Personal Injury - Bill T. Wells, Of Counsel to The Payne Law Group

Steps to Take After a Serious Injury

Posted on November 12, 2025

A serious injury can happen in seconds but have lasting consequences. What you do immediately after an accident can significantly affect both your recovery and your ability to pursue compensation later. Taking the right steps, like getting prompt medical care, documenting the scene, preserving evidence, reporting the incident, and consulting with an...

Why It’s Important for Your Attorney to Be Board-Certified

Posted on October 6, 2025

When you’ve been injured in an accident, the quality of your legal representation can make a meaningful difference in the outcome of your case. Not all attorneys are equally qualified to handle complex personal injury claims, and one clear way to measure a lawyer’s skill and commitment is through board certification. This...

Telephone Calls Sequel

Posted on May 25, 2023

I still like to call people on the phone to try to work out a problem. In my work life, most problems and issues deal with trying to resolve injury claims, car rental issues, where are the medical records, where is the check issue....all aspects of personal injury claims. State Farm is...

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 on the phone. I think many businesses use this as a strategy to make people give up on whatever complaint they have. If you call my office, and if I am...

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...

Bicycle Accidents in Texas

Posted on January 27, 2021

Bicycle accidents and crashes can happen in an instant and cause devastating injury or death. A trip to the ER after a bicycle crash can leave you with a medical bill from the low thousands to the six figures. A ER CT scan of your brain or other body parts will always...

What to Do if You Are in an Accident

Posted on January 18, 2021

If you are in a motor vehicle accident, you should try to get as much information as possible. Your ability to do this may depend on the circumstances. The number one priority in any accident is safety. Everyone's concern should be the safety and health of all involved. If you are in...

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....

Loose Dogs

Posted on August 28, 2020

Loose dogs are a problem. Bites are not always the cause of an injury. Loose dogs can cause injury even when the loose dog is a good boy/girl. I have dogs. I love dogs. I don't like dealing with the situation when a loose dogs comes running up to...

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...