Catastrophic Injuries

Catastrophic Personal Injury Lawyer

A catastrophic injury causes tremendous life changes. A quick, talented brain now doesn't operate the way it used to. Legs that once ran marathons can no longer manage to walk. When someone else's negligence has cause a loved one catastrophic injury, contact the experienced personal injury lawyers at the Gergel, Nickles & Solomon law firm in Columbia, South Carolina.

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At our law firm, we prepare every case in anticipation of it going to trial. This is especially important in the case of catastrophic injuries. Insurance companies and other liable parties know how expensive such cases can be. Sometimes it takes an experienced trial lawyer and a well-informed jury to help them do what's right.

Our attorneys use life care planners and doctors to explain the current and long-term needs of catastrophic injury victims.
We use experts to do vocational assessments, examining the education needs and work abilities of people suffering from catastrophic injuries. We also determine the economic losses caused by the injuries.
Spinal cord injuries can result in paraplegia or quadriplegia. Long-term care needs can include special medical equipment, long-term medical care, attendant care, and physical and vocational therapy.
A closed head brain injury can mean a lifetime of dealing with emotional and cognitive disabilities. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has varying levels of seriousness. Our medical experts will assess the extent of the damage and the future needs of the brain injury victim.
Burn injuries can require years of painful treatment and extensive medical care.
Our catastrophic personal injury attorneys have the experience and ability to explain how the injury occurred and what the victim needs to live a life with a permanent disability. We use human factors experts, biomechanical engineers, and our own experienced trial skills to tell the injured person's story to a jury.

Whatever caused the accident, however serious the injury, we have the experience and compassion to help.

For more information about catastrophic injuries, see our Catastrophic Injuries Information Center .

When a case is complex, when it is important to you and your family, contact the personal injury lawyers at the Gergel, Nickles & Solomon law firm. We serve clients anywhere in South Carolina. Free consultation for all personal injury, medical malpractice, and products liability cases.