CATASTROPHIC INJURY CLAIMS · DALLAS, TEXAS
Dallas Catastrophic
Injury Lawyer
Aaron A. Herbert is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. What board certification means
A spinal cord injury, an amputation, a severe burn, or a serious brain injury after a Dallas wreck or job-site accident? Get a free review of the records and every policy that might pay.
No fees or expenses unless you recover
Trial lawyerLicensed in Texas since 2002
A Dallas office.8330 LBJ Freeway, Suite 700
Free first callDay or night
NO FEES OR EXPENSES UNLESS YOU RECOVER
Life-changing injury in Dallas?
A free conversation can help you understand your next step.
IN OUR CLIENTS’ WORDS
Personal attention.
Remembered by our clients.
Communication was above and beyond!
Aaron was awesome, polite and patient.
I am very content, outstanding staff
Excerpts from testimonials published by the firm. Individual experiences vary; these are not promises of a particular result.
KNOW WHO IS IN YOUR CORNER
Aaron A. Herbert
Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law
Texas Board of Legal Specialization
YOUR RECOVERY. OUR FOCUS.
When one accident
changes the next 30 years.
A load swings loose from a crane on a tower going up in Uptown. A tanker crosses the median on I-20 in southern Dallas. Now someone you love is in a trauma bay at Parkland, and the doctors keep using words like “permanent” and “fusion.”
These cases are measured in decades. Who caused it? How much insurance stands behind them? What will care cost in 2040? We work out those answers before anyone talks about a settlement.
Let’s talk about your situationA board-certified trial lawyer.
Aaron Herbert is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law. Look him up on the State Bar of Texas site. Then ask how he would show a Dallas County jury what the next 30 years will cost.
We price the future.
How many wheelchairs over 40 years? How often does a prosthetic socket get replaced? A life care planner answers with numbers, and an economist puts them in today’s dollars.
Room for your family.
Spouses become nurses, drivers, and bookkeepers overnight. Bring them to the meeting. Their questions tend to be the right ones.
A RECORD OF ADVOCACY
Real cases.
Meaningful results.
Selected outcomes published by the Law Firm of Aaron A. Herbert. Every case begins with its own facts.
A collision involving a tractor-trailer that failed to control its speed.
An employee injured by defective machinery.
A rear-end collision involving a commercial van.
A pedestrian struck by a van in a crosswalk.
A grocery-store fall involving a substance on the floor.
A fall involving a defective walkway at a private event venue.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. These are not identified as catastrophic injury cases. Figures are as published by the firm, not amounts clients necessarily received after fees and expenses.
View all published resultsDALLAS AND DALLAS COUNTY
How often Dallas
crashes end in
serious injury.
In 2025, TxDOT counted 1,664 people with suspected serious injuries in Dallas County crashes. Another 274 people died.
How many of those were inside Dallas?
Inside Dallas, TxDOT logged 24,677 crashes in 2025. 1,065 people had suspected serious injuries. 172 died.
The officer picks that injury code at the scene, hours before any MRI.
How do the hospital bills count?
A hospital bill of $240,000. A health plan payment of $88,000. Under CPRC §41.0105, the claim for that stay is usually built on the $88,000, the amount “actually paid or incurred.” The Texas Supreme Court applied the rule in Haygood v. De Escabedo (2011).
Bills still to come get priced separately, in the life care plan.
Can a jury punish the company?
Texas allows exemplary damages for gross negligence, fraud, or malice. Think of a trucking company that kept a driver on the road after he failed a drug test. The injured person must prove it by clear and convincing evidence, a higher bar than usual (CPRC §41.003).
Where would the case be filed?
Dallas County cases that don’t settle are tried in the civil district courts at the George L. Allen Sr. Courts Building, 600 Commerce Street. Suits against out-of-state trucking or product companies sometimes go to federal court, in the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division.
WHY CHOOSE AARON HERBERT?
Choosing a Dallas
catastrophic injury lawyer.
