You likely need a brain injury attorney in Los Angeles if someone else's negligence caused your brain injury and you have lasting symptoms, missed work, or pressure from an insurer to settle. Brain injury claims are complex because symptoms can be invisible and evolve over months, and an early settlement can leave out the future care you may need.
A traumatic brain injury can change a life in an instant. Whether it comes from a car crash, a fall, or a heavy object striking your head, the effects on thinking, mood, and physical ability may not be obvious at first, yet they can shape your daily life for years.
What Causes Traumatic Brain Injuries
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) happens when a sudden blow, jolt, or penetrating injury damages the brain. Common causes include:
- Car, truck, motorcycle, and pedestrian accidents
- Slip and fall incidents
- Falling objects and unsafe property conditions
- Bicycle accidents
- Violent shaking or blunt force trauma
Even a "mild" TBI can cause lasting problems. Because the brain controls thought, movement, behavior, and emotion, an injury can affect nearly everything.
Why Brain Injury Claims Are Different
Unlike a broken arm, a brain injury may not show up clearly on a scan, and understanding its full impact often takes extensive evaluation and monitoring. Symptoms can include memory loss, confusion, trouble concentrating, personality or mood changes, headaches, dizziness, and problems with balance and coordination. Some worsen over time. From the insurance side, that uncertainty is an opportunity: an adjuster who settles before the long-term picture is clear pays far less. Our founder, Shawn Rokni, previously worked as a senior insurance defense attorney and in-house counsel for a major auto insurer, so we know how these claims are evaluated.
When to Contact a Brain Injury Attorney
- Someone else's negligence caused the injury
- You are experiencing cognitive, emotional, or behavioral changes
- The injury affects your ability to work or live independently
- Doctors expect long-term or permanent effects
- An insurer is pushing you to settle quickly
How We Help
Our traumatic brain injury practice works closely with physicians, neurologists, and other specialists to understand the full scope of your injury. We investigate how it happened, gather medical evidence and expert opinions, document the lifetime impact, prove liability through witnesses and reports, negotiate with insurers, and prepare the case for trial if needed, explaining each step in plain language.
Compensation in California Brain Injury Cases
Depending on the case, compensation can include medical and rehabilitation costs, future care and assisted living, lost income and reduced earning capacity, pain and suffering, emotional distress, and loss of enjoyment of life. Severe injuries require a claim that accounts for lifelong care and support. Our guide to brain injury compensation walks through the claim step by step, and brain injuries often accompany other catastrophic injuries, such as spinal injuries.
Speak With a Los Angeles Brain Injury Attorney
Brain injuries affect families and caregivers too. Time matters: evidence must be preserved and medical documentation gathered early. Contact Insider Accident Lawyers for a free consultation or call 424-INSIDER. We serve clients across Los Angeles from our office in Koreatown and Central LA. You pay no attorney's fee unless we recover compensation for you.
