Top Best Personal Injury Lawyers | 16278 Available
Find Top Best Rated Personal Injury attorneys near you. Many offer free consultations and have verified client reviews.
Understanding Personal Injury Law
Personal injury law allows individuals who have been harmed because of another person's negligence to seek financial compensation. These cases arise when a person or business fails to act with reasonable care and another person suffers injury as a result. Personal injury attorneys represent accident victims and help them recover damages for medical bills lost wages and pain and suffering.
In the United States personal injury claims are governed by state tort law. Victims may pursue compensation through insurance claims or civil lawsuits. Lawyers investigate accidents gather medical records interview witnesses and negotiate with insurance companies. Because insurers often attempt to minimize payouts, legal representation can significantly improve the chances of obtaining fair compensation.
Serious injuries may lead to long term medical treatment disability or permanent changes in lifestyle. Lawyers help ensure compensation accounts for current and future medical costs rehabilitation and lost earning capacity.
Common Personal Injury Cases
- Car and truck accidents
- Slip and fall incidents
- Workplace injuries
- Defective products
- Dog bites
- Medical malpractice
Each type of case requires evidence such as accident reports photographs medical records and expert testimony.
When You Should Contact a Personal Injury Lawyer
Victims should consider contacting a lawyer when injuries require medical treatment or when insurance companies dispute liability. Legal advice is especially important when injuries cause long term disability or significant financial loss.
How the Legal Process Works
- Initial consultation and case evaluation
- Investigation and evidence gathering
- Insurance negotiations
- Filing a lawsuit if necessary
- Settlement or trial
Cost of Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer
Most personal injury attorneys work on contingency fees meaning clients pay no upfront legal fees. Lawyers typically receive between twenty five and forty percent of the recovered settlement.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a personal injury lawyer do?
Personal injury lawyers investigate accidents gather evidence negotiate settlements and represent clients in court.
How long do personal injury cases take?
Some cases settle within months while complex cases involving serious injuries may take years.
What compensation can victims recover?
Victims may recover damages for medical expenses lost wages rehabilitation costs and pain and suffering.
Do most cases go to trial?
Most personal injury claims settle before trial through negotiation.
When should I hire a lawyer?
It is best to contact a lawyer soon after an accident so evidence can be preserved and legal deadlines are not missed.
16278 Personal Injury Lawyers Found
Houston Attorney Benjamin Roberts focuses his practice primarily on plaintiff's personal injury litigation. Representing clients throughout the greater Houston area, he assists people who have been harmed by the negligence of others in matters involving motor vehicle accidents, defective products, premises liability, construction site and other workplace accidents, nursing home abuse and neglect, medical malpractice and wrongful death, as well as Jones Act cases and other maritime litigation. Mr. Roberts is also experienced in handling commercial disputes in business litigation arena.. A Texas native, Mr. Roberts attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in 2005. He then pursued his legal education at South Texas College of Law Houston. While in law school, he served a clerkship with a Texas trial court judge and clerked at one of Houston's oldest plaintiff's personal injury firms. Mr. Roberts was awarded his Juris Doctor in 2008 and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas the following year.. After graduation from law school, Mr. Roberts joined an insurance defense law firm. His experience representing insurance companies in personal injury litigation has allowed him to anticipate the ways in which they will attempt to deny responsibility for his plaintiff clients' losses. Following his stint wihth the insurance defense firm, Mr. Roberts worked for a prominent Plaintiff's personal injury law firm for over 8 years, where he was eventually made partner within the firm. In fall of 2018, Mr. Roberts decided to pursue his dream and open his own law firm.. Mr. Roberts previously served on the State Bar of Texas Panel 4-3 Grievance Committee, which handles disciplinary actions and investigations involving area attorneys. He is also an active participant in several legal organizations, including the American Bar Association, the Houston Young Lawyers Association, the Houston Trial Lawyers Association and the Texas Trial Lawyers Association.
