A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can affect nearly every part of your life, often in ways that are difficult to predict at first. If someone else’s negligence injured you, a Dallas traumatic brain injury lawyer can help you secure the resources you need for the road ahead.
Brain injuries often create challenges that don’t fully appear in the days immediately after an accident. Headaches, memory problems, confusion, and mood changes can appear days or weeks later and make work and daily routines harder than they were before your accident.
Building a strong claim means showing not only how your TBI happened, but how it continues to affect your health, independence, and future. Law Firm of Aaron A. Herbert, P.C. can help you pursue compensation for medical treatment, lost income, and other long-term losses.
Contact our team at (214) 200-4878 for a free evaluation of your legal options, or connect with our team online.
Why Choose Law Firm of Aaron A. Herbert, P.C. for Your Dallas TBI Case
Traumatic brain injury cases often involve complex symptoms, long-term treatment needs, and medical evidence that must clearly show how the injury affects your life. Our firm gives TBI victims and their families focused, personal, and strategic legal support.
Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Lawyer
Attorney Aaron Herbert is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, and only a few Texas attorneys hold this rare distinction. It reflects a high level of tested experience in the specific work of personal injury litigation.
Personal Attention and Faster Results
Our firm is selective about the cases we accept, which allows us to give your case direct and personal attention. Attorney Aaron Herbert personally speaks with clients to explain the process and answer questions.
Our organized workflow system resolves cases about three to four months faster than the average firm.
Medical Connections in Dallas and Beyond
Our roots are in the DFW Metroplex, and our local experience helps our team investigate accidents more quickly and thoroughly. We understand how to build cases involving treatment from Baylor University Medical Center, UT Southwestern, and other respected providers.
When needed, we can also help connect clients with medical professionals who can evaluate, treat, and document the full impact of a brain injury.
Call a Dallas traumatic brain injury lawyer today at (214) 200-4878 or contact us online to take the first step for free.
When Can a TBI Support a Personal Injury Claim in Texas?
A traumatic brain injury may support a legal claim when another person, business, or company caused the injury through careless or unsafe conduct. A TBI can happen when an outside force disrupts normal brain function, but the full impact of a brain injury may not appear right away.
You may have received initial treatment at Parkland Memorial Hospital or Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital after a crash on I-35E, only to notice worsening symptoms days or weeks later.
That delay matters because an early settlement may not account for future treatment, missed work, cognitive changes, or long-term support needs. Many different incidents can cause a TBI, and the accident doesn’t have to look dramatic for your injury to be serious.
Common causes include:
- Motor Vehicle Accidents: Car crashes, commercial truck collisions, motorcycle wrecks, bicycle accidents, and pedestrian crashes can cause a TBI when the head strikes an object or the brain moves violently inside the skull.
- Premises Liability Incidents: Falls at grocery stores, apartment complexes, construction sites, and other properties can cause serious brain trauma when unsafe conditions lead to a head injury.
- Workplace Accidents: Falls from scaffolding, falling objects, equipment malfunctions, and job-site hazards can cause traumatic brain injuries that affect both health and earning ability.
- Acts of Violence: Physical assaults and other intentional acts can cause brain trauma when a blow, impact, or violent movement injures the head or brain.
Our firm can investigate the cause of your injury, identify the responsible party, and work with medical professionals to document the effects of your TBI on your health, work, and daily life.
How Do You Prove Liability After a Dallas Head Injury?
You or your lawyer proves liability by showing that another person, business, or company caused your traumatic brain injury through negligent conduct. In a TBI case, that means connecting the accident to the injury and showing how the injury now affects your health, work, and daily life.
Insurance companies often try to break that connection. They may argue your symptoms came from another condition, claim the accident wasn’t serious enough to cause a brain injury, or suggest you were partly responsible for what happened.
Law Firm of Aaron A. Herbert, P.C. builds the evidence needed to push back against those arguments.
Investigating Who Caused the Injury
Our investigation focuses on how the accident happened and who should be held accountable. Evidence may include witness statements, police reports from the Dallas Police Department or Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, crash evidence, incident reports, photos, video footage, and property records when the injury happened on unsafe premises.
Proving the Medical Impact of the TBI
Brain injury cases often require medical proof that goes beyond a standard injury claim. A neuropsychologist may help explain cognitive, emotional, and memory-related changes. A life care planner may help estimate future treatment needs, rehabilitation, and support costs.
Medical records, expert opinions, and demonstrative evidence can help show a judge, jury, or insurance company what the injury has truly changed.
Why You Need a Dallas Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer to Challenge the Insurer
Insurance companies often push back hard on traumatic brain injury claims because the symptoms can be complex, delayed, and difficult to see from the outside. Many TBIs don’t show clearly on traditional imaging, and adjusters may use that uncertainty to argue the injury is exaggerated, unrelated, or not serious enough to justify full compensation.
That can make it especially difficult to handle a TBI claim on your own. Our firm deals directly with the insurance company, so you don’t have to manage those conversations while recovering.
We’ll protect your claim, document the medical evidence, and work with the right experts to show how the injury affects your memory, focus, mood, work, and daily life.
Common insurance tactics include:
- Recorded Statement Requests: An adjuster may ask for a recorded statement while you’re still in pain, confused, or unsure about the full extent of your symptoms, then use your words against you later.
