Practice areas
What I handle
A litigation practice covering injury claims and commercial disputes across Central Texas. Small caseload, direct attorney contact.
Injury and wrongful death
When someone else caused the harm
Contingency fee. No fee unless we recover for you.
Car Accidents
Rear-end and intersection collisions, uninsured and underinsured motorist claims, and disputed liability crashes across the I-35 corridor. Texas modified comparative fault means every percentage point of blame shifted onto you reduces what you recover, which is why insurers argue fault even when it looks obvious.
Read more →Truck & 18-Wheeler
Commercial vehicle crashes involve electronic logging data, engine control module downloads, maintenance records and hiring files, most of which have short retention periods. A trucking company begins investigating within hours of a crash. A preservation letter sent early is often the single highest-value step in the case.
Read more →Motorcycle Accidents
Riders face a presumption of fault before anyone examines the evidence, which shows up as lower offers and higher comparative fault allocations. Because a motorcycle offers no crumple zone or restraint system, the same impact that produces a soft tissue claim in a car produces fractures and brain injury here.
Read more →Premises Liability
Slip and fall, inadequate security, and injuries on commercial property. Nearly every contested premises case turns on notice: whether the owner knew or reasonably should have known about the hazard. Sweep logs, inspection records and surveillance video answer that question, and video usually overwrites within days.
Read more →Workplace Injuries
Texas is the only state where private employers may opt out of workers’ compensation. If your employer is a non-subscriber, it can be sued directly for negligence and loses its common law defenses. Third-party claims against contractors, property owners and equipment manufacturers may also apply.
Read more →Dram Shop Liability
Texas allows a claim against a bar, restaurant or venue that serves someone who is obviously intoxicated to the point of presenting a clear danger, where that intoxication proximately causes injury. Because a commercial liquor liability policy is far larger than a driver's minimum limits, it is often the difference between a nominal recovery and one that covers long-term care.
Read more →Commercial litigation
When a business relationship breaks down
Typically hourly or hybrid fee arrangements, discussed openly at the outset.
Insurance Litigation
First-party coverage disputes against your own carrier: denials, underpayment, unreasonable delay and bad faith claim handling. Texas provides statutory remedies beyond the policy value, including additional damages and fees in appropriate cases, because otherwise delay would cost an insurer nothing.
Read more →Business Disputes
Partnership and LLC disputes, breach of fiduciary duty, owner deadlock and judicial winding up under the Texas Business Organizations Code. The company agreement usually controls more than owners expect, so reading it carefully comes before deciding whether litigation is the right instrument.
Read more →Contract Litigation
Breach of contract claims for businesses and individuals, including non-payment, construction and change order disputes, services and supply agreements, and personal guaranties. Texas allows recovery of reasonable attorney’s fees on a valid contract claim, which changes the settlement calculus substantially.
Read more →Estate planning
When you need protection
Flat fee for most families, agreed before any work starts.
Civil defense
When you're the one being sued
Also representing individuals, businesses, and insurers on the defense side of these same categories of claims.
Mediation
Prepared for the table the same way I prepare for trial
Business formation
Before the dispute, the paperwork
Also handled
Other injury and reputation claims
Dog & Animal Bites
Texas liability turns on what the owner knew about the animal, or a straight negligence claim such as a leash-law violation. Homeowner's or renter's insurance is usually the real source of recovery.
Read more →Product Liability
Manufacturing, design, and failure-to-warn claims against manufacturers and, in some cases, sellers. Preserving the product itself is the first and most important step.
Read more →Defamation (Libel & Slander)
False statements of fact that damage a reputation, including online reviews and social media. Moves on a shorter deadline than most civil claims.
Read more →Wrongful Death
Wrongful death and survival claims arising from car accidents, truck accidents, and premises negligence, handled personally and directly.
Read more →Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury claims where documentation and delayed onset symptoms decide whether the case is valued fairly.
Read more →Spinal Cord Injury
Catastrophic injury claims built on life care planning and future cost, not just bills already paid.
Read more →Next step
Tell me what happened
There is no cost to ask and no obligation after. If your matter is not one I should handle, I will point you to someone who should.