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Hugh Howerton is one of America’s top rated attorneys and specializes in paraplegia injury cases.
WHY HIRE HUGH
Voted TOP 100 Texas trials lawyers The National Trial Lawyers, an organization composed of the top 100 trial lawyers from each state. Membership is obtained through special invitation and is extended only to those attorneys who exemplify superior qualifications, leadership, reputation, influence, stature, and profile as trial lawyers
"AV" RATED, the highest rating awarded for both legal skill and ethics (Less than 5% of all attorneys in America have an "AV" rating)
Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
23 years experience winning accident cases. All cases are handled personally by Hugh Howerton.
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WHAT IS PARAPLEGIA?
Paraplegia, is an loss in motor or sensory function generally of the legs. When both legs and arms are affected, the condition is called Quadriplegia.Paraplegia: is when the level of injury occurs below the first thoracic spinal nerve. The degree at which the person is paralyzed can vary from the impairment of leg movement, to complete paralysis of the legs and abdomen up to the nipple line. Paraplegics have full use of their arms and hands.
Paraplegia is usually the result of of spinal cord injury. The area of the spinal canal which is affected in paraplegia is either the thoracic, lumbar, or sacral regions. If only one limb is affected the correct term is monoplegia.
Immediately after the spinal cord injury, the loss of movement, sensation, and reflexes below the level of the spinal cord injury can occur. Sexual dysfunction and loss of bowel or bladder control can happen, depending on where the spinal cord injury occurred and if the spinal cord was completely cut or partially cut.
The extent of the paralysis depends on the level of the spinal cord at which the damage occurs. For example, damage to the lowest area of the cord may result only in paralysis of the legs, whereas damage farther up on the cord causes possible loss of control over the muscles of the bladder and rectum as well or, if occurring even higher, may result in paralysis of all four limbs and loss of control over the muscles involved in breathing.
WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF PARAPLEGIA?
It depends on the type and level of injury. There are two types: complete and incomplete. A complete injury means that there is no feeling or function below the level on the spine where the injury occurred. An incomplete injury means that there is some functioning below the level of the injury. If you have an incomplete injury you may be able to move one limb more than another or feel parts of the body that cannot be moved.
Knowing that so much is at stake with paraplegia injuries "Day-In-The-Life’ videos are created to show how Mr. Howerton’s clients are affected by their injury. Since future medical care costs are generally very expensive with this type of injury Mr. Howerton hires qualified expert witnesses in life care planning and economics to determine and prove the cost future medical care and calculate the loss of future earning capacity so that the full measure of his client’s losses are proven.
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Hugh Howerton
Law Offices of Hugh J Howerton
13030 Rummel Creek
Houston, Texas 77079
713.984.9848 or toll free 877.984.9848
Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law
Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Hugh Howerton is one of America's top rated attorneys and specializes in paraplegia spinal cord injury cases
