Houston Personal Injury Practice Areas

If you are not sure which practice area fits your case, start with the accident that caused your injury. The sections below explain the Houston personal injury practice areas Lassiter Law Firm handles across Harris County and the surrounding region, and the Texas rules that shape each claim.

Vehicle Accident Claims Our Houston Attorneys Handle

Most cases at Lassiter Law Firm start on the road. Our attorneys handle car accidents, truck and 18-wheeler crashes, motorcycle wrecks, and rideshare collisions involving Uber and Lyft. We also represent cyclists and pedestrians hit by drivers on Houston streets, in crosswalks and in parking lots. Drunk driving crashes have their own pages, because Texas law can support a claim against a bar or restaurant that kept serving an obviously intoxicated customer.

Each vehicle case raises its own questions. A truck crash may involve the driver, the carrier and federal safety rules for commercial vehicles. A rideshare claim often turns on whether the driver had the app on and which insurance policy applied at that moment. A hit and run or an uninsured driver can shift the claim toward your own uninsured motorist coverage. The practice pages walk through each of these issues in plain English.

Some crashes call for their own guide. Our page on rollover accidents covers SUVs, pickups and vans that flip, and our commercial vehicle accident page covers delivery vans, buses and company vehicles.

Injury and Premises Claims Our Houston Lawyers Handle

Not every injury happens in traffic. Lassiter Law Firm represents people hurt in slip and fall accidents at grocery stores, restaurants, apartment complexes and other properties. Texas property owners must repair or warn customers about dangerous conditions they knew about or should have found. Wet floors, broken stairs and poor lighting cause many of these claims.

The firm also handles cases built around the injury itself. Traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord damage, paralysis and herniated discs often require long treatment and can end a person’s ability to work. Our injury pages explain how medical records, future care costs and lost earning capacity shape the value of a claim.

Some injuries happen at work or on property someone else controls. Lassiter Law Firm handles construction accidents, industrial accidents at plants and warehouses, and premises liability claims such as negligent security. Our guides to catastrophic injuries and to how negligence works in Texas explain permanent injuries and how fault is decided.

Houston Attorneys for Families After a Fatal Accident

When a crash or fall takes a life, Texas law lets the surviving spouse, children and parents bring a wrongful death claim. The estate’s representative can also bring a survival claim for the losses the person suffered before death. Our wrongful death pages cover fatal car, truck, motorcycle, pedestrian and bicycle accidents.

These cases often run alongside a police investigation or criminal charges. A family does not need to wait for that process to end before speaking with a lawyer. Vehicle data, video footage and witness memories can disappear within weeks, so early action helps protect the claim.

Texas Deadlines Lawyers Track Across Houston Personal Injury Practice Areas

Texas gives most injured people two years from the date of the injury to file a personal injury lawsuit. Wrongful death claims usually carry a two year deadline that starts on the date of death. Claims against a city, county or state agency can require written notice within six months, and some cities, including Houston, set shorter notice periods.

Texas also follows a modified comparative fault rule. You can recover damages if you were 50% or less at fault, but the award drops by your share of the blame. If you were more than 50% at fault, you cannot recover. Insurance adjusters often raise fault early in a claim for this reason.

Schedule a Free Consultation With Lassiter Law Firm in Houston

Lassiter Law Firm has represented injured Texans for more than 30 years from its office at 3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3250, in Houston. Attorneys James Lassiter, Grayson Lassiter, Timothy M. McHale and David Russo work with clients in Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Galveston, Brazoria and the surrounding counties. The firm serves clients in English and Spanish.

If you were hurt in an accident, call (713) 521-0104 or visit our contact page to schedule a free consultation. A lawyer can review your situation, explain which of our Houston personal injury practice areas fits your case and tell you which deadlines apply.