What does a health lawyer do?
Health lawyers advise patients, practitioners, and health organizations on consent and capacity, professional regulation and discipline, privacy of health records, and access to care.
Health care is delivered under provincial law while some protections are federal, so the work often crosses both levels.
Ask whether the firm acts for patients, practitioners, or institutions, and what experience it has with the specific board or tribunal that's involved in your matter. You can confirm any lawyer's standing with the law society in your province before you retain them.