Excellent legal advise and support can help make sure that your child
receives the resources and support so critical to recovery. Legal support
can also be a great resource for medical, insurance, liability, and later,
educational and vocational issues that are unique to traumatic brain injury.
It is commonly recommended that families find and retain a reputable
Personal Injury attorney as soon as reasonable after a severe injury such as
traumatic brain injury. Make sure you do due diligence including reference
checks, case outcome review, etc. Here are some legal resources and Puget
Sound Area legal firms that have been recommended to us attorneys with
special skills in personal injury, vehicle crash and/or TBI cases. If you
know of an outstanding legal resource or firm you think we should add to
this list, please email us at: info@douglassconsulting.net.
LEGAL RESOURCES:
Brain Injury Law
Brain Injury Law Office provides assistance in dealing with the diagnosis of
brain injury and other issues relating to brain injury and the law. Neuro Trauma Law Nexus helps explain how the legal system works with brain
and spinal cord injury cases.
Northwest Justice Project
Northwest Justice Project provides a clearinghouse of legal self-help
materials and tools that provide information about non-criminal legal
problems affecting low-income people in Washington State .
PERSONAL INJURY LAW FIRMS:
Jeff Tilden
Gordon, Tilden, Thomas, and Cordell
1001 Fourth Avenue, Suite 4000
Seattle, WA 98154-1007
Phone: 206-467-6477
Fax: 206-467-6292
jtilden@gordontilden.com
www.gordontilden.com
Will Smart
Keller and Rohrback LLP
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3200
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: (206) 623-1900
Assistant: (206) 224-7590
Toll Free: (800) 776-6044
Fax: (206) 623-3384
wsmart@kellerrohrback.com
Keith Kessler
Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio
413 8th Street
Hoquiam, WA 98550
Business (360) 533-2710
Fax (360) 532-8032
Todd Gardner:
Swanson Gardner
4512 Talbot Road South
Renton, WA 98055-6216
Business (425) 226-7920
Fax (425) 226-5168
Richard Adler
Adler Giersch
333 Taylor Avenue North
Seattle WA 98109
Phone: 206-682-0300
Fax: 206-224-0102
http://www.adlergiersch.com/
Tara L. Eubanks
Attorney at Law
Graham, Lundberg & Peschel, P.S. Inc.
500 John Street
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: 206-448-1992
Fax: 206-448-4640
www.glpattorneys.com
SPECIAL EDUCATION LEGAL SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY:
Priya Sinha Cloutier
Attorney at Law
Cloutier & Engle PLLC
320 Dayton Street, Suite 260
Edmonds, WA 98020
Phone: 425-275-9455
Fax: 425-275-9454
Stephanie N. Petersen
Deno, Millikan, Dale, Decker, Petersen & Nichols, PLLC
3411 Colby Avenue
Everett, Washington 98201
Telephone: 425-259-2222
Fax: 425-259-2033
spetersen@denomillikan.com
Jeannette A. Cohen, M.ED.J.D.
711 North 165th St.
Shoreline, WA 98133
(206) 542-7234
Headstrong as an organization does not endorse any of the listed individuals. Headstrong has just found them to be helpful resources and aides in the recovery of Traumatic Brain Injury and each individuals' respective field.
