Finding a Lawyer
If a medical error has occurred, or if you are having trouble receiving documentation or answers to your questions from doctors or hospitals, it may be time to seek legal counsel. Here are some tips and sites to get you started.
"Published biennially since 1983, The Best Lawyers in America is widely regarded as the preeminent referral guide to the legal profession in the United States. Because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee for a basic listing, Best Lawyers has gained the respect of the legal profession, the media, and clients as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere." View
Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
"CTLA is a non-profit professional association dedicated to creating and maintaining a more just society by preserving individual rights within the Civil Justice System." The site includes a a search engine for locating CT attorneys. View
Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illness, Inc.
A site "where patients can get free information, advice and advocacy services from attorney Jennifer C. Jaff and other volunteers trained to help you secure your rights." View
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Members’ Stories
Medical error can have devastating effects. Here, in their own words, Connecticut families tell the stories of how medical error changed their lives forever.
David Parian
Unfortunately when I had a tooth extracted, I was not given an antibiotic and got an infection. My wife kept calling my doctor who said it was just the flu. Days passed and I kept getting sicker and sicker and I kept being told I had the flu ... more
To Our Members
March 2008
Within the next two years, we can anticipate changes in the delivery of health
care in our state. Several health authorities have been established by the
Governor, the Speaker of the House, Jim Amman and the President of the Senate,
Don Williams. These newly constituted authorities are to propose recommendations
that would lead CT to universal health coverage.. ... more
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