Trial lawyers across the country show “Wii” care
Local seniors and rehabilitation patients are now getting the chance to smile while they heal thanks to local trial attorneys. The first three Mondays in August, 53 law firms from 25 states will band together to donate more than 60 Nintendo Wii gaming systems to rehabilitation centers, nursing homes and hospitals all over America. The firms are all members of a consumer safety community called InjuryBoard (www.injuryboard.com). With more than half its membership participating, InjuryBoard hopes the event will inspire attorneys everywhere to give back to their communities.
Locally, the law firm of Brady, Brady & Reilly, LLC through its principals, Lawrence P. Brady and Kathleen M. Reilly are donating a Wii system to the Adult Rehabilitation Division of Clara Maass Continuing Care Center at West Hudson in Kearny. Kathleen Reilly advised that “We selected the Clara Maass Center here at West Hudson because it is such an important part of our community. The West Hudson Facility, in a variety of different roles has been serving the community and many of our clients for many, many years providing excellent therapy and rehabilitation services. We represent the seriously injured, whether it is in car accidents, work related construction accidents or fall down accidents and many of our clients have been the beneficiary of their wonderful rehabilitative services. We simply wanted to say thank you.”
The Wii was selected because of a recent trend in rehabilitation toward a new treatment technique know as “Wiihab.” Wiihab makes use of the gaming system’s unique, live motion play to offer patients a fun and less painful exercise medium. The InjuryBoard firms, all of whom represent victims of serious accidents, hope that their donations will ease the recovery of those in need and will help patients find enjoyment in an otherwise and difficult process.
Injuryboard member and local attorney Kathleen M. Reilly explains, “Our goal in this time of economic recession is to reach out to facilities like the Clara Maass Continuing Care Center at West Hudson and help them provide the care that budget realities might otherwise prevent.”
InjuryBoard was founded by Tampa, Florida attorney Tom Young, “InjuryBoard is a network of trial attorneys,” says Young, “and too often trial attorneys are saddled with an undeservedly poor reputation.” According to Young, InjuryBoard is committed to revealing to consumers the truth about personal injury attorneys. “Our members are come of the kindest, most genuine people I know. These are folks who shunned big law firms, prestige and easy money in favor of helping their communities,” Young says. “I am constantly humbled by the commitment our members have to helping injured people. Our hope with events like this is that we can do some good for injured people, from victims of auto accidents to defective products, by helping them get back on their feet. This Wii giveaway is a natural extension of the work our members firms do every day.”
The giveaway is sponsored by the InjuryBoard Foundation, a non-profit organization which acts as the charitable arm of InjuryBoard.com. The purpose of the InjuryBoard Foundation is to help individuals and communities live safer, happier lives through increase awareness and community outreach. Young says that the incredible success and broad participation in this Wii giveaway has inspired InjuryBoard to organize these events on regular basis. “We plan on utilizing the foundation to help as many people as we can. This is just the beginning,” Young adds. “We’re planning child safety seat drives, bicycle helmet giveaways and anything else we can think of to get people the help they need and make our communities safer.”
