Get Personal Representation After a Serious Injury
A serious injury can change every part of your life. Medical treatment, time away from work, financial pressure, and uncertainty about the future often begin immediately after an accident. While you’re focused on recovery, insurance companies may already be working to reduce the value of your claim.
Early decisions after a serious accident can have a lasting impact on both your recovery and your legal claim. Having experienced legal guidance from the beginning can help protect your rights and preserve valuable evidence.
At Herrera PLLC, Jonathan Herrera represents people who have suffered serious injuries throughout Houston and Texas. Before becoming an attorney, he spent more than a decade handling insurance claims as a licensed adjuster and claims supervisor. He later worked as an insurance defense attorney before founding Herrera PLLC. That experience provides valuable insight into how insurers investigate claims, evaluate injuries, and negotiate settlements.
Learn more about Jonathan Herrera’s background, legal experience, and insurance industry knowledge.
Why Serious Injury Claims Require Experienced Representation
Serious injury claims are often more complex than standard personal injury cases. They frequently involve multiple insurance companies, substantial medical evidence, long-term rehabilitation, and significant financial losses that may continue for years.
Insurance companies understand the value of these claims and often investigate them aggressively. Building a strong case requires thorough evidence, expert support, and a clear understanding of how insurers evaluate catastrophic injuries.
Serious Injury Cases We Handle
Every serious injury case is unique, but the goal is always the same: identify every responsible party, preserve critical evidence, and pursue the full compensation the law allows.
Car Accidents
Serious injuries caused by car accidents can affect every aspect of your life. Learn more about how Herrera PLLC represents victims of serious car accidents.
Truck Accidents
Serious injuries caused by collisions with commercial trucks and 18-wheelers often involve complex investigations and multiple liable parties. Learn more about truck accident claims.
Motorcycle Accidents
Serious injuries caused by motorcycle accidents frequently require extensive medical treatment and rehabilitation. Learn more about motorcycle accident representation.
Drunk Driving Accidents
Victims injured by intoxicated drivers often face devastating physical, emotional, and financial consequences. Learn more about drunk driving accident claims.
Pedestrian Accidents
Pedestrians have little protection during a collision, making these accidents among the most serious on Texas roads. Learn more about pedestrian accident cases.
Brain Injuries
Traumatic brain injuries can affect memory, concentration, mobility, and quality of life for years to come. Learn more about brain injury representation.
Construction & Industrial Accidents
Construction sites and industrial facilities present serious workplace hazards that can result in catastrophic injuries. Learn more about construction and industrial accident claims.
Oilfield Accidents
Oilfield accidents often involve multiple companies, dangerous equipment, and complex liability issues. Learn more about oilfield accident representation.
Premises Liability & Slip & Fall Accidents
Unsafe property conditions can lead to serious injuries in stores, apartment complexes, workplaces, and other public or private properties. Learn more about premises liability and slip and fall claims.
What Compensation May Be Available?
Depending on your case, compensation may include:
- Medical expenses
- Future medical treatment
- Future rehabilitation expenses
- Lost wages
- Reduced earning capacity
- Pain and suffering
- Mental anguish
- Physical impairment
- Loss of enjoyment of life
Every case is unique. A thorough investigation helps identify every available source of compensation supported by the evidence.
Why Acting Quickly Matters
Critical evidence can disappear quickly after a serious accident. Surveillance footage may be overwritten, accident scenes change, and witness memories fade. Medical records are also strongest when treatment begins promptly after an accident.
Speaking with an attorney early helps preserve evidence, protect your rights, and build the strongest possible claim.
Speak Directly With Jonathan Herrera
If you or a loved one has suffered a serious injury in Houston or elsewhere in Texas, Herrera PLLC is available to discuss your situation.
Every serious injury case starts with understanding what happened and identifying every available path to recovery.
Jonathan Herrera personally handles every matter and works directly with clients throughout the legal process.
Frequently Asked Questions
A serious injury generally involves significant physical harm, long-term medical treatment, permanent impairment, or injuries that substantially affect your ability to work or enjoy daily life.
Texas follows a modified comparative fault rule. You may still recover compensation if you were 50% or less responsible for the accident, although your recovery may be reduced by your percentage of fault.
In most cases, Texas gives injured people two years from the date of the accident to file a personal injury lawsuit. Acting sooner helps preserve evidence and strengthen your case.
Yes. Jonathan Herrera personally handles client matters and works directly with clients from the initial consultation through settlement negotiations or trial when necessary.
Every case is different. The value of a claim depends on factors such as the severity of your injuries, medical expenses, lost income, future treatment needs, and the long-term impact the injury has on your life.