After a serious injury, dealing with an insurance claim can pull your attention away from recovery. A Houston personal injury lawyer at NMW Law Firm can take over the claim from the first call with the adjuster through settlement or trial.
NMW Law Firm represents people injured in truck crashes, car and motorcycle accidents, rideshare collisions, and falls caused by unsafe property conditions throughout Houston and Harris County.
Our Houston office is located at 3 E Greenway Plaza, Suite 1575. Consultations are free, and you can reach us 24 hours a day at (713) 714-2563.
When you are ready to talk about what happened, call us or request a free consultation. We will explain where your claim stands and what may happen next in clear, straightforward terms.
Table of contents
- Why Hire NMW Law Firm as Your Houston Personal Injury Lawyer
- What Injury Cases Does Our Houston Firm Handle?
- Why Do Houston Truck Crash Claims Need a Different Approach?
- Which Deadlines Apply to a Houston Injury Claim?
- Where Will Your Houston Injury Case Be Heard?
- How Does Insurance Shape a Houston Injury Claim?
- Visit Our Houston Office at Greenway Plaza
- Houston Personal Injury Lawyer FAQs
- Contact Our Houston Personal Injury Lawyers for a Free Consultation
Why Hire NMW Law Firm as Your Houston Personal Injury Lawyer
NMW Law Firm's approach is summed up in its motto: Quiet Strength. Relentless Care. We prepare each case carefully and keep you informed in plain language, so dealing with the claim does not add more stress while you recover.
These numbers show what that approach looks like in practice:
- More than 90 percent of our clients come to us through physician referrals
- More than $200 million recovered in settlements across more than 3,000 cases
- More than 70 years of combined attorney experience
- A Houston office with a 4.9 to 5.0 Google rating across hundreds of client reviews
- Phones answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Doctors refer patients to us because they trust how we care for clients throughout the claims process. We work to earn that same trust in every case.
Nick Wills, our Managing Partner, leads our Houston team with a focus on helping injured people pursue compensation and navigate the claims process.
To hear how we would handle your case, call (713) 714-2563 for a free consultation with our Houston team.
What Injury Cases Does Our Houston Firm Handle?
NMW Law Firm's Houston practice centers on commercial trucking and extends to a wide range of motor vehicle and property injury claims. Our attorneys handle several types of injury claims throughout Houston, including:
- 18-wheeler and commercial truck accidents, where the driver, the carrier, and sometimes a broker or shipper can share responsibility
- Car accidents on Houston freeways and surface streets, including rear-end, intersection, and lane-change crashes
- Motorcycle accidents, where insurers often try to shift blame onto the rider
- Rideshare accidents involving Uber drivers, their passengers, and the people they hit
- Lyft accidents, where available coverage depends on the driver's app status at the moment of the crash
- Hit and run crashes, which often depend on identifying the driver or using your own coverage
- Slip and fall injuries in stores, apartment complexes, and other properties with hazards the owner should have fixed
We also take wrongful death, catastrophic injury, brain injury, pedestrian, bicycle, dog bite, and construction injury cases in Houston. If your situation isn't on this list, a short call will tell you whether we can help.
Why Do Houston Truck Crash Claims Need a Different Approach?
Truck crash claims in Houston usually involve more parties, more insurance, and more federal rules than a typical car wreck, and the evidence that proves them can disappear quickly. That is why NMW Law Firm treats commercial trucking as the core of its injury practice.
Freight Moves Through Houston Every Day
Drayage trucks run between the Port of Houston's Barbours Cut and Bayport terminals and the warehouses along Beltway 8, while long-haul rigs use I-10, I-45, and the 610 Loop to cross the city.
A crash with one of these trucks can involve the driver, the motor carrier, the company that loaded the trailer, and a freight broker, often each with its own insurer.
Federal Records Have to Be Preserved Early
Motor carriers keep electronic logging device data, driver qualification files, and maintenance records under federal rules, and some of those records are kept only for limited periods.
We send preservation demands early and, when needed, ask a court to order the evidence protected. Our truck accident resource hub explains the hours-of-service, inspection, and cargo rules that may affect what records should be preserved.
What This Means for Your Claim
Trucking companies and their insurers often start building a defense right after a serious crash, and an injured person working alone usually can't get the carrier's internal records at all.
Hiring a lawyer early gives your legal team more time to preserve records and investigate the crash before important evidence is lost.
Which Deadlines Apply to a Houston Injury Claim?
Most Houston personal injury lawsuits must be filed within two years, but claims involving the City of Houston or another government body carry much shorter notice deadlines. Missing a deadline can end a claim no matter how strong the facts are.
The table below shows the deadlines that come up most often in Houston cases:
| Situation | General deadline | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Most injury lawsuits | Two years from the date of injury | Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.003 |
| Wrongful death claims | Two years from the date of death | Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.003(b) |
| Injuries to a child | The limitations period is generally tolled until age 18 | Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.001 |
| Claims against the City of Houston | Verified written notice to the mayor and city council within 90 days | City Charter, Art. IX, § 11 |
| Claims against other government units | Written notice within six months, or sooner if a local charter requires it | Texas Tort Claims Act, § 101.101 |
Courts recognize exceptions in narrow situations, but counting on one is risky. When a city vehicle, a public road, or another government body may be involved, we prepare the required notice right away so a shorter deadline never puts your claim at risk.
Where Will Your Houston Injury Case Be Heard?
Most Houston injury lawsuits are filed in Harris County at the Harris County Civil Courthouse, 201 Caroline Street downtown, though Texas venue rules sometimes point to another county or to federal court.
