Aurora Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Medical malpractice revolves around a single legal concept: the standard of care. This term defines the minimum level of accepted medical treatment that a patient should receive for their condition. The medical community develops these standards for all known ailments, and every doctor, nurse, surgeon, and specialist in Aurora is expected to adhere to them.

To succeed with a claim, you must prove the defendant failed to meet the applicable standard of care—whether through intentional misconduct, reckless behavior, or professional negligence. This is where expert testimony becomes essential. A qualified medical expert must be willing to state that the defendant’s actions fell below the accepted standard, or your case cannot proceed.

We handle all forms of medical negligence, including:

Diagnostic Errors – Misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis, or failure to diagnose can lead to catastrophic outcomes. Aurora doctors must use appropriate differential diagnosis procedures to accurately identify a patient’s condition and apply the correct treatment protocol.

Medication Errors – Prescription mistakes—whether by a doctor writing the wrong medication or dosage, or a pharmacist filling a prescription incorrectly—can cause severe harm. We hold both physicians and pharmacies accountable.

Surgical Errors – From operating on the wrong body part to leaving surgical instruments inside a patient, surgical negligence can result in life-threatening complications. Aurora’s busy surgical centers, including those on the Anschutz campus, are not immune to these errors.

Emergency Room Errors – Aurora’s emergency rooms are high-pressure environments. While doctors and nurses face extraordinary challenges, negligence in triage, diagnosis, or treatment can lead to wrongful death or permanent injury.

Birth Injuries – When obstetricians or delivery room staff fail to monitor fetal distress, delay a necessary C-section, or misuse forceps or vacuum extractors, the results can be devastating for both mother and child.

You have the right to seek full compensation for:

Economic Damages – Medical expenses (past and future), lost wages, loss of earning capacity, rehabilitation costs, and any other financial losses directly caused by the malpractice.

Non-Economic Damages – Pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life, and permanent disfigurement or disability—capped at $300,000 under Colorado law.

Colorado also imposes a total compensation cap of $1 million for most medical malpractice claims. Our firm’s strategy is to maximize your economic damages through exhaustive documentation, ensuring you recover every dollar you’re entitled to within these legal limits.

The majority of medical malpractice claims settle before trial. Settlement allows both parties to avoid the time, expense, and uncertainty of litigation. However, settlement is only viable when the defendant (or their insurer) acknowledges liability and offers fair compensation.

When defendants refuse to settle—or when their offers are insultingly low—we’re prepared to take your case to trial in Arapahoe County District Court. Our trial experience and relationships with expert witnesses give us the leverage to negotiate from a position of strength.

Yes. Diagnostic errors are among the most common forms of medical malpractice. Aurora doctors are required to use proper differential diagnosis procedures—ruling out potential conditions systematically until they arrive at the correct diagnosis. When a doctor fails to order appropriate tests, ignores obvious symptoms, or jumps to conclusions without proper evaluation, and you suffer harm as a result, you have grounds for a malpractice claim.

Birth injuries can be absolutely devastating. When obstetricians, nurses, or delivery room staff fail to properly monitor fetal distress, delay a medically necessary C-section, or misuse delivery instruments like forceps or vacuum extractors, both mother and child can suffer permanent harm—including cerebral palsy, Erb’s palsy, brain damage, or maternal injury.

These cases require immediate legal intervention. We work with maternal-fetal medicine specialists and neonatologists to establish what went wrong and hold the responsible parties accountable.

The University of Colorado Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus, Medical Center of Aurora, and the Children’s Hospital Colorado are among the largest facilities in the area. We’ve handled cases involving each of these institutions and understand their internal protocols and legal teams.

Colorado law limits non-economic damages (pain and suffering) to $300,000 in most medical malpractice cases, with a total recovery cap of $1 million (including economic damages like medical bills and lost wages). However, we maximize your economic damages by meticulously documenting every cost—from corrective surgeries to long-term rehabilitation—so you receive the full compensation allowed under the law.

Colorado requires plaintiffs to submit a certificate of review—signed by a medical professional with similar or greater credentials to the defendant—within 60 days of filing. This certificate must state that your claim is justified and explain how the defendant breached the standard of care. Our firm has a network of Aurora-area medical experts ready to review your case and provide this critical document.

Colorado’s statute of limitations is two years from the date of injury or up to three years from the date of discovery (whichever is shorter, and never exceeding three years total). If the defendant concealed their negligence, the clock may start on the date you discovered the harm. Don’t wait—contact us immediately to preserve your rights.

Medical malpractice insurance is a specialized form of professional liability insurance. While some Aurora doctors carry it, the policies are expensive and relatively rare. More often, hospitals and large medical groups self-insure or carry institutional policies. We know how to identify all potential sources of recovery.

We handle all medical malpractice cases on a contingency fee basis. You pay nothing upfront, and we only collect a fee if we win your case—either through settlement or trial verdict. If we don’t recover compensation, you owe us nothing.