Personal injury cases in San Antonio typically resolve within 6 to 24 months, depending on complexity, negotiations, and court schedules.
San Antonio Court Backlog
The local courts generally have a backlog of 300 to 900 personal injury cases, reflecting ongoing filings and processing times.
Personal Injury San Antonio Filing Volume
San Antonio sees an estimated 120 to 220 new personal injury case filings per month, based on recent court data trends.
Personal Injury Case Outcomes
Approximately 55% of cases settle before litigation, 25% after filing but before trial, and around 8% succeed at trial, with the remainder dismissed or unresolved.
Hi, I am Rudy Vasquez, and my main office is in San Antonio, Texas. As an attorney, I help people in San Antonio, as well as in Laredo, Corpus Christi, Eagle Pass, Texas, and all of South Texas. I specialize in helping people with serious personal injury, wrongful death and insurance cases, including trucking wrecks, auto, and car wrecks, car accidents and wrecks involving pedestrians, Uber and Lyft car accident and assault cases; property cases such as slip and fall & defective stair and apartment, hospital and retail store accidents and injuries, product defect injuries, legal malpractice due to a missed deadline or fraud, homeowner insurance injuries, including dog bite attacks, faulty stairs and rails; and work, construction and oilfield site injuries. We also help our clients wrongfully accused of crimes. I am personally involved in every case, and I am capable of settling your claim or presenting your claim thru a jury trial if necessary. All injury cases are taken on a contingency basis. That means you do not pay us any attorney's fees if we do recover on your personal injury claim. I also am active in several non-profit charitable projects including helping children age 6-18 on the autism spectrum, and another group that raises money for scholarships for deserving and needy students in San Antonio and surrounding cities.
Practice Areas: Business , Corporate , Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Toxic Substances, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Personal Injury
Shalimar Simon Wallis was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. She graduated from Texas Christian University with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and a Minor is Spanish. Ms Wallis attended South Texas College of Law and earned her Juris Doctorate, with honors in 2001. Ms. Wallis participated in the nationally recognized South Texas College of Law moot court program under the direction and instruction of Dean T. Gerald Treece. Ms Wallis attended several national moot court tournaments and finished her law school career undefeated in competitive moot court tournaments winning three of the school’s National Championships. Ms. Wallis was also named on the Dean’s List and admitted to the National Order of Barristers while attending South Texas College of Law.. Shalimar joined the predecessor firm of Watts Guerra LLP upon graduation from law school and has been a partner in the firm since 2003. Her practice is dedicated to representing individual personal injury and commercial plaintiffs against large corporations nationwide. Shalimar specializes in product liability, trucking, industrial explosion, pipeline explosions, oil field injuries and other catastrophic injury cases. She has represented victims in cases against defendants such as Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, Chrysler, Toyota, Nissan, Firestone, Praxair, Grey Wolf, Altos Hornos de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. and Structural Metals, Inc., among others. Since beginning her practice, Shalimar has obtained significant recoveries for her clients.. Ms. Wallis is a speaker for continuing legal education presentations on topics covering discovery, trucking litigation and product liability cases. She is active in the San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association and is an active volunteer in the community. Shalimar is fluent in Spanish. Shalimar and her husband Michael have two daughters, Madeleine and Stella.
Ryan Orsatti was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. Ryan received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas at San Antonio, in 2009. Ryan went on to pursue his Juris Doctorate at the St. Mary's University School of Law and graduated in May 2013. After being admitted to the Texas State Bar, Ryan joined a Law Firm. Ryan's primary focus is representing plaintiffs in personal injury and premises liability cases. Ryan is also extremely involved in the local community and is one of the founders of a Non-profit organization which encourages young people to engage in local politics. He is admitted to practice as a member of the Texas State Bar. Ryan is also a member of the San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association (SATLA), the San Antonio Young Lawyers Association (SAYLA), the San Antonio Bar Association (SABA), and the American Association for Justice (AAJ).
Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Wrongful Death
R. Andrew "Andy" Rodriguez is a respected lawyer with extensive experience representing clients in personal injury, wrongful death, and medical malpractice cases, Mr. Rodriguez has been recognized by the publication Texas Lawyer for his work on two Top 10 statewide medical malpractice verdicts and settlements. (1999, Evans v. Children’s Medical Center, et al; 2002, Doe v. Palestine Principal Healthcare, et al.) Mr. Rodriguez has been voted one of San Antonio’s best lawyers in the areas of personal injury and medical malpractice in the annual survey of attorneys conducted by S.A. Scene magazine. (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013).. Mr. Rodriguez was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1997. He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Northern,Southern, and Western Districts of Texas. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America), Texas Trial Lawyers Association, San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association (Director) and the San Antonio Bar Association.
