Dallas car wrecks
Dallas car wreck lawyers who used to work for the insurers
Five of our seven attorneys came from the insurance side. We know how an adjuster sizes up a Dallas wreck, and we put that knowledge to work for you. The case review is free.
- Free case review
- Open 24 hours
- Office on Spring Valley Road
- Former insurance-side attorneys
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- 4.7 on GoogleDallas office, 2,674 reviews (November 2026)
- Since 2010Michael Uvalle licensed in Texas
- 5 of 7of our attorneys are former insurance insiders
- No Fees or Costs Unless We WinThe firm advances case costs; you owe no fee and no case costs unless money is recovered for you.
- 24/7Open 24 hours, every day
Our team
Your attorneys in the Dallas office
Three LAWBOSS attorneys practice from our office at 5001 Spring Valley Road. Two of them came to the law from the insurance industry.
Michael Uvalle
Founding attorney
Rolando Reyna, Jr.
Attorney, pre-litigation
Joseph Massey
Attorney, pre-litigation
Attorney responsible for this site: Michael Uvalle. Primary practice location: Dallas, Texas, at the firm’s office, 5001 Spring Valley Rd Ste 240W, Dallas, TX 75244.
Wreck types
The Dallas car wrecks we handle
Every wreck leaves a different trail of evidence and a different insurance question. Start with the page closest to what happened to you.
Car accident lawyer, Dallas
How fault is split under Texas law, and why a few points of blame decide who pays.
Car accident attorney, Dallas
What we do from the first call to a lawsuit in Dallas County, step by step.
Auto accident lawyer, Dallas
Whose insurance pays: liability, PIP and uninsured motorist coverage in Texas.
Car crash lawyer, Dallas
The first days after a crash: the scene, the CR-3 report and the deadlines.
Car accident lawyer, Plano
Collin County crashes on US 75 and beyond, handled from our Dallas office.
Rear-end collisions
Stop-and-go traffic on Central Expressway, LBJ and Stemmons.
T-bone and left-turn wrecks
Intersection crashes where both drivers blame each other.
Hit and run
When the other driver leaves, and your own policy may be the way forward.
Drunk drivers
A wreck caused by an impaired driver, and what Texas allows on top.
Uninsured or underinsured drivers
When the at-fault driver carries the state minimum or nothing.
Rideshare wrecks
Riding in, or hit by, a rideshare or delivery car.
Pedestrians and cyclists
People on foot or on a bike hit by a car on a Dallas street.
City, county and government vehicles
A six-month notice rule that catches many people out.
The insurance side
Adjusters see your wreck as a file number. We used to read those files.
Michael Uvalle worked for several of the largest insurance companies in Texas before he became a lawyer and founded this firm. Joseph Massey in our Dallas office was a workers’ compensation adjuster and manager. Across the firm, five of our seven attorneys came from the insurance side.
That background changes how we work a claim. We know what an adjuster is trained to ask in the first phone call, what goes into the file, and which arguments are used to move blame onto you. We prepare your claim with those moves in mind.
- We expect the recorded-statement call, and we tell you how to handle it
- We gather the proof an adjuster looks for before the adjuster asks
- We answer the blame-shifting arguments Texas fault rules invite
- We keep the two-year deadline in view from the first day
The route
From the wreck to our office, in four stops
The order matters. Each stop protects your health or your claim.
Get safe and report it
Check for anyone hurt and call 911. Texas law requires drivers in an injury crash to stop, help and exchange insurance details, and a crash with injury must be reported to the police.
Get checked by a doctor
Some injuries are not obvious at first. Prompt care protects your health and starts the medical record your claim will rest on.
Keep the evidence
Photograph the cars, the road and your injuries. Keep the officer’s name and the report number. Hold off on a recorded statement to the other driver’s insurer.
Call our Dallas office
Talk to us before you sign anything. The case review is free, and the line is answered 24 hours a day.
Dallas roads
The Dallas roads we know
These five stretches are among the most congested roads in Texas, ranked by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. Heavy, stop-and-go traffic is where many of the rear-end and lane-change wrecks we see begin.
Woodall Rodgers Freeway, Spur 366
From US 75 to North Beckley Avenue: ranked No. 3 in the state for congestion.
TTI, 2025 Texas 100 Most Congested Road Segments
R.L. Thornton Freeway, I-30
From the Jefferson Viaduct to East Grand Avenue: ranked No. 11.
TTI, 2025
Stemmons Freeway, I-35E
From SH 183 to I-30: ranked No. 12.
TTI, 2025
LBJ Freeway, I-635
From I-35E to US 75: ranked No. 14, a few minutes from our office.
TTI, 2025
Central Expressway, US 75
From LBJ to Northwest Highway (Loop 12): ranked No. 16.
TTI, 2025
- 46,257crashes in Dallas County in 2024
- 1,648people with suspected serious injuries in those crashes
Crash counts: TxDOT, Crashes and Injuries by County, 2024. Road ranks: Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2025. Congestion is not a ranking of danger.
Reviews
What clients say on Google
4.7
2,674 reviews on Google
Read in November 2026
This is the rating of our Dallas office’s Google listing as we read it in November 2026. Read the reviews in full on Google, in the clients’ own words.
Why a firm from the insurance side
Car wreck lawyers in Dallas who know how the other side works
After a wreck, the first professional most people talk to is an insurance adjuster. The adjuster is often friendly and quick to call. The adjuster also works for the insurance company, and the company’s goal is to close the file for as little as the facts allow. Our firm was founded by someone who spent years inside that system, and it shows in how we handle a Dallas car wreck.
