If a careless driver put you in the hospital, you are dealing with the injury and the insurance company at the same time, and only one of those is your job. At Lorenz & Lorenz, PLLC, our Austin personal injury attorney team takes over the insurance calls, the records requests, and the court deadlines so you can put your attention where it belongs.
Our lawyers handle injury claims and nothing else, from rear-end wrecks on Interstate 35 to collisions at the Riverside Drive interchange. We give you a straight answer about your claim, even when the answer is not the one you hoped for. Call (512) 477-7333 for a free case review today.
Why Injured Clients Trust Our Austin Personal Injury Lawyers
Clients stay with us because one lawyer owns the file from the first phone call through settlement or verdict. Your case never gets handed off to someone who has not read it.
We keep an investigator on staff, so someone can be at the scene of your wreck while skid marks, security footage, and witness recollection are still fresh. Where an injury will affect you for years, the valuation has to account for that before the file closes, and we build those numbers from the records rather than estimating them.
Our lawyers appear regularly in the civil district courts at the Travis County Civil and Family Courts Facility on Guadalupe Street. We know how local adjusters value these claims, which defense firms try cases here, and how long a Travis County civil docket really takes.
That venue is also our own. We practice from Austin, so the courthouse your case would be filed in is the one we work in every week.
We also say no when a claim will not serve you well. Honest screening happens on the first call, not months later. Reach out now and let our Austin personal injury lawyers review your options with no obligation.
What Types of Injury Cases Do We Handle?
We take claims that grow out of someone else's careless conduct, whether it happened on a road or on private property. Car accidents are the most common personal injury claim we handle in Austin, with truck and motorcycle cases close behind.
Our Austin personal injury attorney team's caseload covers these areas:
- Car, truck, and rideshare collisions
- Motorcycle wrecks
- Pedestrian and bicycle crashes
- Wrongful death claims
Every one of those matters starts the same way, with a free look at what happened and who is answerable for it. Some call the week of the wreck, and others months later, after a low first offer.
Unsafe property conditions can also lead to a personal injury claim, including broken stair rails, unlit parking garages, and spills left sitting on store floors. Texas owners owe visitors reasonable care, and we pull inspection logs and maintenance records to test whether that care was given.
When a crash takes a life, Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 71.004 limits who may bring the wrongful death claim to the surviving spouse, children, and parents. Siblings and grandchildren cannot file, which catches many grieving families by surprise. Find out what your case may be worth before an insurance company puts its own number on it.
What Can Our Austin Personal Injury Attorneys Do for You?
Our work is to build the claim while you keep your medical appointments. The primary reason people call us is not the courtroom; it is the paperwork, the phone calls, and a claims process that runs on the insurer's timeline.
Our work on a typical file breaks down like this:
- Investigation: We pull the crash report, photograph the scene, and request video before businesses record over it.
- Medical proof: We gather records and bills from every provider, including the follow-up therapy that often gets left out of a claim file.
- Insurance handling: We take the adjuster calls so your account is written down accurately the first time.
- Damage valuation: We add up what you have already lost and what your doctors expect you will still need.
- Filing suit: We file in the proper Travis County court when negotiation stalls.
One lawyer owns your file from the first call, and our investigator works the scene while the evidence is still there. Solid proof carries more weight than argument when an adjuster doubts an injury.
Get answers today from our Austin personal injury attorney. Our consultations are always free.
How Does an Injury Claim Move Through Travis County?
Most claims resolve long before a courtroom date. However, the process still follows set steps:
- Step One: Treatment and documentation, which builds the medical record every later stage depends on.
- Step Two: The demand package, where we send the at-fault insurer proof of liability along with a full accounting of your losses. Negotiation usually follows within 30 to 60 days.
- Step Three: Discovery, where both sides trade records and take depositions, which are sessions of sworn questioning held outside court. Most clients sit for one deposition, and we prepare you for it in advance so nothing feels like an ambush.
If the offer stays too low, we file suit. Travis County civil district courts run a central docket, so a hearing may go to whichever civil judge is presiding that week rather than one assigned judge for the life of the case. Ask us to review your wreck at no charge while those early steps are still easy to take.
How Do We Value an Austin Injury Claim?
We build the value from the medical and financial records, not from a first phone call. The amount depends largely on the extent of the injuries, the evidence supporting each loss, and the insurance coverage available. Our team calculates the demand from the actual medical and financial records, then walks you through those figures before presenting them to the insurer.
Insurance limits can restrict how much money is realistically available after a crash. Under Texas Transportation Code § 601.072, drivers need only $30,000 in bodily injury coverage for one person and $60,000 for a single accident, amounts that severe injuries can exceed quickly. Our team looks beyond the driver's policy for other possible coverage, including umbrella insurance, employer policies, and your underinsured motorist protection.