7373 Broadway St Ste 300 , San Antonio , Texas 78209
Practice Areas: Civil , Corporate , Estate , Mediation, Personal Injury, Trusts, Trusts, Trusts
Mr. Garza is a shareholder with the firm Hornberger Fuller & Garza, Inc. and has been actively engaged in the civil litigation practice for 37 years. Prior to joining the firm in 2012, he was President of Garza & Lazor, P.C. He concentrates his practice in the areas of fiduciary litigation, business litigation, and personal injury litigation. He has been Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law for over 24 years and has been consistently selected as a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Super Lawyers Magazine.
A bi-lingual litigator with most of my experience in the personal injury, family law and criminal defense arena. I have been involved in all areas of civil litigation for both the Plaintiff and Defendant perspective. I have represented both individuals and business entities over the years. I have trial experience and have received favorable verdicts for my clients all over Texas.. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. I received my Bachelors degree from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas. I received my law degree from Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas.. I am a member of State Bar of Texas and San Antonio Bar Association. I am a member of the honors Phi Delta Phi fraternity. I have been a guest speaker for various agencies throughout the State of Texas.
20726 Stone Oak Parkway, Suite 116 , San Antonio , Texas 78258
Practice Areas: Legal Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Nursing Home Negligence, Products Liability, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury
NATIONAL RECOGNITION. Felix Cox has been rated as “Distinguished” by Martindale-Hubbell, an independent attorney rating service. He has been rated as “Superb” by Avvo, another independent attorney rating service. Finally, in 2013, Felix was selected as a "Top 100 Trial Lawyer" by The National Trial Lawyers, an invitation-only organization for trial lawyers. Since 2013, he has been selected by The National Trial Lawyers as a "Top 100 Trial Lawyer" in 2014 and 2015 as well.. CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES. Felix is licensed to practice law in all Texas state courts. He is also admitted to practice before district courts in the United States Northern District of Texas, Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, and Southern District of Texas, and before the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION. Felix received a Bachelor of Arts in History from Georgia Southern University in 2000. While at Georgia Southern, Felix was enrolled in the Order of Omega academic honor fraternity. He was also the recipient Dorman Scholarship, Dwyer Scholarship, HOPE Scholarship, and Regents Scholarship. He then attended the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University, receiving a Juris Doctor (J.D.) in 2003. While at SMU, Felix was named Outstanding Advocate of the Year by the Dedman School of Law Board of Advocates. He was also selected for enrollment in the Order of Barristers, a courtroom-advocacy honor society. Felix also received awards for writing a national best brief and competition best brief, respectively, in the 2002 National Criminal Procedure Tournament and the 2002 Howey & Sweeney Appellate Advocacy Competition. Further, he was a national finalist and competition finalist, respectively, in these same competitions. Finally, he was a regional finalist in the 2003 American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition.. PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND. While in law school, Felix served as a research assistant for SMU law professor Joseph McKnight and twice interned with the Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of Texas. He also worked in the SMU Criminal Prosecution Clinic, which operates in partnership with the Dallas County Criminal District Attorney. After law school, Felix began his legal career as an associate in the civil litigation section of an East Texas law firm. During this time, he was involved in a wide variety of personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits, including defective-product lawsuits. This included cases in federal and state courts, and in venues such as Arizona, Illinois, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. In 2006, Felix left his firm to serve as a staff attorney with the Twelfth Court of Appeals. In 2010, Felix left the Twelfth Court to resume private practice as a civil litigator. He currently handles personal injury and wrongful death cases, as well as civil appellate matters. Felix is a member of the Defense Research Institute, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Order of Barristers, and State Bar of Texas.. PERSONAL BACKGROUND AND INTERESTS. Felix is married and is the father of three children. In addition to spending time with his family, he is an avid nonfiction reader.
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury
Mr. RC Pate is a criminal defense lawyer and was born and raised in Corpus Christi. He grew up watching his father in trial as both an attorney and later a Judge. After attaining the rank of Eagle Scout, Mr. Pate moved to San Antonio to attend Trinity University where he received his BA majoring in both physics and religion while receiving minors in mathematics and philosophy.. After Graduating Trinity University, Mr. Pate stayed in San Antonio for a couple years performing as the house band for the local venue, The White Rabbit. Eventually he entered Law School at the University of Houston. While there, he had clerkships with a Bankruptcy Judge, The Attorney General’s Ofce, and eventually the Texas Supreme Court. He also competed on the University of Houston Mock Trial team where two years in a row his team made it to the Quarter finals of the National Trial Competition, and event that more than 1,000 teams compete in. When he graduated he was awarded the Irvin J Wiener award for his involvement in the school’s only criminal clinic, and was inducted into the Order of the Barristers in recognition of his Trial Advocacy prowess.. While awaiting his bar results he worked for the Nueces County, Kleberg County and Kenedy County District Attorney’s ofces and accepted a position with the Bexar. County District Attorney’s ofce the same day he was licensed to practice law. During this time Mr. Pate focused on learning the trade of criminal representation.. After two and a half years at the DA’s Ofce, Mr. Pate left to found the law office of R Pate, a firm focusing on criminal representation. For a year and a half he was of counsel to a law firm that represented DWI clients almost exclusively. His work has. attracted the attention of numerous people. He was honored to be a Judicial Candidate for County Court #14 as well as being named to the SA Scene magazine’s “Rising Stars” of the San Antonio legal community in 2014. He is proudly a founding member of the DUI Defense Lawyers Association (a National DWI association for attorneys), as well as a member of the TCDLA, SACDLA, and SAYLA.. Mr. Pate coaches soccer to underprivileged youth in the San Antonio area and is excited about bringing the knowledge to his clients in the Central Texas Area, and hopes to help you with your cases.
