We have the experience of using leading-edge computer technology to effectively represent our clients:

A thirty-two year old maintenance worker was injured while inspecting a conveyor system. The worker suffered a spinal cord injury and a traumatic brain injury. Innovative computer technology was used to obtain critical information to prove the conveyor was defective. A settlement in excess of $2 million dollars was obtained for the injured worker.

A twenty-seven year old passenger was ejected from a van traveling on an icy highway in Wisconsin. He suffered from a badly fractured pelvis and a traumatic brain injury. Detailed computer-generated medical illustrations were used to explain the significance of the injuries to the negligent driver's insurance company. Over $1 million dollars was obtained for the passenger's economic and non-economic losses.

A thirty-five year old driver was injured in a rural Michigan county by another driver running a red light. He suffered a mild traumatic brain injury and numerous fractures. A computer generated video presentation at a settlement proceeding resulted in a $1 million dollar award.

A middle age worker was injured on a construction site when the floor collapsed. He suffered life-threatening injuries. Testimony was effectively presented in the case using a new computer technique combining video and written deposition transcripts. The case concluded with a total settlement in excess of $ 1 million dollars.

These are examples of cases the firm has handled. Each case is different, however, and the individual results depend upon the specific factual and legal circumstances.

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The experiences of the brain injured and their families have taught us a lot over the past several decades. In this section, we wish to share with you some of what we have learned about the new lives we are leading. There is indeed life! It is different, sometimes radically different, than life before the "Trauma" and most of us still draw a dividing line at that point in time. What's important to know is that that line doesn't stop JOY.

It does not stop GROWTH. It does not stop LAUGHTER and, in fact, many of us have come to realize that there is no area of life in which we cannot lay claim to things we have always valued. For some of us, the "Trauma" is seen in retrospect as a crucial turning point that led us to lives more fulfilling, more giving and more utilizing of our talents than we could ever have dreamed of before the trauma. We strive to share the kinds of things that people all over the world are sharing through support groups, family get-togethers and midnight phone calls. The tone of some of the personal stories we'll be adding to this site may be at times sweet, and at it other times extremely raw. The flip side of JOY, GROWTH and LAUGHTER could be described as Depression, Agony and Tears and life has brought us copious quantities of ALL of these things. That seems to be one of Life's jobs. Ours is to help each other through it ADJUSTMENT TO DISABILITY

• Brain injury can be a catastrophic event which dramatically changes a person and their family. A host of emotional responses may result. Over time, people often find that they adjust to the changes created by the brain injury. Adjustment doesn't mean that people are happy about changes, rather, it means that they recognize that they cannot be changed, and rather than struggle toward the impossible, begin to set goals and make decisions based on the new self.
• The person who has sustained the brain injury often must develop a new sense of self, and the family must develop a new vision of who the person is. This is a gradual evolutionary process which can be different for each individual and family.
• For the person with a brain injury, learning what a brain injury is, identifying the changes the injury has caused, and ultimately, adjusting to the new limitations resulting from the brain injury can be a challenging and difficult, but often necessary process.
• Family members often experience a similar process, and have the dual challenges of changing their vision of the person with a brain injury at the same time as the family is redefined and their role in it changes, too.
• Three general types of individuals and family intervention have been identified and may be helpful at different stages of recovery: Information and education; support, problem-solving, and restructuring, and formal therapy.