Evaluating an Attorney’s Expertise, August 2012

November 12, 2013

I n recent years, there has been steadily increasing

awareness and understanding of brain injury and its consequences by health care providers and the

public. Unfortunately, as is often the case, the legal

profession has lagged behind the medical sciences in this area. For the attorney representing a brain injury survivor, understanding the subtle aspects of brain injury can be crucial to assessing a client’s individual needs and, if the matter involves a court case, in effectively presenting the survivor’s strongest possible case. To effectively represent a brain injury survivor, an attorney