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What we handle

Practice Areas

Six areas, one throughline: someone with more resources than you is arguing that what happened to you is worth less than it is.

Personal Injury

Negligence, premises liability, workplace injuries, dog bites and intentional acts. The broad category that most injury claims start in.

  • Slip, trip and fall
  • Inadequate security
  • Non-subscriber employers
  • Defective products
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Vehicle Accidents

Car, motorcycle, rideshare, pedestrian and bicycle collisions, including hit-and-run and uninsured motorist claims.

  • Rear-end and intersection
  • Motorcycle
  • Uber and Lyft
  • UM/UIM claims
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Car Accidents

Car and SUV collisions across Houston — built by a lawyer who used to evaluate these claims for the insurance companies.

  • Rear-end and intersection
  • The 51% fault fight
  • UM/UIM and hit-and-run
  • Recorded-statement traps
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18-Wheeler Accidents

Commercial truck and semi crashes — federal safety regulations, black-box evidence, layered insurance and rapid-response defense teams.

  • FMCSR violations
  • Log and black-box data
  • Carrier and broker liability
  • HB 19 two-phase trials
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Work Injuries

Refinery, plant, construction and Ship Channel injuries — including claims against Texas employers who opted out of workers’ comp.

  • Non-subscriber employer claims
  • Third-party site claims
  • Refinery & industrial injuries
  • Gross-negligence death claims
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Slip & Fall

Falls at stores, apartments, restaurants, hotels and parking lots — premises cases proven with the evidence the owner controls.

  • Notice: knew or should have known
  • Sweep sheets & camera footage
  • Owner vs. manager liability
  • Government-property notice traps
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Catastrophic Injury

Traumatic brain injury, spinal cord damage, amputation and severe burns — cases decided by the cost of a lifetime of care.

  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Amputation
  • Severe burns
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Wrongful Death

Claims brought by a surviving spouse, child or parent under the Texas Wrongful Death Act, plus survival claims on behalf of the estate.

  • Fatal collisions
  • Industrial fatalities
  • Survival claims
  • Exemplary damages
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Class Action

When the same defective product, unsafe drug or unlawful practice harms many people the same way, claims are stronger together.

  • Defective products
  • Dangerous drugs
  • Data breaches
  • Wage and hour
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Insurance Claims

Denials, lowball offers, delay and bad-faith conduct, including claims under Texas Insurance Code Chapters 541 and 542.

  • Storm and hail damage
  • Wrongful denial
  • Prompt Payment Act
  • Business interruption
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Not sure which one fits?

Most cases don’t arrive with a label on them.

A fall at work might be a workers’ compensation matter, a third-party negligence claim, a non-subscriber suit, or a product liability case — sometimes several at once. A crash with a delivery van might involve the driver, the employer, a contractor and two separate insurance policies.

Sorting that out is our job, not yours. Describe what happened in plain language and we will tell you what kind of claim it is, whether it is worth pursuing, and what the deadlines are.

Deadlines that catch people out

  • 2 years — general Texas personal injury and wrongful death limitations period
  • As little as 90 days — notice to a city, county or other governmental unit
  • 60 days pre-suit notice + expert report — health care liability claims
  • Policy deadlines — many insurance policies impose their own shorter suit and notice limits
  • 30 days or less — how long surveillance video often survives before it is overwritten

General information only, not legal advice. Deadlines vary by claim type and by the parties involved. Do not rely on this list — ask a lawyer about your specific case.

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