Texas Burn Injury Lawyers
A Texas burn injury lawyer goes after whoever caused the fire, scald, or chemical that burned you: a careless driver, an unsafe job site, a defective product, or a property owner who ignored a known danger. We document the full arc of burn care, the surgeries, the scarring, and the years of treatment still ahead, and put a real number on it. You pay nothing unless we win.
A burn injury case is a fight over a lifetime of treatment and the scars left behind.
Burn injuries in Texas are different from almost any other injury because the harm does not end when the wound closes. A serious burn can mean months in a burn unit, repeated skin grafts, reconstructive surgery for years, and permanent scarring that changes how you live.
That changes what we have to prove, and how:
The depth and degree, from second-degree burns to the third- and fourth-degree burns that destroy tissue.
The future, the grafts, reconstructive surgery, and scar care that can continue for years.
The cause, the fire, scald, chemical, or electrical source, and who was responsible for it.
Most serious burns trace back to someone who ignored a known danger.
Burns come from fire and flame, hot liquids, chemicals, and electricity. In the cases we handle, the burn almost always traces back to negligence: an unsafe job site, a defective product, a landlord who skipped fire safety, or a crash that ended in flames.
Vehicle fires & crashes
A crash that ruptures a fuel tank or ignites a battery can burn occupants in seconds. A defective fuel system or battery can make the maker responsible too.
Workplace & oilfield
Refineries, oilfields, and job sites carry flash fires, explosions, and electrical and chemical burns. A third-party claim can reach beyond workers’ compensation to the company that created the hazard.
Defective products
A faulty heater, lithium battery, gas appliance, or flammable product that ignites or explodes can make the manufacturer liable for your burns.
Chemical & electrical burns
Strong chemicals and live electrical sources cause deep burns that keep destroying tissue after contact. These often point to a workplace or product failure.
Apartment & building fires
When a landlord ignores fire codes, broken smoke detectors, or blocked exits, a building fire becomes a premises case against the property owner.
Scalding & hot surfaces
Scalding liquids and hot surfaces cause severe burns, especially to children. A restaurant, daycare, or property owner can be responsible when a known risk was ignored.
The wound heals. The case is about everything that comes after.
Burn cases are won by proving two things: who caused the burn, and what a lifetime of burn care really costs. The insurer wants to close the file when the wound closes. We build the proof of the surgeries, the scarring, and the years still ahead.
The cause of the fire, traced through fire marshal reports, the scene, and the product or equipment that failed.
The full course of care, from the burn unit through every graft and reconstructive surgery.
A life care plan that prices future surgery, scar treatment, and therapy across your lifetime.
Disfigurement and scarring documented as the lasting, visible harm it is, not just a medical bill.
Lost earning capacity, the work the injury takes from you, now and for years ahead.
An economist’s report that puts decades of future cost into today’s dollars.
Fire origin and cause investigators to prove how the fire started and who is responsible.
Burn surgeons and treating physicians on your prognosis and the surgeries still to come.
Product and engineering experts when a defective product or system caused the burn.
Life care planners to turn that future into a line-by-line lifetime cost.
Economists and vocational experts to value future care and lost earning capacity.
The rules these cases turn on
In Texas, you generally have two years from the injury to file (Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.003), and fault is shared under a modified comparative negligence rule that bars recovery only if you are more than half at fault. Unlike medical malpractice, an ordinary negligence case, a crash, a fall, a workplace injury, carries no cap on the compensatory damages a jury can award for future medical care, lost earnings, or pain. That is why the life care plan matters so much: in these cases, what you can prove, you can recover.
The insurer wants to settle while you are still in bandages, before anyone counts the surgeries ahead. We refuse to talk numbers until the full course of care is on paper.
General process; every case is handled on its own facts.“I spent over a decade directing insurance defense. I know exactly what a carrier looks for to deny or shrink your claim, because I found it for them.”Managing Litigation Attorney · former insurance defense director
The burn injury cases we handle across Texas.
We represent people with every type and severity of burn, from serious second-degree burns to the deepest fourth-degree injuries, and the families of those who did not survive. How and where you were burned decides who is responsible, and how much insurance stands behind your care.
Thermal & flame burns
Fire and flame are the most common cause of serious burns. We trace the flame back to its source and to whoever should have prevented it.
Chemical burns
Strong acids and bases keep burning after contact. These often come from a workplace or a defective product, and point to a company, not just an accident.
Electrical burns
Electrical burns can destroy tissue deep below the skin while looking minor on the surface. Live wires and faulty equipment usually point to a contractor or property owner.
Workplace & oilfield burns
Flash fires, explosions, and burns on the job can support a third-party claim beyond workers’ compensation, against whoever created the danger.
