18-Wheeler & Truck Accident Trial Lawyers in Fort Bend County
The trucking company’s response team is often working within hours of a serious crash. Talk to a board-certified trial lawyer today — free, in English or Spanish. No fee or expenses unless we win.
Call (281) 238-5400 Tell Us What HappenedIf the crash just happened, here is what needs to happen this week.
- Focus on treatment first. Serious truck crashes mean hospital care. The legal clock can be handled by someone else — that’s the point of this page.
- Do not give the trucking company’s insurer a statement. Their rapid-response team may call the family within days, sympathetic and helpful. Nothing requires anyone to talk to them.
- Preserve the evidence — this is the urgent part. The truck’s black box (ECM) data, the driver’s hours-of-service logs, dashcam footage, and the post-crash drug test all have a shelf life. A spoliation letter from a lawyer legally obligates the company to preserve them. Days matter.
- Keep everything. The crash report number, tow records, photos, discharge papers, and every voicemail from any insurance company.
If you’re the family member making the calls from a hospital hallway: this page was written for you. Call us and we’ll explain — in plain English or Spanish — what has to happen this week and what can wait.
A truck case is not a car case with a bigger vehicle.
Commercial trucking is governed by a federal rulebook — driver hours, maintenance schedules, drug testing, hiring standards. Every rule is a place where a company can cut corners, and every cut corner is evidence. That’s why these cases involve the driver, the carrier, sometimes the broker and the shipper — and why the insurance limits are many times larger than a passenger-car policy.
It’s also why the trucking company’s team moves fast. Their investigators can be at the scene before the vehicles are towed. The family’s side needs someone moving just as fast — preserving the electronic data, the logs, and the driver’s file before they age out of retention windows.
Board certification is the credential insurance companies actually check.
Two of our attorneys are Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization — a credential earned through trial experience, peer evaluation, and examination, held by a small fraction of Texas lawyers.
The other thing insurers check: whether a firm actually tries cases or just settles them. Our office is in Richmond, seven minutes from the Fort Bend County Justice Center, where local injury cases are tried. We’re not a call center with a Houston billboard. When you call, you’re talking to the firm that would stand in front of your jury.
No recovery, no fee. No expenses either.
Some contingent-fee agreements cover only the attorney’s fee — the client can still owe case expenses if there is no recovery. Our agreement is simpler: no fee or expenses unless we win. The consultation is free, and so is the answer if we think you don’t need a lawyer at all — sometimes that’s the honest advice.
Tell us what happened — or have a family member do it. We’ll call back fast.
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Common questions
How much does a truck accident lawyer cost in Texas?
At our firm, no fee or expenses unless we win. The consultation is free.
How long do I have to file a claim in Texas?
Generally two years from the crash, with exceptions that can shorten or extend it. Talk to a lawyer about your specific dates.
Should I talk to the trucking company's insurance?
You're not required to give a recorded statement. It's usually wise to speak with a lawyer first — the consultation is free.
How long do trucking companies keep driver logs and black box data?
Retention windows can be short — some records may be kept only for months. A preservation (spoliation) letter sent early legally obligates the company to keep them.