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Michael Uvalle worked for several of the largest insurance companies in Texas before he went to law school. He has been licensed in Texas since 2010, and he built LAWBOSS – Harris, Nelsen & Uvalle, PLLC around one idea: the people who know the insurer’s playbook should be on the injured person’s side. Five of our seven attorneys came from the insurance industry, and two of the three attorneys in our Dallas office did.
What that means for your claim
- We know the questions in a recorded statement, and why they are asked the way they are.
- We know which records an adjuster wants before an injury claim is taken seriously, and we gather them early.
- We know how Texas fault rules are used to push blame onto the person who was hit, and we answer with evidence.
- We know the deadlines on both sides of a claim, starting with the two-year limit on filing suit.
None of that changes the facts of your wreck. It changes how carefully those facts are collected, organized and presented, which is often what decides how an insurer treats a claim. Our pages on proving fault and on working with a car accident attorney go into each step.
Texas law
What Texas law says about a Dallas car wreck
A handful of Texas statutes shape almost every car wreck claim in Dallas. Knowing them early helps you avoid the mistakes that make a claim harder later. This is general information, not advice about your case.
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| The rule | What it says | Where it is |
|---|---|---|
| Two-year deadline | A personal injury suit must be filed not later than two years after the day the claim arises. | Civil Practice and Remedies Code 16.003 |
| The 51 percent bar | You cannot recover if you are more than 50 percent responsible. At 50 percent or less, your recovery is reduced by your share. | CPRC 33.001 and 33.012 |
| Minimum liability insurance | $30,000 for one person’s injuries, $60,000 for two or more, and $25,000 for property damage, per crash. | Transportation Code 601.072 |
| PIP and UM/UIM | Every Texas auto policy includes personal injury protection and uninsured motorist coverage unless a named insured rejects it in writing. | Insurance Code 1952 |
| Government vehicles | A claim against a city or county usually needs written notice within six months of the crash, and a city charter can set a shorter period. | CPRC 101.101 |
The minimum liability limits are often lower than the cost of a serious injury, which is why your own uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage matters so much. Our guide to Texas car accident laws explains each rule in more detail.
Do not wait on the deadline
Two years sounds like a long time. Evidence fades much faster: video from businesses and traffic cameras may not be kept for long, and witnesses move. The earlier we start, the more there is to work with.
In Dallas
Where a Dallas car wreck claim is handled
A claim often starts, and sometimes ends, with the insurer. When a suit is needed, a Dallas County case is usually filed in the civil district courts at the George L. Allen, Sr. Courts Building, 600 Commerce Street, downtown. Some cases belong in federal court, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which sits in Dallas.
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The crash report is part of nearly every claim. When an officer investigates a crash with an injury, a death or enough damage, the officer files a Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report, form CR-3, with TxDOT within 10 days. The people involved can buy a copy through TxDOT’s online crash report system. Our article on the Dallas crash report shows what is on it and how to get it.
Serious injuries in Dallas are often treated at one of the city’s Level I trauma centers named by the Texas Department of State Health Services: Parkland Memorial Hospital, Baylor University Medical Center, Methodist Dallas Medical Center and, for children, Children’s Medical Center of Dallas. Wherever you are treated, keep every bill and record.
Fees
Our fee: No Fees or Costs Unless We Win, with case costs advanced
We handle car wreck cases on a contingency fee. The firm advances case costs, and you owe no attorney’s fee and no case costs unless money is recovered for you. If there is a recovery, the fee and the costs are paid from it, as your written fee agreement sets out before we start.
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The first conversation is a free case review. Call our Dallas office or send the form at the top of this page, and we will tell you plainly what we see in your claim and what we would do next.
Talk to a Dallas car wreck lawyer today. The case review is free.
Our Dallas office
5001 Spring Valley Rd Ste 240W, Dallas, TX 75244
Open 24 hours, every day
Where we work
Car wrecks across Dallas and the towns around it
We handle cases from our Dallas office on Spring Valley Road for people hurt in these towns. We have no office in any town but Dallas.
Questions
Questions Dallas drivers ask us
How long do I have to file a car wreck claim in Texas?
Generally two years from the day of the wreck to file a lawsuit, under Civil Practice and Remedies Code 16.003. A claim against a city or county usually needs written notice within six months, and sometimes less. Insurance claims should be opened much sooner.
What if the police report says I was partly at fault?
You can still recover in Texas if you are 50 percent or less responsible; your recovery is reduced by your share. A report is evidence, not the final word, and fault is often argued with photographs, video, witnesses and the damage itself.
Should I give the other driver’s insurer a recorded statement?
Talk to us first. The statement goes into the other insurer’s file, and the questions are often aimed at fault and at your injuries. We can tell you what to expect and how to respond.
The other driver has no insurance. What now?
Your own uninsured motorist coverage may pay. Texas policies include it unless a named insured rejected it in writing, so we start by reading your policy. See our page on auto accident insurance.
What does it cost to hire you?
No Fees or Costs Unless We Win. The firm advances case costs, and you owe no attorney’s fee and no case costs unless money is recovered for you. The case review is free.
Do I have to come to the office?
No. Most of our work can start by phone. Our Dallas office is at 5001 Spring Valley Road, near the Dallas North Tollway, if you prefer to meet in person; please call before you come.
I was hurt in Plano or Irving. Can you help?
Yes. We handle cases for people hurt in towns around Dallas from our Dallas office. See car accident lawyer for Plano and the areas we serve.
Who will I talk to when I call?
The number on this site rings our Dallas office, and calls are answered 24 hours a day. We take the details and set up your free case review with our Dallas attorneys.
Hurt in a Dallas car wreck? Talk to us today.
Free case review, any hour. No Fees or Costs Unless We Win: the firm advances case costs, and you owe no attorney’s fee and no case costs unless money is recovered for you.