Brain Injury
Every year in the United States, over 1.5 million people suffer from traumatic brain/head injuries and 50,000 people die from injuries to the brain. A traumatic brain injury is an injury where a person usually strikes his or her head on an object, resulting in serious brain damage. Some common causes of brain injuries are auto accidents, sports injuries, strokes caused by defective medications, and falls.
When a person suffers a brain injury or concussion, the brain’s ability to function may be impaired in the area where the brain injury occurred. For example, if a person were to sustain an injury to the frontal lobe of the cerebrum, they may have impairments or changes with their judgment, inhibitions or sense of smell. The effects of a head injury may be long-lasting or permanent and may require surgery, specialists, rehabilitation, therapy, and assistive devices.
Our firm has a unique perspective and understanding of our clients and their struggles. We also have the legal expertise to prove responsibility and damages.
Partner Steven Benvenisti is himself a survivor of an accident that caused catastrophic injuries. Fortunately, after several years of intense rehabilitation and therapy, he has made a full and complete recovery.
Before becoming an attorney in 1993, he decided to devote his life to helping victims of drunk drivers and accident victims suffering traumatic brain or catastrophic injuries. As a result, in his spare time, he has become a motivational speaker who helps others who have suffered a brain or catestrophic injury.
Steven Benvenisti is a member of the Board of Directors of The New Jersey Brain Injury Association, and he he has been a featured speaker at numerous lectures and conventions, including New Jersey’s E.N.D. D.W.I., The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey 2003 Convention, the Brain Injury of Rhode Island 2004 Convention, the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals 2004 Convention, The Rotary Club of America, and more.
Mr. Benvenisti was featured in such TV programs as New Jersey, Meet the Leaders, Hackensack Medical Center’s award-winning television program Stone Cold, the Emmy Winning Program Due Process, and New Jersey’s End Violence Now. He has also been featured in the following publications: New Jersey Record, Lawyer Makes Telling Case Against D.W.I, New Jersey Lawyer, Man on a Mission and The New York Post.
Mr. Benvenisti has written a published article entitled “Selection of Auto Insurance.” He is on the Board of Trustees for the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey and New Jersey’s Rehabilitation Specialists Advisory Board. He is also a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, National. Mr. Benvenisti’s fluency in Spanish allows him to communicate with a wide client base.
As a trial attorney, he brings his unique understanding of his clients’ struggle as well as their family’s struggles into the court room. To speak with Steven Benvenisti, contact him at (201)907-5000 or by email at steven@teanecklaw.com. To contact any other of our Brain Injuries Attorney, e-mail us at info@teanecklaw.com.
