Nothing upfront. It does not cost you anything upfront to get a lawyer to represent you in a Texas personal injury case.

​At the Pascoe Law Firm, we represent individuals injured in Texas with personal injuries on a contingency fee basis. Under a contingency fee arrangement (a contract), our law firm will represent you regardless of your financial situation. A contingency fee agreement means that the Attorney fee gets paid for their work contingent upon the amount of money recovered for your and at what point in your case that recovery is able to occur; either pre-litigation, litigation, or after appeal. Which means no upfront money is need to be paid to get started on your case. ​Under Texas Law a contingency fee arrangement must set forth the terms of the arrangement in writing and be signed by you and our office.

​Despite all of the attention that trials get, the real work in a Texas personal injury cases is mainly done before your case even steps foot into a courtroom. That’s where all of the real work happens. It’s the investigation, discovery, and analysis critical to the formation of any successful lawsuit. During the discovery process your case can generate several large bills needed to progress your case. Here are some things that must be paid for in order to succeed on your Texas personal injury case.

• Court Costs: Every time you file a case, serve someone, make a motion or do just about anything during trial, the court will normally charge you for it.
• Witnesses: When you think of witnesses, you probably think of the people that saw the accident take place. They’re important but you’ll also need experts to testify on your behalf and they’re very expensive-sometimes almost $1,000 per hour.
• Staff: It takes a lot of people to make all the calls, copy all the documents, and conduct all of the examinations in order to win an Texas personal injury case and they don’t work for free.
• Miscellaneous​: There are dozens of other, miscellaneous costs involved in Texas personal injury cases like travel expenses, copying bills, and other things.

I know these costs might sound daunting but they’re fairly typical and should be taken care of by the firm that handles your case. If you would like to know more about what it takes to mount a claim for damages in a personal injury suit, contact our offices.