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When people hear the term “lawyer,” they often think it means the same thing no matter the situation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But in the legal world, especially in complex cases like medical malpractice, there are very clear and important differences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Specifically, the role of a <\/span>medical malpractice attorney<\/b> is quite different from that of a <\/span>Defense Lawyer<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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When people hear the term “lawyer,” they often think it means the same thing no matter the situation.\u00a0 But in the legal world, especially in complex cases like medical malpractice, there are very clear and important differences.\u00a0 Specifically, the role of a medical malpractice attorney is quite different from that of a Defense Lawyer.\u00a0 Continue […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":36032,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1269,40],"tags":[2038,2036,1148,2039,2040,1369,2021,2037],"class_list":["post-36050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-medical-malpractice-attorney","category-personal-injury-wrongful-death","tag-doctor-negligence-attorney","tag-hospital-malpractice-attorney","tag-malpractice-law-firm","tag-medical-error-attorney","tag-medical-injury-claims-lawyer","tag-medical-negligence-lawyer","tag-misdiagnosis-lawyer","tag-surgical-error-lawyer"],"yoast_head":"\nMedical Malpractice Attorney vs. Defense Lawyer: What's the Difference? 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