Recent Blog Posts
JDRF Walk a Big Success
Over the weekend, my family and I participated in the Atlanta JDRF One Walk. I’ve shared in an earlier blog post that both my sons have Type 1 diabetes, often referred to as juvenile diabetes. The One Walk is something my family has participated in, and fundraised for, for years. We’ll keep walking together… Read More »
Defect in Home Led to Tragic Fire and Burn Injuries
When my partners and I opened the doors of Cash, Krugler & Fredericks, we knew we didn’t want to be a volume firm. We chose to keep our caseload small and do our utmost to represent the clients that truly needed our services. Walking this path, we’ve met clients facing loss we couldn’t have… Read More »
Traumatic Brain Injuries in Military Turn Spotlight on its Effects
Unlike the vast majority of physical wounds, traumatic brain injury is invisible. But as we have seen through our work representing people with brain injury, the effects of TBI can be just as damaging and challenging to learn to live with. TBI plagues our servicemen and women, affecting thousands of retired and active duty… Read More »
Home Elevators: What You Should Know to Prevent Accidents
A home elevator can mean independence for permanently or temporarily disabled people and can prolong the number of years older adults are able to live in their homes. They can be useful for transporting large items in multi-story homes. Home elevators, once an oddity, are increasingly popular, even trendy. The cost of the technology… Read More »
Another Home Elevator Death
One man died and two others were injured in a home elevator accident last month. Richard Sandoz, a resident of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, died when the floor of the elevator in his home collapsed. It was the third elevator mishap in that county this year. The elevator was meant for cargo use only,… Read More »
Victims and Loved Ones of People with TBI Need Support for New Lives
We wrote about Side by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse, an organization our firm has supported in the past. The Clubhouse exists so people living with traumatic brain injury can come together in support and camaraderie. In addition to being a supportive environment for people living with the effects of TBI, the community helps members… Read More »
Elevator Injuries Avoided in Latest Incident
Picture a three-year-old boy balancing on a ledge just two-inches wide in an elevator shaft on the second floor of a residential building. That’s the situation firefighters in Staten Island, NY, were faced with this past Wednesday evening. They had to carefully open an exterior door, using a hydraulic tool, hoping the child wouldn’t… Read More »
Privacy Not a Concern with Black Boxes in Cars
When most of us hear the words “black box” we think about flights that ended in tragedy and a downed airplane. On an airplane, a black box is actually two separate components: a cockpit voice recorder and a flight data recorder. Unless the worst happens, the black box (which is actually bright orange) does… Read More »
Keeping the Volume Down: Why We’ll Never Be a Big Firm
In 2003, my partners and I had come to a fork in the road. We were ready to strike out on our own and start a law firm, but before we opened our doors, we had to decide what kind of firm we would be – what we as a firm would stand for…. Read More »
Support for People with TBI at Side by Side Clubhouse
The days following a major traumatic brain injury are the beginning of what can be a long, sometimes never-ending path to recovery. Our brains are delicate and intricate and how a traumatic brain injury affects someone is unpredictable. No two injuries are alike. Individuals who suffer a TBI, along with their families, need support… Read More »
