Personal Injury Lawyer in San Antonio

Serious Injury Representation from Three Generations of Trial Attorneys

Maloney Law Group, P.L.L.C. is a boutique personal injury law firm serving San Antonio and injured Texans. For more than 60 years, our firm has represented individuals and families facing life-altering injuries, medical expenses, lost income, and other economic and non-economic losses caused by negligence.

Our attorneys handle complex personal injury matters, including medical malpractice, birth injuries, catastrophic injuries, and wrongful death. Michael Maloney has more than 30 years of experience and is board-certified in personal injury law. Our firm has also achieved multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements in complex injury cases.

Three generations of trial attorneys serving injured Texans

• When Can You File a Claim?
• How Comparative Negligence Affects Your Case
• Damages You Can Recover
• Insurance Company Tactics
• Attorney Negotiations
• Types of Cases We Handle
• What Sets Maloney Law Group, P.L.L.C. Apart?
• Commonly Asked Questions

If you or a loved one has been injured due to someone else’s negligence, call our San Antonio injury attorneys at (210) 361-2997 today for a free initial consultation.

When Can You File a Personal Injury Claim?

The purpose of personal injury law is twofold: first, it allows victims of negligent and wrongful conduct to seek financial recovery for their losses; second, it works to hold those who engage in such conduct accountable for the harm they cause. However, simply being injured isn’t enough to establish a claim.

To have grounds for a personal injury claim, you will generally need evidence of all the following elements:

• Another person or party owed you a duty of care
• The other person or party failed to uphold the duty of care
• You were injured or suffered other legally recognized harm
• The breach of the duty of care caused your injuries or other damages

How these elements apply can differ in vehicle collisions, unsafe-premises incidents, medical negligence, workplace-related third-party claims, and wrongful death matters. Our attorneys can review the available facts, responsible parties, injuries, and evidence during a free consultation.

How Comparative Responsibility Affects Your Case

When someone else is negligent or acts unlawfully, causing you injury or harm, you may have grounds to file a personal injury claim. But what happens if you share some of the fault for the accident? Under Texas’s proportionate-responsibility law, your percentage of responsibility can reduce the amount you may recover.

For example, if you were hit by a distracted driver but you were going five miles over the posted speed limit at the time of the accident, a jury might decide that you were 20% at fault for the crash. If your total damages, including the total cost of your medical expenses, your lost wages, and the value of your pain and suffering, amounted to $100,000, your potential recovery would be reduced by 20%, leaving $80,000.

Texas uses a modified comparative-responsibility rule. A claimant generally can’t recover damages when found more than 50% responsible. Responsibility percentages and their effect on a claim depend on the evidence, the parties involved, and the applicable law.

Damages in Personal Injury Cases

The purpose of filing a personal injury claim or lawsuit is to seek compensation for your damages, but what are damages? Simply put, damages are economic and non-economic losses you experience as a result of the accident and your injuries.

Examples of common damages in personal injury claims include:

Serious injuries may also require an evaluation of future treatment, continuing physical limitations, diminished quality of life, household effects, and long-term income loss. Medical records, employment documents, bills, and testimony may help establish these damages.

In some cases, it may also be possible to recover punitive damages. Unlike the compensatory damages outlined above, punitive damages are meant to punish the defendant for egregious conduct. Punitive damages are rare and are generally not available in most standard personal injury cases.

How Insurance Companies May Try to Reduce Payouts

After an accident, dealing with insurance companies can feel overwhelming. An insurer may investigate liability, request medical information, examine the extent of the injuries, and question the value of claimed losses. Understanding these issues before giving a recorded statement or signing settlement documents can be important.

Common insurance-claim concerns include:

• Offering Low Settlement Amounts: An early offer may cover immediate expenses without accounting for ongoing treatment, lost income, or the full scope of your injuries.
• Challenging Liability: Insurers may dispute who was at fault or argue that the evidence supports a lower allocation of responsibility.
• Downplaying Injuries: Adjusters may argue that your injuries are less severe than claimed or attribute them to pre-existing conditions rather than the accident.
• Delaying the Process: By stalling negotiations or processing, insurers may attempt to pressure you into accepting a lower settlement out of frustration or financial need.
• Using Recorded Statements: Insurers may request recorded statements and later rely on those comments when evaluating or disputing a claim.

Our attorneys handle communication with insurers and evaluate settlement proposals in light of the medical evidence, liability facts, documented financial losses, and possible future effects of the injury.

Insurance Negotiations & Litigation Preparation

A serious injury claim requires more than sending bills to an insurance adjuster. Our attorneys gather medical records, investigate liability evidence, review witness information, document financial losses, and consult outside professionals who may provide testimony when appropriate.

Settlement discussions can begin before the full medical course or long-term financial impact is clear. We evaluate available evidence before advising a client about a proposed resolution, and we provide one-on-one guidance throughout the process. Michael Maloney brings more than 30 years of practice experience and board certification in personal injury law to complex claim preparation.

Our approach to injury claims can include:

• Case Investigation: We gather records and other evidence relevant to negligence, causation, injuries, and damages.
• Insurance Communication: We manage communications with insurers and respond to disputes concerning liability or the extent of an injury.
• Damage Documentation: We examine medical expenses, income loss, future care, pain and suffering, and other supported losses.
• Litigation Preparation: We prepare to pursue a claim in court when negotiations don’t produce a fair resolution.

Our firm has achieved multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements in complex cases. Past results don’t predict the outcome of a particular claim.

Serious Personal Injury Cases We Handle

Our practice focuses on complex personal injury matters involving life-altering harm and serious financial hardship. We represent individuals and families in medical malpractice, birth injury, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death cases.

We handle:

• Medical Malpractice: Claims involving allegations that negligent medical care caused injury or worsened a patient’s condition.
• Birth Injuries: Cases involving preventable harm to a child or mother during pregnancy, labor, delivery, or postnatal care.
• Catastrophic Injuries: Claims involving severe injuries that may cause lasting limitations, extensive treatment needs, or long-term income loss.
• Wrongful Death: Claims brought by eligible family members after a fatal injury caused by another party’s wrongful conduct.

Personal injury questions can also arise after vehicle collisions, unsafe-premises incidents, workplace accidents involving responsible third parties, and other serious accidents. The appropriate legal path depends on the incident, responsible parties, insurance coverage, evidence, injuries, and applicable deadlines. A consultation allows our San Antonio accident attorneys to determine whether a case fits our practice.

What Sets Our San Antonio Injury Lawyers Apart?

Our firm is built on three generations of trial attorneys and more than 60 years of service to the San Antonio community. As a boutique personal injury firm, we provide direct communication, personalized case strategies, and attention to each client’s circumstances rather than treating serious claims as routine files.

Michael Maloney is board-certified in personal injury law and has more than 30 years of experience. Erica Maloney serves in leadership roles with the Texas Trial Lawyers Association and the San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association. Dennis Maloney brings a perspective rooted in the Maloney family’s tradition of trial advocacy.

Our attorneys prepare complex cases with litigation in mind, even while pursuing a negotiated resolution. We’re prepared to use medical documentation, liability evidence, financial-loss records, witness information, and testimony from outside professionals to present a supported claim. Our firm has also received recognition from Scene in S.A., the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and Avvo.

Discuss Your Injury Claim with Our Attorneys

A free consultation gives you an opportunity to discuss the incident, your injuries, available records, financial losses, and possible next steps. We can review the facts and explain how Texas personal injury law may apply to your circumstances.

To get started on your case, call our San Antonio injury lawyers at (210) 361-2997 or contact us online today.