Direct blows to your spine, unnatural body movements (often suffered in accidents), sports injuries, medical errors, and countless other hazards can leave a victim with a life-changing spinal cord injury (SCI). These injuries can be costly, debilitating, and even paralyzing. If you believe that someone’s negligent actions contributed to you or a loved one suffering an SCI, speak with AP Law Group – Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys about hiring a Houston spinal cord injury lawyer.
Attorney Arsha Pourghaffar is a serious attorney whose record of results precedes him. At the same time, he and his team are boundlessly compassionate to clients, who deserve a legal team that cares for them while fighting for their financial recovery. Call AP Law Group – Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys for your free, no-risk consultation.
Spinal Cord Injuries: Serious, Costly Ailments Worth Speaking to a Lawyer About
The spinal cord is a complex network of bones (vertebrae), nerves, and blood vessels. These components each play a critical role in transmitting signals from the brain to the rest of the body. If there is an injury to one or more components of the spinal cord, the victim may:
- Lose certain physical abilities, possibly including paralysis
- Lose sensation in, and complete control over, certain body parts
- Experience muscular weakness
- Lose coordination
- Have pressure in various areas of the body, potentially in the back, neck, and head
- Have bowel and bladder control issues
These are just some of the physical symptoms of an SCI. You may face other severe physical symptoms, as well as psychological and emotional challenges that are just as difficult as your physical problems. The many harmful effects of a spinal cord injury may:
- Prevent you from exercising, socializing, and engaging in other activities you consider foundational to your life (or, perhaps, changing how you engage in these activities)
- Interfere with your ability to work, which may cause both distress and financial loss
- Affect romantic relationships
- Cause immense pain and suffering
- Fundamentally change how you live your life (and the very quality of your life)
Few injuries have the potential to be as damaging as a severe spinal cord injury. For this reason, those with SCIs may benefit more than most from hiring a capable lawyer.
The Attorneys at AP Law Group - Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys Become Well-Versed in Our Clients’ Injuries
There are a few ways to classify spinal cord injuries, but the two primary classifications are:
- Complete spinal cord injury: A complete spinal cord injury means the cord can no longer transmit signals below the injury site. Victims with paralyzing SCIs generally suffer from a complete injury.
- Incomplete spinal cord injury: Those with incomplete SCIs still have some sensation and body control below the injury site but may still suffer significant symptoms.
Complete spinal cord injuries tend to be more financially costly than incomplete injuries. On average, though, even an incomplete spinal cord injury costs the victim more than $347,000 in the first year of care alone. It is imperative that you receive fair compensation for these notoriously costly injuries, and calling AP Law Group – Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys may be the first step toward justice.
Damages You May Suffer (and Deserve Money For) After a Spinal Cord Injury
The AP Law Group – Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys approach is personal. We know that everyone who suffers an SCI faces unique symptoms, financial stressors, lifestyle changes, medical demands, and challenges. We will get to know your story once you hire your Houston spinal cord injury attorney from AP Law Group – Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys.
That said, some of the most common damages those with SCIs face are:
Diagnostic Medical Services
Many who suffer spinal cord injuries require emergency care, which can include ambulance transport, treatment in an emergency department, and hospitalization. Diagnostic procedures may coincide with or follow emergency services, and some diagnostic procedures for spinal cord injuries include:
- X-rays
- CT scans
- MRIs
- Blood tests
- Physical examination
These and other diagnostic procedures can cost thousands of dollars. Whether or not you have healthcare insurance, our team will evaluate your medical costs and seek fair compensation from liable parties.
Medical Treatment for Injuries
Diagnosing your spinal cord injury may only be the beginning of your medical needs. Subsequent treatment for an SCI may include one or more surgeries, regular observation from a spinal cord specialist, and other forms of care.
Those with spinal cord injuries may also need medical equipment (a wheelchair, for example), medications, and other healthcare-adjacent items and services. Few expenses are as costly as healthcare services, and AP Law Group – Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys will account for the cost of all medical care related to your SCI.
Rehabilitation Services
Rehabilitation may help someone with an SCI:
- Get stronger
- Improve mobility
- Regain control over body parts in which they have lost sensation
- Improve in other ways
Rehab for an SCI may be expensive and long-term in nature. We will work with your medical providers to document and value any required rehabilitation services.
Professional Harm
When an injury happens, your ability to earn a living is always a consideration. It is especially true of an injury as serious as an SCI. Professional harm resulting from a spinal cord ailment may include:
- Lost income
- Diminished earning power
- Loss of fulfillment and purpose you get from your career
- Lost overtime pay, bonuses, and other conditional compensation
When spine injuries cause long-term financial harm, we consider the corresponding long-term professional losses. Such harm may include the loss of professional opportunities like promotions and new employment possibilities.
Pain and Suffering (and Mental Health Services, If You Need Them)
Injuries and pain and suffering are, for most, inseparable. Some examples of pain and suffering you might suffer because of a spinal cord injury are:
- Physical pain
- Lost quality of life
- Loss of self-esteem
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Physical disfigurement
Attorney Arsha Pourghaffar is compassionate but also knows that a mental health professional has unique qualifications for diagnosing pain and suffering. We work with mental health service providers to diagnose clients’ pain and suffering and provide any counseling and other care our clients need.
