Austin Slip and Fall Lawyer

Property owners in Austin have insurers and defense counsel on their side, so you need a legal team that moves on evidence before it’s gone and knows how Texas premises liability law actually works in a Travis County courtroom.

We at Shamieh Law handle slip and fall cases across Austin, and our Austin personal injury attorneys take on the investigation, the medical documentation, and the insurance company so you can focus on healing.

We can help with the following:

We Prove the Property Owner Knew About the Hazard That Hurt You

Slip and fall cases in Texas rise or fall on notice, and to win yours we have to prove notice: that the owner or occupier in control of the area knew or should have known about the danger.

We request maintenance logs, sweep sheets, prior incident reports, and employee statements to show the hazard existed long enough that a reasonable owner would have found it.

A records gap alone isn’t enough, because H-E-B v. Peterson requires proof of how long the hazard was actually there, so we pair those records with video, weather data, and witness accounts to build the timeline.

We Get the Surveillance Footage Before the Store Records Over It

Camera footage is often the only neutral witness to a fall, and retention periods vary by system and owner, with some overwriting in a matter of days.

We send preservation letters as soon as we take your case, putting the property owner and its property management company on written notice of their duty to keep the footage, and Texas courts can order a spoliation remedy when it’s destroyed anyway.

We analyze that footage frame by frame to pin down how long a spill sat on the floor before you walked through it.

We Take On Grocery Stores, Restaurants, and Retail Chains After Wet Floor Falls

A wet floor with no cone, a produce aisle nobody swept, and a leaking freezer case cause a large share of slip and fall accidents in Austin.

We handle these claims against national chains and the third-party administrators that manage them, and those companies often have counsel involved long before you do.

We request the internal safety and inspection policies these companies write for themselves, so a jury sees which of their own rules was broken.

We Hold Apartment Complexes and Parking Lot Owners Responsible for Poor Lighting and Broken Surfaces

Apartment complex stairwells, cracked walkways, and parking lot falls account for many of the serious personal injuries we see in Austin.

We investigate work orders, tenant complaints, and lighting outages to show the property manager retained control of the area, knew about the condition, and did nothing.

We Handle Falls on Commercial Properties and Construction Sites in Austin

Falls on commercial properties and job sites carry their own rules about who controlled the premises and who was responsible for safety.

We identify every at fault party, including general contractors, subcontractors, and building owners, so the responsible company can’t point elsewhere and walk away.

Chapter 95 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code can also require proof that the property owner retained control and had actual knowledge of the danger, so we pull the contracts and job records early rather than after liability is disputed.

We Build Claims That Reflect What a Brain or Spine Injury Really Costs You

Traumatic brain injuries, herniated discs, and spinal compression injuries frequently result from falls that look minor on the incident report.

We work with treating physicians, life care planners, and accident reconstruction specialists to document the full cost of future medical expenses, physical impairment, and lost earning capacity.

Catastrophic injuries need a damages model built on medical proof, not an adjuster’s estimate.

We Shut Down the Insurance Company’s Argument That the Fall Was Your Fault

The first move insurance companies make in slip and fall cases is to blame the injured person for not looking down.

Texas follows a modified comparative fault rule under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §§ 33.001 and 33.012, so you can still recover compensation as long as you are not more than 50 percent responsible, though your damages are reduced by your share of fault.

We attack that percentage with lighting measurements, floor slip-resistance testing, and witness testimony, because every point of fault they hang on you is money out of a fair settlement.

We File the 45-Day Notice Required When You Fall on City of Austin Property

Falls on public sidewalks, city buildings, and municipal parking garages follow different rules than private property, from the notice deadline to the duty owed you.

The City of Austin instructs claimants to submit written notice within 45 days of the incident, while the Texas Tort Claims Act sets a six-month default for governmental units under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 101.101 and recognizes an exception where the unit already has actual notice.

We file that notice right away and work through the sovereign immunity limits, damage caps, and licensee-level duty that Sections 101.022 and 101.023 apply to government property, because a late notice can end a strong claim.

We Pursue Wrongful Death Claims for Families Who Lost Someone in a Fall

Fatal fall accidents happen more often than most people realize, and the family left behind may have a wrongful death claim in Texas when the death was caused by conduct the person could have sued over had they lived.

We handle these cases for the surviving spouse, children, and parents, pursuing lost financial support and loss of companionship, plus funeral and burial expenses through the survival claim.