Fort Collins residents expect the same careful, competent service from their doctors and lawyers that anyone in Colorado deserves. When a provider or attorney falls short and someone is hurt as a result, the path forward can feel confusing, especially when you are also managing an injury, a setback in your health, or the fallout of a mishandled legal matter.
Cimino Law Office, LLC works with people who believe they have been harmed by professional negligence. As a malpractice lawyer in Fort Collins, CO and across the state, John Cimino brings nearly four decades of legal experience to each case, along with a compassionate approach that puts your questions and concerns first.
Our office is in Denver, and we represent clients throughout the state. For many Fort Collins clients, the process begins with a phone call in which we listen to what happened, ask the right questions, and explain whether the situation may involve malpractice. From there, we can review records and documents and outline your options in clear terms.
Most of the questions we hear from the Fort Collins area involve medical care. As a medical malpractice attorney in Fort Collins and throughout Colorado, our firm reviews cases where a health care provider failed to meet the standard of care. Patients and families often come to us after a long stretch of unanswered questions, unsure whether what happened was simply bad luck or something that should never have occurred. The cases we review include:
Conditions such as cancer, heart attack, stroke, and serious infection can be missed or diagnosed too late. Our misdiagnosis page explains how delayed diagnosis claims work and what must be shown to pursue one.
Other cases involve mistakes during surgery, the wrong medication or dose, failure to monitor a patient, and breakdowns in hospital communication that leave a patient without needed care. You can learn more about these claims on our medical malpractice page.
We also represent Fort Collins clients in dental malpractice and legal malpractice cases, because professional negligence can occur in any field where people place their trust in a licensed expert.
It is not always easy to tell whether a bad outcome was caused by negligence. Some warning signs include a new provider telling you a condition should have been caught earlier, a procedure that led to an unexpected injury or a second surgery, symptoms that were repeatedly dismissed, or records that do not match what you were told. For legal matters, a missed deadline, an unauthorized settlement, or a lawyer who stopped responding can all be red flags.
None of these signs proves malpractice on its own, but each is a good reason to have an experienced attorney take a careful look.
Keeping a simple written timeline of appointments, symptoms, and conversations can also help us understand your situation quickly and accurately.
Colorado sets firm deadlines for malpractice claims. Most must be filed within two years of when the injury and its cause were discovered, or should have been discovered, and an outer time limit can bar some claims even when the problem surfaces later. Medical claims also require a Certificate of Review confirming that a qualified expert supports the case, which takes time to arrange. Reaching out early protects your options and gives us time to build a strong claim.
If you live in Fort Collins or elsewhere in Northern Colorado and believe a doctor, dentist, or attorney has harmed you, we are here to help you find answers. Call Cimino Law Office, LLC at (720) 434-0434 to schedule a free consultation, and let us review your situation with the care it deserves.
