Types of Injuries

Get Compensated for Your Serious Injuries

Personal Injury Lawyers in Baton Rouge and Lake Charles, Louisiana

If you have been seriously injured in a car wreck, truck accident or any other accident, you are likely dealing with mounting medical bills, car repair bills and regular monthly bills. Also, because of the extent of your injuries, you are unable to work. At the McKernan Law Firm, we can help you get the compensation you need to deal with these expenses.

We Handle Serious Personal Injury Cases

We work hard to maximize our clients’ recovery in serious or catastrophic personal injury cases, including those involving:

Amputation - The loss of an extremity is one of the most devastating losses that a person can suffer. Our law firm has been representing amputees for over 20 years. In fact, we have over five separate cases where we recovered more than $1 million for our clients in amputation cases. We are devoted to the principle that it is our responsibility to make sure that the jury will make our client as close to whole again through an award of maximum damages.

Brain Damage - Unfortunately, some individuals will suffer irreversible brain damage as a result of an accident. Any firm that undertakes the representation of a client with a traumatic brain injury or other head injury must be acutely aware of the potential problems that are associated with that representation. Not only are there different legal issues that exist with clients suffering from a brain injury, but there are also a multitude of practical issues that a law firm will encounter. Our firm has an extensive background representing clients suffering from a brain injury. Our firm is a member of the Brain Injury Association and members of the firm give seminars for other lawyers on how to handle brain injury cases. We understand and are aware of the various issues that must be addressed to achieve maximum compensation for our clients suffering from a brain injury.

Burns – The McKernan Law Firm has a great deal of experience litigating serious burn injury cases. Without a doubt, these are the most painful long-term cases in the personal injury field. Our firm is extremely sensitive to the plight of our burn clients. There are many methods that we utilize to ensure that the defendants and the jury understand the emotional and physical pain that our burn clients experience.

Cancer – One in three individuals are diagnosed with a form of cancer at some point in their life. Unknown to many people is the fact that cancer is sometimes caused by environmental factors which could have been prevented. The McKernan Law Firm has extensive experience dealing with all aspects of a cancer case. We recognize that these cases require not only understanding of the legal issues, but also understanding of the emotional struggle that the cancer victim and his or her family have to endure.

Disk Injury – These cases involve injury to a person’s disk in their spinal column. Injuries to a vertebral disk can be extremely painful and disabling. Many times these injuries require surgery and extensive therapy. At the McKernan Law Firm, we have enjoyed great success in representing people who suffer disk injuries. The key to maximizing recovery in a disk injury case is to make sure that the jury understands that the injury is not merely a simple back or neck ache, but in fact, a life-long spine injury.

Fractures – Typically, a broken bone is not life-threatening or debilitating. However, there are instances when an individual suffers multiple fractures that are serious enough to require life-saving care and could also disable that person for life. At the McKernan Law Firm, we are readily able to handle these serious fracture cases.

Paralysis – Our attorneys have successfully prosecuted numerous paralysis cases (paraplegia and quadriplegia). We have clients that were paralyzed in maritime accidents, car accidents or 18 wheeler accidents, shootings and aviation accidents. In each one of these cases, our firm was able to obtain an overwhelmingly positive result on behalf of our clients. We were able to do this because we recognize the problems that our clients encounter in their everyday life after a spinal cord injury and we illustrate these problems to the jury.

What's the next step?

If you or a loved one has suffered a serious injury in an accident, we will fight for you. You may contact us online or by phone at 877.247.3310 to discuss your case. We offer a free initial consultation and operate on a contingency fee basis: You will not pay a penny unless we win your case.