When an infant is seriously injured during birth, families are often left searching for answers during one of the most overwhelming moments of their lives. What should have been a joyful experience can quickly turn into years of uncertainty, medical care, and unanswered questions about whether the injury could have been prevented.
At Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C. (BBGA), our birth injury practice is led by Evan Jones and Lee Atkinson, two attorneys with decades of experience handling complex medical malpractice cases involving childbirth injuries. They have spent years advocating for families harmed by avoidable mistakes during pregnancy, labor, and delivery, and securing results for children who will need lifelong care.
Experience That Sets Them Apart
What truly distinguishes Evan and Lee in birth injury litigation is not just their experience representing injured families, it’s where their legal careers began.
Earlier in their careers, both Evan and Lee served as defense attorneys representing hospitals, obstetricians, nurses, and midwives in lawsuits involving complications that occurred during labor and delivery. That background gives them a rare and powerful perspective.
Because they once worked on the defense side, Evan and Lee understand:
- How hospitals investigate birth-related injuries
- How labor and delivery records are created, and what critical details may be missing
- The strategies insurance companies and their attorneys use to deny responsibility or minimize harm
Today, that insight allows them to anticipate defenses, identify avoidable errors, and hold hospital systems and medical providers accountable when standards of care are not followed.
Advocates for Families Facing Life-Changing Injuries
Birth injury cases are among the most complex and emotionally charged medical malpractice claims. They often involve catastrophic outcomes such as cerebral palsy from prolonged oxygen deprivation (i.e., “hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy” or HIE) that is often evidenced by low Apgar scores at birth, brachial plexus injuries, or other trauma resulting from delayed or mismanaged deliveries.
Evan and Lee have dedicated a significant portion of their practices to birth injury cases, working closely with labor and delivery specialists, neonatologists, neurologists, and life care planning experts. By collaborating with these professionals, they can uncover what went wrong, why it happened, and the full scope of a child’s medical and developmental needs.
Working with life care planning experts allows Evan and Lee to accurately determine the long-term value of a case based on the ongoing care and resources a child will require throughout their life. Their approach is meticulous, compassionate, and focused on long-term outcomes, not just for today, but for a child’s entire future.
For families, these lawsuits are about more than compensation. They are about getting answers, holding those responsible accountable, and ensuring a child has the care, therapy, and support they will need for a lifetime. They are also about preventing future families from facing the same heartbreak.
Birth Injury Education Series for Parents
This article is the first in a new blog series focused on BBGA’s birth injury practice. In this series, we will explore various types of birth injuries and address the critical questions parents often ask when their child is seriously injured during pregnancy, labor, or delivery. Our goal is to help families better understand how these injuries happen, whether they may have been preventable, and when medical negligence may be involved. Future posts will take a deeper look at specific birth injuries, warning signs of medical error, and practical guidance for parents navigating the aftermath of a traumatic birth.
RESULTS
Evan’s and Lee’s more recent results include multiple seven-figure settlements with hospitals and obstetricians for lawsuits involving children who suffered birth injuries during labor.
A confidential seven figure settlement with hospital for a child who suffered a brain injury and developed cerebral palsy because nurses failed to notice and respond to warning signs that the laboring mother suffered a placental abruption.
A confidential seven figure settlement with hospital for a child who died two days after delivery because nurses failed to recognize and respond to warning signs of oxygen deprivation during a prolonged labor.
A confidential seven figure settlement with an obstetrician for a child who died from an infection during labor.
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