Our Experience
Sometimes the result of a personal injury is catastrophic. The Law Firm of Jaray & Webster specializes in representing brain-injured survivors and their families. For over 30 years, Ken Jaray has been at the forefront of the fight to ensure that people suffering from brain injuries get treated fairly. Ken and Dave, and our paralegals, Cindy and Carrie, are dedicated to providing both legal and emotional support during this difficult time. The first step is to identify symptoms such as memory problems, lack of concentration, headaches, fatigue, and low motivation, which may be an indication that someone has sustained a traumatic brain injury. If necessary, appropriate medical referrals and evaluations can be arranged to assist with the recovery process.
Throughout your treatment, our staff will be gathering all documents and records necessary to present your case at either a mediation or trial. The Law Firm of Jaray & Webster has significant experience in handling brain injury cases which have been resolved through both mediation and trials. Our firm's philosophy is to prepare each case thoroughly and completely for both the settlement phase and for trial. We will use the latest technology and presentation material to convey the seriousness of your injury and its long-term impact on you and your family.
When appropriate we will also prepare a “day in the life video” showing how the injury has had a major impact on your life. Because of our experience in dealing with brain injury survivors, we are very capable of presenting the critical information to a jury to both educate and persuade them to provide fair and reasonable compensation to our clients. In one trial, we presented animated slides to demonstrate how a brain injury generally occurs in a rear-end collision, as well as graphic information about the impact a brain injury can have on a person’s daily functions. As a result of this presentation, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of our client for fifteen times the amount offered by the insurance company. Our firm was also one of the first in El Paso County to present the BEAM technology of demonstrating brain injury to a jury, and received a substantial verdict for our client as a result of this presentation. We are also remaining at the forefront of the technology as it develops and continue to constantly watch for new ways in which medical science can help to explain to juries the significant impact brain injuries have on individuals.
Mild traumatic brain injuries are often very hard to detect. Oftentimes these injuries may not appear in the first minutes, hours, or even days after an accident. It is not unusual for symptoms to present slowly and get worse as time goes by. If you or a loved one are experiencing these symptoms following an injury, see your doctor immediately.
In some cases you may not realize that you or someone you know has sustained a traumatic brain injury. The symptoms are sometimes difficult to identify unless you know what you are looking for and ask the right questions. Typical symptoms of TBI such as memory loss or difficulty concentrating may be mistaken for old age or side effects from medication. Some of these symptoms may also be very subtle. In some cases, an emergency room physician may suspect a brain injury and order an MRI or CT Scan. Unfortunately, these tests may not show subtle changes in function due to traumatic brain injury. The patient is then left to wonder about what is causing the symptoms but has already been told that they did not suffer a brain injury. The fact that these tests are normal would not preclude a finding of traumatic brain injury. In these situations, a neuropsychological evaluation may be helpful in identifying functional problems such as memory loss, difficulty concentrating or other cognitive functions.
