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Top-Ranked Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Tampa, Florida

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Summary

As of November 1, 2026, the top-ranked medical malpractice lawyers in Tampa, Florida are Jeffrey Lee Gordon “Jack” (LexRank 84.00), Michael John Trentalange “Mike” (84.00) and Richard Knell Bowers Jr. (84.00).

This ranking lists 25 medical malpractice lawyers in Tampa, Florida, in order of their LexRank score, calculated from their Florida Bar records and other cited sources. Their experience ranges from 25 to 48 years in practice. 6 of the 25 list Spanish on their Florida Bar profile.

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Ordered by organic LexRank score; paid placements are labelled and never affect a position. How we rank

  1. No change

    Jeffrey Lee Gordon “Jack”

    Maney · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 36 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #1?

    Ranks #1 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  2. No change

    Michael John Trentalange “Mike”

    Trentalange & Kelley, P.A. · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 36 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #2?

    Ranks #2 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  3. No change

    Richard Knell Bowers Jr.

    Banker Lopez Gassler P.A. · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 45 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #3?

    Ranks #3 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  4. No change

    Christopher J Schulte “Chris”

    Weekley Schulte Valdes, LLC · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 33 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #4?

    Ranks #4 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  5. No change

    Jose L Estrada

    Maney · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 29 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #5?

    Ranks #5 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20). 4.00 points behind #4, mostly reputation.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.2)

    4.00 points behind #4 (Christopher J Schulte “Chris”): Reputation −4.

  6. No change

    Alejandro Fiol “Alejandro”

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 35 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #6?

    Ranks #6 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  7. No change

    Erik Alexander Gillespie

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 27 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #7?

    Ranks #7 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  8. No change

    Dominick Joseph Graziano

    Bush Graziano Rice & Hearing, P.A. · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 36 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #8?

    Ranks #8 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  9. No change

    Thamir Abdull Razzak Kaddouri

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 26 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #9?

    Ranks #9 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  10. No change

    Chris Matthew Limberopoulos

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 44 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #10?

    Ranks #10 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  11. No change

    Scott Richard Marshall

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 31 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #11?

    Ranks #11 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  12. No change

    Daniel William Anderson

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 25 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #12?

    Ranks #12 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  13. No change

    John Broughton Brewer Jr.

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 40 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #13?

    Ranks #13 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  14. No change

    Jennifer Gentry Fernandez

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 32 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #14?

    Ranks #14 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  15. No change

    Ralph Leonard Gonzalez

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 40 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #15?

    Ranks #15 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  16. No change

    Mark Brian Hartig

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 29 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #16?

    Ranks #16 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  17. No change

    William John Judge Jr.

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 25 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #17?

    Ranks #17 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  18. No change

    Michael Kraft

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 30 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #18?

    Ranks #18 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  19. No change

    Timothy Francis Malloy

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 37 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #19?

    Ranks #19 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  20. No change

    Mindy McLaughlin

    Beytin, McLaughlin, McLaughlin, Osborne · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 30 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #20?

    Ranks #20 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  21. No change

    Nancy S Paikoff

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 36 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #21?

    Ranks #21 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  22. No change

    Michael Stanley Rywant “Mike”

    Rywant, Alvarez, Jones, Russo & Guyton · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 48 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #22?

    Ranks #22 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  23. No change

    Dale Ralph Sisco

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 40 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #23?

    Ranks #23 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  24. No change

    Sally Lynnette Slaybaugh

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 25 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #24?

    Ranks #24 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.2)
  25. No change

    Andy Bernard Steingold

    Maney & Gordon, P.A. · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 38 years experience
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #25?

    Ranks #25 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 22)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.2)

Data sources behind the scores

Every score on this page is calculated from facts backed by these sources. Each profile shows which source supports which fact and when it was last checked.

  • floridabar.org · Official / regulatory · 25 profile pages263 facts for 25 lawyers

Medical Malpractice market in Tampa

LexRanked tracks 93 lawyers and 17 law firms in medical malpractice law in Tampa, Florida. 93 of the lawyers have verified professional data. Data verified October 30, 2026.

Lawyers
93
Law firms
17
Verified professional data
93 of 93
Average rating
Withheldtoo few sourced ratings
Median review count
Withheldtoo few sourced counts
Median experience
22 years93 lawyers

Calculated by LexRanked from its own records on ; data verified . Ratings and review counts count only when backed by a source; figures from fewer than three profiles are withheld. All lawyers in Tampa

What sets these Tampa lawyers apart

Every lawyer in this ranking has a The Florida Bar license verified as eligible to practice, and every fact shown links to its source. The figures below come from each lawyer's Florida Bar profile.

