You do NOT involve your new doctor in your potential case against the old doctor. Your doctor's job is to deal with your medical problems. Just make sure he documents everything well and you get copies.

A medical malpractice attorney or specialty firm has their own doctors. In Florida and many other states the attorney has the legal obligation to investigate your claim. The attorney will be penalized for bringing a civil action that can't be supported. Also, it might well settle before any civil case is even filed.

Malpractice is not based upon your opinion or a bad outcome. It is based upon commonly accepted medical standards. If the doctor rendered medically competant care, based on industry standards, you will not have a case nor will you find an attorney to take any action.

If the case is difficult or expensive to prove and especially if the damages are limited, you will have an even greater challenge finding an attorney.

Medical malpractice cases have a large amount of up-front costs for an attorney and single practioners are much less likely to take a marginal case than a law firm that specializes in that area and has extensive resources.