Arlington Car Accident Lawyers
Hit by a careless driver on I-20, I-30, SH-360, or a Cooper Street intersection? Patterson Law Group has recovered $100 Million+ for injured Texans. Local Arlington office on I-20. Free consultation, no fee unless we win.
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Arlington office — local trial lawyers on I-20
Our Arlington office at 2310 W I-20 Suite 100 handles car-accident cases across Tarrant County every day. We know the local defense bar, the carriers that show up most often on the Tarrant County dockets, and the Tom Vandergriff Civil Courts Building practice. When you cannot come to the office, we come to you — at the hospital, at home, by phone, or by Zoom.
Arlington & surrounding cities we serve
We represent car-accident clients across Tarrant County and the surrounding DFW counties.
Counties covered: Tarrant, Dallas, Johnson, Denton, Parker, and Wise.
Why injured Arlington clients choose Patterson Law Group
Real trial lawyers
We try cases. Three decades of trial practice across Texas courts, including the Tarrant County civil district docket. Every Arlington car case is built for the courthouse from day one — preservation letters, ECM downloads, expert workups.
$100 Million+ recovered
Three decades of trial-tested results for Texas families, including the highest Wrongful Death Settlement in Texas in 2024 — an 8-figure recovery. We bring that same trial-readiness to every Arlington car case we take.
No fee unless we win
You pay nothing up front. We only get paid when you do, and our fee comes out of the settlement, not your pocket. The firm advances investigation, expert, and litigation costs. Free consultation, no obligation, 24/7.
What to do after an Arlington car accident
- Get medical care immediately. Arlington has Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (Level III trauma) and Medical City Arlington. Fort Worth's JPS Health Network (Tarrant County's Level I trauma center) is 15 minutes west on I-30. Even minor-feeling crashes routinely produce concussions, soft-tissue injuries, and internal bleeding that take hours to surface — and a documented medical visit creates a record the carrier cannot easily dispute later.
- Report the crash. Arlington PD handles inside-city crashes; Tarrant County Sheriff handles unincorporated county; DPS handles state highways and interstates. Get the case number.
- Photograph everything. Vehicles, the scene, license plates, road conditions, traffic controls, and any visible injuries. Memories fade. Adjusters exploit gaps. Photos do not.
- Get witness contact info. Independent witnesses are gold in Arlington car cases — especially for I-20, I-30, and SH-360 crashes where the defense will argue who was where. Get a name and phone number before they leave.
- Do not give a recorded statement to the other driver's insurance company. Their adjusters are trained to get you to say things that limit your recovery. You are not required to talk to them. Refer them to us.
- Call a lawyer before you sign anything. Early settlement offers are almost always low — and once you sign a release, you cannot reopen the claim, even if your injuries turn out to be worse than expected.
Texas car accident law — what Arlington drivers should know
Two-year statute of limitations
Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code §16.003 gives you two years from the date of the crash to file most personal injury and wrongful death claims. Claims involving the City of Arlington, Tarrant County, DFW Airport, or other governmental defendants may have Texas Tort Claims Act notice deadlines as short as six months.
Modified comparative fault
Under §33.001, Texas follows a 51% bar rule: you can recover damages as long as you are 50% or less at fault. Your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault. Defense lawyers push fault hard — we counter with the physical and electronic evidence.
Paid or incurred medical bills
§41.0105 limits medical-bill recovery to amounts actually paid or incurred. How the bills are documented matters — particularly for clients treated at Texas Health Arlington Memorial or Medical City Arlington.
PIP and MedPay
Texas auto policies include PIP at a default of $2,500 unless rejected in writing. PIP pays medical bills and a portion of lost wages regardless of fault. MedPay works similarly without the wage benefit. Both can be tapped while the liability claim is pending.
UM/UIM coverage
Uninsured Motorist and Underinsured Motorist coverage on your own policy fills the gap when the at-fault driver has no insurance or low limits. Texas insurers must offer UM/UIM unless rejected in writing. A resident relative's policy may also apply.
Commercial vehicle / FMCSR overlay
If a commercial truck was involved, federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (49 CFR Parts 350–399) apply on top of Texas law. Minimum federal liability under 49 CFR §387.9 is $750,000 for general freight, $1M+ for hazmat. The motor carrier, broker, shipper, and loader can each be defendants.
Exemplary damages
§41.003 permits exemplary damages on clear and convincing evidence of fraud, malice, or gross negligence. DWI, street racing, and knowing distraction are the kinds of facts that support gross-negligence claims. §41.008 caps exemplary damages with statutory exceptions.
Hospital liens and subrogation
Texas hospitals can attach liens to settlements under the Texas Hospital and Emergency Services Lien Act. Health insurers and federal payers (Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE) have subrogation rights. We negotiate liens down so more ends up in your pocket.
Arlington's most crash-prone car-accident corridors
Arlington's traffic problems are predictable — and the corridors below produce most of our Arlington car case files:
- I-20 east-west across south Arlington. The spine of the city's interstate system. Heavy commuter and commercial-truck volume produces constant rear-end and merging crashes.
- I-30 across north Arlington. The Fort Worth-Arlington-Dallas axis. Game-day and concert-day traffic to AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field puts surge traffic onto I-30 at hours when it wasn't designed for it.
- SH-360 north-south. Arlington's distribution-corridor spine. Heavy commercial-truck traffic between DFW Airport, the BNSF Hercules rail yard, and the I-20/I-30 freight network produces severe crashes.
- US-287 (Mansfield Highway). Through-traffic from Fort Worth to East Texas brushing southern Arlington and Mansfield. Divided highway with at-grade intersections in places.
- Cooper Street. A busy north-south arterial running past UT Arlington, the Parks Mall, and the medical district. Intersection crashes, left-turn collisions, and pedestrian knockdowns are the signature Cooper Street fact pattern.
- Collins Street. Runs through the Entertainment District and absorbs game-day, concert-day, and Six Flags traffic.
- Division Street. Arlington's historic east-west spine — high-volume corridor with frequent intersection collisions.
- Pioneer Parkway. Busy east-west arterial in south Arlington with concentrated commercial-vehicle traffic and signal-controlled intersection crashes.
Where Arlington car accident cases are heard
Tarrant County
Civil personal injury cases in Tarrant County are heard at the Tom Vandergriff Civil Courts Building, 100 N. Calhoun Street, downtown Fort Worth. The 17th, 48th, 67th, 96th, 141st, 153rd, 236th, 322nd, 325th, 342nd, 348th, 352nd, 360th, 393rd, and 432nd District Courts handle the civil docket.
Surrounding counties
Cases involving Dallas County defendants (Grand Prairie, parts of DFW Airport) are heard at the George L. Allen Sr. Courts Building, 600 Commerce Street, Dallas. Johnson County (Mansfield, Cleburne) cases go to the Johnson County Guinn Justice Center, 204 S Buffalo Avenue.
Federal court (N.D. Tex.)
Cases with diversity of citizenship or substantial federal-law issues can be filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, Eldon B. Mahon Federal Building, 501 W 10th Street.
Most car-accident cases settle and never see a courtroom — but we file in the proper venue and build every case as if it will, which is part of why insurance companies settle them fairly.
Common questions from Arlington car accident clients
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