The year was 2020 and I was a fresh lawyer just out of law school. I went to meet with a new client who had been in a motor vehicle accident (MVA) and had sustained a catastrophic back injury. This left our client with mobility issues requiring a wheelchair. Knowing that she had been injured and seeing first-hand how badly, I was next set to find out what happened at the time she was injured and determine who was liable for her accident. As a sat down at a table which a warm cup of tea, she explained what happened to her: It was a dark Friday night, and she was returning late from work. She was working late and was looking forward to getting home to her family. She was at an intersection, and the light changed from red to green. As she proceeded to slowly gain pace in her vehicle, almost from out of nowhere, a car came speeding through the intersection. Before she even had time to react, the other vehicle collided with her vehicle on her driver side door. She blacked out and woke up in the hospital slowly realizing her new reality. It was not until a day or two afterwards she found out from a police constable, the driver who hit her at been driving under the influence (DUI) and was subsequently charged. One small action for the defendant, meant a lifetime of suffering for our client. Sitting at that table I realized just how much these injuries took a toll on our client. The injuries drained her. They changed her. They re-arranged her. She was now living her new normal. She had recently been released after a month-long stint at a rehabilitation hospital and was trying to relay the impact this accident had on her. As her injury lawyer, my job is to elevate the burdens and worries of her litigation. While she focuses on recovery and seeking her treatments, I will be proving the liability and the damages before the court. Money cannot repair our clients for the stupid and needless actions of the defendant, but it can give our clients the means to compensate for any losses. After three years of litigation and numerous treatments, therapies and assessments, we were able to seek the compensation our client deserved. We were there with her every step of her way. Through litigation and medical treatments, we were able to slowly help her repair her life. Our client will never move how she once did, but she has been compensated well.
