Wrongful Death lawyers in Texas C. Taylor to Todd Smith

Firm: The Lanier Law Firm, P.C.

FM 1960 West , Houston , Texas 77069 Zip code: 77069

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Firm: Lemons Law Firm

By Appointment Only , Aledo , Texas 76008 Zip code: 76008

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

OVERVIEW OF WHAT THIS FIRM DOES:  40 years experience representing catastrophically injured victims and families who have lost loved ones through the negligence of others throughout Texas and the United States. Practice is limited to litigation only in the areas of birth & brain injuries due to medical malpractice, wrongful death and catastrophic injuries resulting from medical malpractice, trucking and transportation accidents, motor vehicle accidents and products liability.. MY THEORY OF REPRESENTATION: The only promise I will make to any potential client is that I will represent him or her to the best of my ability.  In that regard, I will tell them the truth about their claim or situation, good or bad.   I don't make promises or guarantees of big settlements just to obtain someone's business.  I have known of attorneys who tell potential clients that their cases are worth huge amounts of money just to get the person's signature on the contract.   That, in my view, is wrong.  The client who signs up with an attorney who make that type of promise will always be disappointed in the resolution of that claim. Every case, from the simplest car accident to complex multiparty medical negligence cases, is unique.  No attorney, no matter how experienced or well known, can guarantee any client that he or she will obtain a certain amount of money in a settlement, mediation or judgment.. WHAT CLIENTS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CLAIMS:   Most people are under the impression that insurance companies are there to pay you if someone harms you; and, that they will settle with you with a little prodding.  That is a big mistake.   Insurance companies are corporations created to make a profit for their shareholders.  They less they pay out, the more profit they make.  Insurance companies do not have a soul or morals.  They are not going to pay you just because you deserve it.  They are not going to pay voluntarily even to a little child who has been permanently damaged for life.  They have to be made to pay.. WHY I DO THIS FOR A LIVING:  I have spent nearly my entire legal career making insurance companies pay what they should to injured clients. For a few years, I represented insurance companies and my representation of them kept adults and children from receiving what should have been due them.  My legal representation at times kept injured people from receiving any settlement at all, even though they deserved it. Though I won these cases for my client insurance companies, I did not feel good about denying good people their due,  That is why I switched from defending insurance companies to prosecuting them and making them do the right thing - compensating people justly for their injuries.  That is what makes me feel good about what I am doing in this life, protecting people who have suffered great loss that  would otherwise get run over by big insurance companies trying to make a profit by paying them far less than they deserve or nothing at all.. LAWSUITS, LIKE LIFE, ARE UNCERTAIN: Just as life is uncertain, lawsuits are even more uncertain.  The past results of an attorney's lawsuits is not an indicator that your case will end in a great result or even that you will win your case.  The representative cases shown in my profile are those cases that have been reported as they were in the public press such as the Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Lawyer, and other sources.. DO NOT MAKE UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS ABOUT YOUR CASE:  Do not make expectations about how much your own case may be worth based upon the results of my cases or of any other attorney's past cases as they may be unrealistic. Remember that every case is unique and that no matter how much you think it may resemble a reported case, there are facts that WILL make your case different in what type of recovery you may make, if you make one at all.   The cases that the public hears about through the news are the exceptions, that is why they are newsworthy.  Cases with million dollar verdicts are very rare; multi-million dollar cases are extraordinarily rare, probably less than one case in 10,000 is a multi-million dollar case.. HOW TO VIEW YOUR OWN CLAIM:  It has also been my experience that clients who recognize this uncertainty and who don't change their life on the expectation of a big settlement at some point actually get much better results than those who think they are going to make a big score.  The potential client whose first question is "how much I am going to get?" after explaining the case to me is generally not the type of client whom I will represent as that question usually indicates a client who is going to have unrealistic expectations about their case.   Every case, no matter how good the facts, has a range of expectations that starts with the amount of Zero Dollars ($0.00)  to an amount that consistent with the unique facts of the particular case, which may be $2,; $10,; $200,; or, even $20,000,.  Sometimes the reasonable amount of settlement is not apparent until late in the case; sometimes not until it is actually in trial.. LAWSUITS ARE LIKE WARS:    A lawsuit is similar to war; there are battles that you win; there are battles that you lose.  My belief is that the odds favor the warrior who is the most prepared for battle; that is how I approach all cases - I prepare all them for the war of courtroom trials.  I never presuppose that an insurance company will make a decent offer of settlement somewhere down the road - they will not unless you and your attorney are prepared to go all the way to trial.  If I accept a case for representation, that case will be prepared for trial; not for hope of a settlement.  Good settlements only come to those prepared for trial.. HOW CONTINGENT FEE CONTRACTS WORK:   Many people are unsure how the contingent fee contract in an injury case works.  Some fees are set by state law, such as workers' compensation cases, where the maximum fee is 25% of the gross recovery, plus expenses.  All other injury cases are not regulated by statute and can vary.  A motor vehicle or trucking accident fee at our firm is 33 1/3% of the gross recovery plus expenses where a recovery is made without having to resort to filing suit.  If suit has to be filed, then the contingent fee is 40% of the gross recovery plus expenses.  In medical negligence cases, the fee begins at 40% and remains the same through trial, plus expenses.. An example of how a contingent fee works is:. Client recovers $200, in a medical negligence case. The attorney incurred $45, in expenses in preparing the case.  The attorney's fee of 40% is $40,.  After subtracting the attorney's fees and the expenses from the gross recovery, the Client receives $115,. [$200, - $40, - $45, = $115,]. The expenses in a case include every expense that an attorney may incur in the proving of a case, for example:  long distance telephone calls; court filing fees; deposition fees; expert witnesses; travel; private investigator fees; copies; photographs; courtroom exhibits; and, many other expenses that may be pertinent to the particular case.. Medical negligence cases are notoriously expensive because of the numerous expert witnesses required to prove the case.  In fact, because of the state limitation on the amount a victim can receive in a medical negligence case, the expert witnesses required to prove the case may prove to be so expensive that the case cannot be economically feasible to pursue.  If the case is one where the $250, cap on non-economic damages is all that can reasonably expected in recovery; and, five expert witnesses are needed to pursue to the case for an estimated cost of $110,; then, if the very maximum of $250, is recovered; the Client would only receive $40,. [$250, - $100, - $110,000,00 = $40,]  In that situation, the risk of winning and obtaining the maximum amount of recovery is not economically feasible in our opinion.. The situation is certainly is not fair to an victim who may be horribly injured, but the Texas State Legislature has determined, in effect, that some people are worth more than others in Texas based soley upon whether or not they are gainfully employed.  Children, the retired, homemakers, the unemployed, those who do not earn money are generally left out because they are limited to non-economic damages only.  You need to let your representative know that this is not fair in a society where are are considered to be equal.

