Why Should I Hire a Colorado Springs Brain Injury Lawyer?

Brain Injury Lawyer

Written by Jeremy D. Earle, JD

February 24, 2023

Brain injuries are the most unexpected and complex of the various sorts of injuries that attorneys assist their clients in recovering from. This blog article looks at why anybody who has suffered a brain injury due to someone else’s negligent or reckless behavior should choose a lawyer who has extensive expertise defending brain injury victims. A brain injury lawyer can answer your questions regarding your legal rights to compensation after brain damage.

WHAT CAUSES BRAIN INJURIES TO BE SO UNPREDICTABLE AND COMPLEX?

There are two main types of brain injury. Brain injuries are characterized as “traumatic” (TBI) or “anoxic  or hypoxic,” as the Brain Injury Association of Colorado (BIAF) describes in its applicable pamphlet Brain  Injury: A Family Guide (also available in an espaol edition). According to Tallahassee Memorial Health  Care, the latter is also known as “non- traumatic” brain damage.

These categories describe how a patient develops brain damage. However, the seeming simplicity of the  nomenclature conceals the wide range of how brain injuries occur and the sorts of impairments and  disabilities they cause. In truth, brain injuries vary greatly in severity, symptoms, and recovery prospects  from one patient to the next. Unless otherwise specified, all quotes in this section are from the BIAF Family Guide.

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TBI STANDS FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

When the brain suffers physical damage as a result of a traumatic force, TBI develops. TBIs are classified  as “closed” or “open” by doctors.

A closed TBI happens when the brain is struck, such as in a car accident or a fall. The blow causes the  brain to “twist or turn” on the brain stem, resulting in brain tissue destruction.

The hit may also force  the brain to “rebound” against the inside of the skull, causing more injury. Damage might be restricted to one spot or occur in several locations (also known as “diffuse” damage) depending on the physical mechanics of the strike the person receives.

An open traumatic brain injury (TBI) is defined as “a piercing attack on the brain, such as a gunshot wound or an item passing through the skull and into the brain.” These injuries usually result in significant  damage to a specific brain area, although they may sometimes happen in tandem with a blow that  produces “diffuse” damage.

Any of the previous traumas might result in a secondary brain injury due to internal bleeding and swelling, which puts pressure on—and further damages—brain tissue.

The severity of TBIs varies. A concussion, often known as a “mild traumatic brain injury,”

affects almost  everyone who has ever played a contact sport or fallen from a jungle gym and hit their head (mTBI for short). Although these injuries usually heal on their own with rest, they may cause long-term effects  such as headaches, lethargy, and memory loss.

Furthermore, evidence shows that having one concussion raises the chances of having another.

Moderate and severe TBIs, on the other hand, result in more severe brain damage as well as more long-  term and disabling problems, such as:

Cognitive deficits, such as coma, memory loss, trouble thinking, and a lack of spatial and temporal

orientation;

Motor deficits in nearly any portion of the body, including paralysis, numbness, and weakness;

Sensory and perceptual abnormalities, such as eyesight and depth perception issues;

Impairments in communication/language that impede a person’s ability to talk, read, or comprehend language;

Functional deficits that make it difficult to do things like work or keep the home in order; Social limitations that make it difficult for a person to engage with others;

Sleep problems or the inability to manage urine or bowel function are examples of regulatory deficits.

Personality or psychological disorders such as sadness, anxiety, or suicidal ideation; and Seizures caused by traumatic epilepsy.

Following a TBI, any of these symptoms may appear. They may occur alone or in groups. They might change in the future. They may or may not react to treatment and medicines. There is essentially no way to forecast what mix of impairments will develop or how long they will persist in advance, at least not with any degree of precision.

BRAIN INJURY: ANOXIC OR HYPOXIC

Anoxic or hypoxic (a.k.a. “non-traumatic”) brain damage may cause almost all of the same symptoms  and deficits as TBI. Whether caused by a stroke, brain swelling from disease or infection, or a lack of  oxygen reaching the brain (such as from smoke inhalation, carbon monoxide poisoning, or drowning), the damage is done to brain tissue by these “non- violent” injuries has essentially the same consequences as “violent” injuries. Similarly, these injuries have unpredictably long healing times and prospects.

WHY CHOOSING AN EXPERIENCED LAWYER IS IMPORTANT

People who have been hurt as a result of someone else’s negligence or recklessness have the right to  seek compensation (known as “damages”) for their losses via a legal procedure known as a “personal injury lawsuit.”

When it comes to picking a lawyer to assist them in getting compensation, injured persons have many  alternatives. A billboard promoting the services of a personal injury attorney promising to obtain you  the money you deserve may be seen on almost any route.

Many individuals are unaware. However, that personal injury attorneys, like any other set of professionals, have a broad range of knowledge and experience. It’s one thing for a lawyer to promise to assist you if you’ve been “hurt in a car accident” on a billboard.

