Dallas Personal Injury Lawyer
Hit by a careless driver, a trucking company, or a property owner in Dallas, Irving, Mesquite, Garland, Plano, Frisco, or anywhere in the DFW Metroplex? Patterson Law Group has recovered $100 Million+ for injured Texans. No fee unless we win.
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Patterson Law Group serves Dallas County from our Tarrant County offices
We don't maintain a brick-and-mortar office inside the city of Dallas — and we don't pretend to. Patterson Law Group serves all injured Texans from our physical offices in Fort Worth, Arlington, and San Antonio. For thirty-plus years we have driven the same I-30 corridor that connects Fort Worth to downtown Dallas, walked into the Dallas County District Courts at 600 Commerce Street, and worked cases across the full Metroplex.
When a Dallas client retains us, we file in the proper Dallas County venue and meet you where you are — at home, at the hospital, at the medical provider, or by video. Direct access to a partner. A real trial lawyer on the file from intake through resolution. Call (817) 784-2000 and a real person picks up. Se habla español.
Cities and counties we serve across the Dallas metro
Patterson Law Group represents personal injury clients across the entire Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. If your accident happened in any of the cities below — or anywhere else in North Texas — call us.
Counties covered: Dallas, Collin, Denton, Rockwall, Kaufman, Ellis, and Tarrant. We also work Dallas-area neighborhoods including Oak Cliff, East Dallas, Lake Highlands, Lakewood, the Park Cities (Highland Park, University Park), Preston Hollow, North Dallas, Uptown, and Pleasant Grove.
Why injured Dallas-area clients choose Patterson Law Group
Real trial lawyers
We try cases. Three decades of trial practice in Texas courts. Every case is built for the courthouse from the start — depositions, expert workups, mediation — whether it ultimately settles or goes to verdict.
$100 Million+ recovered
Three decades of trial-tested results, including the highest Wrongful Death settlement in Texas in 2024 — an 8-figure recovery for a grieving family. We bring that same trial-readiness to every Dallas 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. Free consultation, no obligation, available 24/7.
What to do after an accident in Dallas
The first 24–48 hours after a Dallas wreck shape the rest of your case. Here's what we tell our clients:
- Get to a real trauma center. Dallas County has world-class Level I and Level II trauma resources — Parkland Memorial Hospital (5200 Harry Hines Blvd, Level I public trauma), Baylor University Medical Center (3500 Gaston Ave), Methodist Dallas Medical Center (W Colorado Blvd, Oak Cliff), Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas (Walnut Hill), and UT Southwestern Medical Center anchoring the medical district. For pediatric injuries, Children's Medical Center Dallas (Motor Street) is the regional pediatric Level I. Even if you feel fine, soft-tissue injuries and concussions often surface in the days after the wreck.
- Report the crash. Dallas PD handles crashes inside the city; suburbs like Highland Park, University Park, Mesquite, Garland, Irving, and Plano have their own departments. DPS handles most freeway crashes. Get the agency name and report number.
- Photograph everything. Every vehicle from multiple angles, license plates, road conditions, traffic controls, debris, the position of the cars in the lane, skid marks, and any visible injuries.
- Get witness contact info. Independent witnesses are the most valuable evidence in any disputed-liability case. Get a name and phone number before they leave the scene.
- Don't give a recorded statement to the other driver's insurance company. Adjusters are trained to ask questions designed to lock in answers they can use against you later. You are not required to talk to them. Refer them to us.
- Call a lawyer before you sign anything. Early settlement offers are calibrated to your financial pressure — not to the value of the case. Once you sign a release, you cannot reopen the claim, even if your injuries turn out to be worse than expected.
Texas personal injury law — what Dallas clients should know
Two-year statute of limitations
Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code §16.003 gives you two years from the date of the injury to file most personal injury and wrongful death claims. Wait too long and the claim is gone — there are very few exceptions.
Modified comparative fault
Under §33.001, Texas follows a 51% bar rule: you can recover damages as long as you're 50% or less at fault. Your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault. Defense lawyers in Dallas County use this aggressively in lane-change, intersection, and pedestrian cases.
