Austin Construction Accident Lawyer

Get medical attention first. Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Level I Trauma Center) is the closest level of care most Austin clients use for serious cases, and a written record from the date of the incident is one of the most valuable pieces of evidence we ever obtain. From there, document the scene with photographs, collect contact information for any witness who saw what happened, and avoid giving any recorded statement to an insurance adjuster until you have spoken with a lawyer. Traumatic brain injuries from falls and struck by accidents often takes days to fully present, which is another reason early documentation matters.

Most personal injury cases brought by clients in Travis are filed in the county district courts, with Travis County Civil Courthouse, 1700 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78701 serving as the principal venue. Each Travis bench runs its docket a little differently, and the local rules on scheduling, mediation, and pre-trial conferences vary from court to court. Our attorneys are in those courtrooms often enough that we plan around those rhythms rather than reacting to them.

The Austin medical network handling acute injuries from incidents like this one centers around Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Level I Trauma Center), St. David's South Austin Medical Center, and Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin. Diagnoses we see again and again in these intake records include Traumatic brain injuries from falls and struck by accidents, Spinal cord injuries from falls at height, and Crushed limbs requiring amputation. We work directly with the records departments at each of these facilities, which is part of why our timelines for assembling a medical chronology run shorter than what most clients expect.

Yes. For most construction accident cases in Texas, the law allows two years from the date of the injury to file suit. After that, even a strong case is generally barred. Minors, discovery-rule cases, and claims involving public entities run on different clocks, sometimes much shorter ones in the case of governmental defendants. Do not let a missed notice deadline kill an otherwise solid case.

In Austin, these cases frequently arise along I-35 and at high-risk locations such as I-35 corridor through downtown Austin. A recurring cause we see is Falls from scaffolding, ladders, and roofs, which we investigate through police reports, eyewitness accounts, and available video footage.

A local attorney in Austin brings knowledge of Travis, the bench at Travis County Civil Courthouse, 1700 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78701, and the specific neighborhoods where our clients live, including Downtown, South Congress, and East Austin. That local grounding helps with venue strategy, witness interviews, and communication with juries who reflect the community.