Houston, TXPersonal injury trial lawyers · Board Certified · Since 2001

Your worst day is *our whole case.*

Car wrecks, 18-wheeler crashes, work injuries and slip & falls across Houston, Katy, Sugar Land and Pasadena. We front every cost and fight to the verdict — you pay nothing unless we win.

$180M+
recovered for clients
4.9
Google · 412 reviews
$0
unless we win
Board CertifiedTexas Board of Legal Specialization
4.9 on Google412 verified client reviews
$180M+ Recoveredverdicts & settlements since 2001
Answer in Minutes24/7 — nights, weekends, holidays
Practice areas
Four fights we know by heart.

Every case is on contingency: we advance the experts, the filings and the fight. If there's no recovery, you owe us nothing — that's in writing.

Rain-slick Houston freeway under a breaking storm at dawn No fee unless we win

Car Accidents

Rear-ended on I-45, T-boned in the Loop, hit by an uninsured driver — we preserve the crash data and make their insurer take you seriously.

Evaluate my crash
Courthouse columns glowing gold at dusk in Houston $0 upfront · contingency

18-Wheeler & Truck Crashes

Federal motor-carrier rules, black-box downloads, spoliation letters within days — trucking cases are won in the first two weeks. Call fast.

Start my claim
No fee unless we win

Work & Refinery Injuries

Plants, ports and job sites from Pasadena to Baytown. Non-subscriber employers, third-party claims — we find every pocket of coverage.

Review my injury
$0 upfront · contingency

Slip & Fall / Premises

Wet floors, broken stairs, negligent security. Property owners have cameras and lawyers on day one — with us, so do you.

Check my case
The only question that matters tonight
Do I even have a case?
Car accident · Houston, TX

If the wreck wasn't your fault — very likely, yes.

Texas is an at-fault state: the careless driver's insurer owes you for the car, the ER bills, the missed shifts and the pain that follows you home. Adjusters call fast and offer low — sign nothing before we read it.

Your deadline2 years from the crash — Texas statute of limitations (CPRC §16.003). Evidence fades much faster.
What cases like this resolve forFrom policy-limit settlements to seven-figure verdicts — it depends on injuries, liability and coverage. We tell you honestly.
What we proveFault, with crash reports, scene photos, dash-cam and witness statements — locked down before it disappears.
Get My Free Case Evaluation Your answer carries down to the form — car accident is already selected.
Settlement documents and a brass scale under warm desk light
Verdicts & settlements
Numbers their insurers
already know.

Insurance companies keep files on which firms actually try cases. Being on that list is why most of ours settle well — and why we're ready when they don't.

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$8.4M
18-wheeler crash — verdictJury verdict for a father of three rear-ended by a fatigued commercial driver on I-10.
$2.9M
Refinery injury — settlementNon-subscriber employer settlement after a preventable fall at a Pasadena facility.
$1.35M
Intersection collision — settlementPolicy-limits plus umbrella recovery for a nurse T-boned on her way to a night shift.

Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different.

Your legal team
Trial lawyers, not case mills.

You get a partner's cell number, not a call center. One team owns your case from intake to verdict — and you'll never wonder what's happening with it.

MERIT Law conference room above the Houston skyline at dusk
The war room — 1200 Smith St, 34th floor, Houston
D. Merit — Founding PartnerBoard Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law. 24 years, 60+ verdicts. Grew up in Pasadena; still answers his own phone.
A. Reyes — Trial PartnerFormer insurance-defense lawyer — she knows exactly how the other side prices your case, because she used to do it.
J. Carter — Litigation CounselTrucking & industrial cases. Leads our rapid-response team that puts investigators on scene within 48 hours.
Client stories
Houston talks.
“The insurance company offered me $11,000 and called it generous. MERIT settled my case for many times that — and they treated me like family the whole way.”
Rosa V.Katy · car accident
“After my fall at the plant I was scared to go against my employer. They explained everything in plain Spanish and English, and they won.”
Miguel A.Pasadena · work injury
“A truck totaled my car on 610. MERIT had an investigator out that week and never once made me feel like a file number. Answered every text.”
Danielle W.Sugar Land · 18-wheeler crash
4.9 from 412 Google reviews — Houston, TX
Recognition
Credentials you can verify.
Super LawyersTexas — selected 2019 through 2026
AV PreeminentMartindale-Hubbell peer rating for ethics & skill
Board CertifiedPersonal Injury Trial Law — Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Multi-Million Dollar AdvocatesMember — verdicts & settlements above $2M
Questions everyone asks at 2 a.m.
Before you sign anything.

Nothing upfront, ever. We work on contingency: we advance every cost — experts, filings, records — and our fee is a percentage of what we recover for you. If we recover nothing, you owe nothing. That agreement is in writing before we lift a finger.

Generally two years from the date of injury (Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code §16.003). But the practical deadline is much shorter — camera footage gets overwritten in weeks and trucking companies dispatch their own investigators within hours. The sooner we start, the more evidence survives.

It depends on your medical bills, lost wages, future care, pain and the insurance available — not on a settlement calculator. In your free evaluation we'll give you an honest range and, just as important, tell you if the offer on the table is already fair.

Probably not — most of our cases settle. But the reason they settle well is that insurers know we try cases and win. If they won't be fair, we file, and you'll be prepared for every step long before it happens.

Texas uses modified comparative fault: you can still recover as long as you're not more than 50% responsible, and your recovery is reduced by your share. Insurers love to inflate your "share" — don't accept their number before we look at the evidence.

Free case evaluation · confidential · 24/7
Their insurer has lawyers. *Now you do.*

Tell us what happened. A lawyer — not a screener — reads every submission and calls you back within the hour, day or night. Free, confidential, no obligation.

(713) 555-0199In the ER or at the scene? Call now — 24/7 intake@meritlaw.comPhotos of the scene and your injuries help
1200 Smith St, Suite 3400, Houston, TXHablamos español · we come to you if you can't travel
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