The choice of court affects a case's schedule, its jury pool, and how both sides value it.
Harris County District Courts and County Civil Courts at Law
Harris County's civil district courts hear injury cases with no upper dollar limit. The county civil courts at law in the same building can hear civil cases with up to $250,000 in controversy, which can be a practical fit for some smaller claims.
When Venue Points Somewhere Else
Under the Texas venue statute, a case generally belongs in the county where all or a substantial part of the events happened, where an individual defendant lived when the claim arose, or where a company defendant has its main Texas office.
If none of those applies, the injured person's home county may be an option. Some claims against out-of-state trucking companies may be filed in, or moved to, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division.
Why This Decision Comes Early
The court you file in shapes everything that follows, from how quickly the case moves to who sits on the jury. Because a filing in the wrong place is hard to undo, it is one of the first decisions we make when we take a Houston case.
How Does Insurance Shape a Houston Injury Claim?
Most Houston injury claims are paid through insurance, so the size of a recovery often depends on how many policies apply and how fault is divided. Our job is to find every available policy and answer the fault arguments insurers raise.
Depending on the facts, money for your claim may come from:
- The at-fault driver's liability policy, which in Texas must carry at least $30,000 per injured person and $60,000 per crash for bodily injury
- A commercial auto policy on a truck, delivery van, or rideshare vehicle
- Your own uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage, which is part of a Texas auto policy unless you rejected it in writing
- Personal injury protection (PIP), which is included in a Texas auto policy unless you rejected it in writing and pays toward medical bills and lost wages regardless of fault
- A property owner's liability policy in a slip and fall case
Each policy has its own limits and its own adjuster, so we track them together to make sure your claim accounts for every available source of coverage.
Texas also uses a proportionate responsibility system. If you are found 50 percent or less at fault, your recovery is reduced by your share, and above 50 percent, you recover nothing.
For example, if a jury values a claim at $90,000 and finds you 20 percent responsible for a late lane change, you would recover $72,000.
Insurers understand how Texas's proportionate responsibility rules can reduce a recovery, so adjusters may focus on details such as a missed turn signal, speeding, or an unsafe lane change to argue that you share responsibility for the crash.
We gather evidence that can answer those arguments, including traffic camera and dashcam footage, vehicle damage, event data recorder downloads, phone records, and witness statements.
Visit Our Houston Office at Greenway Plaza
NMW Law Firm's headquarters is at 3 E Greenway Plaza, Suite 1575, Houston, TX 77046, in the Greenway Plaza complex off the Southwest Freeway. The office is open 24 hours, and you can meet with us in person or start by phone, whichever is easier while you recover.
Houston is the firm's home base, where Managing Partner Nick Wills leads our personal injury practice.
Bringing a few things to your first conversation helps us give you a clearer picture sooner:
- The crash report number or any paperwork the officer gave you
- Photos of the scene, the vehicles, and your injuries
- Your insurance card and any letters from an insurance company
- The names of the doctors and clinics treating you
- Pay stubs or notes about the work you have missed
If you don't have these yet, call anyway. Tracking down missing records is part of the work we take off your plate, and our Houston team is available at (713) 714-2563 any day of the week.
Houston Personal Injury Lawyer FAQs
Do I need a police report to file an injury claim in Houston?
A police report is not legally required to file a personal injury claim in Houston, but it is one of the first documents an insurer asks for.
When an officer investigates a crash that causes injury, the officer generally files a Texas Peace Officer's Crash Report with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) within 10 days.
You can buy a copy through TxDOT's crash report system, and if no report exists, photos, witness statements, and medical records can still support the claim.
Can I still bring a claim if I waited to see a doctor after a Houston accident?
You can still bring a Texas injury claim after a delay in medical treatment, as long as the filing deadline hasn't passed. Insurers often argue that a gap between the crash and the first appointment means the injury was minor or came from something else.
Getting evaluated now, and telling your doctor when the symptoms started, helps answer that argument.
Who pays my medical bills while my Houston injury case is pending?
In most Houston injury cases, your own coverage pays medical bills while the claim is pending, because the at-fault driver's insurer usually pays only when the claim resolves.
Health insurance, PIP, and medical payments coverage can cover treatment in the meantime, and some providers agree to wait for payment until the case ends. A health insurer that pays may ask to be reimbursed from the settlement.
Will my Houston personal injury case go to trial?
Most Houston personal injury cases resolve through settlement rather than a jury verdict, though some go to trial when an insurer will not make a reasonable offer.
We prepare each case as if it may be tried in Harris County, which tends to strengthen a client's position in negotiations. Whether to accept an offer or go to trial is always your decision.
Can I hire a Houston injury lawyer if I live outside the city?
You can work with NMW Law Firm's Houston office even if you live in Katy, Pasadena, Sugar Land, or elsewhere in Texas.
Where a claim can be filed usually depends more on where the injury happened than on where you live. The firm also has offices in El Paso, San Antonio, and Plano for clients closer to those cities.
Contact Our Houston Personal Injury Lawyers for a Free Consultation
At NMW Law Firm, our promise is simple: We take care of everything, so you can focus on getting better.
Call our Houston office at (713) 714-2563, day or night, or send us a message. A member of our team will contact you to discuss your case.
You can also visit us at 3 E Greenway Plaza, Suite 1575, Houston, TX 77046. The information on this page is general and is not legal advice; every case depends on its own facts, and past results do not predict future outcomes.