Texas Car Accident Attorney | Provost Umphrey Law Firm L.L.P.

One of the most potentially dangerous activities we perform each day in our daily lives is taking to the roadways. Serious car accidents occur on East Texas highways, the streets of Houston and Beaumont, along the Gulf Coast and nationwide. The causes are as diverse as the drivers and vehicles involved – from drunk driving and gross negligence to simple driving mistakes and mechanical failures.

After a minor crash, you may find it fairly straightforward to recover an insurance settlement for property damage. However, when serious injuries or a fatality is involved, it can be essential to work with an experienced personal injury lawyer who will investigate the auto wreck thoroughly and pursue fair, just compensation.

Protecting and Pursuing Your Legal Rights After an Auto Wreck

At Provost Umphrey Law Firm, L.L.P., we are extremely aggressive in pursuit of justice and fair recoveries for car accident, trucking accident and motorcycle accident victims. When possible, you should protect your case by:

Making sure you get copies of police reports and names of any witnesses
Refusing to give statements to insurance company adjusters or other representatives
Visiting the doctor and following any discharge instructions you receive
Contacting an attorney you can trust as soon as possible after the accident

Evaluating All Factors and Angles to Build Your Case for Compensation

Successful car accident litigation – targeting the maximum financial recovery for victims who may face lifelong medical expenses and the burden of lost income – calls for an all-out investigative effort. We call on qualified accident reconstruction experts and engineers to analyze factors that may be critical in determining fault and liability, including:

What the position of vehicles, an impact analysis and other evidence reveals about the cause of the crash
Whether the other driver involved was intoxicated, distracted or otherwise negligent
Whether auto defects such as tire or brake failure, air bag or seat back failure, or other vehicle design shortcomings may have caused or worsened the outcome

Benefits of Working With an Experienced Car Accident Attorney

After a car accident, the negligent driver's insurance company may be quick to offer you a financial settlement. However, even if the settlement seems fair or reasonable, it's probably not.

Do not accept a settlement offer from the insurance company until you have talked with a lawyer.

The insurance company is in the business of making money and settling claims as quickly as possible. They are not in the business of protecting your best interests. At Provost Umphrey Law Firm L.L.P., we work on a contingency fee, which means we don't make money unless we earn a favorable settlement on your behalf.

We work with nationally recognized medical experts, economists and other experts to help ensure our clients receive compensation for the full value of their cases – not whatever the insurance company offered in an effort to close the case quickly.

Determining the Value of Your Car Accident Case

At a basic level, the value of a car accident case is determined by damage done to the accident victim. This includes damage to your car, as well as the physical, mental and monetary cost of injuries caused by the car accident.

By working with medical and financial experts, our lawyers are able to estimate not only the immediate cost of the accident, but also the long-term effect it will have on you. Our personal injury lawyers consider the past and future value of several factors, including:

Medical expenses: This includes medical expenses you have already accrued because of the crash. However, it also includes the estimated cost of ongoing or future expenses such as rehabilitative therapy or additional anticipated surgeries.
Income: You may be entitled to compensation for the wages you lost while recovering from you injuries. If your injuries will prevent you from returning to work or returning to the same level of work, your future lost wages are also calculated into the value of your case.
Damaged property: If your car, clothing or other personal items were damaged because of the accident, your compensation can include the expense of replacing that property.
Pain and suffering: If you suffered serious injuries and have had a painful recovery, you may be awarded pain and suffering for the physical and emotional discomfort you endured because of the accident.
Loss of consortium: Loss of consortium refers to the impact the victim's injuries will have on his or her loved ones. For married couples, loss of consortium could be awarded if the injuries will prevent maintaining physical intimacy. Parents may also be awarded loss of consortium if their injuries interfere with their ability to care for their children.

Learn more about the value of your case by scheduling a free initial consultation with one of our attorneys.

Types of Car Accidents

Car accidents and the types of injuries they cause are as varied as the drivers involved in those accidents. Our trial attorneys understand the complexities that come with different types of accidents, and we know how to build strong cases with those nuances in mind. We represent accident victims in all types of car accidents, including:

Accidents caused by drunk drivers: Although it may seem clear who was at fault for the accident if the other driver was drunk, there may be other parties at fault as well. Our lawyers are adept at determining whether liquor liability or dram shop laws should be invoked to hold other parties accountable. We know from experience that liquor liability claims can yield compensation far greater than auto insurance policy limits in many cases.
Accidents caused by distracted drivers: Anything that takes your eyes or attention away from the road is considered a distraction. We aggressively pursue cases against drivers who caused accidents because they were distracted by texting, cellphone use, eating, reading, changing the radio or using a GPS.
Accidents caused by speeding drivers: Even though speeding is against the law, many drivers ignore the posted speed limit signs. Sadly, when one driver is speeding and causes an accident, the people in the other car often suffer more serious injuries than if both cars were driving the speed limit. We represent accident victims who were injured in high-speed accidents caused by street racing, failing to properly negotiate passing on a single-lane road and speeding through an intersection.
Rear-end collisions: If you suffered injuries after another driver struck your car from the back, we can help you recover the compensation you need. We represent accident victims whose injuries included whiplash and other soft tissue damage, neck injuries, spinal cord injuries, fractured or broken bones, and muscle sprains.
Head-on collisions: Head-on collisions often lead to catastrophic or fatal injuries for the drivers and passengers in both vehicles. Head-on collisions can be caused swerving to avoid another accident, swerving to avoid an animal in the road, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or dangerous roads. We carefully investigate the factors that led to the accident and work tirelessly to hold the negligent parties liable.
T-bone collisions: Accidents at intersections are almost always T-bone collisions. Most side-impact accidents are the result of a driver who fails to stop or fails to follow the posted stop or yield signs. Because not all cars are equipped with side air bags, drivers or passengers are often only protected by the thin metal frame of the door.

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