Recent Recoveries
- $2,000,000Car crash — litigation settlement
- $1,750,000Slip & fall — litigation settlement
- $1,000,00018-wheeler — litigation settlement
- $850,000Tractor-trailer — litigation settlement
- $650,000Commercial collision — litigation settlement
- $650,000Trucking accident — litigation settlement
- $550,000On-the-job injury — litigation settlement
Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome in any future case. Every case is decided on its own facts.
Riders feel exposed on these roads for good reason. A motorcycle has no cage around it, and it is the smallest, quietest thing in a lane on the Bush Turnpike — which is exactly why drivers merge into one.
When it goes wrong the rider takes all of it. We want to hear from you if you have been hurt or have lost someone, so that we can put together a plan built around what this has actually cost you rather than around what an adjuster is prepared to offer for it.
The first week decides most of it. The adjuster rings while you are still on painkillers and asks for a recorded statement; someone wants to know whether to scrap the bike; the ER bill arrives before anyone has said who is paying it. None of that has to be handled by you.
Free case review
You speak to the attorney who would try it, not to a screener.
No fee unless we win
Nothing up front, and the fee comes out of the recovery.
Dallas County courts
Garland claims are filed and tried where we practise every week.
Where It Happens
Where riders are hit in Garland
Motorcycle collisions are not evenly spread across a city. Four situations account for most of what comes through this office from Garland, and each one is proved a different way.
- 01The Bush Turnpike and LBJMerges at speed on SH‑190 and I‑635, where a bike sits in a blind spot for the length of a lane change.
- 02Left turns on Garland Road and BroadwayThe commonest way a rider is hurt anywhere: a driver turning across the lane misjudges the speed of an oncoming motorcycle.
- 03Stop-and-go on Belt Line and Northwest HighwayRear-end impacts in queued traffic, where a rider has no warning and nothing between them and the bumper behind.
- 04Weekend routes around Lake Ray HubbardLight evening traffic, higher speeds and drivers who have been drinking — the combination behind a large share of fatal crashes.
Injuries
What these crashes do to a rider
A motorcycle offers no cage, no airbag and no seatbelt, and weighs a fraction of what hits it. These are the injuries that decide what a Garland claim is worth.
Road rash, burns and scarring
Sliding contact with pavement, and contact with an exhaust or a fuel fire. Treated over months with grafts and repeat surgery, and valued for the scarring as well as for the treatment.
Fractures, crush injuries and limb loss
Legs, feet, hands and pelvis take the impact and then the weight of the bike. These are the injuries most likely to end a working life rather than interrupt it.
Spinal damage, paralysis and nerve injury
Fractures and disc injury through the neck and lower back, up to complete or partial paralysis.
Head injury and traumatic brain injury
A helmet reduces the risk of a skull fracture. It does not stop the brain moving inside it.
Internal and organ damage
Bleeding and ruptured organs that are not visible at the scene and are sometimes not symptomatic on the day — the reason to be examined even when you walk away from it.
Texas Law
Three rules that decide a rider’s claim
Even when the crash was plainly the driver’s fault, Texas law shapes what you recover. The first is the one riders in Garland most often have wrong, and getting it wrong costs people their claims.
Helmets: what Texas actually requires
Riders and passengers under 21 must wear an approved helmet in Garland and everywhere else in Texas.
Blame is divided, and the split is the case
Texas is a modified comparative fault state. You recover as long as you are less than 51% at fault, and whatever share is assigned to you comes off the award.
Two years to file, and rather less in practice
Most Texas injury claims must be filed within two years of the crash. Claims against a government vehicle, and claims brought after a death or on behalf of a minor, run to different clocks.
The Process
What happens when you call us
If you have never worked with a lawyer before you may feel overwhelmed, or a little suspicious.
- 01
Free case review
You call or message us. We ask what happened, where in Garland, and what you are dealing with now.
- 02
We take over the paperwork
We notify the insurers, take every call from then on, and start collecting the crash report, the medical records and the scene evidence.
- 03
We preserve the bike
Before it is scrapped or repaired. The damage to the motorcycle is often the clearest proof of how the collision actually happened.
- 04
We build and negotiate
We value the whole claim — future care, impairment, the gear — then push the adjuster. If they will not play fair, we file suit.
- 05
You get paid
We walk you through the settlement line by line. You will never be left wondering what just happened to your case.
Questions
Garland motorcycle accident FAQs
The questions riders in Garland ask on the first call, answered the way we answer them on the phone.
Is a helmet required to ride in Garland?
Under 21, yes — riders and passengers must wear an approved helmet. At 21 and over you are exempt if you have completed an approved rider safety course or carry health insurance covering motorcycle injuries.
When should I contact a Garland attorney after a motorcycle accident?
As soon as you are able. Evidence is what decides these claims and it is perishable — the scene changes within days, the bike is scrapped or repaired, and witnesses become harder to find every week.
What counts as negligence in a motorcycle collision?
Any act or omission falling below reasonable care that causes injury: failing to yield, following too closely, changing lanes without checking, running a light, or driving under the influence.
Is it worth pursuing a claim if my injuries were minor?
Often, yes. If someone else caused the crash you may recover medical costs, lost wages, the bike and the gear, and pain and suffering — and injuries that look minor in week one are frequently not.
What should I gather before filing a claim in Texas?
The crash report, your medical records and bills, photographs of the scene and both vehicles, witness details, and any dashcam or helmet-cam footage. Report the crash to your own insurer promptly.
What happens after I notify my insurance company?
The adjusters begin building their own view of the crash, which is the point at which most riders are on their own and should not be. A lawyer handles the claim from there, values it properly, and negotiates it.
What if I need more treatment after my case has settled?
A settlement is final, which is exactly why a claim should not be settled while treatment is still running. Future care can be built into the number, but only if it is established before you sign.
Can I be liable if a friend crashes my motorcycle in Texas?
Possibly. An owner who lends a motorcycle to someone unlicensed, incompetent or reckless can be liable for negligent entrustment, and your policy is generally the first one to answer.
What if I was knocked unconscious and could not get the driver’s details?
It complicates the claim but rarely ends it. The crash report, witnesses, nearby cameras and the physical evidence usually identify the vehicle, and your own uninsured motorist coverage exists for the case where nobody can.
Does an expired motorcycle licence hurt my claim?
Riding on an expired licence is a violation and the other side will raise it. It is not, on its own, proof that you caused the crash — a lapsed endorsement does not explain a driver turning left across your lane, and the argument has to connect to how the collision happened.
Nearby
If your crash was not quite this one
Garland riders are why this page exists. If it was a different kind of collision, or it happened a few miles over, the page written for that is here.
Other claims we take
- 01Motorcycle AccidentsThe rider’s claim in full — proving fault, and what the damages come to
- 02Car AccidentsThe driver who turned across you, ran the light, or never looked
- 03Truck Accidents18-wheelers and tankers, where the carrier answers as well as the driver
- 04Wrongful DeathThe claim a family brings when the rider cannot
Cities with a page of their own