Bob has handled a variety of complex lawsuits in Texas and many other U.S. states, some of which have involved seven- and eight-figure verdicts and settlements. In fact, together with his colleagues, he helped obtain a $67,470,000 unanimous verdict on behalf of a paralyzed client in 2015, one of the largest jury verdicts in the United States that year. In 2016 he was co-counsel in another trial involving a young man who was left with a brain injury after a recreational boxing game. That trial resulted in a jury verdict in excess of $17 million, one of the largest verdicts in the state of Texas that year. In 2011 he helped represent the family of a young man who was nearly cut in half in a forklift rollover. That trial resulted in one of the largest workplace accident verdicts in Texas in 2011. More recently he was honored to be one of the lawyers representing the family of Sandra Bland in their litigation against the Texas Department of Public Safety and the county jail where Sandra died--a suit which not only resulted in a considerable monetary settlement for her family but which also led to permanent changes in jail policies and procedures. Bob also gives lectures on legal topics at seminars around the United States and Canada and conferences and has been featured on television news programs. Among his many recognitions, Bob has been named to the SuperLawyers® list from 2011-2016, is a peer-nominated member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and has been "AV" rated by the Martindale-Hubbell legal publication since 2003--that esteemed publication's highest rating for an attorney.. Bob moved to Texas in the early 1970s from the East Coast. As the son of first-generation Polish immigrants, his parents instilled in him the values of loyalty, patriotism, and the importance of family. They taught him the importance of “paying your dues,” and as a student he worked several jobs simultaneously while attending classes full-time. As an accomplished school athlete and national merit scholar, Bob’s hard work never faltered. As a law student, Bob joined the team at Tom Rhodes Law Firm, P.C. as a clerk, and has worked alongside Tom Rhodes ever since.. Bob is a dedicated family man and enjoys spending his free time with his wife and children.
Practice Areas: Health Care & Hospitalization, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Toxic Substances, Personal Injury, Personal Injury
R. Craig Bettis is a skilled personal injury attorney in San Antonio. He has been with The Law Offices of Tyler & Peery since 2003 and, since that time, has helped severely injured clients with a wide range of complex legal issues. Craig is licensed to practice in all state, district, and county courts in Texas, as well as in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas. He was named a Rising Star by San Antonio Scene Magazine and has represented clients in everything from motor vehicle accident injury cases to medical malpractice litigation to toxic torts.
16500 San Pedro Ave Ste 302 , San Antonio , Texas 78232
Practice Areas: Personal Injury
R. Scott Westlund, a co-founder, and shareholder of KRW specializes in litigating wrongful death, personal injury, product liability, construction defect, and insurance bad faith matters. Scott was born and raised in Austin, Texas and graduated in 1991 from the Howard Payne University Social Sciences Honors Program where he also became a four-year letterman in baseball. Scott obtained his Doctor of Jurisprudence from St. Mary’s University School of Law in 1994. While at St. Mary’s, he was awarded the American Jurisprudence Award, named outstanding Phi Alpha Delta member, and served as a teaching assistant.. For the first 11 years of his legal career, Scott focused his practice on defending corporations, the insurance industry, and their insureds. Upon forming KRW in 2006 Scott transformed his practice to primarily represent individuals against corporations, the insurance industry, and their insureds. Shortly thereafter, Scott achieved the status of lifetime member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum which is limited to only those lawyers who have obtained multi-million dollar verdicts, awards or settlements on behalf of their clients.. Every year since 2007 Scott has been voted one of “The Best Lawyers in San Antonio” as published in Scene in SA Monthly. In every year since 2008 Scott has received an “AV” rating by Martindale-Hubble, the highest rating a lawyer can achieve for their demonstrated legal ability and ethical standards.. Scott has been selected by his peers as a Texas “Super Lawyer”, an honor reserved for the top 5% of practicing attorneys in the State of Texas. Scott is licensed to practice law in all Texas, Federal and State District Courts. He is a member of the San Antonio Bar Association, the Texas Bar Association, the San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association, and the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Scott and his wife, Becky, have been married since 1996 and have three children, Brady, Cassidy, and Kyler. Scott and his family are active in their community and Trinity Baptist Church where they have been members since 1996.
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