San Antonio Burn Injury Lawyer

Get medical attention first. University Hospital (Level I Trauma Center) is the closest level of care most San Antonio 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. Second and third degree burns requiring skin grafts often takes days to fully present, which is another reason early documentation matters.

Civil claims of this type filed in Bexar are heard in the county district courts. The primary venue is Bexar County Courthouse, 100 Dolorosa St, San Antonio, TX 78205. Our attorneys practice regularly in these courts and are familiar with the local procedures and scheduling norms.

The San Antonio medical network handling acute injuries from incidents like this one centers around University Hospital (Level I Trauma Center), San Antonio Military Medical Center (Brooke Army Medical Center, Level I Trauma Center), and Methodist Hospital Metropolitan. Diagnoses we see again and again in these intake records include Second and third degree burns requiring skin grafts, Permanent scarring and disfigurement, and Respiratory damage from smoke or chemical inhalation. 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.

The general rule is two years from the date of the injury, under Section 16.003 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. The clock can run on a different schedule when the claimant is a minor, when the injury was not reasonably discoverable until later, or when a government entity is involved, where notice deadlines can fall as early as six months. The cleanest way to know exactly where the clock stands in your case is a short call with a lawyer who can look at the dates.

In San Antonio, these cases frequently arise along I-35 and at high-risk locations such as I-35 and I-10 interchange (downtown San Antonio). A recurring cause we see is Vehicle fires following collisions, which we investigate through police reports, eyewitness accounts, and available video footage.

Daily familiarity with the courthouse and the community. Our team works Bexar matters week in and week out, which means we know the bench at Bexar County Courthouse, 100 Dolorosa St, San Antonio, TX 78205 on a first-name basis and we know how juries pulled from Alamo Heights, Stone Oak, and Medical Center tend to read a personal injury case. That continuity affects everything from how we schedule depositions to how we frame opening statements.