Hiring a Medical Malpractice Lawyer in Wyoming

The deadline to sue for medical malpractice in Wyoming, any limits on damages, how lawyers usually charge (contingency fees), how to check a lawyer's license, and free help. We do not recommend or rank lawyers.

What a lawyer costs in Wyoming: fee rules

If you disagree with a lawyer's bill	The Wyoming State Bar offers fee arbitration for fee disputes over $500 (disputes of $500 or less are not eligible). Generally you must file within one year after the later of the end of the lawyer-client relationship or the final bill; if the lawyer sues over the fee, you have 30 days after service of the required notice. Complete the Petition for Fee Arbitration and upload copies of bills and supporting documents. The bar sends it to the attorney, who has 21 days to respond; the Fee Arbitration Committee chair tries informal resolution, and if that fails within 30 days a panel holds a hearing and issues a written decision. Source: Wyoming State Bar, Complain About a Lawyer's Fee
If a lawyer takes your money	The Wyoming State Bar's Client Protection Fund reimburses clients who lose money or property through a lawyer's dishonest conduct (such as theft, embezzlement or conversion, including failure to refund advance fees), or when a lawyer dies or becomes incapacitated while holding client money, within a lawyer-client relationship. It does not cover negligence, business or investment losses, interest, or losses covered by insurance or bonds; awards are discretionary. The maximum is $15,000 per claimant per calendar year. File within four years after you knew or should have known of the dishonest conduct, using the notarized Statement of Claim (fill out online, then print, sign and mail) with proof of loss; a lawyer is not required. Questions: (307) 432-2104. Source: Wyoming State Bar, Client Protection Fund

If you disagree with a lawyer's bill

The Wyoming State Bar offers fee arbitration for fee disputes over $500 (disputes of $500 or less are not eligible). Generally you must file within one year after the later of the end of the lawyer-client relationship or the final bill; if the lawyer sues over the fee, you have 30 days after service of the required notice. Complete the Petition for Fee Arbitration and upload copies of bills and supporting documents. The bar sends it to the attorney, who has 21 days to respond; the Fee Arbitration Committee chair tries informal resolution, and if that fails within 30 days a panel holds a hearing and issues a written decision.

Source: Wyoming State Bar, Complain About a Lawyer's Fee

If a lawyer takes your money

The Wyoming State Bar's Client Protection Fund reimburses clients who lose money or property through a lawyer's dishonest conduct (such as theft, embezzlement or conversion, including failure to refund advance fees), or when a lawyer dies or becomes incapacitated while holding client money, within a lawyer-client relationship. It does not cover negligence, business or investment losses, interest, or losses covered by insurance or bonds; awards are discretionary. The maximum is $15,000 per claimant per calendar year. File within four years after you knew or should have known of the dishonest conduct, using the notarized Statement of Claim (fill out online, then print, sign and mail) with proof of loss; a lawyer is not required. Questions: (307) 432-2104.

Source: Wyoming State Bar, Client Protection Fund

Wyoming rules to know first

Deadline to sue for medical malpractice	Two years from the date of the act, error or omission in providing licensed health care services. If the problem was not reasonably discoverable within two years (or was not discovered despite due diligence), the claim may be filed up to two years after discovery. If discovered during the second year, the deadline is extended by six months. For minors, the deadline is the later of the eighth birthday or two years from the act (with the same discovery rule). Source: Wyo. Stat. § 1-3-107(a)

Deadline to sue for medical malpractice

Two years from the date of the act, error or omission in providing licensed health care services. If the problem was not reasonably discoverable within two years (or was not discovered despite due diligence), the claim may be filed up to two years after discovery. If discovered during the second year, the deadline is extended by six months. For minors, the deadline is the later of the eighth birthday or two years from the act (with the same discovery rule).

Source: Wyo. Stat. § 1-3-107(a)

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Find and check a lawyer

Lawyer referral service	The Wyoming State Bar runs a Lawyer Referral Service. Its Lawyer Referral Directory lists only attorneys who are part of the referral program and is searchable by practice area; you can also request a referral online. Wyoming State Bar phone: 307-632-9061. Source: Wyoming State Bar, Lawyer Search and Referral
Check that the lawyer is licensed	The Wyoming State Bar's Member Directory lets you search all lawyers licensed in Wyoming. It is separate from the bar's Lawyer Referral Directory, which lists only attorneys in the referral program. Source: Wyoming State Bar, Lawyer Search and Referral
Check discipline history or file a complaint	Complaints about Wyoming lawyers go to the Wyoming State Bar's Office of Bar Counsel. Complete the Ethical Violations Complaint Form, sign and date it (complaints are sworn under penalty of perjury; anonymous complaints are not accepted), and mail the original with copies of supporting documents to Office of Bar Counsel, P.O. Box 109, Cheyenne, WY 82003-0109; questions (307) 432-2104. Bar Counsel looks at possible violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct, such as missed deadlines, abandoning a case or mishandling client funds, but not the quality of a lawyer's advice or strategy alone, fee disputes (handled by fee arbitration) or rudeness. The lawyer receives a copy of the complaint; the complaint and investigation stay confidential unless a Formal Charge is filed, and you are notified before that happens. Source: Wyoming State Bar, Complain About a Lawyer's Conduct

Free legal help

Free legal aid	Legal Aid of Wyoming provides free civil legal help to low-income individuals in Wyoming. Apply online or call 1-877-432-9955. LSC lists Legal Aid of Wyoming as its Wyoming grantee. LSC grantee list: https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/our-grantees Source: Legal Aid of Wyoming; Legal Services Corporation, Our Grantees

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Last verified against official sources: October 27, 2026.

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