Spencer Speed is a dedicated trial attorney who focuses on helping individuals and families who have been injured by the negligent conduct of others. Mr. Speed’s current legal practice at Abraham Watkins focuses on a wide variety of personal injury matters, including automobile and trucking collisions, premises liability incidents, product liability cases, and wrongful death claims.. Always driven to achieve justice for his clients, Mr. Speed is a zealous advocate who thrives for holding individuals and large companies liable for their reckless conduct and negligent practices.. Prior to joining Abraham Watkins, Mr. Speed worked for a prominent Houston law firm specializing in medical malpractice, product liability, and other personal injury claims. Mr. Speed grew up in Dallas, Texas. He received his bachelor’s degree in political science from The University of North Texas and his law degree from South Texas College of Law. While in law school, Mr. Speed was a member of the College’s nationally recognized elite trial advocacy program where he earned numerous awards in courtroom competitions, including the Best Attorney Advocate Award at the American Association for Justice Trial Competition. After graduating from law school, Mr. Speed was invited to join South Texas College of Law as a mock trial coach and adjunct professor. He currently coaches mock trial advocacy teams that compete in national tournaments.. Mr. Speed has been recognized as a Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff's Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association (2022 - 2023), Super Lawyers - Texas Rising Star (2024), and Best Lawyers - Ones to Watch in Pesonal Injury Litigation (2024), Product Liability Litigation (2024), and Medical Malpractice (2024).. In his spare time, Spencer enjoys scuba diving, golfing, and running. Spencer’s greatest joy is obtaining life-changing results for his clients.
As a dedicated personal injury attorney, Attorney Mike Pierce has displayed an uncanny ability over the years to protect his clients who are involved in even the most difficult of litigation. While he is able to handle personal injury claims of all kinds (such as medical malpractice, product liability, and workers' compensation), he remains dedicated above all else to the unique complexities presented by offshore personal injury claims.. Mike is actually not a native Texan; in fact, he was born and raised outside of Shreveport in Louisiana. Sticking close to home, Mike attended the Louisiana State University where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. After graduation, however, Mike left his home state to attend the Baylor University School of Law in Waco, TX. While pursuing his law degree—which he received with honors—he served on the Baylor Law Review as an associate editor and was also an active member of the Baylor Moot Court Team.. Upon graduation, Mike went to work at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, which is one of nation's most recognized and distinguished law firms. During his time there, he gained considerable knowledge of litigation practices. He not only represented healthcare providers, but insurance companies, as well; he even represented cases before the Texas Department of Insurance. This, while challenging and interesting, was not where his passion lay and he eventually left to accept a position at Arnold & Itkin in 2007; he later became a partner in 2011.. Now, Mike is able to spend his time working to protect the legal rights of the injured in cases nationwide. He has been able to try more than 20 cases to verdict in state and federal courts alike, and he has been seen in courts throughout Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. Throughout his career, he has set himself apart from his peers and works tirelessly to ensure his clients have the dynamic, effective representation they deserve.
In Devin’s legal practice, he has been a prosecutor, a defense attorney, a visiting law professor in a foreign country, a judge, and has been in private practice in two states.. His wide range of legal experiences helps him relate to his clients and gives him a unique perspective on prosecuting cases.. He has engaged in several high-profile cases and received media attention for his cases going back to law school when he did his first jury trial as a law student.. He enjoys guiding families through the legal process and helping them receive compensation from the parties responsible for injuring them.
Attorney Roy J. Elizondo III grew up in the Texas Hill Country just north of San Antonio and graduated top of his class in high school before attending the Ivy League School of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. After graduating from Yale Mr. Elizondo came back home to Texas to attend Law School at South Texas College of Law in downtown Houston. At South Texas Roy cultivated the skills and knowledge of how to represent clients inside and outside the courtroom, winning his first trial (representing himself) while only a 2nd year law student. After twelve years of practicing on both sides of the bar, Mr. Elizondo has successfully litigated and tried numerous cases for values ranging from $1000 - $16 million. Being smart, creative and calculating is not enough to win sometimes. Fortunately for his clients Roy was born with the character and charisma to be a natural trial attorney.
Daniel is one of the founding members of McLaurin | Dinneen, PLLC. But the first time he and Jason teamed up was while they were both still associates at one of Houston’s largest defense firms. In their first case together, they successfully defended a billion-dollar claim in federal court against one of the nation’s most notoriously litigious billionaires.. After establishing a reputation for himself as a defense attorney, Danny then switched sides of the aisle and went to work representing injured plaintiffs as a Trial Lawyer for Jim Adler, P.C.. Shortly thereafter, in 2012 he founded The Dinneen Law Firm, PLLC. Right out of the gate, he successfully obtained a substantial cash settlement against one of the world’s largest oil companies for his very first client. And that was only the beginning. His work both in and out of the courtroom has now resulted in tens of millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for his clients.. For his exceptional results, Daniel has been named a Rising Star by Texas Monthly and Super Lawyers for each of the past 5 years consecutively. He has also repeatedly been named a Top Lawyer by Houstonia Magazine, a member of the prestigious Million-Dollar Advocates Forum, and a recipient of a perfect 10.0/10.0 rating by .. Outside of the courtroom, Daniel is also extremely active in the local community. He has served as a volunteer debate coach at Katy Taylor High School, is a Big Brother with Houston Big Brothers & Big Sisters, and in 2014 he was named the Volunteer of the Year by the Houston Urban Debate League.. Danny was educated at the University of Texas at Austin where he earned a B.A. in Philosophy. He then attended The University of Texas School of Law where he graduated, with honors, in 2007. While there he was a mock trial champion, an editor on The Review of Litigation, and the recipient of two different Presidential scholarships.
