Individuals in the medical profession each come with their own strengths and weaknesses. Finding the right fit, not only in knowledge set, but comfort in helping your child with Cerebral Palsy address and overcome challenges associated with their condition, is essential. Doing so not only impacts the effectiveness of early…
When you have a child with Cerebral Palsy, you need someone on your side. Someone who can help advocate for you. An attorney can help you navigate laws, privileges and opportunities to help your child lead their best life, including several that you might not know about. Life doesn’t have…
Parents of a child diagnosed with CP can feel like they have a dilemma when seeking answers to their Cerebral Palsy questions. Some forms of Cerebral Palsy are avoidable. Perhaps it was a medical professionals error? Would you then ask this same person what more could or should have been…
Each child’s Cerebral Palsy impacts him or her in a different way. Where one child may require a lifetime of home care, others may need adaptive equipment or extensive therapy to overcome challenges emerging from their original brain injury. Cerebral Palsy symptoms can change over time, requiring action now and…
No one wants to believe there may be a problem with their child’s health or development. Babies reach milestones such as rolling over, crawling, or walking at somewhat predictable times and when they fail to achieve these milestones when expected, this can be a sign that their development has been…
Receiving a diagnosis that your child has Cerebral Palsy is a life changing experience for families. No doctor enjoys providing such a diagnosis, especially if their actions may have directly contributed to the child’s CP. Because of this, and to the detriment of parents, many doctors will use other names…
There is a lot of misinformation in the world regarding CP, perhaps no larger, or damaging, than the belief that there is no such thing as preventable Cerebral Palsy. While most people are aware of the fact there are a wide variety of causes, and forms of Cerebral Palsy, there…
Selecting an attorney to represent your child and family in a cerebral palsy-related lawsuit can be extremely difficult. Because of the significant costs of care for your child, as well as the emotional trauma related to a birth injury, there is a lot of pressure to choose a lawyer that…
When an injury occurs during childbirth, a lot of questions come to light that carry plenty of emotion and significance. As the family comes to terms with the new reality being faced, there are also elements that must be understood about the birth that are crucial to explore. Though going…
While the “Lawyer” part of CP Lawyer may be self explanatory, some may wonder what is CP? While the short answer may be explanation enough for some, we will take this opportunity to help better explain what CP is and why it should matter to every American. So what is…
