Cosgrove & Birmingham - San Diego County medical malpractice Lawyer

Cosgrove & Birmingham
621 Second Street, Suite B
Encinitas, CA 92024
Phone: 760-230-8548
Fax: 760-943-8918
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Medical Malpractice Cases

Medical Malpractice Defense in San Diego County, California

At Cosgrove & Birmingham, we know medicine is an art. We are prepared to defend your rights and interests at every stage of a potential conflict, from negotiation and settlement through litigation. We have extensive contacts with other medical professionals and experts in a wide range of specialties and can effectively protect your rights and objectives.

Call 760-943-9040 or contact us by e-mail to discuss your case with an experienced medical malpractice defense attorney.

Offering strategic legal counsel and advocacy to protect the interests of medical professionals

We have a tailored medical malpractice defense practice focused on the legal needs of professionals including physicians, surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and hospitals. Both physician and hospital liability can be detrimental to the financial security and reputation of individuals and entities. Our attorneys pursue every available avenue of defense to protect the interests of our clients in cases involving all areas and specialties of medical practice and all aspects of healthcare provider liability.

Procedures and processes for medical malpractice defense cases

Our firm will take a comprehensive approach to defend your best interests.

  • We initiate every case with an interview of the healthcare providers to discuss the care involved and review the pertinent medical records that relate to the case.
  • If a complaint or notice of intent has been filed, we will begin to prepare a defense.
  • We will respond to the complaint and file appropriate legal pleadings to challenge the validity of the complaint.
  • Our attorneys will retain appropriate experts to review the matter.
  • We will retrieve information from the opposing side in the discovery process.
  • Once we get all pertinent medical records, we will evaluate and analyze them, providing them to experts for examination.
  • We will prepare our clients for depositions to protect their rights and interests.
  • If appropriate, we will file legal motions to extricate our clients from the lawsuit or limit the claims set forth in the complaint.
  • Our attorneys will aggressively defend interests of our clients and execute strategic defense strategies to obtain results through settlement or trial, if necessary.

Contact Cosgrove & Birmingham today to schedule a free consultation with our experienced San Diego County lawyers by calling 760-943-9040.

Free consultations · Office hours: 8:30-5:30


Cosgrove & Birmingham is located in Encinitas, California and serves clients throughout San Diego County and North County Coastal, including Carlsbad, Oceanside, Vista, San Diego, La Jolla, Del Mar, Cardiff, Leucadia, and Solana Beach.