Firm: The Cole Law Firm

1616 S. Voss, Suite 450 , Houston , Texas 77057 Zip code: 77057

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Partner, Tobias A. Cole, began his law practice as a defense attorney defending large multi-national corporations. Most of his work involved industrial and commercial personal injury matters. In 2005, he switched sides and began working exclusively for injured individuals and their families. Mr. Cole's practice includes catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases of all types. He also focuses heavily on discrimination, employment and medical malpractice issues. In 1990, Mr. Cole was injured in a diving accident that left him completely paralyzed from the neck down. This unique perspective has led him to focus and develop a clientele with catastrophic injuries, including, paralysis, head injuries, and amputations. His first hand knowledge of the challenges of people with disabilities and their families helps him not only provide excellent legal advice, but also guidance as they learn to live with life altering conditions. Mr. Cole is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. A distinction less than two percent of attorneys in Texas have obtained. This honor requires the individual to demonstrate a high proficiency in trial work.Mr. Cole earned his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center in 1998. He received his MBA in Finance that same year. He graduated with honors from the Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston in 1995.He has two children, Gage and Parker.

Firm: Erskine & Blackburn, LLP

6618 Sitio Del Rio Blvd Ste C101 , Austin , Texas 78730 Zip code: 78730

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Firm: Hendler Flores Law, PLLC

901 S. MoPac Expressway , Austin , Texas 78746 Zip code: 78746

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Scott founded Hendler Flores Law in 1993, driven by a desire to help people whose lives have been unjustly devastated by an injury, illness or loss. Scott and his team share the belief that all people matter and that their stories deserve to be told.. Based in Austin, TX, Hendler Flores Law represents clients throughout the US and internationally in complex litigation. The firm’s main areas of practice are mesothelioma, wrongful death, life-changing injuries, dangerous products and prescription drugs, toxic and chemical exposure, and police misconduct cases.. We’re not your typical law firm. Our concern is in doing what’s in your best interest, not ours. Our focus is to understand your needs and expectations and honor your wishes your legal representatives. Our attorneys begin by listening to your story, learning how your injury or loss has impacted your life and understanding what outcomes you hope to get out of your case.. Scott is licensed to practice in Texas, New Mexico, Illinois and Pennsylvania, and regularly represents plaintiffs in complex injury litigation in state and federal courts throughout the United States and abroad. As an experienced advocate for victims of corporate misconduct, Scott has been a speaker at international conferences in the US, Spain, Mexico, Japan and Scotland, as well as Guatemala where he addressed the attorney generals of all the Central American nations regarding the use of tort law to address misconduct by foreign corporations.. Before becoming an attorney, Scott studied international human rights law and policy at the Inter American Court of Human Rights. He later served as a senior investigator for the Texas Commission on Human Rights.

