California Traumatic Brain Injury Attorney

What is traumatic brain injury?

As defined by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), sudden head trauma that causes damage to the brain is considered to be a TBI, or traumatic brain injury. The head may come in violent impact with an object, or an object may pierce the skull and enter the brain tissue. Depending on the details of the accident and the extent of damage to the brain, a person may suffer a mild, moderate, or severe TBI.

California traumatic brain injury lawyer Robert G. Schock can help to determine the current and future financial and medical necessities for anyone who has sustained a TBI in an accident, and seek the compensation to which he or she is entitled.

Mild TBIs

It is common for the victim of less severe TBIs to remain conscious throughout the accident, but he or she may lose consciousness briefly. Most TBIs are considered mild, and the most common type of mild TBI is a concussion. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 75 percent of TBIs sustained annually are concussions or other mild conditions. These injuries are less often permanent or disabling. Symptoms include the following:

  • Headache
  • Confusion
  • Lightheadedness
  • Dizziness
  • Lethargy
  • Blurred vision
  • Ringing in the ears
  • Bad taste in the mouth
  • Atypical sleep patterns
  • Mood swings or behavioral changes
  • Trouble with memory, concentration, attention, and/or thinking

Moderate and severe TBI

Victims of moderate or severe TBI are more likely to experience loss of consciousness for an extended period of time. This could mean hours, days, weeks, months, years, or longer—and some victims of the most severe TBIs never regain consciousness. Moderate and severe TBIs are more likely to have permanent effects or lead to long-term disability. In addition to exhibiting the same symptoms as those with mild TBI, victims of moderate or severe TBI may also experience the following effects:

  • Worsening or relentless headache
  • Repeated vomiting or nausea
  • Seizures or convulsions
  • Inability to awaken from sleep
  • Dilation of one or both pupils
  • Slurred speech
  • Extremity weakness or numbness
  • Loss of coordination
  • Increased disorientation, restlessness, or agitation

California traumatic brain injury lawyers fighting for you

Robert G. Schock is a California traumatic brain injury attorney who is committed to obtaining rightful compensation for clients who are victims of negligence.

California head injury law firm

If you are choosing among California head injury attorneys, Robert G. Schock is a lawyer who is committed to obtaining rightful compensation for clients who are victims of negligence.  He has recovered settlements and jury verdicts for clients who have been the victim of  personal injuries throughout California, including in Oakland, Berkeley, Fremont, Hayward, Pleasanton, and Concord. For more information, or to schedule a consultation with an experienced brain and head injury attorney in California contact the Law Offices of Robert G. Schock online or call 888-688-4791.


Law Offices of
Robert G. Schock
Attorney at Law

1970 Broadway
Suite 1200
Oakland, California
94612

1320 Willow Pass Road
Suite 590
Concord, California
94520


Robert G. Schock is located in Oakland, CA and serves clients in and around Emeryville, Alameda, Oakland, Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito, San Francisco, San Leandro, Orinda, Moraga, Lafayette, San Pablo, Brisbane, Richmond, El Sobrante, San Lorenzo, Walnut Creek, Crockett, Castro Valley, Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Marin County, San Francisco County, San Mateo County, Solano County.

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