Houston Personal Injury Lawyer

After a serious injury, everything else pauses. Bills do not. Insurance calls do not. Neither does the deadline to protect your case.

If you were seriously hurt in Houston, the Houston personal injury lawyer you choose next shapes what your family recovers. At Crain Brogdon, LLP, we take a limited number of catastrophic cases so we can invest the time, expertise, and financial resources each family needs. 

Our firm has secured more than $355 million for injured Texans, and we take cases throughout Harris County and the greater Houston area.

Call (214) 522-9404 for a free case review.

What Kinds of Houston Personal Injury Cases Does Crain Brogdon Handle?

Serious, catastrophic injury cases where liability can be proven and the injuries change a life. We are not a volume firm. When you call our office, someone evaluates whether the case fits our practice, not whether it fits a marketing quota.

Core Houston case types we take include:

• Truck and 18-wheeler crashes. Federal safety regulations, driver logs, and multiple potential defendants make these cases uniquely complex. See Houston truck accident claims.
• Car accidents. Serious collisions involving permanent injury or death. We represent Houston car accident victims throughout Harris County.
• Pedestrian and bicycle accidents. Almost always catastrophic because of the size mismatch between a person and a vehicle.
• Brain and spinal cord injuries. Traumatic brain injuries from Houston accidents require specialized medical and life-care planning to prove long-term costs.
• Product liability. Defective vehicles, industrial equipment, and consumer products.
• Premises liability. Serious falls, negligent security, dangerous property conditions, and inadequate maintenance.
• Wrongful death. When negligence takes a spouse, parent, or child.
• Workplace and construction accidents. Non-subscriber employer claims and third-party negligence.

We do not take soft-tissue-only claims, minor property damage cases, or medical malpractice matters.

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How Do We Build a Houston Personal Injury Case?

Investigation, evidence preservation, and expert testimony. In that order. The first 48 hours after a serious incident often decide the outcome of the case, and most of the case-defining evidence starts disappearing within days.

Our team moves quickly to lock down:

• Scene evidence, including skid marks, tire debris, damaged fixtures, and vehicle or equipment positioning.
• Electronic data, including event data recorders in passenger vehicles, ELD (electronic logging device) records for commercial drivers, and telematics from fleet vehicles.
• Video, including traffic cameras, private business surveillance, doorbell and dashcam footage. Most systems overwrite within days.
• Documents, including employer records, maintenance and inspection logs, dispatch communications, and 911 audio.
• Witness statements, written and recorded, while memories are fresh.

We work with a long-standing bench of outside experts: accident reconstructionists, biomechanical engineers, metallurgists, human-factors specialists, forensic accountants, and life-care planners. Building the evidentiary record early is what lets us walk into a Harris County mediation or courtroom with a case the defense cannot rewrite at the last minute.

What Makes Our Houston Personal Injury Practice Different?

Case load size, attorney access, and financial capacity. We keep the docket small so the lawyer working your case is one of the named partners, not a rotating associate. That structure holds through settlement, mediation, or verdict.

Beyond structure, four things set the practice apart:

• Recognition earned through results. Membership in the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, National Trial Lawyers Top 100, and Best Lawyers in America, along with peer-rated AV ratings from Martindale-Hubbell.
• Community leadership. Rob Crain served as president of the Dallas Bar Association in 2017. Javier Perez is a past president of the Dallas Hispanic Lawyers Association and serves on the Dallas Bar Association board of directors.
• Bilingual service. Multiple bilingual staff members serve Spanish-speaking clients across Houston, where a large share of the population speaks Spanish at home. Nothing is lost in translation.
• Financial capacity to fund serious cases. Some Houston catastrophic cases carry expenses that approach seven figures for expert testimony, animations, models, and trial exhibits. Our firm advances those costs so the case never gets outspent by a corporate defendant.

Which Houston Neighborhoods and Areas Do You Serve?

All of Houston, all of Harris County, and much of Southeast Texas. If you were seriously injured anywhere in the Greater Houston area, our firm can help.

We handle cases from:

• Central Houston: Downtown, Midtown, Museum District, Texas Medical Center, Third Ward, Fourth Ward.
• Inner Loop: The Heights, Montrose, EaDo, Rice Village, West University, River Oaks, Galleria/Uptown, Bellaire.
• North Houston: Spring, The Woodlands, Humble, Kingwood, Aldine.
• West Houston and suburbs: Katy, Cypress, Memorial, Energy Corridor, Jersey Village.
• South Houston: Pearland, Friendswood, League City, Clear Lake, the NASA and Johnson Space Center area.
• East Houston and Ship Channel: Pasadena, Baytown, Deer Park, La Porte, Channelview.
• Southwest and outlying: Sugar Land, Missouri City, Stafford, Alief, Fort Bend County.

Serious crashes also happen on Houston’s major freeways: I-10, I-45, I-69/US-59, I-610, Beltway 8, and the Grand Parkway. These corridors carry high volumes of commercial traffic, which means catastrophic collisions on them often involve multiple defendants, layered insurance coverage, and immediate evidence needs.

