Texas Slip and Fall Lawyers
A Texas slip and fall lawyer proves the one thing a store hopes you cannot: that they knew about the hazard and let you walk into it. We get the surveillance footage before it is erased, find the spill or the broken step that put you on the ground, and show who was responsible. You pay nothing unless we win.
A slip and fall case is a fight over what the owner knew.
People assume that falling on someone’s property means the property owner pays. In Texas, it is not that simple. A slip and fall is a type of premises liability claim, and winning one turns on a single hard question: did the owner know about the hazard, or should they have, and fail to fix it or warn you?
That is why these cases are won or lost on evidence that disappears fast. The spill gets mopped. The footage gets recorded over. The incident report gets filed where you never see it.
What the owner knew, the spill that sat for an hour, the broken step reported weeks ago, the burned-out light no one replaced.
The evidence before it vanishes, the surveillance video, the cleaning logs, and the incident report the store would rather you never request.
The real injury, not the “just a bruise” the adjuster wants on record, but the broken hip, the back injury, or the head trauma that follows you.
A fall is rarely clumsiness. It is usually a hazard left in place.
Property owners want every fall blamed on the person who fell. But most serious falls trace back to a condition the owner created or ignored: a wet floor with no sign, a torn mat, a broken stair, a dark stairwell. When that hazard was known and left in place, the fall is on them, not you.
Spills & wet surfaces
A leaked drink, a freshly mopped aisle with no sign, a refrigerator case dripping for hours. The cleaning log and the timing are what decide the case.
Uneven & broken surfaces
Cracked sidewalks, potholes in a parking lot, lifted floor tiles, and torn carpet. We document the defect before the owner quietly repairs it.
Stairs & missing handrails
Broken steps, no handrail, poor lighting, and code violations. Stair falls often cause the most serious head and spine injuries.
Obstructions & debris
Merchandise in the aisle, cords across a walkway, clutter in a path. If staff created or left the hazard, the store is on the hook.
Poor lighting & hidden hazards
A dark stairwell, an unlit parking garage, a step you could not see. Inadequate lighting that hides a danger is its own form of negligence.
Tracked-in rain & ice
Water tracked into an entrance, ice left on a walkway. Texas stores still owe a duty to address known hazards at the door.
Slip and fall cases are won on evidence that disappears.
These are some of the hardest injury cases to prove, because the store controls the evidence and it does not last. The win comes from one thing done fast: locking down proof that the owner knew about the hazard, before the footage is gone and the floor is dry.
A preservation letter sent immediately, putting the property owner on legal notice not to erase the surveillance video.
The notice trail, cleaning logs, inspection records, and prior complaints that show the owner knew or should have known.
The incident report the store wrote and filed away, obtained through the claim and the discovery process.
The scene documented, photos and measurements of the hazard before it is cleaned, repaired, or replaced.
Your full medical picture, tied to the fall so the injury cannot be written off as something that happened later.
Lost income and future care, priced out when a fall causes a lasting back, hip, or head injury.
Safety and premises experts on building codes, floor standards, and what a reasonable owner should have done.
Treating doctors to connect a head injury or a spine injury directly to the fall.
Investigators to find witnesses and pull records before they go missing.
Life care planners and economists when a fall causes a permanent or long-term injury.
Vocational experts when the injury keeps you from the work you did before.
The rules these cases turn on
In Texas, you generally have two years from the fall 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. The duty an owner owes depends on why you were there: a customer (an invitee) is owed the most, while the law expects far less toward a trespasser. The owner will also argue the hazard was “open and obvious,” meaning you should have seen and avoided it. Defeating that defense, and proving the owner knew, is the heart of the case.
The store’s first move is to record over the video and call your fall an accident. Our first move is a letter that makes erasing it a legal problem for them.
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 slip and fall cases we handle across Texas.
We represent people hurt by a hazard someone else left in their path, in a store, an apartment complex, a restaurant, a parking lot, or a workplace. Where you fell decides who owed you a duty and which insurance policy stands behind your recovery.
Store & grocery falls
Spills, freshly mopped aisles, and merchandise on the floor. Big retailers fight these hard, which is why the footage and cleaning logs matter so much.
Restaurant & bar falls
Greasy kitchens, wet entrances, and poorly lit steps. We pursue the business and, where it applies, the property owner behind it.
Apartment & rental falls
Broken stairs, dark stairwells, and ignored repair requests. Landlords owe tenants and guests a duty to keep common areas reasonably safe.
Parking lot & sidewalk falls
Potholes, crumbling curbs, and unlit lots. We identify who controlled and maintained the property where you fell.
Workplace & jobsite falls
A fall at work can support a claim against a third party who created the hazard, beyond a workers’ comp claim against your employer.
Wrongful death
When a fall takes a life, often an elderly parent on a dangerous stair, Texas law lets the family recover in a wrongful death claim.
What a slip and fall case is worth, and how we think about it.
There is no average for a slip and fall case. The value is driven by how serious the injury is, how clearly we can prove the owner knew about the hazard, and how much of the blame they try to shift onto you. The stronger the proof of notice, the stronger your recovery.
How clear the notice is
The clearer the proof that the owner knew, or should have, the harder it is for them to call your fall an accident.
How serious the injury is
A sprain settles differently than a broken hip, a back surgery, or a brain injury. We prove the full extent, not the adjuster’s version.
How much fault they shift
Texas reduces or bars recovery by your share of fault, so beating the “you should have watched your step” defense is central.
Lost income & future care
When a fall keeps you from work or needs long-term care, those costs belong in the claim, not just the ER bill.
Why the “open and obvious” defense matters
Almost every slip and fall defense leans on two arguments: that the hazard was “open and obvious” so you should have avoided it, and that the owner never knew it was there. We counter the first by showing the hazard was hidden, unexpected, or unavoidable, and the second by digging out the cleaning logs, complaint history, and footage that prove the owner had notice. How well we answer those two arguments, more than anything else, decides what a case is worth. This is a type of premises liability claim, and the same proof of notice runs through all of them.
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 is fair or a lowball. Under Texas law, being more than 50% at fault can bar recovery, so we build the case against the “you should have watched your step” defense from day one. We will tell you plainly when an offer is reasonable, 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 exactly where and how you fell 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 premises liability 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 slip and fall lawyer FAQ.
Straight answers, specific to Texas, to what people ask most after a fall on someone else’s property. Not sure how it applies to you? A free review sorts it out.
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Tell us where and how you fell and we will tell you, honestly, where you stand under Texas law, whether the owner had notice, and what it will take to prove it before the evidence is gone. We represent fall victims and their families across Texas. The review is free, and you owe nothing unless we win.