If you or a loved one have sustained a brain injury during
an accident, it’s important to contact a brain injury law firm that will
protect your interests. Your lawyer can help alleviate some of your stress by
gathering information about the accident, talking to the at-fault person’s
insurance company and insurance adjusters, dealing with your work, and filling
out and filing the right forms to meet crucial deadlines.
The Long-Term
Financial Impact of a Brain Injury
Since the brain is one of the slowest parts of the human
body to recover from injury, rehabilitation after a brain injury may take a
long time. According to the
Association
for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured, 56,000 Canadians suffered a
head injury in 2011, with 20% of those injuries being fatal. Of the survivors,
9,000 people needed long-term rehabilitation to reach a full recovery and 6,000
had permanent disabilities caused by their injury.
When you contact a brain injury law firm, your lawyer will
know the kind of financial stress your family may face after a brain injury,
above and beyond any lost income for the victim or family members caring for
the injured person.
Ongoing costs can include home care, medication, medical
devices, housekeeping help, and help with childcare. A permanent disability may
mean making significant home renovations, like adding ramps, chair lifts, or
even an elevator so you can move around your own home. You may need your
vehicle altered so you can drive again.
A brain injury may prevent you from going back to work in
your field. After all, problems with dizziness may prevent a construction
worker from climbing to heights, while a physical disability may prevent a
nurse from doing heavy lifting. You may need retraining in another field. You
may also need help finding a job in your new field, especially since you may be
looking at a significant pay cut as you embark on a new career path.
Some people find that they can’t work again because of
serious, permanent damage to their brains. Your lawyer can help you get the
compensation you need to live a full life after your accident.
How an Experienced
Brain Injury Law Firm Can Help
Dealing with the aftermath of a brain injury is stressful
enough without having to worry about insurance companies and dealing with your
boss. Contacting a brain injury law firm can free up your attention so you can
focus on the injured person.
Your lawyer can help alleviate some of your stress by
gathering information about the accident, talking to the at-fault person’s
insurance company and insurance adjusters, dealing with your work, and filling
out and filing the right forms to meet crucial deadlines. Some municipalities
give as little as ten days after an accident to file a claim—not much time if
you or a family member is in the hospital recovering.
Sokoloff law firm, located in Toronto and Brampton, has
years of experience in personal injury law, including
brain
injuries. The offices speak a combined total of over 30 languages, making
it easier to relay the details of an accident in your home language.
Contact a brain injury law firm to take care of the legal
details while you recover from your head injury.