Henrietta Ezeoke is a Houston- based personal injury lawyer with a J.D from the Houston College of Law (Formerly South Texas College of Law) (2000). For more than 16 years, Henrietta has been representing individuals recover compensations in personal injury cases.. Many accident victims are afraid and do not know who to turn to or who to trust. Henrietta lets her clients know they can trust her. She brings to her law practice moral standards that stem from her strong christian background. She guides and represents her clients with integrity and compassion. She is passionate for her clients and feels privileged and honored to help her clients navigate through the challenges that arise from undesirable accidents.. In addition to excellent analytical skills, Henrietta's success as a personal Injury lawyer is largely due to her ability to develop trusting relationships that outlast legal representation. With strong interpersonal skill, Henrietta is always willing to provide her clients with the service, care, and attention that go far beyond legal representations. She fine-tunes her clients' needs to properly assist them, directs them to the right specialists or obtain social services, if needed.. Henrietta has successfully helped her clients recover in many personal injury cases, including car accidents, bus accidents, truck accidents, bicycle accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, slip and fall accidents, premises liability claims, hurricane Ike claims and numerous other catastrophic injuries.
Brian brings his healthcare background to the firm, working on medical device and pharmaceutical litigation including DePuy ASR and Pinnacle hip replacements, transvaginal mesh, ConforMIS knee replacements, Bard and Cook IVC filters, Xarelto, and Humira. The week Brian became an attorney, he gave closing statements in a successful wrongful death case in his hometown of Beaumont, Texas. The verdict was listed by Texas Lawyer as one of the top three medical malpractice verdicts of 2012. Brian was also part of the team that received a $2.24 million verdict for a client against Abbvie Pharmaceuticals in Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago, Illinois, after more than two years of litigation. In federal court, Brian sat second counsel chair in a negligence case that received a unanimous $1.85 million verdict for a client who was shot in the leg at a hunting camp.. In his spare time, Brian volunteers for the HBA Special Olympics Committee, Cub Scouts, and is active in supporting Meadow Wood Elementaryand St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Brian and his wife Cate have four children.
Stacey Burke is the Founder and Owner of Stacey E. Burke, P.C. She is an award-winning lawyer and marketer who helps law firms of all sizes obtain new clients and increase their brand footprints through effective marketing strategies. As the head of the team at Stacey E. Burke, P.C., Stacey develops innovative marketing strategies to help clients take hold of their market share in competitive locations.. Stacey founded Stacey E. Burke, P.C. in 2010, and began offering full-service marketing solutions in 2013. Stacey’s marketing agency serves only the legal industry and focuses on the unique challenges lawyers face with regard to developing new business. She has assembled a dedicated team of marketing professionals to address the needs of her law firm clients. Her marketing team has grown every single year since she began working as a consultant full time.. As the Master Strategist at Stacey E. Burke, P.C., Stacey is the driving force behind all strategic choices and the final editor of every piece of content that goes out of the door. She works with her team to utilize her own unparalleled legal marketing knowledge in developing actionable marketing plans and producing custom solutions for each law firm.. Stacey’s success both as a lawyer and a marketer came from watching her father work seven days a week to turn a small to medium sized family business into an international distribution powerhouse. She now applies what she’s learned from her father and her own professional experience to her work for law firms around the country.. Stacey graduated college early with a Bachelor of Journalism in Public Relations from The University of Texas at Austin and was accepted early decision to law school at The University of Houston Law Center. Once she graduated law school, Stacey focused her practice on personal injury, maritime, and products liability litigation. While still working as a lawyer, Stacey began to take on more marketing and business development responsibilities for her law firm employers. Over the last few years of her law firm work, Stacey became invaluable to the firm for her marketing and business development expertise. She wanted to use her skill set to help other law firms succeed, and launched Stacey E. Burke, P.C. to implement her creative approaches to legal marketing for firms across the country.. Outside of work, Stacey is a proud mom to two daughters who both attend The Kinkaid School in Houston, Texas and two adorable, if not sometimes naughty, French Bulldogs named Ruby and Cosmo Kramer. Her husband works in the legal industry as a Division Chief in the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.
