Spinal Cord Injuries

California Spinal Cord Injury Litigation Attorneys

At the San Jose personal injury law firm of Shea & Shea, we concentrate on the recovery of full and fair compensation for severely injured accident victims —especially those whose injuries include brain trauma or spinal cord damage. As nationally recognized practitioners of what has come to be known as neurolaw, or litigation involving injuries to the brain and central nervous system, our lawyers have achieved outstanding results for our clients who suffer from quadriplegia, paralysis, or loss of brain function as a result of trauma.

For more information regarding our practice and how we can help you, contact a spinal cord injury lawyers at Shea & Shea to schedule a free consultation about your legal options.

The Steps Involved — Pursuing Legal Action in Spinal Cord Injury Cases

Whether you were injured in a construction site accident, a truck collision, swimming pool accident or a motorcycle accident, our lawyers provide comprehensive client service from the very start of your case. First, we make sure that you are receiving the full range of medical treatment that you need. In severe spinal cord injury cases, we usually retain a case management nurse to coordinate your treatment and help work out the logistics of your medical care. We can even help resolve problems with getting tests, medications, or therapeutic services that your insurance will not cover.

At the same time, we assemble a team of experts chosen for their ability to analyze, document, and persuasively describe their findings with respect to every technical issue of liability and damages that will arise in your case. We advance the expenses involved in the development of expert and forensic evidence at our own risk, and we only recover our costs when we collect on your claim.

Long-Term Healthcare Needs and Spinal Cord Injury

Accurate identification of your need for ongoing care in a spinal cord injury case resulting in quadriplegia or paraplegia will usually require a physiatrist specializing in central nervous system cases, a vocational rehabilitation expert or occupational therapist, an economist, and a life care planning specialist, as well as your treating and consulting physicians and surgeons. We anticipate that the defense will contest every element of your damages demand, so we document your losses and future requirements as specifically as possible.

We consult nationally recognized experts in healthcare, medicine, and life care planning in order to ensure our clients receive compensation proportional to their current and future needs. In cases involving paraplegia and quadriplegia, we work with established healthcare cost data that details known costs associated with nursing care, medicine, medical equipment, and other needed medical care.

Our goal in all cases is to help you recover the money you will need to make the most of your life in the aftermath of an incapacitating accident. That amount is usually many multiples of the settlement offers that an insurer will make until it is convinced of your practical ability to prove the full amount of your claim at trial.

Contact Spinal Cord Injury Attorneys at Shea & Shea

Our experience and skill in the presentation of severe spinal cord injury claims can help maximize the likelihood that you can resolve your case for the amount it is actually worth. To schedule a free consultation about your options in a spinal cord trauma case, contact an experienced California personal injury attorney at Shea & Shea.