Brain Injury Victim Agrees to $3 Million Settlement
Posted on Jun 14, 2015As reported in Friday's Daily Press and in today's Virginian Pilot, Stephen M. Smith and David Holt, at the Brain Injury Law Centerin Hampton, Virginia, as well as Ed Scherhere in Richmond, achieved a terrific $3 million settlement for their client, Naser Mowfy. Lawyers who, like us, represent clients suffering from a traumatic brain injury have numerous challenges in each and every case. As I have written, hurdles include proving the existence and extent of the traumatic brain injury, not to mention proving that the defendant is legally responsible for the injury. In this article from the Daily Press, it is obvious that the lawyers representing Mr. Mowfy did a stellar job navigating this case on a course to success. Congratulations to my colleagues.
My focus on representing TBI survivors is also unique. Most personal injury lawyers cast a very large net. They pursue, and will gladly accept, any case (large or small) that falls under the general “personal injury” heading. You can spot these practices by looking at their websites and clicking on the “practice areas” drop-down list. What you will see are many practice areas, only one of which will be “traumatic brain injury.” Think of these firms as the Wal-Mart Supercenters of the personal injury lawyer world. Wal-Mart has at least one of everything. The same can be said of most personal injury firms. They handle everything.
Nothing is wrong with such retail personal injury practices. My point is not to criticize that “generalist” approach to personal injury law. My point is simply to illustrate that my practice is different, just like a small nursery selling 20 different types of specialty garden hoses is different than a Wal-Mart selling one type of garden hose. Just like the nursery, I focus on one type of personal injury case – the traumatic brain injury case – and one type of client – the traumatic brain injury survivor.
