Personal Injury Lawyers

Get medical attention right away. Even if you feel fine, many injuries don’t show up for hours or days, and a medical record ties your injury to the accident. If you can, photograph what happened and get the names and contact info of any witnesses. Don’t give a recorded statement to an insurance company before talking to a lawyer, because insurers look for anything they can to pay you less. Call the Roach Law Firm at (903) 645-7333 for a free consultation.

In most cases, you have two years from the date of the accident to file a personal injury lawsuit in Texas. Some exceptions can shorten or extend that window, and claims against a government entity can require formal notice much sooner. Waiting also makes it harder to gather evidence and find witnesses while memories are fresh.

The value of a personal injury case depends on the facts, and any lawyer who gives you an exact number before reviewing your case isn’t being straight with you. The amount is driven by your medical bills, lost wages, the seriousness and permanence of your injury, and pain and suffering. Minor cases may settle for a few thousand dollars, while cases involving serious injuries can be worth far more. A lawyer can give you a realistic range once the facts are clear.

Make sure to contact an experienced personal injury lawyer if you’ve been seriously hurt due to someone else’s negligence. Insurance companies have lawyers whose job is to pay you as little as possible. Many people accept lowball offers simply because they don’t know what their cases are worth. Having a lawyer with a history of large verdicts and settlements often leads to a larger recovery, and it costs nothing to find out where you stand.

The Roach Law Firm offers free consultations and charges you nothing unless we win your case. There are no hourly bills and no out-of-pocket attorney fees while your case is pending. If we don’t recover anything for you, you don’t owe us a fee.

Yes, people who are partly at fault can still win financial recoveries. Texas uses a “modified comparative fault” rule, so you can recover so long as you were not more than 50% responsible for an accident, with your recovery reduced by your share of the blame. Insurance companies often try to pin extra fault on you to lower what they pay. If you have questions about how fault might affect your case, call us at (903) 645-7333 for a free review.

The Roach Law Firm is based in East Texas and focuses primarily on cases in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. In Texas, the firm has deep roots in the communities of Tyler, Longview, Texarkana, Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Paris, Marshall, Sulphur Springs, Henderson, Carthage, Jefferson, Mount Pleasant, Clarksville, Gilmer, Pittsburg, Mount Vernon, Quitman, New Boston, Linden, Hemphill, and Daingerfield, as well as the surrounding areas. Call us at (903) 645-7333 to find out how we can help.