It’s another thing entirely for that  lawyer to have extensive expertise in the sort of car accident you were in or the type of injury  you’re currently dealing with in terms of agony and cost.

Fortunately, with so many attorneys to choose from, wounded Floridians who spend a little time looking  in the correct locations may find a lawyer with expertise and a specialty that fits their accident and injury. Warrior Car Accident Lawyers, we urge anybody who has been harmed due to no fault of their own to make an effort to contact a lawyer who can assist them.

Suppose we cannot assist someone seeking legal assistance after surviving an extremely odd accident or suffering a highly unusual injury. Because of our size and breadth of activity, there is a strong probability that one of our attorneys possesses the expertise and understanding that a prospective client requires. In that case, we will do our utmost to recommend them to someone who can.

Why? Because the reality about legal services is that having a lawyer with specialized skills makes a  HUGE difference in a personal injury lawsuit’s result. A lawyer who has handled cases similar to yours  understands what questions to ask witnesses, what evidence to look for, and what legal arguments to use to make those who wronged you responsible.

When it comes to your physical, mental, and financial well-being, you don’t want to worry that your  lawyer is still learning the legal and factual problems that will determine your future.

When insurance companies, opposing law firm, and juries recognize that they are dealing with a personal injury attorney  who understands the facts and the law, they react by making larger settlement offers and awarding greater damages. 

HOW CAN CHOOSE A BRAIN INJURY ATTORNEY BENEFIT YOU?

Brain injury patients, in particular, benefit from having a lawyer who is familiar with their specific condition. As previously said, brain injuries vary greatly in how they occur, the damage they do, and the

chances (and expenses) of recovery. Here are some of the ways a brain injury lawyer, not

just any personal injury lawyer, may assist you after brain damage. determining the extent of your brain injury

Your brain damage will, of course, be treated by doctors and other health care experts. However, they are not the only ones who must comprehend and assess the type and degree of your TBI or anoxic/hypoxic damage.

Your lawyer’s goal is to ensure you get the financial resources and help you need to heal fully and reimburse you for the hardship you’re facing. To execute that job properly, your lawyer requires a  thorough understanding of brain injury terminology and diagnosis so that he or she can completely comprehend and appreciate the contents of medical documents, as well as the views and evaluations of  your condition provided by your medical team.

IDENTIFYING WHOSE NEGLIGENCE CAUSED YOUR BRAIN INJURY

When it comes to determining who could be legally liable to you for damages, a lawyer with expertise  and understanding of brain injuries can help. As previously said, brain injuries may occur in various ways  and for a variety of causes.

A lawyer who knows the mechanics of how you were hit in the head, deprived of air, or got a hazardous infection will be able to establish whose choices and/or actions caused your injury. Furthermore, a  lawyer can determine the individual or parties whose actions caused your harm, the more likely you are  to get the compensation you deserve.

CALCULATING THE FULL AMOUNT OF YOUR DAMAGES DUE TO A BRAIN INJURY

Because brain injuries have convoluted diagnoses and recovery prospects, it’s difficult to say how much money they’ll cost their sufferers. The more experience a lawyer has  representing brain injury victims and their families, the more knowledge and resources he or she has to help calculate how much a brain injury “costs” in terms of medical and therapeutic care, assistive services, lost wages, and earning  opportunities, and pain and suffering.

One risk of employing an unskilled lawyer is that he or she will be unaware of the many ways a brain injury impacts a person’s day-to-day life and wellness, each of which serves as a data point for  calculating damages. By hiring a brain injury attorney, you may be confident that every hardship you  have while recovering from your injury will be documented and paid.

EXPLAINING THE EFFECTS OF YOUR BRAIN INJURY ON OTHERS

Lawyers represent their clients. They want to get money from persons who have damaged their customers. Settlement negotiations and jury trials are the two main venues for advocacy.

The work of advocating for a brain-injured client may be difficult in both contexts by the reality that those “across the table” or “in the jury box” have little knowledge and competence with brain injuries.

It is the lawyer’s responsibility to assist them in comprehending and appreciating the critical elements of a brain injury and its expenses without overloading them with technical information or medical/legal  jargon.

That is not a simple process. To pull it off successfully, it needs a lawyer with exceptional communication and analytical abilities, as well as a deep, wide understanding of brain damage research, medicine, and rehabilitation.

HOW TO FIND A LAWYER FOR A BRAIN INJURY

Calling the first phone number you see on a highway billboard will not help you find a lawyer to assist you in getting compensation for your brain damage. Limit your search to attorneys that specifically advertise for brain injury clients, and then demand that the attorney describe the nature and scope of his or her brain injury legal practice to you.

Your lawyer should have experience representing people who have suffered brain damage comparable to yours or your loved ones due to a similar sort of accident or occurrence.

Contact a top-rated brain injury law company immediately to talk with a team of attorneys with extensive expertise defending clients whose lives have been turned upside-down by a brain injury.

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