Ask hard questions at the first meeting. Your lawyer should be able to explain how the future gets priced and who will pay for it.
From the firm: why speaking with an injury attorney matters.
A board-certified trial lawyer
Aaron is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. You can confirm it on the State Bar of Texas website.
We look past the first policy
Texas drivers only have to carry $30,000 per person. That won’t touch a spinal cord injury. So we ask who owned the truck, who employed the driver, and whether there’s an umbrella policy or your own UIM coverage.
Help getting care now
Can’t get a rehab bed or a specialist appointment? Tell us. We can help you find providers in Dallas and talk through how the bills might get paid while the claim is open.
We take the insurance calls
Once you hire us, adjusters call us, not you. Bring every letter and voicemail. We read them first.
Built for a Dallas jury
Most cases settle. We still prepare each file for trial at 600 Commerce Street, because insurers pay more attention to lawyers who are ready.
No fees or expenses unless you recover
The first meeting is free. Ask us to walk through the fee and costs with a sample number before you sign.
AFTER THE HOSPITAL
What to bring to
your free consultation.
Still in the hospital? We can talk by phone, or a family member can call for you. Bring whatever is close at hand.
The hospital papers.
Admission and discharge sheets, operative reports, and the name of the trauma surgeon.
The incident report.
A Dallas police or DPS crash report number. For a job-site injury, the employer’s incident report or an OSHA contact.
Every insurance card.
Auto, health, disability, and any policy through work. Bring the adjuster letters too.
A list of changes at home.
A ramp, a hospital bed, a parent who moved in to help. Write down what each costs and who is paying.
The broken ladder, the failed harness, the car itself. Don’t let anyone fix it or throw it out. Call us, and we will ask the owner in writing to keep it.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR CLAIM
Three questions
shape a catastrophic
injury claim.
We work through these in every Dallas catastrophic injury case.
Who is responsible?
Sometimes one driver. Often more: the trucking company that hired him, the contractor who skipped the guardrail, the maker of a part that failed. Each one can carry its own insurance.
What will the future cost?
Surgeries, therapy, prescriptions, a van with a lift, attendant care. A life care plan sets each item against your life expectancy. Our Texas life care plan guide explains how.
What was taken from you?
Your job at the plant. Coaching your daughter’s softball team. Sleeping through the night. Texas juries can award damages for physical impairment, pain, and mental anguish on top of the bills.
Read our Texas catastrophic injury claims guide or start at the catastrophic injury damages hub. Each injury has its own Dallas page: brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations, and burns. Hurt in Tarrant County? See our Fort Worth catastrophic injury page.
CLEAR ANSWERS. A BETTER NEXT STEP.
Catastrophic injury
questions.
Your situation is unique.
We’re here to listen.
What counts as a catastrophic injury?
Lawyers use the term for harm that changes a life for good: a spinal cord injury, a lost limb, a severe burn, a serious brain injury. Our article on what makes an injury catastrophic goes further.
How long do I have to file?
Usually two years from the injury. For a child, the clock generally waits until age 18. Ask us to check your date early. See CPRC §16.003 ↗.
Can I recover if I was partly at fault?
Texas splits fault by percentage. Over 50% on you means no recovery. At 15%, the award drops by that share (CPRC §§33.001, 33.012).
Will my health plan want to be paid back?
Often. Health plans, Medicare, and Medicaid can have a right to repayment out of a settlement. We find those claims early and work on them before the money is divided.
Can a settlement be paid over time?
Some are. A structured settlement pays set amounts over years instead of one check. Whether it fits depends on your care needs and your age.
Does it cost anything to meet with you?
The first meeting is free. If you hire us, you pay no fee or expenses unless you recover.
What happens after I call?
Someone from our team calls you back and asks what happened. If we can help, we explain the contract. If we can’t, we tell you why.
FIGHTING FOR THE SERIOUSLY INJURED
Ready to take
your next step?
Tell us what happened. We’ll help you understand your options.
No fees or expenses unless you recover.