime Law
Douglas Randolph Beam - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Douglas R. Beam, P.A.
 25 W New Haven Avenue Suite C Melbourne FL 32901
University of Tennessee College of Law (1985)
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Kendall T. Moore - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
MooreEavenson, PLC
 895 Barton Boulevard Suite B Rockledge FL 32955
(321) 636-2221
University of Florida (1992)
Bar #188336
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Gov & Administrative Law Medical Malpractice Municipal Law
Ibrahim Reyes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
REYES LAWYERS, P.A.
 236 Valencia Ave Coral Gables FL 33134
(305) 445-0011
University of Miami School of Law (1997)
English, Portuguese, Spanish
11th Circuit Bar
Active License
Antitrust Law Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Jeffrey Peter Cario - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jeffrey P. Cario, P.A.
 12435 Cortez Blvd Brooksville FL 34613
(352) 592-0040
Nova Southeastern University (1984)
Bar #698962
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Leslie Goller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Terrell Hogan Yegelwel, P.A.
 233 East Bay St., 8th Floor Jacksonville FL 32202
(904) 632-2424
Washington and Lee University School of Law (1980)
Bar #393932
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Consumer Law Environmental Law Medical Malpractice
Eric Torrance Halsey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sheftall & Torres, P.A.
 1 S.E. Third Avenue Suite 3000 Miami FL 33131
3053585959128
University of Miami (2002)
Florida Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Communications & Internet Law
Joseph H. Saunders - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 3491 Gandy Blvd N Suite 200 Pinellas Park FL 33781
(727) 577-9696
University of San Francisco School of Law
California Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Consumer Law Insurance Claims
Marc J. Wolfson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Heller Law, PLLC
 695 Central Avenue St. Petersburg FL 33701
(813) 215-9393
Stetson University College of Law (2015)
English
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Divorce
Boris Lavent - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lavent Law Personal Injury Lawyer
 17295 NE 19th Avenue North Miami Beach FL 33162
(305) 257-9464
University of Miami
English, Russian
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Consumer Law Insurance Claims
Michael James Pike - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pike & Lustig, LLP
 2465 Mercer Avenue Suite 204 West Palm Beach FL 33401
(561) 512-6537
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Bar #617296
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Intellectual Property Medical Malpractice
Coretta Anthony - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Anthony-Smith Law, P.A.
 5401 S. Kirkman Rd. Orlando FL 32819
(407) 299-8589
Bar #175684
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Carey Duncan Carmichael - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Carmichael & Rickerson, PLLC
 Carmichael & Rickerson, PLLC 440 15th Avenue NW #5857 Jasper FL 32052
Florida Coastal School of Law (2003)
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Lake Henry Lytal - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath
 515 N Flagler Dr, 10th floor West Palm Beach FL 33401
(239) 758-8334
Stetson University College of Law
Bar #129119
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Environmental Law Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Christopher Benton Hopkins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 505 South Flagler Drive 3rd Floor West Palm Beach FL 33401
Tulane University (1994)
English
Bar #116122
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Thomas John Ali - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jupiter Legal Advocates
 6650 W Indiantown Rd Suite 200 Jupiter FL 33458
(561) 748-8000
University of Miami
Florida Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Asbestos & Mesothelioma Civil Rights
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