Trip and Falls - Bill T. Wells, Of Counsel to The Payne Law Group

Telephone Calls

Posted on November 13, 2022

If you try to call anyone in any line of work it can be difficult if not impossible to get someone one the phone. I think many businesses use this as a strategy to make people give up with whatever complaint they have. If you call my office if I am available...

Corporate Response to Potential Danger

Posted on September 8, 2021

I've been dealing with injuries and deaths in all sorts of settings and venues for 40 years. I have an on the job education in risk management. I have seen hazards lying in wait for the multiple factors that always come together for an injury or death. If I see something, if...

2020

Posted on January 10, 2021

A year ago I don't think I knew what Zoom was. Last week I had two laptops going at the same time, two Zoom hearings in two different Galveston County courts. In the past, an attorney could go from court to court with multiple hearings in different courts at the same time....

Accident Investigation – Proving Liability

Posted on August 11, 2020

Obtaining a witness statement in investigation of an event at an early juncture following an accident is critical. Some cases are clear cut and may not require a witness statement to prove the liability, but even in those cases, if there is an independent witness to verify what happened and how it...

2020

Posted on July 17, 2020

2020 has been a challenge, interesting, devastating, uncertain and still unfolding. The year started off with the constant news and jokes about our local baseball team banging on trash cans in a rather unsophisticated method of stealing signs. Then things got more serious with a pandemic. Followed by national and international condemnation...

Text Our Office

Posted on May 16, 2019

While phone calls are always appreciated and a great way to go into details, most people are texting the majority of the time to communicate...just don't do it while driving! We invite texting as a way of communication when it is more convenient or will serve the purpose. If you are texting...

Personal Injury Settlements

Posted on March 22, 2019

Once your personal injury case settles, it's not over until it's over. It's over when the attorney can disburse the funds to the client. What happens up to that point can be complicated, work intensive and frequently frustrating for all concerned. When the case settles or there is an...

The Courtroom

Posted on September 13, 2018

No matter what you do, staying sharp takes continually doing what you do! Best example in Houston recently was Texans football game vs the NE Patriots. The Texans quarterback, who everyone believes is going to have an exceptional career, did not look sharp. There is a good explanation for that, in my...

Hiring An Attorney….if You Are in Accident, You Might Want to Act Fast

Posted on August 19, 2016

The insurance industry has figured out another scheme to try to save a dollar, even at their own policy holders' detriment. Hospital liens are filed after accidents by medical providers that treat folks involved in accidents within 72 hours of the accident. These liens are routinely filed and routinely paid by the...

Medical Records

Posted on November 11, 2015

Personal injury cases are scrutinized by insurance adjusters, insurance lawyers, judges and juries. The injured person has to prove their case to win. The defendant doesn't have to do anything but show up, and then the burden shifts to the injured to prove their case. Medical records are very...

25% Contingency Fee in Personal Injury Cases

Posted on November 4, 2015

Our office recently concluded a personal injury case involving a vehicle/truck crash. Our office offers a 25% contingency fee on personal injury and wrongful death claims. Our client recovered right at 68% of the total settlement for his portion of the recovery. This was after the medical liens, case expenses and attorney's...

Mediations Have Benefits and Traps!

Posted on October 20, 2015

Our office has participated in over one hundred mediations involving litigated disputes and cases that have proceeded through agreement to a mediation prior to a lawsuit being filed. Some of the cases that we have mediated involve personal injury, premises liability (falls/trips/slips/dangerous conditions), wrongful death, industrial accidents, family law disputes (divorce/property/child custody/modification),...