Brain Injuries

Traumatic brain injuries that lead to potential long-term side-effects are among the most problematic personal injury lawsuits. It’s up to your brain injury lawyer to closely scrutinize and evaluate your past, present, and future (post-injury) medical conditions to determine the highest possible monetary award, given your circumstances. At McDermott & McDermott, LTD., we team with brain injury attorneys and medical brain specialists such as neurologists, neurosurgeons (and sometimes even psychiatrists) specializing in enhancing and restoring functional ability and quality of life to (among others) individuals suffering from brain injuries; and (if necessary) to get these experts to testify to the specifics of these same brain injuries to ensure you receive the maximum compensation for all past, present, and future damages.

If you or a loved one has sustained a brain injury, reach out to us if you live in Orland Park, Chicago Heights, Tinley Park, Matteson, Frankfort, Park Forest or other nearby areas to discuss this matter.

Traumatic brain injury (“TBI” – also called craniocerebral trauma) may result from falls, assaults, motor vehicle accidents, sports/recreational activities, abusive head traumas (including shaken baby syndrome), gunshot wounds, workplace accidents, child abuse, domestic violence, and military actions. According to the Centers for Disease Control (“CDC” – 2019: Surveillance Report of TBI-related E.D. visits, hospitalizations, and deaths – U.S.), in 2014, “TBI contributed to the deaths of 5600 people, including 2,529 deaths among children.” Motor vehicle crashes accounted for 18.7% of the TBI related deaths in 2014.Id. Many symptoms that may result from TBI include (but are not limited to) confusion, blurry vision, concentration difficulties, amnesia, inability to speak or understand language, abnormal behaviors, blackout, dizziness, headaches, loss of smell, fainting, dilated pupils and the list goes on and on – some of these symptoms may last for the rest of your life. For that reason, it is crucial that anyone in an accident where any of these symptoms occur (especially when the head has been struck) seeks medical attention immediately. When you come to us, suspecting TBI after an accident, we waste no time in preparing a plan of legal protocols that ensure you are properly compensated for the trauma you’ve suffered and will continue to suffer if the TBI cannot be treated and resolved.

Our Firm has practiced in the field of personal injury law for over 40+ years, initiating legal actions to help our Clients obtain all the many different types of past, present and future damages (e.g. pain and suffering, loss of normal life, hospital bills, doctor bills, physical therapy bills, lost wages, etc.) available to them as a result of their particular injuries.

While the “legal” focus of our services is directed to obtaining the maximum settlement or award due you for your injuries, we strive to deliver our services in compliance with empathy, consistent with our“ Golden Rule”, i.e., we treat all of our Clients as we ourselves would want to be treated. As part of our Golden Rule, we return your phone calls as promptly as possible and provide you with as much information as possible about the legal process itself. We also provide constant monitoring of the progress of your case.

You may call us at any time to ask for the status of your case, and if you cannot access the attorney or legal assistant directly handling your case, you may contact David G. McDermott directly (708/747-4747) on his personal cell phone. In our forty-plus (40+) years as service providers, our Clients found us to be not just a law firm, but a Team of people whose main purpose is to provide excellent service from the moment we are retained, to the point in time when you receive your compensation and we close your case.