Catastrophic injuries are defined as those injuries that significantly impact the ongoing quality of a person’s life – including brain injuries, amputations, and injuries to the neck and spinal cord. Accidents happen on a daily basis that – unfortunately – result in these sorts of injuries; forever changing the course of the sufferer’s life. But for those who sustain catastrophic injuries as a result of another party’s negligence, such injuries become defined as having been a result of personal injury rather than simply an accident.

A personal injury attorney will work with clients who have suffered catastrophic injuries as the result of another person’s negligence or careless behavior. If it is found that their client has a viable legal case, the personal injury attorney will work with them to gather the materials essential to building their legal case. Such materials include facts surrounding the incident itself including police reports, eyewitness accounts, photographs, video, and reports from emergency medical personnel that were on the scene.

Additionally, a personal injury attorney can help gather medical information associated with their client’s catastrophic injury. Such information may include medical records detailing surgeries, hospitalization, and ongoing care, therapy records if applicable, and medical equipment that is necessary to sustain the client’s quality of life.

Further, a personal injury attorney can work with insurance companies to ensure that clients are able to minimize their out-of-pocket expenses while their legal case ensues.