Professional Negligence Lawyer

We often place our financial and medical wellbeing in professionals such as lawyers, insurance brokers, realtors, psychologists, accountants, chiropractors, physiotherapists, and others. When such professionals handle your affairs in a negligent manner, the consequences are often significant. If negligence can be established against the professional, their malpractice insurer may have to compensate you for the losses you sustained because of the negligent acts.

A common issue in professional negligence cases is whether or not the professional breached what is referred to in legal circles as the “standard of care”. The standard of care is essentially the level of care that a reasonable professional would have exercised in handling the subject matter. Sometimes, decisions or strategies that do not ultimately produce optimal results, may not necessarily be negligent. On the other hand, if a professional failed to abide by general standards of their profession, they may have breached the standard of care.

While some professional negligence cases can be very obvious and straightforward, others are less apparent. When professional negligence is less clear, a professional negligence lawyer will consult with an expert in the profession in question. The expert will be able to determine whether professional negligence occurred, and if necessary may even testify at trial.

It can be very difficult to discern whether a professional you retained was negligent. By nature, professionals perform highly specialized work which requires significant post-secondary education to fully understand. Consequently, as laypeople, we are often “in the dark” as to whether they performed their role properly and are forced to rely on their word.

The best advice we can provide is that if something feels “off” to you, then it may be prudent to consult a professional negligence lawyer. We have handled professional negligence cases against a variety of different professionals such as other lawyers, psychologists, chiropractors, physiotherapists, insurance brokers, and more. We offer free, no-obligation, case evaluations, and can advise you as to whether you may have successful professional negligence claim.