Traumatic Brain Injuries: Why Experience Counts

A traumatic brain injury can be completely life altering for both the victim and his or her loved ones. The worries are near constant: hospital bills, insurance policies, long-term care, a lack of income or companionship, and the hardship of adjusting to a life that has been changed forever. Every family member of traumatic brain injury sufferers feels an overwhelming sense of helplessness. The average American doesn't know anything about brain injuries and their costs, so it’s nearly impossible for them to imagine what resources will be needed or what actions should be taken.

Traumatic brain injuries and their effects are as broad and varied as the functions of the brain itself. If the injury occurred due to the actions of someone else, acquiring the services of an attorney that knows brain injuries, their effects, and their costs is the most important step that you can take.

Richard Serpe has a long and successful history of securing the compensation and financial support that they will need. While some attorneys might consider it a success if they obtain some compensation for their clients, Richard Serpe knows that the financial needs of a traumatic brain injury victim and his family are very broad, and require much more than enough to cover utilities and the mortgage.

There are medical costs, theraputical costs, training to help make the victim a functioning member of society (if at all possible,) and the cost of what the victim used to be able to contribute to his or her family. Lost wages and lost future earnings are all real concerns that should be addressed.

The most important aspect of presenting a brain injury case is making the consequences of the injury obvious to a jury. Proving physical impairment to a judge, jury or arbitrator is a relatively easy task in comparison. For instance, if someone loses a leg in an auto accident, one could easily point out how that person’s life has changed. But since the damage caused by a brain injury is not always immediately visually apparent, the challenge of proving that the injury caused damage to cognitive skills or emotional control is much more difficult.

Using the opinions and testimony of forensic engineers, physicians who specialize in brain injury, neurophysiologists, neuroradiologists, life care planners, vocational rehabilitation specialists, and other medical specialists, Richard Serpe makes brain injuries and their consequences as clear as possible.

The importance of a clear demonstration of damage cannot be stressed enough; the attorneys for the defense will do everything they can to minimize the effects of the injury. They do everything from checking into the victim’s background for anything incriminating to placing the victim under surveillance.

If you or a loved one have suffered from a traumatic brain injury, it’s important to bring the most capable and experienced people available to represent your interests. Richard Serpe has the knowledge, experience and dedication that will be necessary for brain injury victims to obtain what is right and decent for the victim, and not just what is financially convenient for the insurance companies that are contesting the case. Contact our offices for a free legal consultation today.