Paid or incurred medical bills
§41.0105 limits medical damages to amounts actually paid or that the plaintiff is still legally obligated to pay. If a Dallas hospital billed $80,000 but the bill was negotiated down to $22,000, the jury only hears the lower number. This changes how a case must be documented from day one.
Caps on exemplary damages
§41.008 caps exemplary (punitive) damages — but most personal injury cases don't trigger them. When gross negligence is in play (DWI cases, commercial trucking violations with falsified logs, etc.), we know how to plead and prove it.
Wrongful Death Act
Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 71 governs wrongful death and survival actions. Statutory beneficiaries (spouse, children, parents) can recover for loss of companionship, mental anguish, lost earning capacity, and more. Patterson Law Group won the highest Wrongful Death settlement in Texas in 2024 — an 8-figure recovery for a grieving family.
Hospital liens and subrogation
Texas hospitals can attach a lien to your settlement under the Texas Hospital and Emergency Services Lien Act. Health insurers also have subrogation rights. We negotiate liens down so more of the settlement ends up in your pocket.
Dallas's most crash-prone corridors
Dallas has some of the busiest and most dangerous freeway segments in Texas. The corridors and intersections that keep showing up in our caseload:
- I-35E (Stemmons Freeway). Heavy commercial truck volume through the Design District and Medical District, plus chronic congestion around the Mixmaster and Lower Stemmons stretch.
- I-30. The east-west artery connecting Dallas to Fort Worth. The segment through the Canyon and across the Trinity River bridges produces a steady caseload of high-speed rear-end and lane-change collisions.
- I-635 (LBJ Freeway). Circles the northern half of the county. The rebuilt managed-lane section through North Dallas remains one of the most crash-prone freeway segments in the state.
- US-75 (Central Expressway). A punishing volume of rush-hour rear-end crashes between Mockingbird Lane and the LBJ interchange.
- I-45 (Julius Schepps Freeway). The southern approach to downtown Dallas, heavy truck and commuter traffic.
- Dallas North Tollway. High speeds, frequent on-and-off ramps, and a heavy share of commuter and commercial traffic from downtown through Uptown, Preston Hollow, and into Collin County.
- Loop 12 (NW Hwy / Walton Walker / Ledbetter). Functions as the inner loop and produces a steady stream of intersection and merge-related collisions.
- Dangerous intersections. Mockingbird Lane and Skillman, Walnut Hill and Preston, Royal and Preston, and Forest and Preston produce a regular volume of T-bone and pedestrian crashes. In south Dallas and Oak Cliff, the corridor along Marsalis, Zang, and Jefferson sees a higher share of pedestrian and bicycle injuries.
Where Dallas-area personal injury cases are heard
Dallas County District Courts
Most serious Dallas personal injury and wrongful death cases are filed in the Dallas County District Courts at the George L. Allen Sr. Courts Building, 600 Commerce Street, downtown Dallas. Multiple civil district courts, each with its own judge, standing orders, and scheduling preferences.
Dallas County Civil Courts at Law
Mid-tier statutory county courts share concurrent jurisdiction with the district courts in many personal injury matters. They sit in the same downtown courts complex at 600 Commerce.
Justice of the Peace courts
For smaller claims — minor property damage and lower-value soft-tissue cases — the Dallas County Justice of the Peace courts, divided by precinct across the county, are the appropriate venue. Faster docket, informal pleading rules.
Cases from Collin County (Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Allen) are heard at the Collin County Courthouse in McKinney. Denton County (Lewisville, Flower Mound, The Colony) cases go to the Denton County Courts Building. Rockwall, Kaufman, and Ellis County cases are heard in their respective county seats. We file in the proper venue and prepare every case as if it will be tried — which is why insurance companies settle them fairly.
Personal injury cases we handle in Dallas and the Metroplex
- Car accidents — including I-35E, I-30, I-635, US-75, and Dallas North Tollway crashes
- 18-wheeler and commercial truck accidents — FMCSA violations, underride, jackknife
- Motorcycle accidents
- Wrongful death — including the highest Wrongful Death settlement in Texas in 2024
- Pedestrian accidents
- Bicycle accidents
- Slip and fall / premises liability
- Traumatic brain injury
- Catastrophic injuries
- Daycare and child injuries
Common questions from Dallas-area clients
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