What Damages Can You Recover in a Houston Personal Injury Case?

Both economic and non-economic damages, and in certain cases, punitive damages. Texas law is designed to compensate for the full impact of a serious injury, not just the receipts you can print out.

Economic damages typically include:

• Past and future medical expenses, including surgery, rehabilitation, in-home care, and medical devices
• Lost wages and loss of future earning capacity
• Property damage
• Out-of-pocket costs directly caused by the injury

Non-economic damages typically include:

• Physical pain and mental anguish
• Physical impairment and disfigurement
• Loss of enjoyment of life
• Loss of consortium for a spouse
• Loss of companionship and society in wrongful death cases

Punitive (exemplary) damages may apply when the defendant acted with gross negligence or committed certain intentional acts, and they can be capped or uncapped depending on the underlying conduct. Insurance policy limits often become the practical ceiling on what a single insurer will pay. 

The Texas Department of Insurance publishes consumer information on auto policy coverages that frequently apply in these cases.

How Long Do I Have to File a Personal Injury Claim in Texas?

Two years from the date of the incident for most personal injury and wrongful death claims, under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code §16.003. Certain claims carry much shorter notice requirements, sometimes as little as 60 to 90 days, and missing those windows can end the case.

If the case involves a City of Houston vehicle, a Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) bus, a Harris County vehicle, or a TxDOT (Texas Department of Transportation) crew, the Texas Tort Claims Act may require formal written notice within six months, and some local ordinances shorten the window further.

For information on obtaining an official crash report through TxDOT, see TxDOT Crash Records. Order the report early so it exists in your file when the insurer starts asking questions.

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Ask Crain Brogdon

When should I call a Houston personal injury lawyer after an accident?

As soon as you can, ideally within the first 48 hours. The evidence that decides serious injury cases (video, event data, witness memory, physical scene conditions) begins disappearing immediately. Calling early does not commit you to hiring anyone. It just protects the case you may need to file later.

What if another lawyer already told me my case was not worth pursuing?

Get a second opinion. Case value in serious injury matters depends on facts that are rarely visible in a first phone call, especially total insurance coverage, corporate or employer liability, and the medical trajectory of the injury. Crain Brogdon has taken Houston cases that were rejected elsewhere and secured meaningful recoveries after deeper investigation.

Does Crain Brogdon accept referrals from other Texas attorneys on Houston cases?

Yes. Attorneys regularly refer catastrophic Houston cases to our firm when the case requires specialized trial resources, expert investigation, or the ability to advance significant expenses. Referring counsel remain protected under State Bar of Texas fee-sharing rules and stay involved at whatever level is agreed on in writing.

Do I have to travel to Dallas to work with the firm?

No. Our attorneys travel to clients regularly and handle depositions, mediations, and trial in Houston and across Texas. Meetings can be held remotely when that is easier, and documents are signed electronically. What matters is the case, not the drive.

Call (214) 522-9404 for a free case review.

FAQs

Do you handle Houston cases involving commercial vehicles or on-the-job injuries?

Yes. Commercial vehicle collisions (trucks, delivery vans, service vehicles, rideshare) and on-the-job injuries involving non-subscriber employers or third-party negligence are core practice areas. These cases involve additional insurance policies and, in trucking matters, federal safety regulations that general-practice firms often miss.

What if I was partially at fault for the incident?

You may still recover, as long as you were less than 51% at fault. Texas uses proportionate responsibility under Chapter 33 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code. Your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault, and completely barred if you cross the 51% threshold. Fault percentages are heavily contested, and how the story is proven changes the outcome.

Does the firm handle wrongful death cases in Houston?

Yes. Surviving spouses, children, and parents can bring a Texas wrongful death claim, and the estate may bring a related survival claim for pain and medical costs before death. Both share the two-year filing deadline. Wrongful death matters often overlap with pending criminal investigations, and evidence preservation has to start immediately.

What if the injured person is a child?

A parent or legal guardian can bring the claim on behalf of a minor child. Texas courts often require judicial approval of settlements involving minors, and structured settlements are commonly used to protect long-term recoveries. Our firm has handled catastrophic cases involving children and knows how to plan for lifelong care.

Talk to a Houston Personal Injury Lawyer Today

A short call with our team costs nothing and carries no obligation. We will listen to what happened, tell you honestly whether we think we can help, and if we can, we go to work.

Call (214) 522-9404, available 24/7, or complete our online contact form. We take personal injury cases in Houston, throughout Harris County, and across Texas.

Attorney Quentin Brogdon

Quentin Brogdon has over thirty years of experience and expertise in the field of personal injury trial law. He is board certified in both personal injury trial law and civil trial advocacy. Quentin has received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating. This rating reflects an attorney’s ethics and abilities according to reviews from fellow attorneys. [ Attorney Bio ]