In the turbulent health care industry, the ability of health care providers to prevail depends increasingly on informed and superior management, assisted by knowledgeable and proven trial counsel. Dykema attorneys defend physicians, hospitals and other health care providers charged with medical negligence, defending claims against practitioners involved in every specialty and discipline. Our attorneys have obtained a number of appellate court decisions that have established new rules and standards favorable to the medical professional.

Dykema attorneys are also actively involved in the representation of hospitals and health professionals in non-litigation matters. We have facilitated the formation and operation of HMOs and other managed care organizations. We regularly advise clients in the areas of medical staff by-laws, physician recruitment, retention, and issues related to peer review and data bank reporting under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act. We continue to represent many health care professionals before the Medical Disciplinary Board of the Department of Professional Regulation when the need arises. In addition, we counsel clients regarding the growing area of telemedicine, on matters of confidentiality, licensing and jurisdiction.

We lecture and consult with professional groups, hospitals and other organizations, providing both information about medical malpractice liability and claims and specific suggestions to minimize risk exposure in the future. Our contributions toward educating clients and others comes right from the front lines, as a number of our attorneys have nursing degrees and hands-on nursing experience.

For more information on our Litigation practice, please contact:
Peter M. Kellett, Director 313-568-6668
Thomas R. Hill, Leader 312-627-2107