Medical Malpractice: Certificate of Merit and Expert Affidavit Coordination
The certificate of merit or affidavit of expert review that a Medical Malpractice case requires at or near filing.
Missing it is grounds for dismissal, sometimes with prejudice, and the qualification requirements for the reviewing expert are specific. Prepared by an MC Law attorney and reviewed before delivery.
Frequently asked questions
The fee covers the finished document, filing-ready or send-ready as applicable, the supporting exhibits or attachments described in the scope, and a short cover memorandum explaining the choices made. It is fixed at this scope: one certificate. 2 rounds of revisions are included. If your matter falls outside that scope we tell you before starting and quote the difference — we do not bill past a flat fee without agreeing it first.
1 to 2 weeks from a complete set of instructions, plus time for the 2 rounds of revisions included in the fee. If you are working to a court deadline or a closing date, tell us when you order and we will confirm in writing whether we can meet it before you commit.
$3,750 is $325/hour × 11.5 hours — the time this deliverable takes in an ordinary medical malpractice matter, at the firm's standard rate. Because it is a flat fee, the risk of the work running long sits with the firm: you pay $3,750 whether it takes us the estimate or twice it.
Third-party costs are never inside a flat fee and are passed through at cost, never marked up: court and agency filing fees, court reporter and transcript charges, expert witness fees, search vendor and e-discovery hosting charges, process server fees, and travel.
A short description of the dispute and where it currently stands, the key documents, contracts, and correspondence, the parties involved and any deadlines already running, and the case caption and court, if a matter has been filed. Send what you have — if something is missing we will tell you what else we need before the turnaround clock starts.
Clients also order
Other Medical Malpractice work MC Law prepares on a flat fee.
Medical Malpractice: Initial Case Assessment and Written Evaluation
A written evaluation of a Medical Malpractice matter before you commit to filing or defending.
Medical Malpractice: Answer
An answer to a Medical Malpractice complaint, with every paragraph admitted, denied, or answered for lack of knowledge on purpose rather than by reflex.
Medical Malpractice: Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release
A settlement agreement resolving a Medical Malpractice dispute, with the payment terms, a release scoped precisely to the claims being resolved, and the confidentiality, non-disparagement, and no-admission provisions.
Medical Malpractice: Cease and Desist Letter
A cease and desist letter that identifies the conduct at issue in a Medical Malpractice matter, explains why it is unlawful, and demands that it stop by a date certain.