Firm: Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Matthews & Friend

800 Commerce Street , Houston , Texas 77002 Zip code: 77002

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Firm: The Webster Law Firm

6200 Savoy Drive, Suite 640 , Houston , Texas 77036 Zip code: 77036

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Firm: Glasheen, Valles, & Inderman

1101 Montana Ave , El Paso , Texas 79902 Zip code: 79902

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Mathew handles personal injury claims from our El Paso office, including auto accidents, truck wrecks, work injuries, slip and fall injuries, and dog bites.. Matthew Lopez earned his law degree from Texas Tech University in 2010.  Before attending law school, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Texas Tech University in 2006, graduating Summa Cum Laude.. While in law school he served on the executive board of the Hispanic Law Student's Society and founded a national moot court team to compete annually at the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in New Orleans, Louisiana. Matthew began clerking with the firm after his second year of law school. After taking the bar exam, he immediately joined the firm and began representing personal injury clients from our Odessa office.

Firm: Shaw Cowart LLP

1609 Shoal Creek Blvd., , Austin , Texas 78701 Zip code: 78701

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Firm: The Doan Law Firm, P.C.

1 Riverway , Houston , Texas 77056 Zip code: 77056

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Attorney Jimmy Doan is the founder of The Doan Law Firm, P.C. He serves clients who have suffered injuries at the hands of another from various types of accidents, including drowning accidents. Mr. Doan is committed to providing his clients with the utmost in service in the state of Texas and across the nation. If you work with Mr. Doan, he will make himself available to you and will provide you with answers to your questions and guidance with your case. Whether you need to file a claim with the insurance company or need to pursue a personal injury lawsuit, Attorney Doan has the experience and legal knowledge to pursue a positive case outcome!

Firm: KRW Lawyers.

16500 San Pedro Ave Ste 302 , San Antonio , Texas 78232 Zip code: 78232

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Douglas D Ketterman is the originator and founder of KRW lawyers where he currently serves as President and Managing Shareholder. Douglas has extensive experience in handling all types of civil litigation.. In 1989 he graduated with honors from St. Mary's School of Law. He has been Board Certified as a specialist in personal injury trial law since 1994.He has been included as a Lifetime member of the Multi-Million and Million Dollar Advocates Forum, with membership limited to top trial lawyers throughout the US who have achieved a verdict award or settlement in the amount of $2 million or more.. In 2011 Douglas was selected to the National Trial Lawyers Top 100.  He is a past director of the San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association and in 2013 was elected to the Texas Bar Foundation. Douglas is a Certified Mediator conducting in excess of 4000 mediations and arbitrations. On a personal level, Doug and his wife D'Lynn have been married since 1981 and have two children, Matthew and Kelli.

Firm: Roberts Markland, LLP

2555 N Macgregor Way , Houston , Texas 77004 Zip code: 77004

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Mr. Markland has been awarded a Rising Star from Super Lawyers in 2013, 2014, and 2015.  Throughout his legal career, Mr. Markland has tried more than 50-plus trials to verdict. His experience has afforded him a wide range of clients and trials where he has represented several Fortune 500 Companies and former NFL players.. Due to Mr. Markland’s extensive experience, he has had incredible success managing litigation in both criminal and complex civil litigation. His work ethic and ability are second to none.  Clients have found Mr. Markland open and reassuring, bringing passion into the courtroom and office every day.

Firm: Morgan Legal Group PLLC

440 Louisiana St., , Houston , Texas 77002 Zip code: 77002

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Experienced accident investigator, attorney, and advocate.. Former big oil safety manager and accident investigator using his experience, knowledge, and training to represent you to ensure you get the justice you deserve.. Clinton attended law school after gaining invaluable experience from a fifteen-year nonlegal professional career spanning across multiple industries. During his career, Clinton developed skills and experience that set him apart as an attorney.. The most notable of which is training and experience investigating accidents. Clinton’s final role before attending law school was as a Safety Manager for one of the largest oil and gas companies in the world. In this role, he was tasked with investigating the most serious of accidents. Clinton uses this unique training and experience to better advocate for his clients.. During law school, Clinton clerked for the Honorable Justice Jane Bland in the First Court of Appeals of Texas and a personal injury law firm in Houston, TX. This experience gave Clinton vital legal experience. In addition to these clerkships, during law school, Clinton gained invaluable experience as a volunteer counseling Texans who could not afford to hire an attorney. Clinton volunteered over 150 hours during his law school career serving people who could not afford legal representation.. Clinton graduated Summa Cum Laude from South Texas College of Law Houston. He is licensed and admitted to practice law in all Texas State Courts and the United States District Court Southern District of Texas.

Firm: Smith Todd Law Firm

1608 Airport Freeway, Suite 100 , Bedford , Texas 76022 Zip code: 76022

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

1941 Moores Ln , Texarkana , Texas 75503 Zip code: 75503

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Firm: Stephen S. Weinstein, P.C.

301   20 Park Place New  07960 , Morristown , Texas 7960 Zip code: 7960

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Firm: Drew Bell

500 West 2nd St. , Austin , Texas 78701 Zip code: 78701

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

835 E. Lamar Blvd., No. 412 , Arlington , Texas 76011 Zip code: 76011

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Firm: The O'Quinn Law Firm

Louisiana Street , Houston , Texas 77002 Zip code: 77002

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Firm: Russo & Kieck

39 Hudson St New  076016912 , Hackensack , Texas 7601 Zip code: 7601

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death