Skilled Medical Malpractice Lawyers In Greensboro, NC
Hospitals have become a big business and the practice of medicine has taken a sideline to the business of medicine. Doctors and nurses have to work harder to make the profits and budgets required by hospitals. Doctors are forced to visit for just minutes and make snap judgments that can affect you for life. Nurses often care for too many patients, and the nurses may start to cut corners and deliver substandard care.
Why Choose Roane Law for Your Medical Malpractice Case?
Medical malpractice cases require precise investigation, strong medical knowledge, and an attorney who understands how to hold negligent providers accountable. At Roane Law, we have nearly 30 years of experience representing patients throughout North Carolina who were harmed by preventable medical errors. Based in Greensboro and serving communities from Spruce Pine to Lumberton and across the Piedmont Area, our team is known for compassionate guidance, clear communication, and trial-ready advocacy.
We take the time to understand what happened, why it happened, and how the negligence has impacted your life. From misdiagnosis to surgical mistakes, delayed treatment, medication errors, and failures in outpatient care, we work tirelessly to uncover the truth and build a strong case on your behalf. Our firm is committed to pursuing full accountability from negligent providers and the institutions that protect them.
Extensive Experience with Medical Negligence: We handle complex cases involving surgical errors, delayed diagnoses, medication mistakes, birth injuries, and failures across hospitals and outpatient facilities. Our experience allows us to identify exactly where medical standards were violated.
Meticulous Investigation: We work quickly to obtain and analyze medical records, imaging, lab data, and provider notes before anything is altered or lost. Our team partners with leading medical experts to determine what should have happened—and what went wrong.
Trial-Ready Representation: Medical malpractice insurers work aggressively to avoid responsibility. We prepare every case for trial from day one, giving our clients stronger leverage and ensuring negligent parties cannot hide behind low settlement offers.
Pursuit of Full Compensation: We seek recovery for medical bills, future care needs, lost income, diminished earning capacity, permanent injuries, pain and suffering, and long-term impacts on daily life. Our goal is to support your recovery now and in the years ahead.
Client-Focused Care: We prioritize transparency, compassion, and steady guidance. You deserve to feel informed and supported during every stage of the legal process, and our team is committed to making that happen.
Roane Law provides free consultations and works on a contingency fee basis—you pay nothing unless we successfully resolve your case. We’re here to lift the legal burden from your shoulders and help you move forward after a medical provider’s negligence caused preventable harm.
If you or a loved one suffered injury due to a medical mistake, misdiagnosis, or delayed treatment, contact our medical malpractice attorneys today. We’re ready to stand with you and fight for the justice you deserve.
Meet Our Founding Attorney: James M. Roane III
James M. Roane III has dedicated his career to standing up for individuals harmed by negligence, including preventable medical errors that leave patients facing life-changing consequences. After surviving a serious car accident in 1995 and experiencing firsthand the challenges of dealing with insurance companies, he committed himself to advocating for people navigating some of their most difficult moments.
With a focus on medical malpractice, catastrophic injuries, nursing home neglect, and serious personal injury cases, James Roane is known for his strength, compassion, and detailed, trial-ready approach. He collaborates with respected medical experts, analyzes complex medical records, and prepares every case as though it will go before a jury.
A Greensboro native with deep roots in the community, James Roane graduated cum laude from UNC Greensboro before earning his J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law, where he was named Most Outstanding Advocate and excelled on the national trial team. He began his career in a leadership role at one of North Carolina’s largest injury firms before founding Roane Law to provide the personalized, committed representation he believed clients deserved.
Summary of Credentials:
Veteran Trial Lawyer: Representing plaintiffs exclusively since 1999 with jury verdicts across the Piedmont and surrounding regions.
Award-Winning Advocate: Honored with distinctions including “Most Outstanding Advocate,” Business North Carolina’s “Legal Elite,” and Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent rating.
Respected Educator: Teaches trial advocacy at Elon University School of Law and frequently presents on medical malpractice litigation, expert strategy, and nursing home negligence.
Proven Case Results: Recognized for multimillion-dollar recoveries in complex malpractice and injury cases.
Common Places for Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice can occur outside of hospital settings as well, including:
Doctor’s offices – Many diagnostic errors, prescription mistakes, and delayed diagnoses happen during routine appointments. A physician may overlook critical symptoms or fail to order necessary tests, leading to preventable harm. Even seemingly minor oversights can escalate into significant medical issues.
Clinics – Busy clinic environments can contribute to rushed examinations and incomplete patient evaluations. Staff members may fail to follow proper protocols or misinterpret patient information. These mistakes can result in improper treatment or a missed opportunity to address a serious condition.
Outpatient environments – Procedures performed outside the hospital, such as injections, imaging, or minor surgeries, still require careful attention. Complications may arise when providers fail to monitor patients, use improper techniques, or overlook warning signs. When errors occur, patients may not receive timely intervention to prevent further injury.
No matter what the reason is for the medical negligence, it is very possible that the patient is going to either have an adverse effect as a result of the mistake or will suffer additional injuries such as brain injuries, and spinal cord injuries, or even wrongful death. A medical professional, whether a doctor, specialist or nurse, all have a responsibility to perform their duties with the utmost care for the patient. They also have a code of medical ethics they must abide by.
If you suspect that you, a relative, or someone you know has experienced some type of medical malpractice, then contact our Greensboro medical malpractice attorney right away. It is very important that the situation be reviewed and any interviews or inspections take place as soon after the incident occurred as possible in order to put together the most effective case. With a strong trial attorney such as James Roane, you increase your chances of a successful outcome.
Timeframe to File a Medical Malpractice Claim
Since medical malpractice injuries are not always discovered right away, the statute of limitations to file a medical malpractice claim works differently than other personal injury claims. According to North Carolina Statues, you have three years from the date you were injured or in some cases, the date you discovered your injury to file a claim. If the statute of limitations ends before you file a claim you will lose your right to do so. There are some exceptions that can change this four-year time period so it’s important to speak to an attorney about your case as soon as possible.
Medical Malpractice Case Results
$4,000,000
Scalding Injury
An elderly woman with Alzheimer’s was preparing to take a bath when she was exposed to dangerously overheated water due to a broken water heater. The nursing home was aware the heater was malfunctioning but instructed staff to override safety protocols and turn it back on. When the resident entered the tub, she suffered extensive scald burns across the lower half of her body, ultimately leading to her death. This tragic case highlighted multiple safety violations and a severe failure to protect a vulnerable patient.
$480,000
Pressure Sores
After knee surgery, an elderly woman entered a nursing home for rehabilitation. Staff repeatedly failed to feed her, causing her to lose more than ten percent of her body weight without notifying her family or physician. She later developed a severe stage IV pressure sore that required multiple surgeries over the course of a year. The nursing home initially offered only $38,000—less than the cost of her medical care—but a Davidson County jury returned one of the largest verdicts in the county’s history due to the seriousness of the neglect.
Contact a Greensboro Medical Malpractice Attorney Today
For a proper disclaimer, please know that Roane Law will not take the vast majority of medical malpractice claims. We receive many such cases every week for review. While many have merit, we really only want to take the most extremely negligent cases. We don’t want to second guess doctors. Most doctors and hospitals work very hard and provide excellent care. Hindsight is 20/20 and we don’t want to blame someone for an honest mistake. Therefore, we are very picky about these cases. We only want to pursue cases that show blatant disregard for the safety of patients and very significant injuries resulting from such behavior. If you think that this has happened to you, then contact our Greensboro medical malpractice attorney. We can handle cases across Burlington, Winston-Salem, and surrounding regions.
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