Houston Personal Injury Attorneys – Smith & Hassler

The firm is pleased to announce that Smith & Hassler attorney Daragh Carter recently passed the Board Certification exam and is now Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.  This brings to four the number of experienced personal injury attorneys at Smith & Hassler that are Board Certified.  The firm’s attorneys who are Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law are: Al Hassler, Roger Sullivan, Brent Cordell and Daragh Carter. According to the TBLS web site, approximately 1 in 10 attorneys in Texas are Board Certified. To become Board Certified an attorney must: devote a significant amount of his/her practice to personal injury trial law in Texas, have tried at least 10 cases to a verdict as lead counsel, provided references from other attorneys, including judges the attorney has appeared before and opposing counsel, and passed a 6 hour written exam.

If you have been seriously injured in an accident and you are seeking experienced, aggressive attorneys to represent you, call Smith & Hassler for a no charge consultation: 713 739 1250.

Police said a woman was driving her Toyota Camry westbound on South Main Street about 8:30 a.m. yesterday when she fell asleep at the wheel. The Camry then crossed the center divider and struck a Lincoln head-on. A Toyota Avalon then crashed into the Lincoln. Sadly the woman driving the Lincoln was killed in  the crash. The 37-year old woman driving the Camry was taken to a hospital for treatment. KHOU Channel 11 story here, and Channel 2 story here. The KHOU story indicates the Lincoln was t-boned in the accident, probably by the Toyota Avalon. T-bone accidents, particularly those that happen at higher speeds, have high potential to cause serious injuries to the vehicle occupants because the point of impact (the vehicle door) is so close to the occupant’s body.

Photo credit: Channel 2 News