Erik Wollam has practiced civil litigation since 1993. He has significant experience handling commercial and personal auto liability cases, premises liability cases, construction injury cases, construction defect cases, product liability cases, consumer protection cases and medical negligence cases. His civil trial experience is extensive and diversified and his success at the courthouse has been outstanding. This experience has led to the highest possible peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell.
Erin Copeland has been defending the rights of the injured in Houston since 2000. She is proud to claim the place as the only female partner at Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs LLP. Erin has a variety of experience in personal injury cases, including car accidents, product liability, wrongful death, and transvaginal mesh. In fact, Erin served as one of the lead lawyers in Florida transvaginal mesh case that resulted in a $26.7 million recovery.. Ms. Copeland is licensed to practice in Texas, Missouri, the United States Court of Appeals for the Firth Circuit, the Southern District of Texas, and the Eastern District of Texas. She is the only female to be appointed as State-Federal Liaison Counsel for the Pradaxa multidistrict litigation. She was also recently appointed to the Essure Executive Committee for California as a Judicial Council Coordinate Proceeding (JCCP). Erin is honored to now be admitted to practice law in the United States Supreme Court.
I am a lawyer who represents victims of personal injuries with a focus on mass torts. My firm's principal office is in Phoenix, AZ and I represent clients throughout the United States. I am licensed in Arizona.. We offer representation on a contingent fee basis and we advance the out of pocket expenses of that litigation. Those advanced expenses come out of the client's share of the recovery upon collection or settlement.. Our clients do not owe anything unless there is a settlement or a collection of a judgment.
Douglas “Doug” Mena began his career defending corporations as a trial lawyer. As an attorney for companies, Doug honed his skills in the courtroom at an early age obtaining favorable verdicts as lead counsel and second chair within his first year of practice. Since that time he has continued to improve upon his skills in the courtroom. He became so proficient that he quickly became the youngest partner of a national defense firm. But after eight-years defending corporations Doug was called to the other side of the bar. Rather than defending corporations and their employees who had clearly breached their duties, Doug wanted to use his skills to help the everyday individuals who are so often underrepresented.. A native of Houston and Katy, Texas, Doug has played sports all his life. In particular, Doug has a passion for baseball for which he played at the highest levels until injury shortened his career. Even after his injury, Doug was offered a scholarship to play at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. Doug was a four-year starter and captain of the varsity baseball team, but academics were always his highest priority. In addition to being named an Academic All-Conference Recipient all four-years, during his senior year Doug received the Emma Lou Linn Scholar-Athlete Award which is only awarded once per year to the senior student athlete with the highest overall GPA.. After completing his baseball career Doug took the same competitive drive and ambition back to Houston where he attended South Texas College of Law. While in law school Doug was a member of the Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Fraternity and served as both a Director and an Officer of the Board of Advocates. He competed as a varsity advocate at the National Ethics Trial Competition, University of the Pacific McGeorge in 2006 and 2007, and at the National Trial Advocacy Competition, Michigan State University in 2006.. After law school, Doug kept his roots in Houston so that, one day, he could give back to the community that has given him so much. He is joined by his amazing wife, April, who has blessed him with three amazing children: their twin daughters – Sadie and Lexie – and their baby boy, Mason.. Doug’s practice includes commercial litigation matters relating to trucking and transportation liability, products liability, dram shop liability, and premises liability as well as construction defects, toxic tort, business litigation, workers’ compensation, medical malpractice, first-party litigation and general negligence. He also has experience in appellate practice at both the state and federal levels.. Doug has been listed as one of Texas’s Super Lawyers Rising Stars in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Only 2.5% of eligible Texas attorneys receive this designation.
Byron Alfred is an award-winning trial attorney that has obtained several record setting settlements and verdicts on behalf of those who have suffered catastrophic injuries or death. Born and raised in Port Arthur, Texas, one of the country’s premier “Refinery Towns”, Byron has represented clients in several high-profile refinery lawsuits.. In his first five years of practice, Byron has secured over $60 Million in verdicts and settlements for his clients. Most recently, Byron obtained a $44,370,000 verdict on behalf of the family of a worker that died during a turnaround at the ExxonMobil Refinery in Beaumont, Texas.. During his collegiate years at the University of Houston, Byron was an All-Conference offensive lineman on the Cougars football team. In 2006, Byron’s final season, the Houston Cougars won the Conference USA Championship. Byron remains actively involved as an Alumnus at the University of Houston and proudly supports the football program.. In his spare time, Byron enjoys spending time with his family, giving back to his hometown community, and supporting all things sports.
