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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury 101

Intake and Early Management of the Case

Published by Consumer Attorneys of California
and Canadian Caucus of AAJ
Learning Objectives
  • Signs and symptoms that indicate your client may have suffered a mTBI
  • Mechanisms by which mTBI injuries can occur
  • Appropriate care, evaluation, and treatment of the mTBI client
  • Intake and early management of the mTBI case
  • Common defenses and misnomers and how to combat them





Summary

Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries are often overlooked or not well understood by practitioners. Kacie Vinel will address how to recognize potential mTBI in your clients and appropriately engage in early management of the case starting from the intake process and continuing through the early stages of litigation.

You will learn the signs and symptoms that indicate your client may have suffered a mild Traumatic Brain Injury, as well as mechanisms by which those injuries can occur, enabling you to identify potential cases of mTBI and ensure your client receives appropriate care, evaluation, and treatment from specialists. Kacie will also cover the intake process, preparing for litigation, common defenses and misnomers in mTBI cases, and strategies to combat those defenses/misnomers.

SWOD-27898

Presenters
Kacie Vinel
Coughlan & Vinel LLP

Kacie Vinel has spent her entire career representing injury victims. She believes strongly in giving each of her clients... Read More


Originally Published
June 3, 2026

Program Titles and Supporting Materials
This program contains the following components:

  • Media Files
  • Mild Traumatic Brain Injury 101 - Video

  • Downloadable Files
  • Mild Traumatic Brain Injury 101 - Handout

How To Attend
Join the self-paced program from your office, home, or hotel room using a computer and high speed internet connection. You may start and stop the program at your convenience, continue where you left off, and review supporting materials as often as you like. Please note: Internet Explorer is no longer a supported browser. We recommend using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Safari for best results.

Technical Requirements
You may access this course on a computer or mobile device with high speed internet (iPhones require iOS 10 or higher). Recommended browsers are Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.

Credit
If applicable, you may obtain credit in multiple jurisdictions simultaneously for this program (see pending/approved list below). If electing credit for this program, registrants in jurisdictions not listed below will receive a Certificate of Completion that may or may not meet credit requirements in other jurisdictions. Where applicable, credit will be only awarded to a paid registrant completing all the requirements of the program as determined by the selected accreditation authority.

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