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…
It can be both saddening and frustrating each week to hear from earnest, wonderful parents about their children with Cerebral Palsy and to learn that legal action was required just a few years sooner. This is a constant, yet unfortunate reality for our team because far too often a family…
Child birth is often the happiest day of a parent’s life as a new boy or girl is brought into the world. However, the days before, during and after a child’s birth can be everything but happy for parents who face complications during delivery. Birth injuries are an unfortunate occurrence…
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…
