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Jeffrey M. Stern

Jeffrey M. Stern

Founding Partner

After 40,000 clients and 33 years of practicing law, Jeff is more passionate than ever about life and helping people. No matter what the cause is, he is there, whether assisting people that have been hurt, injured, or taken advantage of. Jeff graduated with an accounting degree, but upon graduation, he felt something was ...

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Deborah L. Bradley

Deborah L. Bradley

Deborah L. Bradley is a native Texan and was born in San Antonio, Texas. In May 1981, Deborah graduated from East Texas State University with a B.B.A. in Marketing, was named Marketing Student of the Year and was Vice President of Marketing of Pi Sigma Epsilon Fraternity. Deborah moved to Austin to begin a career in ...

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Adam H. Miller

Adam H. Miller

Attorney

Adam H. Miller, born Châteauroux, France (American Air Force Base) July 14, 1965; admitted to Texas State Bar in 1990. Adam graduated from the University of Texas with High Honors and a Plan II degree. During his undergraduate years, he was a member of the Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity and a Representative of the Liberal Arts ...

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Richard J. Nava

Richard J. Nava

Attorney

Attorney Richard J. Nava is a native Houstonian who graduated from Memorial High School and continued his studies earning a B.A. from Louisiana State University. GEAUX TIGERS! Upon returning to Houston, he enrolled at South Texas College of Law and received his J.D. in 2011. As a trial attorney at the Stern Law Group, Mr. ...

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Mark B. Levin

Mark B. Levin

Of Counsel

Mark B. Levin was born and raised in Hollywood, Florida. After high school, he attended Florida State University, and graduated in 1981 with a B.S. in Criminology and a minor in Sociology. After college, Mark worked as a private investigator, first on Miami Beach, then in Houston. In 1985, he started his legal training at ...

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Joseph R. Corteguera

Joseph R. Corteguera

Joe Corteguera grew-up in South Florida where his parents settled after fleeing their homeland of Cuba during the communist revolution. After high school, he moved to New Orleans, Louisiana where he studied and worked for many years. Mr. Corteguera attended Tulane University where he majored in biology while completing ...

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Adam J. Flood

Adam J. Flood

Attorney

Adam J. Flood is a native Texan, having been born in Houston. He grew up though living all over the United States, including Chicago, IL, Monterey, CA, and landing back in Houston, where he continues to live today. Adam graduated from nearby at La Porte High School and later would attend the University of Houston's main ...

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Houston Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer

Brain InjuryProtecting the Rights of Brain Injury Victims

Brain injuries occur when trauma to the head causes damage to the brain. Statistically, there are about 1.5 million Americans who suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every year. TBIs are classified many different ways, but most basically classified as mild, moderate or severe. The most minor brain injuries usually cause symptoms such as a headache, minor amnesia, and dizziness while severe brain injuries can result in permanent disability and even death. If you or a loved one suffered a TBI because of someone else's negligence or carelessness, you have the legal right to speak with a Houston catastrophic injury attorney at Stern Law Group to see if you have a claim.

The brain is arguably the body's most vital organ, as it controls all five senses: sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. The brain also controls a person's ability to put sentences together and move their limbs. The senses/faculties a person might lose because of a TBI depends on the area of the brain that was injured and to what degree. If a brain injury is serious enough, a person could partially or totally lose their ability to speak, move, etc. This type of injury has the potential to drastically alter the course of a person's life.

Due to the severe nature of brain injuries, victims could be entitled to compensation in the form of:

  • Medical expenses, present and future
  • Alternative therapy
  • Loss of enjoyment of life
  • Pain and suffering
  • Loss of earning capacity, and more.

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Common Causes of Brain Injuries

Statistically, the most common cause of TBIs in the United States is motor vehicle accidents. In a severe auto collision, passengers can experience extreme whiplash, a blow to the head or even penetrating head injuries. Another common cause of brain injury is slip and fall accidents. This could include things like construction workers falling from scaffolding or pedestrians falling off of stairs from lack of appropriate guard/handrails. Sports injuries also lead to thousands of brain injuries every year. This type of injury is most common in high-contact sports such as football, ice hockey, and lacrosse. In infants, TBI is commonly referred to as shaken baby syndrome. There are various causes of brain injuries, involving both impact and no-impact trauma.

Effects, Types & Symptoms of TBIs

Listed below are some effects of brain injuries, that is, medical events that can result in conjunction with trauma to the head/brain:

  • Bacterial Meningitis is common in brain injury victims of penetrating head injuries. When outside objects puncture the skull and penetrate into the brain membrane, called "dura matter," infections can spread to the brain and even throughout the entire body.
  • Brain Swelling begins immediately after trauma to the brain and usually lasts for about three days. If swelling is not monitored and properly treated, the cranial pressure can be severe enough to permanently damage brain cells or lead to death.
  • Hemorrhages and Hematomas refer to bleeding and blood clots that form because of severe trauma to the head/brain. This can disrupt the flow of blood to the brain, resulting in too little/too much of certain substances in the brain.
  • Axon Injury is trauma to the microscopic particles in the brain known as axons. This type of injury is commonly referred to as a DAI injury and the effects of this can be mental impairment, coma or death.

Brain injuries are classified by type using the Glasgow Coma Scale:

  1. Mild has a score of 13 to 15 based on the victim's response to certain stimuli
  2. Moderate is 9 to 12
  3. Severe is 8 or less

Patients whose score indicates a severe brain injury might display symptoms such as being unable to open their eyes, not making any sounds/incomprehensible sounds, lack of movement or involuntary movements in response to painful stimuli.

Contacting a Caring and Compassionate Houston Brain Injury Attorney

At Stern Law Group, we understand the devastating effects that a traumatic brain injury can have on a person's life as well as the lives of their loved ones. Our Houston TBI lawyers can fight for you so that you recover the maximum financial compensation possible to take care of your physical, emotional and financial needs during this time. Over 40,000 people have entrusted their cases to Stern Law Group and you can trust in our firm's ability to provide you with the counsel that you need for the best legal recourse.

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