How an Attorney Can Get You Back on Your Bike after an Accident Motorcycles offer undeniable freedom and can turn an everyday commute into an exhilarating experience. This feeling of liberation is what attracts riders to them but it is also what lends to some alarming statistics. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…
How to Walk away after a Pedestrian Accident in Houston Being a pedestrian is such a common practice that your vulnerability without a vehicle is often forgotten. You have no structural protections, as car drivers and passengers do, nor are you required to wear helmets, as motorcycle drivers should. However, being unprotected doesn’t prevent unexpected,…
Enlisting an Attorney Can Keep Your Recovery on Schedule after a Bus Accident In large cities, public transportation is vital to the flow of traffic and provides a cheaper and more environmentally friendly alternative to driving your own vehicle. In our community, specifically, buses are becoming more popular due to excess freeway construction, rising gas…
When Injured in an Auto Accident in Houston, Exchanging Insurance is Just the Tip of the Iceberg If you’ve been injured in a car crash, it’s common to experience feelings of fear, helplessness, or being overwhelmed. But you’re not alone: in Harris County, there is an injury-causing auto accident every 15 minutes (TDOT, 2017). While…
Our Mission can be stated in three words: Represent, Listen, Explain – To Represent Too many lawyers look at clients as a way to make a fee. We think that this is wrong. The client is the true priority. At Simon & O’Rourke, we focus on representing our clients and their families. We put their…
The dangerous nature of maritime work often leaves offshore workers vulnerable to serious injuries. The worker on offshore production platforms, drilling rigs, push boats, dredges, barges and other types of vessels carries unique hazards. Crew members on service boats, shipping vessels, and oil tankers also face the very real possibility of serious injuries, or even…
Hiring a Personal Injury Attorney Should Be Your First Move In large urban areas like Houston, the list of accidents and injuries that can befall someone is extensive. Most of these injuries have two things in common: (1) they will require a great deal of fortitude to recover from physically, and (2) the physical injuries…
Our client was at a red light in his vehicle when he was rear-ended by a truck rented from a Moving Truck Rental Company. The driver of the rental truck exited the vehicle and fled the scene. The Moving Truck Rental Company originally denied liability, stating that the rental truck had been stolen. Simon &…
Our client suffered catastrophic injuries when an explosion occurred in his work area. He had to undergo numerous surgeries. Upon being retained, Simon & O’Rourke concluded that the facility owner had significant liability. The facility owner hired a strong law firm and, as entitled by law, zealously defended itself against all claims that we brought…