Southern California Spinal Cord Injury Attorney

Spinal cord injuries can cause immediate and permanent paralysis, the loss of sensation and function. Approximately 7,800 people sustain new spinal cord injuries each year and between 250,000 to 400,000 Americans currently live with a spinal cord injury (SCI) or other spinal cord nerve damage or dysfunction.

Car accidents and other auto accidents are the most common cause of spinal cord injuries followed by falls, violence (especially gun shot wounds) and sports injuries.

While symptoms of traumatic brain injury may take months to become apparent, the nerve damage caused by an SCI is immediate.

The spinal cord is a thick bundle of nerve tissue that extends form the brain to the below the waist. The spinal cord is protected by 33 bones, called vertebra, that compose the backbone or spine.

Spinal cord injury cause nerve damage, typically paralysis, below the site of the injury. The further up the spine the injury occurs, the greater the damage. For example, if the injury occurs in the cervical vertebra—in the neck—the victim will likely suffer quadriplegia (loss of function in both arms and legs). Injury to the thoracic vertebra (in the upper back) or lumbar vertebra (lower back) may result in paraplegia (loss of function in the legs).

People with spinal cord injuries require years of specialized medical care and skilled assistance with the tasks of daily living. The estimated lifetime cost of a person who sustains a serious spinal cord injury at age 20 is nearly $3 million.

If you or a loved one suffered an SCI from a car crash, fall, sports injury or any other type of accident, please contact a spinal cord injury attorney at Shernoff Bidart Darras & Echeverria LLP today.

Our experienced and compassionate attorneys can help you recover financial compensation for the injury, lost wages, medical bills, pain and suffering, and for the ongoing cost of medical and personal care.

An experienced spinal cord injury attorney from our law firm will listen carefully to your concerns and develop a plan of action. We will thoroughly investigate your case and determine if someone's negligence or recklessness contributed to the injury. We will identify the responsible insurance companies and negotiate a fair settlement to your personal injury claim. If the insurance company is unwilling to offer a fair settlement, our lawyers will take your case to court where we have an excellent track record of success.

Because Shernoff Bidart Darras & Echeverria LLP is the leading insurance bad faith law firm in the nation, our spinal cord injury attorneys know how insurance companies work and how to maximize compensation for you.