After a serious brain injury, the path to recovery is rarely simple. At Christensen Law, our Southfield brain injury lawyers stand beside families across Michigan after a car, truck, or motorcycle crash leaves a loved one with a life-altering head injury. We see you, we hear your story, and we are ready to fight for the full compensation your family deserves.
For more than 35 years, we have helped catastrophic injury victims rebuild their lives, guided by a single promise: Listen, Protect, Win. A traumatic brain injury, often called a TBI, affects not only the person who was hurt but everyone who loves them. That is why our team treats every client like family, from the first phone call through the final verdict.
If a brain injury has turned your world upside down, our Southfield brain injury lawyers are available 24/7 for a free, no-risk consultation. Call our office on Telegraph Road at (248) 600-4591, and let us carry the legal burden while you focus on healing.
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How Can Our Southfield Brain Injury Lawyers Help You?
Our Southfield brain injury lawyers handle every part of your claim, from the first investigation to a courtroom trial, so you can focus on your health. From the moment you call, we take over the stressful work of building your case. We gather the evidence, deal directly with the insurance companies, and calculate the true, long-term cost of your injury.
You will never wonder where your claim stands, because we keep you informed at every step. Brain injury cases are among the most complex in personal injury law, and they demand careful, hands-on attention. Based on decades of trial work, we know that insurance adjusters often move fast to minimize these claims before a family understands how serious the injury really is.
Specifically, here is how our team protects you:
- We investigate right away, preserving police reports, medical records, and crash scene evidence before it disappears.
- We work with your doctors and treating physicians to document the full scope of your injury and your future care needs.
- We handle every conversation with the insurance company, so you are never pressured into a recorded statement or a lowball offer.
- We prepare each case as if it will go to trial, which gives us the leverage to demand a full and fair recovery.
When you work with our team, you gain a dedicated advocate who refuses to let an insurance company decide your future. Acting early often makes the difference, so the sooner we begin, the more of your rights and benefits we can protect.
The Lasting Toll of a Traumatic Brain Injury
A traumatic brain injury can affect how a person thinks, moves, feels, and remembers, sometimes for the rest of their life. The brain controls everything we do, so even a single hard blow to the head can ripple through every part of daily living. For many of the families we represent, the hardest part is watching a loved one struggle with abilities that once came easily.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a traumatic brain injury can range from a mild concussion to a severe, permanent disability. Some survivors recover well, while others need lifelong medical care, therapy, and support. In our experience, the true cost of a serious TBI often becomes clear only months or even years after the crash.
Common challenges our clients face include trouble with memory and concentration, changes in mood or personality, chronic headaches, and difficulty returning to work. These effects do not just impact the survivor. They reshape entire households, as spouses become caregivers and children adjust to a new normal.
Because no two brain injuries are the same, we treat every client as a person and never as a file number. We listen closely to what daily life looks like now compared to before the crash. That human picture, paired with strong medical proof, is what allows us to demand a recovery that fits the real harm done.
Why Brain Injuries Are Often Missed at First
A brain injury can be serious even when there is no cut, no bruise, and no obvious sign of harm. After a crash, the rush of adrenaline can mask symptoms for hours or days, so a person may seem fine and then decline later. We have seen many cases where an injury that looked minor turned out to be life-altering.
That is one reason prompt medical attention matters so much after any head injury. Careful documentation early on can also be vital to a fair claim. Our brain injury attorneys in Southfield work with medical and economic professionals to put a real value on both today’s needs and tomorrow’s.
What Causes a Traumatic Brain Injury?
Most of the brain injury cases we handle come from sudden, violent impacts, and serious motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause. When a vehicle stops suddenly, or a person is hit by a vehicle, the force can throw the brain against the inside of the skull. That violent motion is enough to cause bleeding, bruising, and lasting damage, even when there is no visible wound.
Across our years serving metro Detroit and Oakland County, we have seen how often these injuries trace back to another party’s careless or reckless conduct. The cases we see most often grow out of:
- Commercial truck and semi crashes, where the sheer size of the vehicle creates devastating force
- Car accidents, including high-speed and head-on collisions
- Motorcycle crashes, which leave riders with very little protection
- Pedestrian and bicycle incidents, when a person is hit by a vehicle
- Serious falls, including those on poorly maintained property
No matter how your injury happened, our Southfield brain injury lawyers will work to identify every responsible party and every available source of compensation. Pinpointing the cause early also helps us preserve the proof your case may need later.
How Does Michigan No-Fault Insurance Cover a Brain Injury?
Under Michigan’s No-Fault system, your own auto insurance pays for your medical care and lost wages after a crash, regardless of who caused it. This coverage comes through Personal Injury Protection, often called PIP, and it is the first place you turn after a serious injury. Michigan’s No-Fault Act makes these first-party benefits available even when the crash was not your fault.