Vehicle & product burns
Burns from a vehicle fire or a defective product can make a manufacturer responsible, with the insurance to match.
Wrongful death
When a burn injury takes a life, Texas law lets the surviving family recover for their loss in a wrongful death claim, with a separate survival claim for what your loved one endured.
What a burn injury case is worth, and how we think about it.
There is no average for a burn injury case. The value is driven by the depth and size of the burn, the surgeries and scarring ahead, and how clearly we can prove who caused it. The more we prove, and the more insurance we reach, the more there is to recover.
Lifetime medical & surgery
Burn care can mean years of grafts, reconstructive surgery, and scar treatment. We price it year by year, not guess at it.
Scarring & disfigurement
Permanent scarring and disfigurement is a real, compensable harm in Texas, separate from the medical bills.
How clear the cause is
The cleaner the proof of who caused the fire or failure, the stronger your leverage to recover the full future cost.
How much coverage exists
Auto, commercial, employer, premises, and product policies can each add a layer. Finding all of them is part of the job.
Where the money actually comes from
A serious burn almost never fits inside a single insurance policy. The cost of years of surgery can dwarf one liability limit. So we look everywhere: the at-fault driver, a product manufacturer, an employer or the third party that created the hazard, a property owner, a commercial policy, and any umbrella coverage stacked on top. Your own underinsured motorist coverage can add another layer. The size of a recovery depends on how many of these we can reach, which is why finding every policy is part of the work, not an afterthought.
How we handle the risk. You pay nothing up front, and our fee comes out of the recovery only if we win, so we can be honest about whether an offer covers the life ahead of you or falls short. Under Texas law, being more than 50% at fault can bar recovery, so we build the fault case as carefully as the cost case. We will tell you plainly when an offer is fair, and when it is worth pushing further. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Texas bilingual lawyers, in the language you think in.
Yes. Our team works in English and Spanish, so if English is not your first language, you can tell us what happened in your own words and follow every step of your case.
Hablamos español. La consulta es gratis y no paga nada a menos que ganemos.
A native Spanish speaker, Laura handles serious injury and wrongful death cases for Spanish speaking clients across Texas, start to finish, in their own language.
Senior Associate Attorney · bilingual, English & SpanishWhat our clients actually say.
Real reviews and video testimonials from people the firm has represented. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
“They took the time to answer all my questions and made me feel confident in them. The whole staff was very friendly and professional.”
“After speaking with them I could finally relax. Rodrigo made sure my physical therapy was covered and has been invaluable to us.”
“A very good experience with Rodrigo. He was knowledgeable and responsive to every question I had about my situation.”
“The team was professional, and knowledgeable. They made the whole legal process smooth and stress free.”
“Their communication went above and beyond. They handled all my medical visits and my settlement was way more than I expected.”
“Muchas gracias Rodrigo y a todo el equipo. si están envueltos en un accidente te ayudan en todo el proceso.”
“Excelente servicio al cliente, muy atentos con sus clientes. La comunicación es muy buena.”
“She walked me through the whole process and kept checking in, not just on the next step but on how I was doing.”
“They took the time to answer all my questions and made me feel confident in them. The whole staff was very friendly and professional.”
“After speaking with them I could finally relax. Rodrigo made sure my physical therapy was covered and has been invaluable to us.”
“A very good experience with Rodrigo. He was knowledgeable and responsive to every question I had about my situation.”
“The team was professional, and knowledgeable. They made the whole legal process smooth and stress free.”
“Their communication went above and beyond. They handled all my medical visits and my settlement was way more than I expected.”
“Muchas gracias Rodrigo y a todo el equipo. si están envueltos en un accidente te ayudan en todo el proceso.”
“Excelente servicio al cliente, muy atentos con sus clientes. La comunicación es muy buena.”
“She walked me through the whole process and kept checking in, not just on the next step but on how I was doing.”
Texas burn injury FAQ.
Straight answers, specific to Texas, to what families ask most after a burn injury. Not sure how it applies to you? A free review sorts it out.
How long do I have to file a burn injury claim in Texas?
What is my burn injury case worth?
How are burn injuries graded?
Who can be held responsible for a burn injury?
Can I file a claim if I was burned at work?
Does Texas cap burn injury damages?
Is scarring and disfigurement compensable?
What if a defective product caused the burn?
Should I talk to the insurance company myself?
How much does a burn injury lawyer cost?
Recovering from a
burn injury in Texas? Let’s talk.
Tell us what happened and we will tell you, honestly, where you stand under Texas law and what it will take to prove who caused it and fund the care ahead. We represent burn survivors and their families across Texas. The review is free, and you owe nothing unless we win.