Housing and Transportation Costs Related to the SCI
Spinal cord injuries can limit one’s access to vehicles and residences. If you need to move, purchase a new vehicle, install ramps and other features in your residence, or take other measures to ensure you can travel and live within the confines of your injury, we will consider all associated costs.
Why AP Law Group - Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys Is the Firm to Call After a Spinal Cord Injury in Houston
Don’t ever believe that every lawyer is the same or that every law firm is worthy of your trust. Each firm stands alone, and you must choose carefully and wisely when trusting your case to a Houston spinal cord injury attorney.
Attorney Arsha Pourghaffar and his team at AP Law Group – Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys don’t take clients for granted, and we don’t offer our services lightly. Anyone faced with a spinal cord injury deserves a reputable, hardworking, trustworthy legal team—the stakes of SCI cases are far too high to rely on an unproven lawyer.
Choose your Houston SCI lawyer from AP Law Group – Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys because:
- We only accept cases we are qualified to lead (and confident in winning): This is not to say that we shy away from tough cases—we are always game for even a difficult fight. That being said, we don’t want you to waste your time. If you have grounds for legal action, we will lead the way. That being said, we are honest with our clients. If AP Law Group – Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys offers its services, it’s because your case is truly worth making.
- Our clients are always the priority: There is no other priority but our clients. We believe the rest will fall into place if we give clients our all. Expect to have a close relationship with your lawyer, to hear often from our team, and to be treated like the priority you are when you hire AP Law Group – Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys.
- We have successfully resolved cases for many clients with SCIs: Experience is not just important when you’re choosing your Houston spinal cord injury lawyer. Experience is critical. Attorney Pourghaffar’s history of successfully resolving many spinal cord injury cases makes him a steady, confident, and capable representative for your case.
- Your case will get all the funding and resources it warrants: We are in the legal field to deliver impactful financial outcomes to our clients. Delivering these outcomes is not always possible without spending money and investing resources in a case. We don’t hesitate to hire experts or take other steps to improve our cases, even when those steps cost us money. This is merely the cost of winning for our clients.
You might also choose us because we have an office located on 2 Riverway in Houston. We work in the city, live there, and call Houston home. Our ties to Houston mean we care immensely about Houstonians, are familiar with the city’s medical providers and courts, and can efficiently and compassionately resolve cases like yours.
Our phones are always open, and we want to assist in deciding whether or not we ultimately handle your case. Helping is what we do, so call AP Law Group – Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys today at (713) 913-4627 for a free, no-pressure consultation about a Houston spinal cord injury lawyer.
SCI-Related Case Types We Handle at AP Law Group - Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys
A spinal cord injury may be the result of:
- Car accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Workplace accidents
- Bicycle accidents
- Slip and fall accidents
- Truck accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- Construction accidents
Even events we don’t typically associate with spinal cord injuries, like animal attacks, may, in fact, cause an SCI. If you or a loved one suffered a spinal injury in any circumstance that happened because of another person’s negligence, it’s worth calling AP Law Group – Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys to discuss your case—there’s no risk in doing so.
We Know How Devastating an SCI Can Be. Let Us Build Your Case in Pursuit of Any Compensation You Deserve.
We never guarantee case timelines because no two cases are identical. We never know exactly what will happen in any given SCI case, but our experience gives us reliable insight into what your case will require.
Some of the steps we expect to take on your behalf are:
Documenting the Cause of Your Spinal Cord Injury
Whether your case takes place in Houston, New York City, or anywhere else, the odds of victory increase significantly if you can prove fault for the spinal cord injury. The way we investigate will depend on how the SCI happened, but we may ultimately secure the following:
- Your detailed account of how the spinal injury happened (and who you believe caused it)
- Witness accounts reflecting your own
- Expert testimony about why the SCI happened (and who is at fault)
- Several other forms of evidence
Attorney Pourghaffar and the rest of our team will immediately seek this evidence after you hire us, and you should know that necessary evidence may not be available much longer.
Securing All Proof of Your Recoverable Damages
We will amass all medical records and images, expert testimony, financial records, and other documentation of SCI-related damages. Liable parties often poke holes in the victim’s financial demands, and air-tight documentation will be pivotal to your case’s success.
Negotiating with Those Liable for Your SCI
Attorney Pourghaffar is a tireless and proven negotiator. If liable parties are willing to engage, we will fight for a fair settlement on your behalf. Our team is also experienced in Houston courtrooms. If you and our team decide to take legal action, we won’t flinch in the face of any necessary trial.
We will amass all medical records and images, expert testimony, financial records, and other documentation of SCI-related damages. Liable parties often poke holes in the victim’s financial demands, and air-tight documentation will be pivotal to your case’s success.
Call AP Law Group - Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys Today for Your Free Consultation with a Houston Spinal Cord Injury Attorney
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Call AP Law Group – Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys today at (713) 913-4627 for your free, no-obligation consultation about a Houston spinal cord injury lawyer. AP Law Group – Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys is dedicated to personal injury law, including spinal cord injury cases. Take the first step to a better future.