Traumatic Brain Injury Attorneys In Santa Fe

The brain is the most important organ in your body, and it’s not close. While injuries to other organs can cause physical changes and death, an injury to the brain, if it’s bad enough, can change who a person is in fundamental ways. Brain injuries demand attention and advocacy to recover compensation.

At Clark & Ruyle, Attorneys at Law, LLC, our personal injury lawyers fight for injured victims across Santa Fe. They provide each client with attentive, caring service in the face of devastating consequences. They have built impressive trial skills fighting for people in both civil and criminal cases, and they can bring that hard-nosed, toughness to your TBI claim.

Trial-Tested Lawyers On Your Side

With 45 years of combined experience in court, our traumatic brain injury attorneys know how to build a case that gets results for you. We have fought for clients who have received traumatic brain injuries as a result of any accident, but most commonly:

• Car crashes: Car accidents are easily the most common type of personal injury, and a head injury during a car crash is a regular occurrence.
• Commercial truck accidents: Commercial truck accidents are similar to car accidents, but with the size and power of the vehicle serious head injuries are more common.
• Slip-and-falls: Falling on a person’s property is often how people acquire concussions and head injuries.
• Motorcycle accidents: While helmets can mitigate some of the most serious consequences of a motorcycle crash, they are only required for riders and passengers under 18.
• Sports injuries: Football is one of the most famous sports for causing head injuries, and repeated head injuries are the primary cause of serious conditions such as chronic traumatic encephalitis.
• Medical malpractice: If mistakes are made during surgery, the brain could be deprived of oxygen for too long, leading to serious trauma damage and even long-term personality or mood changes.

No matter how the brain injury occurred, the real challenge is pursuing compensation for the medical bills that inevitably follow.

Why Traumatic Brain Injuries Are So Serious

Traumatic brain injuries impact everything from your memory to your personality, but they are not all the same. There are many complexities in the brain that science has not uncovered, and even two people with similar accidents and injuries can have completely different outcomes and prognoses.

For that reason, traumatic injuries are broken into classes of severity by symptoms:

• Mild brain injury: There may be some loss of consciousness, dizziness or confusion, but it is typically short lived. It does not persist, but does require long term intervention
• Moderate brain injury: Longer periods of unconsciousness, altered mental state and perhaps some time in a coma. These can require long-term monitoring and treatment.
• Severe brain injury: Lengthy periods of unconsciousness, altered mental state and many victims are comatose for a long time. These are the most serious and frequently require a lot of long-term treatment.

There is no roadmap for what type of accident may lead to what kind of outcome. If you or someone in your life has been in an accident with likely head injuries, this is the time to get legal help to manage what happens next.

Compensation For Brain Injuries

The types of compensation available for brain injuries include the monetary damages for the accident, such as any medical bills or property damage, along with any wages you have lost from being unable to work after the crash. If there is a bill for the incident that you must pay, that will be part of what we will pursue. These are called economic damages.

However, there are other damages that you can pursue in a brain injury claim which are not as easily measured. They are non-economic damages, such as psychological damage, pain and suffering and loss of companionship. The severity of the injury in a TBI case can mirror even the most painful of wrongful death claims.

Additionally, if the circumstances of the accident warrant it, there is a possibility that you may look to receive punitive damages from the liable party.

Why Choose Clark & Ruyle, Attorneys at Law, LLC As Your Brain Injury Attorneys?

Our personal injury lawyers understand the laws of liability in New Mexico. They focus on using their knowledge of the law and their trial-tested court skills to make a difference for the people our firm represents. We understand that seeking full, fair compensation in a brain injury case may look like an uphill battle. We will put our every effort into securing the outcome you deserve.

A traumatic brain injury can mean mood changes, memory loss, fatigue and devastating long-term care needs. We’re here for you. Set up a free consultation today by sending us an email or calling us at 505-819-0493. We’re ready to hear from you. We’re ready to fight.