- Low Initial Offers: The insurance company may offer quick money before your doctors understand your long-term medical needs, work restrictions, or rehabilitation plan.
- Disputes Over Medical Records: The insurer may question your diagnosis, point to earlier medical history, or use an independent medical examination to argue that your TBI is less serious than your treating doctors believe.
- Claiming Your Symptoms Are Unrelated: Brain injury symptoms such as headaches, memory problems, dizziness, mood changes, and fatigue may be blamed on stress, aging, prior conditions, or something other than the accident.
- Challenging Your TBI: Some adjusters may suggest that your injury is exaggerated or unsupported because symptoms are invisible or because the TBI doesn’t appear clearly on a CT scan, MRI, or other traditional imaging.
- Delay Tactics: The insurer may slow the claim, request repeated paperwork, or drag out negotiations in hopes that financial pressure leads you to accept less than your case is worth. We’ll keep the pressure on the insurer and watch all legal deadlines for you.
What Compensation Can You Recover in a Dallas TBI Claim?
If someone else’s negligence caused your brain injury, you may be able to seek compensation for the losses tied to your medical care, work, and daily life. A TBI claim needs to account for the bills you have today as well as the treatment, support, and financial stability you may need in the future.
These losses are called damages. Our job is to document them carefully so any settlement or verdict reflects the full impact of the injury. In a Dallas TBI claim, damages usually fall into two main categories.
Economic Damages
Economic damages cover the financial losses that can be measured through bills, records, receipts, and expert analysis. These costs often continue long after the first emergency room visit. A strong claim should account for both immediate expenses and future financial needs.
Economic damages may include:
- Current Medical Bills: Emergency care, hospital stays, diagnostic testing, specialist appointments, medication, and follow-up treatment may all become part of your claim.
- Future Medical Expenses: Ongoing neurological care, therapy, medication, procedures, and long-term treatment needs may affect the value of your case.
- Physical and Vocational Rehabilitation: Rehabilitation may help you rebuild physical function, adapt to cognitive changes, or prepare for different work after the injury.
- Lost Wages: Time away from work during treatment and recovery can create immediate financial pressure for you and your family.
- Lost Earning Capacity: A serious TBI claim should address your inability to return to your prior job, work the same hours, or earn the same income you made before the accident.
Non-Economic Damages
Non-economic damages cover the human cost of a traumatic brain injury. These losses don’t come with receipts, but they can deeply affect how you live, work, think, communicate, and move through the world. Documenting them thoroughly helps show the real impact of the injury beyond medical bills.
Non-economic damages may include:
- Pain and Suffering: You may pursue compensation if headaches, dizziness, sleep problems, sensitivity to light, and other symptoms interfere with daily life.
- Mental and Emotional Distress: Anxiety, depression, irritability, mood changes, and fear about the future may be covered in your claim.
- Loss of Enjoyment of Life: A TBI may limit hobbies, social activities, family routines, independence, and other parts of life that once felt normal.
- Permanent Disability or Disfigurement: You may recover compensation if long-term cognitive, physical, or visible impairments affect your quality of life well after the accident.
When a loved one suffers a severe head injury, taking the first step can feel overwhelming—discover how you can protect their rights and secure their future by reading our guide.
FAQ for Dallas Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer
How Much Is My Dallas Traumatic Brain Injury Case Worth?
The value of a TBI case depends entirely on the specific facts, including the severity of your injury, the cost of your medical treatment, and the impact on your ability to work. There is no average amount because every case is unique.
We evaluate all your losses, including both economic damages and non-economic damages, to determine what fair compensation may look like in your situation.
What if I Can’t Afford a Dallas Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer Right Now?
You don’t need any money up front to hire Law Firm of Aaron A. Herbert, P.C. We handle all traumatic brain injury cases on a contingency fee basis, which means you pay us nothing if we don’t win your case.
Should I Talk to the Insurance Adjuster After a TBI?
It’s best to let your Dallas traumatic brain injury lawyer handle all conversations with insurance adjusters. Adjusters are trained to ask questions that can get you to say something that may weaken your claim.
You’re not required to give a recorded statement, and you should politely decline to do so until you have spoken with a Dallas TBI attorney.
What if I Feel Fine but My Doctor Says I Have a Concussion?
Any head injury should be taken seriously: Even a "mild" concussion can have lasting effects on your memory, mood, and cognitive function.
It’s important to follow all your doctor's recommendations and to contact a Dallas traumatic brain injury lawyer to understand your rights, because symptoms can appear or worsen over time.
Who Can Be Held Liable for a TBI in Texas?
Liability can fall on any person or entity whose negligence caused the accident that resulted in your TBI. This could be a distracted driver in a car accident, a property owner who failed to maintain a safe environment, or an employer who didn’t follow safety rules.
Our investigation can identify all potential defendants to maximize your opportunity for recovery.
Talk With a Dallas TBI Attorney Today
The hardest part of a brain injury claim is often proving what other people cannot easily see. If your symptoms are being questioned, minimized, or misunderstood, you deserve a legal team that knows how to build the proof around your actual experience.
Law Firm of Aaron A. Herbert, P.C. can review what happened, explain where your claim stands, and help you decide what to do next. Call (214) 200-4878 or fill out our online contact form for a free, no-obligation consultation.