Car Accident Lawyers in Houston, TX

Our attorneys assist with car wrecks, truck wrecks, and other auto accidents!

• Car Accidents – Accidents between two or more passenger cars can occur as a result of reckless driving, driver impairment, driver distraction, speeding, defective car parts, and poor weather or road conditions. Hiring the right attorney for a car accident is critical to protect your interests.
• Truck Accidents – When a large, heavy 18-wheeler collides with a smaller passenger vehicle, the results can be devastating. Driver negligence, reckless driving, improper truck maintenance, and improperly secured loads are common causes of accidents involving commercial trucks.
• Motorcycle Accidents – When a motorcycle is involved in an accident, most often it is because of another driver’s negligence. Motorcyclists are at high risk of serious injury when a crash occurs.
• Bus Accidents – These crashes can involve public transportation buses, private charge buses, tour buses, and school buses. Buses present several safety hazards in an accident; because of their size and distribution of weight, they are at a high risk of rolling over in a crash. Also, most buses lack seatbelts to protect their passengers.
• Bicycle Accidents – Bicyclists have little protection when involved in a collision with a motor vehicle. Most accidents between bikes and cars happen because the driver wasn’t paying attention and didn’t see the person on the bike.
• Pedestrian Accidents – Many auto-pedestrian accidents happen while the pedestrians are legally walking in a crosswalk and a distracted driver hits them. The force of the impact from a car often causes the pedestrian to be thrown or dragged by the vehicle.
• Product Liability Accidents – Sometimes motor vehicle accidents happen even when the drivers involved are properly operating their vehicles. If you were injured in an accident due to a defective car part, the manufacturer of the part may be held liable through a product liability claim.

The Most Important Qualities of a Good Car Accident Attorney

Selecting the right attorney to represent you is one of the most crucial things you can do in the wake of an accident. Here are the three most important things to look for in a car accident injury lawyer:

1. Experience – There is no substitute for experience. Only an attorney who knows the ropes can help you navigate the complex legal landscape that will greet you after a car accident. Courtroom experience is particularly valuable, as litigation is often necessary. Although many attorneys claim to be experienced, they usually bring only a few decades of actual hands-on work. With a century of combined legal experience and almost a half century of car accident case experience, the car accident injury lawyers at SMSH Legal are more than qualified to advocate on your behalf.
2. Recovery Rate – Past success is perhaps the single most reliable indicator of future success. Unless you want to gamble with your time and money, it’s best to choose a lawyer that has a proven track record of recovering damages for injured victims. With over $620 million in personal injury recoveries, you can be sure SMS Legal will fight to get you the best possible settlement.
3. Trustworthiness and Helpfulness – A good attorney-client relationship is built on trust and mutual respect. A personal injury claim can take years, if not decades. Without confidence in your legal team, the process can be one long nightmare. At SMS Legal, we know that each one of our clients is special, which is why we work hard each and every day to earn your trust and win your confidence.

Why SMS Legal?

The vehicle accident lawyers at SMS legal in Houston have spent the past 45 years dealing with the biggest insurance companies on behalf of crash victims. We know how to advocate on your behalf. We can get you the settlement you need and deserve. Our legal team has helped countless victims of passenger vehicle accidents. In addition, our qualified Houston truck accident attorneys have experience with 18-wheeler crashes. We will help you no matter what type of crash you’ve been in—vehicle, truck, pedestrian, motorcycle, bicycle, bus—or what type of injuries you’ve sustained.

Our verdicts and settlements are among the most impressive in the state of Texas. We are dedicated to getting justice for injured victims. SMSH Legal is here to give you free legal advice and to help you get what you deserve. Call our Houston car accident lawyer today at Click to Call 713-364-0723 to discuss your case.

The Texas Death Toll

• Every 2 ½ hours, someone dies on a Texas roadway.
• That comes out to 3,531 deaths in 2015 alone.
• Nearly 55 percent of those deaths occurred in rural areas.

Fatality Breakdown (2015)

• Pedestrian fatalities: 550
• Motorcyclist fatalities: 459
• Pedalcyclist fatalities: 51

The Texas Injury Toll

• Every 2 minutes and 8 seconds, someone is injured in a crash.
• 246,335 people were injured in Texas car accidents during 2015.
• 17,011 of those people sustained serious injuries.²
• There were 54 speed-related crashes in Houston in 2015.³

How Can a Houston Car Accident Attorney Help?

When it comes to vehicle accidents, many victims try to go it alone. They mistakenly believe they can handle their insurance provider single-handedly. All too often, that decision leads people down a time-consuming and expensive path. That’s because most insurance companies are hesitant to pay full the costs—if they can get away with it. Sadly, if an insurance carrier can settle for less, they will. That leaves the injured party with the added burden of paying off costly medical bills and pricey repairs.

If you don’t want to get stuck with the bill, you need to call an experienced car injury lawyer. Only a qualified lawyer knows all of the pitfalls that come with car accident claims. Only a professional knows how to pursue your case thoroughly and aggressively to ensure that no stone is left unturned and no damage is left uncovered.