West Seattle Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury and Slip and Fall Accident Attorney
When you are injured by the careless, reckless, or negligent actions of another, you need an experienced personal injury lawyer to carefully analyze your claim to help ensure that you are fully compensated for your injuries. At the Law Offices of Angela L. DeWig, we handle an array of personal injury and wrongful death claims. In addition to litigating auto accident and nursing home abuse cases, our West Seattle firm represents traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and slip and fall accident victims. Attorney Angela DeWig will fight to protect your rights and help ensure that you receive the compensation to which you are entitled.
Traumatic Brain Injury
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 1.4 million people suffer brain injuries each year. Furthermore, the CDC reports that at least 5.4 million Americans must have long-term care as a result of traumatic brain injury.
A traumatic brain injury is often caused by a blow to the head or a penetrating injury that causes a disruption to the normal function of the brain. Head injuries may be caused by motor vehicle collisions, slip and fall accidents, physical assault, athletic injuries, and other accidents.
The consequences of traumatic brain injury include:
- Cognitive Damage: Short- or long-term memory loss; difficulty concentrating, communicating or planning
- Psychological or Behavioral Problems: Anxiety, agitation, impulsivity, depression, mood swings
- Physical Problems: Seizures; partial or complete paralysis of the body; headaches; speech impairment; loss of vision, hearing, smell, or taste
If you or a loved one is a brain injury victim and you are seeking an experienced West Seattle traumatic brain injury attorney, contact the Law Offices of Angela L. DeWig. Representing clients throughout King County and Washington State, Angela DeWig serves each of our brain injury clients with a high standard of representation and personalized attention. We fight on behalf of traumatic brain injury victims for the fair compensation to which they are entitled.
Spinal Cord Injury
According to the Mayo Clinic, approximately 11,000 Americans suffer spinal cord injuries each year. A spinal cord injury may be the result of a sudden, traumatic blow to the spine that fractures, dislocates, crushes, or compresses the vertebrae, or a penetrating wound that severs the spinal cord.
The spinal cord is the conduit of nerve tissue, protected by the bones of the spine, which delivers messages between the brain and the body. When a spinal cord injury occurs, the part of the body controlled by the affected area of the spinal cord may lose its ability to function. Many spinal cord injuries cause permanent disability or paralysis. The closer a spinal cord injury occurs to the head, the larger the area of the body that is affected.
The consequences of spinal cord injury include:
- Paraparesis: Partial paralysis of the lower extremities
- Paraplegia: Complete paralysis of the lower extremities (and usually the lower trunk)
- Quadriparesis: Partial paralysis of all four extremities
- Quadriplegia: Complete paralysis of all four extremities
Contact West Seattle spinal cord injury attorney Angela DeWig if another person's reckless or negligent actions have caused you or a family member to suffer a spinal cord injury. She can help you get the compensation you deserve.
Slip and Fall Accident
The National Safety Council estimates that nearly 8 million people are treated in emergency rooms as the result of slips or trips.
If you are seriously injured in a slip and fall accident, attorney Angela DeWig can help you obtain the just compensation to which you are entitled. Slip and fall cases are typically associated with the broader category of premises liability because these injuries generally occur on the property of another party. Proving liability in a slip and fall accident lawsuit is no easy task. Your personal injury lawyer must show that the party responsible for the property failed to act carefully making a slip and fall accident likely to happen. Additionally, your attorney must prove that you exercised reasonable care and that your own negligence was not the cause of the accident.
We can represent your slip and fall accident claim whether you have been hurt on:
- Commercial property
- Residential property
- Government property
If you have suffered a slip and fall injury, contact accident attorney Angela DeWig today and arrange a case consultation. Serving personal injury victims statewide from our West Seattle firm, a slip and fall accident attorney can help you obtain the just compensation you deserve.
Contact Our West Seattle Traumatic Brain, Spinal Cord Injury, and Slip and Fall Accident Attorney
If you’ve suffered a personal injury due to the negligence of another, you may be entitled to compensation for your losses. The Law Offices of Angela L. DeWig in West Seattle represents traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and slip and fall accident victims statewide. Contact attorney Angela DeWig today to schedule a free case consultation and get the legal advice you need to protect yourself.
Contact our office in West Seattle if you have suffered a traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, or slip and fall accident. Attorney Angela L. DeWig can help you.
The Law Offices of
Angela L. DeWig, PLLC
2255 Harbor Avenue S.W., Suite104
Seattle, Washington 98126
Tel: 206-937-6400
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