This directory lists 1 car accident attorneys serving Houston. Nearly all work on contingency, meaning no fee unless they recover money for you.
Car accident attorneys serving Houston, TX
1 firm near you in Houston, offering a free case review and no fee unless you win.
Arizona Personal Injury Lawyer Lerner and Rowe
- 844-977-1900
- 2701 E Camelback Rd Ste 140, Phoenix, AZ 85016, United States
Where crashes concentrate in Houston
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Interstate 45 (Gulf Freeway)
Repeatedly identified in national analyses as one of the deadliest urban highway corridors in the United States. The segment between downtown and the Beltway carries the heaviest crash concentration in the city.
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Interstate 610 (the Loop)
High-volume weaving sections at the I-10 and US-59 interchanges produce frequent rear-end and sideswipe collisions during peak hours, when merging traffic has very little distance to change lanes.
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US-59 / Interstate 69 (Southwest Freeway)
Narrow shoulders and short entrance ramps through the Uptown and Sharpstown segments leave little room to recover from a misjudged merge, driving a high rate of lane-change collisions.
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Beltway 8 / Sam Houston Tollway
Frontage-road and mainlane transitions around the tollway carry a heavy mix of commuter and commercial truck traffic, and Harris County records more commercial-vehicle crashes than any other county in Texas.
Harris County recorded more traffic deaths in 2024 than any other county in Texas, and Houston's 339 fatalities were a record high for the city.
Civil filings in Harris County go through the eFileTexas system rather than in person, and the county clerk publishes case status online — so you can check the progress of your own suit without going through your attorney.
Texas is an at-fault state with no PIP requirement, so unlike drivers in neighbouring Louisiana or in Florida, a Houston driver has no automatic first-party medical coverage unless they specifically bought personal injury protection or medical payments coverage.
Reported crashes in Houston, 2024
| Total reported crashes | 66,236 |
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| Crashes causing injury | 21,455 |
| Fatal crashes | 339 |
Source: Texas Department of Transportation, Crashes and Injuries by City 2024
The City of Houston's Vision Zero programme reported 301 traffic deaths for the same year. The two figures count different things over different boundaries; the TxDOT crash-records figure is used here.
Where your case would be filed
Harris County Civil Courthouse
201 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77002
Larger injury suits are filed in the Harris County District Courts; smaller ones go to the County Civil Courts at Law in the same building. The dividing line is the jurisdictional limit set by Tex. Gov't Code § 25.1032, and your attorney will decide which court fits the value of your claim.
Common questions
Which court would handle my car accident case in Houston?
Cases are filed at the Harris County Civil Courthouse. Larger injury suits are filed in the Harris County District Courts; smaller ones go to the County Civil Courts at Law in the same building. The dividing line is the jurisdictional limit set by Tex. Gov't Code § 25.1032, and your attorney will decide which court fits the value of your claim.
How many car accidents happen in Houston?
66,236 crashes were reported in Houston during 2024, including 21,455 that caused injury and 339 deaths. Source: Texas Department of Transportation, Crashes and Injuries by City 2024.
What does a car accident lawyer charge?
Almost all work on contingency: no fee unless they recover money for you. A common structure is around a third of the settlement if the case resolves before suit is filed, rising to roughly 40% if it goes to trial, though the exact share is negotiable and varies by firm. Case expenses such as expert witnesses, medical records and filing fees are usually separate from the fee — ask whether those come out of your share or the firm's, and get the answer in the written agreement before you sign.
Should I give the insurance company a recorded statement?
You are generally required to cooperate with your own insurer, but you are under no obligation to give a recorded statement to the other driver's insurance company. Adjusters ask early, often before you know the full extent of your injuries, and an offhand answer about how you feel can be used later to argue you were not badly hurt. It is reasonable to say you will respond in writing once you have spoken to a lawyer.
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