Were you or a family member left with a brain injury after an accident in Blacksburg?
At The Law Offices of Mark T. Hurt, we help injured clients in Blacksburg pursue full recovery in brain injury matters.
If a brain injury has changed how you work, sleep, or think after a crash or a fall, the bills often arrive long before the insurance company offers anything fair. A Blacksburg, VA brain injury lawyer at our firm can take on that side of the fight while you focus on treatment and recovery. The Law Offices of Mark T. Hurt has represented injured clients across Virginia for more than 30 years. We build each claim around the medical evidence and prepare it for trial from the start. Call today for a free consultation.
A brain injury attorney in Blacksburg represents people whose head trauma was caused by another party’s negligence and pursues payment for their medical care, rehabilitation, lost wages, and pain. These claims depend on medical proof, and a concussion or mild TBI can carry symptoms that a defense doctor will try to downplay.
In 2024, Virginia recorded almost 6,000 hospitalizations for traumatic brain injury, according to the Virginia Department of Health. Nationally, CDC research shows falls cause nearly half of TBI-related hospitalizations, with motor vehicle crashes a leading cause of the rest. We work with treating physicians and specialists to document the full extent of the harm.
Brain injuries usually follow another kind of accident, and the cause of that accident shapes who is responsible and how the claim is built. We handle brain injury claims that arise from a range of situations in Blacksburg, VA.
Our founder, Mark T. Hurt, focuses his practice on serious personal injury cases, including brain and other catastrophic injuries. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and his law degree from Duke Law School. He has represented injured Virginians for more than 30 years. He knows how Virginia’s courts handle serious-injury litigation and how insurers value these claims. That depth of experience is what you want from a personal injury lawyer in Blacksburg, VA, especially when an insurer and its investigators are working to limit what you receive.
Our record reflects real outcomes for people with life-altering injuries. The firm’s work has meant millions of dollars recovered for injured clients across serious injury and death claims, including:
Each of these came from a case the firm was prepared to take to trial if the offer fell short. Past results depend on the specific facts of each case and do not promise a particular outcome.
Virginia law lets injured people recover for the losses a brain injury causes. Those losses fall into a few broad categories, and the value of a claim depends on how well each one is documented.
Liability depends on proving negligence, meaning another party owed a duty of care, breached it, and caused the injury. Virginia follows a strict contributory negligence rule, which can bar recovery if the injured person is found even slightly at fault. That rule makes careful investigation important, because insurers use it to deny otherwise valid claims. A brain injury often affects earning capacity for years, which makes future economic loss one of the largest parts of the types of damages at stake. Proving it takes vocational and medical input rather than guesswork.
Brain injury claims differ from ordinary injury cases in a few ways. The harm is not always visible, and its effects can grow clearer over time.
In a single recent year, CDC data counted more than 214,000 TBI-related hospitalizations across the country. Moderate and severe cases are also costly, and CDC estimates put the lifetime economic cost of TBI in the United States at roughly $76.5 billion. Because symptoms can be subtle at first, we encourage clients to follow through on every recommended evaluation, since gaps in treatment give insurers an argument to reduce a claim.
The timeline for a brain injury claim depends on the severity of the injury and whether the insurer disputes fault. Most cases follow a similar path.
Under Virginia Code, most personal injury claims must be filed within two years of the injury, whatever the theory of recovery. Serious cases take longer to resolve because the full medical picture has to develop before a claim can be valued accurately. Missing the deadline usually ends a claim, so it helps to speak with a brain injury lawyer in Blacksburg early, while evidence is fresh.
A first meeting goes faster when you bring what you already have. None of it is required to get started.
We offer a free consultation, and there is no obligation after it. We will review what happened, explain your options under Virginia law, and tell you honestly whether we can help.
A brain injury deserves a careful, well-prepared claim. Contact us to schedule a free consultation with a Blacksburg brain injury attorney who handles serious-injury matters. We will listen to what happened, answer your questions, and explain how Virginia law applies to your situation. There is no cost to speak with us about your options.
“We hired Mr. Hurt to help settle a worker’s comp injury case for my husband. Mark, Bart, and Mary worked tirelessly to resolve his case and reach a settlement we were pleased with. They were always available to answer questions and returned calls in a timely manner.“
