Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Lawyer in Dallas
Representation For Parents in Dallas County, Hidalgo County & Statewide
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, HIE, is a brain injury caused by a lack of oxygen and blood flow during labor or delivery. It's one of the most serious complications a newborn can experience, and it's also one of the most closely tied to how your medical care team managed a delivery.
HIE can result in permanent changes in brain function and can be life-threatening. It is also called birth asphyxia, perinatal hypoxia, and neonatal encephalopathy. Regardless of how your physician refers to it, it can range from mild to severe and requires emergency treatment to prevent further complications.
If your newborn was diagnosed with HIE, you deserve to understand exactly what happened in the hours before that diagnosis, and whether it could have been prevented.
Discuss your case and concerns with our Dallas hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy attorney by contacting us online or at (855) 650-3359 for a consultation.
How We Build Your Claim Step by Step
If you're a client of the Law Office of Kelly Liebbe, you won't start the claims process with a stranger reading through a form. You'll be talking to Kelly Liebbe directly, and she'll stay on your case the entire way through.
She begins by listening to your account of your labor and delivery, then requests your complete medical records and reviews them herself: fetal heart rate monitoring strips, nursing documentation, and physician notes covering the hours before your baby's diagnosis.
Because HIE cases often hinge on how quickly a delivery team recognizes and responds to fetal distress, Kelly pays particularly close attention to fetal heart rate monitoring errors, moments where a strip may have shown warning signs that weren't acted on in time.
Kelly brings in medical professionals who can evaluate whether the response to those warning signs matched what a reasonably careful delivery team should have done. Once our review is done, Kelly can determine what happened.
Building claims from the bottom up, Kelly remains your advocate throughout the legal process toward a resolution, whether through a negotiated settlement or a courtroom trial, to secure the damages you deserve.
What Compensation May Be Available
Compensation in an HIE case may include:
- Past and future medical bills, including hospital stays, surgeries, and specialist care
- Costs of physical, occupational, or speech therapy
- Long-term or lifetime care costs, including in-home nursing or assisted living
- Medical equipment and home modifications needed for your child's care
- Lost income or lost earning capacity for the child
- Pain and suffering
- Mental anguish
- Loss of consortium or companionship
A Malpractice Lawyer Who Stays the Course
Cases involving oxygen deprivation and brain injury demand more than a quick review; they demand someone willing to sit with the medical complexity long enough to understand it fully.
Kelly built her practice around exactly that kind of case, and she's the attorney who actually works files, not someone whose name is simply on it. Her experience includes successfully handling multimillion-dollar medical malpractice claims since 2007.
Because our firm works on a contingency basis, you pay no upfront attorney fees unless Kelly wins your case. As a leading birth injury attorney, Kelly has earned a reputation for meticulous case investigation and preparation and has been recognized by her peers for her outstanding work.
Call (855) 650-3359 or message our firm online to consult our Dallas Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) attorney today.