Your claim may include several categories of loss:
- Medical costs
- Lost income
- Reduced earning capacity
- Property damage
- Physical pain and mental anguish
- Household support
- Permanent impairment or disfigurement
- Loss of enjoyment of life
Not every claim carries all categories, and we tell you early which ones fit your facts. If you are asking what is my personal injury case worth in Austin, Texas, that list is where the answer starts. Request a free valuation and find out where your claim really stands.
Deadlines That Shape Your Texas Injury Claim
Texas gives most injured people two years from the date of the wreck to file suit, under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.003. Miss it, and even the strongest claim in Travis County gets dismissed. Several situations change that math:
- Claims brought for an injured child
- Claims against a city, county, or state agency
- Injuries that were not discovered right away
- Claims tied to a death rather than an injury
- Cases where the at-fault driver has left Texas
Some of those shorten your window instead of extending it, and claims against a government body can require written notice within a few months. Reach out promptly so our team can identify the specific deadline that applies to your claim.
When More Than One Driver Shares the Blame
Being partly at fault does not end your claim in Texas. Shared fault comes up in a large share of collisions, because a small shift in the fault split changes what gets paid. Fault gets sorted out with evidence, not opinion.
Examples of evidence that help determine fault:
- The crash report and the officer's diagram
- Skid marks, debris patterns, and vehicle damage
- Signal timing and posted speed limits
- Phone records and vehicle telematics, meaning the data a car records about speed and braking
- Statements from witnesses who saw it happen
Our investigator gathers most of that within the first few weeks, while it still exists. Photographs of a dented bumper seldom settle a fault dispute alone, so we go after the records that can.
You can recover as long as your share of responsibility is not greater than 50 percent, under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 33.001, although your award drops by your share of the fault. Let our team sort out fault for you at no cost.
Working With Our Personal Injury Attorney in Austin, TX
Starting a claim takes no time at all. Our Austin intake team can usually tell you the same day whether we can help, and a first call runs about 20 minutes. Bringing a few items speeds things along:
- The crash or incident report number
- Photos of the scene and your injuries
- Names and phone numbers of any witnesses
- Discharge papers and medical bills
- Pay stubs showing missed work
- Every letter or email from an insurer
Missing pieces are not an obstacle, since we can request most of that ourselves. If getting to our office on South Capital of Texas Highway is hard, we can open the file by phone or come to you.
Hiring us does not put your case on a courthouse track. Filing suit is one tool among several, and we use it when the numbers call for it. Get a straight answer this week about what your claim needs next.
FAQs: Austin Personal Injury Lawyer
Clients ask us these questions most often once they decide to move forward with our firm.
What Do I Have to Pay Upfront to Hire Your Firm?
Nothing. We handle personal injury cases on a contingency fee, meaning our fee comes out of a recovery, not your pocket. Case expenses such as records fees and filing costs are handled separately from the attorney fee, and we go over how those work before you sign anything.
What Happens When an Uninsured Driver Causes My Crash?
You may still have a source of payment through your own uninsured motorist coverage, which most Texas policies include unless you rejected it in writing. We request your declarations page early and read it for you. Other parties, such as a driver's employer, sometimes carry coverage as well.
How Long Does an Austin Injury Case Usually Take?
That depends on the circumstances of your case. Straightforward claims frequently resolve in four to eight months once treatment ends.
Cases involving disputed fault or a filed lawsuit can run a year or longer. We give you a realistic range after your first medical review.
Will My Case Have to Go to Trial?
Probably not. Most injury claims settle, and filing suit often moves negotiations along rather than ending them. If trial does become the better path, we will tell you plainly before you commit to it, and we will explain what the Travis County docket is likely to mean for the timing.
Can I Change Law Firms if I Already Signed With Someone Else?
Yes. You may change representation at any point, and the two firms sort out fees between themselves so your total fee does not double. Your existing agreement does not lock you in, and the change does not restart your deadline. Call us, and we will handle the transfer paperwork for you.
Does Health Insurance Get Paid Back Out of My Settlement?
Usually, yes. Health plans, Medicare, and Medicaid may hold a lien, meaning a legal claim on part of your recovery, or a right of reimbursement. We work to reduce those balances where the rules allow, which leaves more of the settlement with you.
Start Your Free Case Review With Lorenz & Lorenz
You do not need a finished story or a folder of documents to call us. Tell us what happened, and our attorneys will tell you what we can do about it, in plain words and without pressure.
Our Austin office sits at 1515 S Capital of Texas Hwy, Ste 500, and we meet clients elsewhere in Travis County when travel is hard after an injury. Call Lorenz & Lorenz, PLLC at (512) 477-7333 today and put our Austin personal injury lawyers to work on your claim.