Kiernan “Kier” McAlpine is a distinguished trial attorney known for his relentless pursuit of justice for those injured by negligence. As a Houston native, Mr. McAlpine has spent his career fighting for clients’ rights, emphasizing evidence-based advocacy and courtroom excellence. He is among the elite 2% of Texas attorneys who are Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law. His extensive experience includes representing thousands of clients and leading over forty trials, highlighted by a $6,850,000 wrongful death verdict in 2022. Mr. McAlpine's educational achievements include graduating summa cum laude from Middlebury College and attaining his law degree from the University of Texas at Austin. An adept legal strategist, he has tackled complex cases, including involvement in the litigation following the Deepwater Horizon incident. As the founder of McAlpine Law Firm, Mr. McAlpine brings an “immersive” approach, utilizing technology, psychological insights, and strategic consultation to achieve client success. A member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors, he also holds affiliations with the American Association for Justice and the Houston Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. McAlpine is committed to transparent communication and ethical conduct, ensuring that his clients receive the justice and compensation they deserve.
Voted TOP 100 Texas trial lawyers Hugh Howerton specializes in serious personal injury and wrongful death cases on behalf of injury victims and their families. Hugh Howerton is an AV rated attorney and Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Hugh Howerton has specialized in Personal Injury Trial Law for 26 years.
**COVID-19 update: YES, we are open for business - call, message or email today.**. Adam Milasincic is a trial lawyer who has defeated some of the largest companies in Texas, both in front of juries and appeals court justices.. Since then, his client victories have earned coverage in Forbes, the Houston Chronicle, KPRC-TV, and other media. Texas Lawyer editors named Adam one of 25 “Lawyers on the Rise” for 2017 after reviewing more than 100 nominations of attorneys age 40 and under “who have established a record of accomplishments and demonstrated that they are top contributors to the practice of law and their communities.” Adam was also selected for the 2015 – 2019 Texas Super Lawyers® Rising Stars lists, a designation that fewer than 2.5 percent of eligible Texas attorneys earn each year.. Adam was first in his class at the University of Virginia School of Law, an Order of the Coif honors graduate, earned the number one score on the bar exam, and entered the Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame for an $11.4 million verdict he obtained within his first three years as an attorney.. Adam grew up in a small factory town and worked his way through school with jobs that included processing mortgage paperwork and working as the disc jockey at a roller-skating rink. After starting his legal career as an attorney for large corporations and political figures, Adam later began representing clients such as teachers, sales agents, a truck driver hurt at work, and the family of a firefighter killed in the line of duty. Clients describe Adam as accessible and easy to work with. One of Adam’s former clients wrote that “there was no question too stupid for him to answer and no time of the day or week that he was not available.”. During his first years as a lawyer, Adam worked mostly on trials and appeals of business disputes. Adam joined The Ammons Law Firm to provide the same top-of-the-line representation to individuals and their families who’ve been injured by the misconduct of powerful companies.
I represent plaintiffs who have been hurt. I am board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and handle catastrophic personal injury cases, but I also practice construction, securities, and complex commercial litigation, for companies and individuals.. I am a native Houstonian and attended St. Thomas High School where I currently serve on the board. I went to Harvard and graduated with high honors, magna cum laude, in 2004. At Harvard, I served as Historian of the Harvard Political Union, the College's debating society, and as Secretary of Harvard CHANCE, a group dedicated to mentoring and tutoring students from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. While participating in the leadership of CHANCE, I also helped two recently-immigrated students prepare for their English as a Second Language exam. After graduating from college, I came back to Texas for law school, finishing with Honors from the University of Texas School of Law in 2007. During my time there, I served as Development Editor of The Review of Litigation and as Chair of the Career Services Committee of the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society. In my final year, I participated in the school’s first Supreme Court Clinic. We convinced the United States Supreme Court to review our client's case during a term in which the Court agreed to hear only 78 of the 8,517 cases filed.. After graduation, I returned to Houston to clerk for the Honorable Jerry E. Smith of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. During my time with Fifth Circuit, I worked on cases ranging from insurance law to administrative law to one of the most watched white-collar criminal cases of the 21st century. I then worked for two years at the Houston trial firm that pioneered contingent-fee commercial litigation, handling bet-the-company litigation.. I am active in the community as a member of the local and state bar associations and the local, state, and national trial lawyer associations. I currently serve as a member of the State Bar's Computer and Technology Section Council, the Houston Lawyer magazine's editorial board, and the Houston Bar Association's Law Week Committee.. When I am not working on behalf of my clients, I am active with travel, book collecting, and trying new and interesting restaurants.