A half inch of raised concrete isn’t an accident. It’s a repair someone deferred.
I represent people hurt by hazards a property owner knew about and left in place: lifted sidewalk slabs, broken stair treads, unmarked thresholds, dark parking lots, missing handrails, cords run across a walkway.
Reading this for an injured parent, spouse, or friend? You’re in the right place. Many people first reach out for someone they love, and that’s welcome here.
Four things have to be true. I build the file around all four from day one.
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The owner knew, or should have known, about the hazard
Actual knowledge, or a condition that sat there long enough that a reasonable inspection would have caught it. This is where inspection records, work orders, prior complaints about the same spot, and camera retention letters matter most.
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The condition posed an unreasonable risk of harm
Not every imperfect walkway qualifies. Height of the lip, slope, lighting, and whether the hazard was open and obvious all get argued.
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The owner failed to take reasonable care to fix or warn
A cone, a grind, a patch, a closed walkway, a repair ticket. The question is what a careful operator would have done, and what this one actually did.
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That failure caused your injury
Medical records tied to the mechanism of the fall, and treatment documented from the beginning rather than reconstructed later.
- These are the elements a Texas invitee must establish. See Keetch v. Kroger Co., 845 S.W.2d 262, 264 (Tex. 1992) (setting out the elements of a premises-liability claim brought by an invitee).
- Most Texas personal injury claims must be filed within two years of the date of injury. Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 16.003(a) (establishing the two-year limitations period for personal injury actions). Waiting can end a claim regardless of its merit.
You pay nothing unless I recover money for you, and that includes expenses.
I handle these cases on a contingent fee. My fee is a percentage of what I recover, agreed in writing before I start. I advance the costs of the case myself, things like medical records, filing fees, expert opinions, and depositions.
If there is no recovery, you will not be obligated to pay those expenses. I absorb them.
The consultation is free
Talking to me costs nothing and doesn’t commit you to hiring me.
The fee is in writing
You’ll see the percentage and how expenses are handled before you sign anything.
You can ask me anything about it
Including how the fee changes if the case is filed, or if it goes to trial.
Four things you get here that you won’t get everywhere.
You deal with the lawyer
Every email and every call is handled by me, not a case manager, an intake center, or a chatbot. When you hire this firm, you get the person whose name is on it.
A straight answer, fast
You hear from me within two business days, and if the answer is no, you get it quickly and in writing, so you can act while there’s still time.
I come to you
Meetings are by appointment wherever works, including your home or the hospital if you’re in no shape to travel.
Both numbers, published
My results page shows what cases settled for and what clients actually received. Most firms only tell you the first number.
What does it cost to hire you?
Nothing up front. My fee is a percentage of what I recover, agreed in writing before I start, and if there’s no recovery you owe nothing, including case expenses. Full answer.
How long do I have?
Usually two years from the injury, but a fall on government property can require written notice within six months or less. If a deadline might be close, contact a lawyer this week. Full answer.
They say the fall was my fault. Do I still have a case?
Maybe. Blaming you is the standard defense, and Texas only bars recovery if you are found more than half responsible. Whether that sticks depends on facts worth investigating. Full answer.
Commercial truck collisions
Premises cases are the bulk of what I do. Truck cases are the other part. They run on a similar clock and a similar problem: the evidence that matters, driver logs, engine control module data, dispatch records, and maintenance files, belongs to the carrier and doesn’t stay accessible for long without a letter demanding that it be preserved.
If you were hit by an eighteen wheeler, a box truck, a dump truck, or any vehicle operated for a business, the same first call applies.
And if yours is the case every other firm called too strange, a water park ride, a collapsed deck, a warehouse with no workers’ comp, strange isn’t the same as weak. The cases other firms pass on.
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- Clients are not obligated to pay case expenses if there is no recovery.