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After a police officer fired into a neighborhood and struck Brian in the spine, he spent about a month in the hospital and was told he would likely never walk again. When Brian had no way to get around, an attorney from Cochran Douglas met him at his home, and having a Spanish-speaking team member made a big difference for his family throughout this excessive force case. Brian says the realistic guidance and steady support from our Tacoma team led to a result that has helped him live more independently and has completely changed his life.
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I was driving away,
fleeing from an officer,
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when he opened fire into like a
neighborhood, and he ended up shooting
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my back, where he hit my spine.
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After that, I was hospitalized for about a
month, and they told me I had
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no hope of ever walking again.
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I was going through a lot of hardship.
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He came all the way to my house and
met with me for our first meeting.
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That was really helpful for me because I
didn't have a license or a car or any
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mode of transportation at the time.
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I felt like I had more support
regardless of what went on.
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Also, another thing: one of them spoke
Spanish, so that was very helpful,
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especially with my family.
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They were very realistic about the
results,
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and they also supported me with whatever I
wanted to do and how I wanted
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to move forward with the case.
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Since I've received that money,
I've been able to do a lot more things
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independently, and it's
completely changed my life.
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I wouldn't hesitate to call
Cochran Douglas if something's happened to
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you because they're going
to be there for you.
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They're going to make sure you get helped,
and they're going to fight for
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you like I've never seen before.
