Chicago Brain Injury Attorney

I have experience in cases in the Chicago area involving traumatic brain injury, closed head brain
injury, and other catastrophic injuries.

I obtained an $11.11 million jury verdict on behalf of a client who had a brain infection due to
bacterial meningitis that went undiagnosed in a hospital emergency department. The damages
part of this case was fairly clear, the lady was going to have to live in a nursing home the rest of
her life and, just by looking at her, the jury could tell there was something seriously wrong. 
Traumatic brain injury cases, on the other hand, can present serious issues when it comes to
communicating to the jury how the injury affects lives. This is because in so-called “mild” brain
injury cases the person may look and sound perfectly normal. However, I have heard many times
from loved ones about how lives get turned upside down from traumatic brain injury. Many
times these dramatic changes result in a loss of emotional “affect.” 

In one case I had an electrician who went back to work as an electrician following a traumatic
brain injury. His co-workers learned they could no longer trust him to act safely. He was a
danger to himself and to others. To this day I remember discussing with him how frequently
when I hear the national anthem, or see a movie like Rocky, or listen to music, I get kind of a
tingling, tearing feeling. He said that he no longer could experience things like that. How sad. 

Sad, but how do you get a jury to appreciate and value what a person with traumatic brain injury
experiences every day? The witnesses come from work and play. So-called “before and after”
witnesses who give the jury the contrast in life. Also, a very important witness in every traumatic
brain injury case, who must be able to communicate effectively with the jury, is a
neuropsychologist. The battery of tests administered to the client will frequently reveal deficits
in different lobes of the brain. Through a neuropsycholist we prove to juries in a concrete,
scientific manner what has happened.

If you or a loved one now has a traumatic brain injury due to the negligence of another, contact
an attorney with experience in the Chicago area with these types of cases. Please call me
now at 1-800-913-1708 or contact my office today.