| There are thousands of attorneys who handle | | | | and how to recognize any complications that can |
| cerebral palsy cases. However, having an attorney | | | | lead to cerebral palsy. |
| who is also a doctor can be extremely | | | | A doctor/lawyer can "read between the lines" in |
| advantageous to your case. | | | | your delivery and prenatal records which can help |
| A doctor is trained and understands labor and | | | | determine if your child's cerebral palsy or |
| delivery. When a child is born with cerebral palsy, | | | | developmental delay is as a result of medical |
| there are usually problems with the child's heart | | | | malpractice. |
| rate prior to birth. A trained doctor understands | | | | The familiarity with the terminology and |
| how fetal monitor tracings should read. They are | | | | procedures recorded in your medical records |
| aware of unreassuring patterns can lead to | | | | means that a doctor/lawyer can tell if you have a |
| decreased oxygen and cerebral palsy. A lawyer | | | | case the same day that these records are |
| who is also a doctor is aware of how attending | | | | reviewed. |
| physicians and nurse are to deal with birth related | | | | You only have one chance when you proceed |
| issues that can result in cerebral palsy. Unlike an | | | | with a cerebral palsy case. Many families have |
| ordinary attorney, a doctor/attorney knows the | | | | hired attorneys who are not doctors and the |
| standard of care and can recognize when this has | | | | results have been far less than satisfactory. |
| been breached. Doctors are knowledgeable in | | | | However, there is documentation that shows how |
| pediatrics, obstetrics, radiology, and neurology as | | | | having a lawyer who is also a doctor can |
| well. They understand the normal developing fetus | | | | generate record verdicts on cerebral palsy cases. |