Spine Injury Attorneys in Austin

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A spinal cord injury is devastating for the victim and his or her loved ones. Often, spine injuries have lasting, life-altering impacts, including temporary or permanent disability, paralysis, cognitive impairment, and other complications. The cost of treatment can easily reach millions of dollars, and the victim may never be able to return to work or his or her normal life. The injury takes a toll on the victim and all those in the victim’s family who often have to provide lifelong care.

At Howry Breen & Herman, we have spent nearly 25 years fighting for the rights of unjustly injured individuals and their families. Our Austin spine injury lawyers have extensive litigation experience and are adept at handling even the most complex of cases. We have helped our clients secure fair settlements and jury verdicts when they were severely harmed by someone else’s careless or reckless actions. We are proud to have won record-setting verdicts for quadriplegics, including the largest jury verdict in the Austin area on behalf of a woman who was rendered quadriplegic after being struck and run over by a defective utility cart. Our attorneys secured a verdict of $16 million in the case on behalf of the victim's family. See all of our results.

If you or a loved one suffered a spinal cord injury, call (512) 430-4844 or contact us online to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation today.

Types of Spinal Cord Injuries

There are several different types of spinal cord injuries, all of which can vary in severity. These injuries are categorized by the location of the injury along the spinal cord, as well as the degree of function loss.

Generally speaking, there are two distinct categories of spinal cord injury:

Incomplete or partial spinal cord injury: The spinal cord is partially severed or damaged. Victims are usually able to retain some function, depending on the extent of the injury.
Complete spinal cord injury: The spinal cord is completely severed. This eliminates all function at or below the break and typically results in temporary or permanent paralysis.

Because the central nervous system runs along the spine, spinal cord injuries can affect everything from movement to sensation to brain function to bladder and bowel control. Sometimes, the effects of a spinal cord injury may only impact one area of the body, such as the left arm or the lower body. Other times, the effects may be more widespread, affecting cognitive ability or full body sensation.

How Do Spinal Cord Injuries Occur?

Some of the most common types of accidents that lead to spinal cord injuries include:

Car crashes
Truck, bus, and commercial vehicle accidents
Golf cart and utility vehicle accidents
Motorcycle collisions
Pedestrian and bicycle accidents
Slip and falls
Construction and oilfield accidents
Sport-related accidents

In far too many cases, spine injuries are the result of negligence. A drunk driver might run a red light and crash into another motorist, causing severe whiplash and spine damage. A grocery store might fail to clean up or adequately warn shoppers of a spill, causing an individual to slip and fall. A construction worker might fall from unsafe scaffolding. A child may be thrown from a golf cart or utility vehicle or injured in a pool or swimming accident. All of these and other similar situations are examples of how negligence causes spinal cord injuries.

Discuss Your Legal Options with an Attorney Today

If you or a loved one suffered a spine injury, the first thing you should do is seek medical treatment. Even if you believe you only suffered a minor injury, it is crucial that you receive medical care so that a doctor can determine if there is any lasting damage. Next, it is wise to contact a spinal cord injury attorney in Austin who can help you take legal action against the liable parties. At Howry Breen & Herman, our team of highly skilled personal injury lawyers have the resources and experience to handle all types of catastrophic injury cases. We have successfully tried countless cases before juries and judges throughout the area. We can answer your questions, listen to your concerns, and address your unique goals.

Learn more when you meet with our dedicated team of attorneys.

Interested in scheduling a complimentary case evaluation? Call us at (512) 430-4844 or fill out a confidential contact form to get started.

Our Attorneys

The Best Lawyers in America® recognizes top legal talent throughout the U.S. via a rigorous peer-review process. At Howry, Breen & Herman, we are proud to have several attorneys who have earned a place in The Best Lawyers in America® list.
Inclusion in Best Lawyers, the oldest and one of the most highly regarded legal peer-review publications, is regarded by both attorneys and clients as an extremely high honor. Our firm is proud to have multiple attorneys selected for this honor.
Our attorneys were honored by TopVerdict.com for recovering on of the Top 50 Verdicts in Texas in 2017. This is an honorable distinction, reserved for those attorneys that achieve the highest settlements and verdicts in the state.
Howry, Breen & Herman is proud to have been selected as one of U.S. News’s Best Law Firms. Law firms are selected for inclusion in in this prestigious ranking based on a series of quantitative and qualitative criteria.
Several of our attorneys are members of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a renowned legal organization whose membership is restricted to trial attorneys who have achieved seven-figured settlements and/or jury verdicts.
A number of our lawyers are invited members of The National Trial Lawyers – Top 100, a highly respected legal organization that limits its members to trial attorneys who have been nominated by their peers and met strict qualification requirements.
We are proud to have numerous attorneys who are members of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. In order to become a member, an attorney must demonstrate that he or she has successfully achieved at least one sex-figure settlement or jury verdict.
Membership in Top American Lawyers is limited to only 1% of all attorneys in the United States. We at Howry, Breen & Herman are proud to have a number of attorneys who have been accepted as members of this exclusive organization.
Martindale-Hubbell® is widely regarded as one of the most renowned peer-review rating organizations in the legal field. Several attorneys at Howry, Breen & Herman have achieved the organization’s highest distinction of AV Preeminent®.
Each year, Super Lawyers® magazine publishes its list of peer-nominated/evaluated and independently reviewed attorneys. We are proud to have several attorneys who have been selected for inclusion in the prestigious Super Lawyers® list.

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