Choosing a TBI Lawyer

Over the years I have chatted with many survivors and caregivers who tell me their lawyer specializes in TBI. Then they tell me their lawyer’s name, and I have never heard of this person.

In too many cases, this was a lawyer who had TV ads that told about how much he could recover, with no substance. Way too many times, the lawyers staff knew little or nothing about brain injury. There are undoubtedly great TBI lawyers out there who I do not know of. But a few questions from you should be able to give you a good idea of whether this attorney is involved in the brain injury field.

This is my suggested list of questions:

1. What brain injury seminars has he or she attended?
2. What brain injury seminars has he or she spoken?
3. Is he or she a member, and check this out, of your state brain injury association?
4. What service and financial contributions has he or she made to their state brain injury association?
5. What trial lawyer groups that deal with brain injury, is he or she a member of?
6. Do they have the kind of knowledge about brain injury that you have found on these web pages?

The Brain Injury Law Group handles cases, with local co-counsel, throughout the United States. We would like to talk to you about your case. Our staff knows as much about brain injury as I do, as all we do, is represent brain injured people.

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Understanding Subtle Brain Injury

The concussions that disable, are almost always more symptomatic at 24 hours, than at the 2-4 hour time frame when injured persons are evaluated in the emergency room. Brain injury symptoms escalate over the first 24 hours, because brain injury involves a cascade of events. It is critical that if you are still symptomatic the day after your injury, go back to the same Emergency Room, don’t wait for a doctors appointment. It is critical that the Emergency Room personnel see that the symptoms still persist or have gotten worse.

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