Fact about the 25 ranked lawyers Figure
Years in practice 25 to 48 (median 35)
Languages besides English Spanish (6), German (2), Italian (2), Swedish (1)
License status with The Florida Bar Eligible to practice, verified for every lawyer
Most common law school University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law (8 lawyers)

Who is included in this ranking?

Lawyers eligible to practice in Florida, with a Tampa office address and medical malpractice as a practice area on record. It compares 25 medical malpractice lawyers, using only facts with a cited source. The Florida Bar does not board-certify lawyers in medical malpractice, so the practice area is the one each lawyer lists on their Florida Bar profile, which The Florida Bar does not review. How we rank.

Florida rules to know

A Florida medical malpractice claim must be filed within 2 years of discovering the injury and never later than 4 years, after a presuit investigation with a medical expert opinion and a 90-day notice period.

Rule What it means
Filing deadline 2 years from the incident or from when it was or should have been discovered, and no later than 4 years from the incident; claims for a minor may be brought until the child's eighth birthday (Fla. Stat. § 95.11)
Expert opinion The claimant must investigate first and send a verified written medical expert opinion with the notice of intent (§ 766.203)
Notice of intent Before filing suit, the claimant must notify each prospective defendant of the intent to sue (§ 766.106)
90-day presuit period No lawsuit may be filed for 90 days after the notice; the defendant must then reject the claim, offer to settle or offer arbitration (§ 766.106)
Lawyer fees With a contingency fee, the patient keeps at least 70% of the first $250,000 and 90% of any damages above that, after costs (Fla. Const. art. I, § 26)
Court Where cases are heard
State court circuit Hillsborough County is in Florida's Thirteenth Judicial Circuit

How to choose among these lawyers

Confirm the license, ask who will handle your matter, and get the fee terms in writing before you sign.

  1. Look up the lawyer in The Florida Bar's directory and check the bar number shown on their LexRanked profile.
  2. Ask whether the lawyer you meet will handle your matter personally, and how many matters like yours they have handled recently.
  3. Ask how they charge and what costs are extra, and get the agreement in writing.
  4. If you prefer to work in another language, check the languages listed on each profile.

Further reading

Sources for the rules above

Frequently asked questions

How long do I have to file a medical malpractice claim in Florida?

Within 2 years from the incident or from when it was or should have been discovered, and no later than 4 years from the incident, under section 95.11. A claim for a minor may be brought until the child's eighth birthday.

What must happen before a medical malpractice lawsuit is filed?

The claimant investigates, obtains a verified written opinion from a medical expert and notifies each prospective defendant (sections 766.203 and 766.106). No suit may be filed for 90 days after the notice.

How much can a lawyer take from a medical malpractice award in Florida?

With a contingency fee, the patient keeps at least 70% of the first $250,000 and 90% of damages above $250,000, after reasonable costs, under article I, section 26 of the Florida Constitution.

What happens during the 90-day presuit period?

The doctor or hospital and its insurer review the claim and must respond by rejecting it, offering to settle or offering to arbitrate damages (section 766.106).

Which court handles cases in Tampa?

State court cases in Hillsborough County are heard in Florida's Thirteenth Judicial Circuit.

Are there Spanish-speaking medical malpractice lawyers in Tampa?

Yes. 6 of the 25 ranked lawyers list Spanish on their Florida Bar profile. Each LexRanked profile shows the languages on record.

How is this ranking ordered?

By the LexRank score, calculated only from facts with a cited source: experience, practice-area relevance, awards on record such as board certification, professional credentials, data quality and location. Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Payment never changes a position.

Do client reviews affect the LexRank score?

Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Reviews are shown on profiles for information only, and Reputation counts only awards on record, such as board certification. How we rank

Which lawyers are verified?

25 of the 25 ranked lawyers have fully verified profiles: Jeffrey Lee Gordon “Jack”, Michael John Trentalange “Mike”, Richard Knell Bowers Jr., Christopher J Schulte “Chris” and Jose L Estrada and others.

Which lawyers speak Spanish?

12 of the 93 lawyers in this ranking have it on record, 12 confirmed by a verified fact or an official record. They are ranked separately by the same LexRank score. Top-Ranked Spanish-Speaking Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Tampa, Florida

About this ranking

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