Links to Other Sites of Interest

These are other sites on the Internet that may be of interest to our clients and other attorneys. This page will be updated from time to time, so feel free to check back. There will be new stuff all the time!

The Brain Injury Support Group has been a long-time ally of the firm, helping many of our clients who have sustained traumatic brain and head injuries. This text is taken directly from their website:

"The mission of the BISG of Portland is to serve those affected by Brain Injury—through advocacy, community awareness, education, injury prevention, service, and support. Most brain injuries fit in the category of Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). This category includes injuries from a stroke, brain aneurysm, brain tumor, etc. The dominant sub-category of ABI is the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), typically caused by automobile accidents, falls, blows to the head, penetrating head wounds, brain surgery, etc. A traumatic head injury may be either a closed head injury, with no penetrating wound, or an open head injury."

Swanson, Thomas & Coon is proud to be associated with the good work done by BISG, which was formerly known as the Family Head Injury Support Group.

In addition to BISG, there is also a place on the world wide web for information about reporting traumatic brain injuries to the Centers for Disease Control.

The following sites have been recommended by BISG. We also include our capsule review:

"Health and Fitness in Mind for Life" is how brain.com bills itself. The site is chock full of interesting articles regarding research and treatment for brain injuries. In addition, the people who run the site don’t mind dabbling in the esoteric and science fiction, along with demonstrations and games to test and increase your brain power.

The Dana Brain Web was created as a resource to guide persons to the best the Internet has to offer in terms of help for 23 specific brain disorders, as well as a clearinghouse for a host of other information.

The TBI Resource Guide is maintained by the Centre for Neuro Skills, and "is the internet's central source of information, services and products relating to traumatic brain injury, brain injury recovery, and post-acute rehabilitation." The site has many articles of interest, as well as practical essays on living life with a traumatic brain injury.

Antoinette Appel, Ph.D. of Plantation, Florida maintains a primer for neuropsychology and treatment of brain injuries at her website. Basic nuts-and-bolts information about what a brain injury is, how a neuropsychologist can help diagnose the injury and decide on a course of treatment. Further information about brain injuries, strokes and other neuropsychological impairments can be found at the website of Dr. Richard L Windsor.

S.S.A.S. CONNE CT

Social Security Advisory Service

Public Posting Board

SSAS offers information about Social Security and its programs, but is not affiliated with the Social Security Administration (SSA) or any other agency.

Employment Standards Administration
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Division of Federal Employees' Compensation

The resources listed in this site provide information about claims under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), which is administered by the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP).

"Keep Our Families Safe," is the American Trial Lawyers' Association's website dedicated to child and family safety news and issues. Topics include playground safety and toy recalls, as well as stories of families and individuals hurt by dangerous and defective products. There is also a publications section, a section that tells you how to get involved, and what Congress and various state legislatures are doing (or not doing) to protect the public and promote family safety.

If you are injured on-the-job or have some other employment health or safety issue, the Department of Labor has put together this page for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). General statistics and data on work-related accidents can also be accessed there.

The National Lawyers Guild is an association dedicated to bringing about basic change in society. In language from its own web page: It seeks to unite the lawyers, law students, legal workers and jailhouse lawyers of America in an organization that shall function as an effective political and social force in the service of the people, to the end that human rights shall be more sacred than property interests.

The Oregon Natural Resources Council has a mission to aggressively protect and restore Oregon's wild lands, wildlife and waters as an enduring legacy. From their website, you can find out about the latest bills in the Oregon Legislature related to Oregon's natural resources, news and information important to environmental concerns, as well as outings sponsored by ONRC.

The Oregon Public Employees Union website has information about union publications, as well as updates on current contract negotiations, campaigns, benefits and other topics important to public employees and their families.

The Philip Morris tobacco documents database. This site is geared toward those involved with litigation against tobacco companies, and is searchable by several parameters including document author, recipient, date, subject and even Bates numbers previously used in litigation.

For our union member clients, you may consider making the web site of the AFL-CIO your homepage. This site is jammed with all sorts of union information, the latest news, sports and entertainment information.

Also for our union member clients, the Northwest Labor Press has been the voice of the labor movement in Oregon since 1900. Every issue of this bi-weekly newspaper comes with stories of interest to working men and women throughout the state, with reports on union activities that you might not otherwise receive from other media outlets. If you’re new to the area, or new to the union local, you can also find a complete listing of local meetings.

And for something completely different, how about Wheelchair Rugby? Portland has a home grown team, the Pounders, who recently placed third at the national championships in Warm Springs, Georgia. Find out more on Wheelchair Rugby by clicking here.

The National Workplace Injury Litigation Group is a non-profit association of attorneys "dedicated to advancing just and fair remedies for workers who are victims of occupational injury or disease. The group acts principally to assist attorneys in advocating the rights of injured workers through education, communication, research, and information gathering."

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