If a doctor, hospital, or other provider in Tampa harmed you through a serious mistake, a medical malpractice lawyer can tell you whether you have a real case and what it could be worth. These are among the hardest injury cases to win, and Florida adds steps most states do not. Before you can sue, Florida law (Chapter 766) requires a pre-suit investigation and a written opinion from a qualified medical expert confirming negligence, plus a 90-day notice period that lets the other side investigate. The clock is short, too: you generally have two years from when you knew or should have known about the injury, with an outer limit of four years. Hillsborough County cases are filed in the local Circuit Court. Below are vetted Tampa firms that handle birth injuries, surgical errors, misdiagnosis, and other malpractice claims.
Updated May 22, 2026
Not every bad outcome is malpractice; medicine carries real risk. But talk to a Tampa medical malpractice lawyer if:
Tampa medical malpractice lawyers work on contingency: you pay no fee unless they recover money for you, and the firm usually advances the cost of the medical experts needed for Florida's pre-suit review. Those expert costs are real and add up, which is one reason firms screen these cases carefully before taking them. Florida law also sets limits on the contingency percentage in medical malpractice cases under the state constitution, so your lawyer will explain exactly how the fee works before you sign. The first case review is free.
For a national overview, see our medical malpractice guide, or browse all Tampa lawyers. The full ranked write-up is in our Top 10 medical malpractice lawyers in Tampa guide. Related Tampa pages cover Tampa disability, Tampa divorce, and Tampa criminal defense.
Lead attorney Jeffrey "Jack" Gordon is board-certified in civil trial law by the Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocacy. A fit for serious malpractice and complex injury cases.
Handles negligent medication, post-operative failure, anesthesia and surgical error, and birth-related neurological injury; Daniel J. McBreen has practiced since 2002. A fit for surgical and birth-injury claims.
An independently editor-selected Tampa malpractice firm for 2026. A fit for clients who want a vetted, malpractice-focused team for a serious-injury claim.
Has served Hillsborough and surrounding counties for over 18 years; Dennis Hernandez is a National Trial Lawyers Top 100 attorney. A fit for clients who want a long-established local trial firm.
Handles misdiagnosis, failure to warn of known risks, and improper treatment cases. A fit for diagnostic-error and informed-consent claims.
Firm details are gathered from public sources (Expertise, Justia, Super Lawyers, FindLaw). Ratings not shown are not yet aggregated. See the full ranked guide: Top 10 medical malpractice lawyers in Tampa.
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