For a catastrophic brain injury, PIP benefits can be a lifeline. They can cover hospital stays, surgery, rehabilitation, and even attendant care, which is the in-home help many TBI survivors need for daily tasks. Because these benefits are tied to detailed rules and deadlines, families often miss out on the care they are entitled to receive.
The primary reason families call us is that insurance companies do not always pay PIP claims fairly. Adjusters may delay approval, question medical treatment, or argue that certain care is not necessary. We push back hard, and we make sure your coordinated insurance policies and PIP medical benefits are applied the right way.
If benefits are cut off or denied, the financial pressure on a family can become severe very quickly. We move fast to challenge those decisions and keep care in place. In more serious cases, you may also have a third-party lawsuit against the at-fault driver.
A third-party claim lets you seek compensation for pain, suffering, and other losses that PIP does not cover. This is often where the value of a catastrophic brain injury case truly grows, because the lifelong effects reach far beyond medical bills. Our attorneys pursue both paths at once to seek the fullest possible recovery for your family.
Michigan’s Comparative Fault Rule and Your Compensation
You can still recover compensation in Michigan even if you were partly responsible for the crash. Our state follows a rule called modified comparative negligence, which is set out in Michigan’s comparative fault statute. In plain terms, you can recover damages as long as you are not more than 50% at fault for what happened.
There is an important catch to understand. If you share some blame, your compensation is reduced by your percentage of fault. So if a court finds you 20% responsible, you would receive 80% of your total damages.
Insurance companies know this rule well, and they often try to shift more blame onto injured people to pay less. In contrast, we build a clear, evidence-based case that shows what truly happened. Our team fights to keep an unfair share of fault off your shoulders, so your recovery reflects the harm you actually suffered.
Why Families Choose Christensen Law
Choosing the right law firm after a brain injury is one of the most important decisions your family will make. At Christensen Law, we are trial lawyers who treat clients like family and refuse to back down from insurance companies. We do not run a high-volume settlement mill, and instead, we focus on serious, life-altering injuries and the people behind them.
Our record reflects that commitment. We have secured a $17.8 million verdict in a motor vehicle accident case and a $9.5 million wrongful death recovery for the families we serve. Our clients consistently rate us between 4.9 and 5.0 stars across our Michigan offices.
You will also work with nationally recognized trial attorneys:
- Founder David Christensen is a Michigan Hall of Fame attorney, a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), and holds AV Preeminent status from Martindale-Hubbell.
- Managing Partner Sarah Stempky-Kime is a recognized Leader in the Law and a fellow ABOTA member.
With this team in your corner, you gain advocates who have earned the highest honors in trial law. Call our Southfield brain injury lawyers 24/7 at (248) 600-4591 for your free consultation.
FAQs: Southfield Brain Injury Lawyers
Here are answers to some of the questions families ask us most often after a serious brain injury.
There are no up front fees to hire our team. We work on a contingency fee basis, which means you pay nothing unless we win your case. Your first consultation is always free, so you can get honest answers about your options at no risk.
Michigan law generally gives injury victims three years from the date of the crash to file a lawsuit, under the state’s statute of limitations. No-Fault PIP benefits, however, come with much shorter deadlines. Because missing a deadline can cost you your right to compensation, it is wise to speak with a lawyer as soon as you can.
Attendant care is the day-to-day help a brain injury survivor may need with bathing, dressing, medication, and other tasks. Under Michigan No-Fault, your PIP benefits can pay for this care, and in some cases a family member who provides it can be paid as well. We help families document this care so it is not denied or undervalued.
In most cases, your No-Fault PIP medical benefits begin covering reasonable treatment right away, regardless of fault. This is one of the most valuable protections in Michigan’s system for catastrophic injuries. If an insurer wrongly denies care, we step in quickly to challenge that decision.
When a brain injury is severe, a court may appoint a guardian or conservator to make decisions and pursue a claim on the survivor’s behalf. We regularly work with families and appointed representatives in these situations. Our role is to handle the legal process with care, so the family can focus on their loved one.
Many cases settle fairly without a trial, but we prepare every claim as if it will reach a courtroom. The primary reason is leverage, because insurance companies tend to offer more when they know we are ready and able to try the case. If a fair settlement is not offered, we are fully prepared to present your case to a jury.
Talk to Our Southfield Brain Injury Lawyers Today
A serious brain injury deserves serious legal advocacy, and our Southfield brain injury lawyers are ready to listen to your story today. We understand the fear and uncertainty your family is feeling, and we are here to protect your rights and pursue the justice you deserve. You do not have to face the insurance companies alone.
From our office on Telegraph Road in Southfield, we represent brain injury survivors and their families throughout the state. Call Christensen Law 24/7 at (248) 600-4591 for a free, no-risk consultation, and let us put our experience to work for you.
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