South Carolina Serious and Catastrophic Injury Lawyers

The attorneys at McGowan, Hood, Felder & Phillips, LLC, have decades of experience helping victims of serious and catastrophic injuries, including:

Amputation and loss of limb

Amputations are an extremely traumatic experience. Even when the surgery goes well, the victim must continue life without one or more limbs or arms. The loss of a limb often directly impacts the victim’s ability to work and to enjoy life. For most people, the psychological scars are just as overwhelming as the physical ones.

Burn injuries

Burns are some of the most horrific injuries one person can endure. Burns often affect multiple body parts and functions. Damage is often to the skin, nerves, muscles and even a person’s bones. Burns usually leave the victim disfigured and having to cope with the psychological as well as the physical pain. Treatment can take years or last a lifetime. Many patients need to undergo multiple surgeries.

Spinal cord injuries

The human spinal cord connects the brain to the rest of the body. Because of this crucial connection, a spinal cord injury can cause paralysis. Partial paralysis patients can often function if they get necessary treatment. Patients with complete paralysis, or quadriplegia, lack sensory and motor functions in both the upper and lower extremities. Both types of paralysis and other spinal cord injuries such as infections face can result in a lifetime of medical bills.

Traumatic brain injuries

Brain injury symptoms are not always immediately apparent. Our first recommendation is that victims get immediate medical attention if they suffer any head trauma. Brain injury complications include loss of consciousness, a possible coma, confusion, depression, difficulty speaking, loss of cognitive function and a host of life-changing problems. These injuries often require extensive physical therapy, expensive in-home care costs and multiple doctor visits. Our lawyers work with neurologists, psychologists and other medical professionals to fully analyze the long-term treatments needed.

Wrongful death

In cases of wrongful death, the family members have the right to bring a claim against the responsible party or parties. A South Carolina serious injury attorney will explain this complicated area of the law. We explain which family members are entitled to benefits and what damages the family members can get. We also discuss whether a survival action can be brought for the victims’ pain and suffering.

Other serious injuries can include:

• Broken and fractured bones
• Loss of vision
• Loss of hearing
• Internal injuries
• Any injury that leaves the victim with permanent damage

The injury attorneys at McGowan, Hood, Felder & Phillips, LLC can evaluate the full extent and scope of your injuries in order to build the strongest possible case on your behalf.