Auto Accidents Attorney in Houston, Texas

Auto accidents – including car accidents, motorcycle accidents, and truck accidents – are among the most prevalent causes of injuries, hospitalizations, ER visits, and deaths and across the United States. Thankfully, Texas personal injury laws allow victims of automobile accidents to seek damages by filing an injury claim or lawsuit.  

At the Law Offices of Francisco G. Medina, we have successfully recovered millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for clients in their auto accident cases. As your legal counsel, we can evaluate your situation and explore your options to pursue compensation. Our trusted personal injury attorney will fight compassionately for your legal rights and help you seek the financial justice that you deserve. 

The Law Offices of Francisco G. Medina proudly serves clients across Houston, Texas, and surrounding areas throughout Galveston, Montgomery County, and Fort Bend County. 

Types of Auto Accidents

Auto accidents are traffic crashes that occur when an automobile, such as a motor vehicle, truck, or motorcycle, collides with another automobile or a fixed object. Such an accident usually results in physical injuries and property damage. Some common types of auto accidents include: 

Car Accidents

A car accident occurs when a motor vehicle collides with another car, pedestrian, road debris, fixed object, or animal. Motor vehicle accidents may occur due to distracted driving, speeding, reckless driving, drunk driving, driver errors, road hazards, and auto defects. Some common types of car accidents include: 

• Chain reaction car accidents 

• Head-on collisions 

• Rear-end collisions 

• Rollover car accidents 

• Hit-and-run accidents 

• T-bone accidents 

• Lyft and Uber accidents 

Motorcycle Accidents

Riding a motorcycle often involves a lot of inherent risks. A motorcycle accident involves a collision between a motorcycle and other automobiles, pedestrians, or fixed objects. 

Motorcycle accidents may occur due to intoxication, road hazards, lane splitting, mechanical faults, inexperience, high speed, bad weather, left turns, and distracted drivers. Some common types of motorcycle accidents include: 

• Head-on collisions 

• High-speed accidents 

• Lane-switching accidents 

• Corner-turning accidents 

• Lane splitting accidents 

• Motorcycle accidents caused by left-turning cars 

• Motorcycle accidents caused by intoxication 

Truck Accidents

Trucks, including tractor-trailers, 18-wheelers, and semi-trucks, have huge sizes and are often used to transport massive weights. Accidents involving trucks and other automobiles are often devastating and may result in severe injuries and fatalities. Depending on the surrounding circumstances, the truck accident may occur due to the negligence of any of the following parties: 

• The truck driver 

• The truck manufacturers 

• The trucking company 

• Parts and equipment manufacturers 

• Maintenance personnel or company 

• The cargo loaders – the persons who loaded or shipped the cargo 

• The loading company – the company that makes sure that containers or equipment are well-balanced, fastened, and properly secured 

• Government agencies who failed to properly repair or maintain the road 

If you or someone close to you were involved in a car accident, motorcycle accident, or truck accident, you need to reach out to a seasoned Texas auto accident attorney straight away. Your legal counsel can review your case details, explore your available options to recover damages, and guide you through the claims process. 

The Importance of Legal Representation

Being injured in an auto accident can be an emotional and unsettling experience and can affect you financially, physically, and mentally. However, you don’t have to face the challenges and liability alone. A seasoned personal injury attorney can provide detailed guidance, skilled legal representation, and explore your possible options to seek damages. 

At the Law Offices of Francisco G. Medina, we have the diligence and resources to assist and represent clients in their auto accident cases. As your attorney, we have the resources to:  

• Fight compassionately for your rights and advocate for your best interests. 

• Evaluate all of the surrounding facts of your unique situation. 

• Conduct an in-depth, private investigation. 

• Gather relevant information, substantial evidence, and required documentation. 

• Determine the full magnitude of your injuries and damages and estimate case value. 

• Seek to prove negligence and establish liability. 

• Handle communication and negotiations with the insurance provider. 

• File a personal injury or wrongful death action, where required.

Using our broad knowledge, we can direct you through the complicated procedures involved in filing auto accident claims. Above all, we will fight intelligently for your rights and help you recover fair financial compensation to cover your medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other available damage.