Were you injured in an accident in Midland, TX?
At Greenberg Streich Injury Lawyers, we are personal injury lawyers who try cases across Texas for injured people and their families.
If another person’s or a company’s negligence injured you in Midland, you may be able to recover your medical bills, lost wages, and other losses from the responsible party’s insurer. A Midland, TX personal injury lawyer proves that negligence and presents the full value of those losses to the insurer.
Our founding attorneys have tried personal injury cases in county, state, and federal courts across Texas. They accept cases in Midland County on the same terms as anywhere else in the state: a free consultation, with no attorney fees unless we recover compensation. Call us to discuss your injury.
Personal Injury Lawyer Midland, TX
A personal injury attorney represents people who were hurt by someone else’s negligence and recovers their losses from the responsible party’s insurer. In Midland, those cases arise from crashes on Loop 250 or Interstate 20, from incidents at well sites or plants, and from falls on commercial property. Each category has its own evidence, but the claim follows the same path: prove fault, document the injury, and collect from every policy that applies. We handle each of those steps, and our clients speak with an adjuster only through us.
TxDOT crash records count 2,643 traffic crashes in Midland in 2025, with 12 deaths and 86 suspected serious injuries. Those records count only road crashes. Injuries at well sites, plants, or businesses come to a Midland personal injury attorney as workplace or premises claims instead.
Types of Personal Injury Cases We Handle in Midland, TX
Our personal injury attorneys handle the injury claims that arise in Midland County, from highway crashes to well site incidents. The cause of the injury determines who the defendants are and which evidence has to be secured first.
- Car accidents. Collisions on Loop 250, Interstate 20, and the city’s arterial streets injure drivers as well as pedestrians. We secure the crash report and the vehicles’ electronic data, then compare both against the insurer’s account of the crash.
- Truck accidents. Oilfield traffic puts tankers, sand haulers, and flatbeds on the same roads as commuters. A crash with a commercial truck brings the carrier and its insurer into the claim, so the truck’s records must be preserved within days.
- Oilfield accidents. Well site injuries involve an operator, a drilling contractor, and several service companies. We establish which company directed the work that caused the injury, because that company is the defendant.
- Refinery accidents. Fires, releases, and equipment failures at the gas plants around Midland injure employees as well as contract workers. Maintenance records and work permits show what the plant knew before the incident.
- Workplace injuries. A worker hurt on the job can often bring a claim against a contractor, an equipment maker, or a property owner, separate from workers’ compensation. We identify every company whose negligence contributed to the injury.
- Premises liability. Property owners who know about a hazard and fail to fix it or warn visitors are responsible for the injuries that result. Inspection logs and surveillance video decide most of these claims.
- Catastrophic injuries. Brain injuries, spinal cord damage, amputations, and severe burns require a claim that covers a lifetime of care. We work with physicians and life care planners to project those costs before any demand is sent.
- Wrongful death. Families who lose a relative to negligence have their own claim for lost financial support and companionship. The family deals with us, not with the insurers.
Why Choose Greenberg Streich Injury Lawyers as my Personal Injury Lawyer in Midland, TX?
Trial Lawyers Who Try Cases Across Texas
Matt Greenberg has been lead counsel at trial in county, state, and federal courts across Texas. His results include a record-setting settlement in Tarrant County, a record-setting verdict in Montgomery County, and a $37.5 million verdict in Dallas County. His memberships include the American Association for Justice and the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, two organizations of attorneys who represent injured people. A personal injury attorney in Midland, TX who has tried cases in other Texas counties brings the same preparation to a Midland County courtroom.
Mike Streich resolved a $16 million claim for an offshore worker whose injuries included a traumatic brain injury. His earlier career was spent defending corporations and Lloyd’s of London syndicates in catastrophic injury litigation, which is the experience he brings to the plaintiff side today. Super Lawyers has selected him as a Texas Rising Star nine times, a recognition limited to 2.5 percent of Texas lawyers. Both attorneys prepare every case for the possibility of trial, which is the standard an insurer uses when it decides what a claim is worth.
Results for Injured Texans
Our attorneys have recovered more than $348 million for injured clients, including the following results:
- $25 million in a commercial motor vehicle case
- $11 million in a bus accident case
- $7.75 million in a workplace injury case
- $6 million for the family of a rider killed in a motorcycle crash
The same approach applies to every claim we accept in Midland County. We work on a contingency fee, and clients owe no attorney fees unless we recover compensation for them.
Understanding Personal Injury Cases
Damages, Liability, and Compensation for Personal Injury Cases
A personal injury claim succeeds when the evidence shows that the defendant owed a duty of care, failed to meet it, and caused the injury as a result. In a crash, the failure is usually speeding, distraction, or a failure to yield. At a well site or plant, it is usually a skipped inspection or an unsafe procedure. Texas applies proportionate responsibility to every injury claim: a claimant whose share of fault exceeds 50 percent recovers nothing, while a lower share cuts the award by that percentage. Insurers raise that rule in nearly every case, which is why we gather the fault evidence before the insurer does.
Once fault is established, Texas law allows three categories of damages.
- Economic damages cover medical bills, future treatment, lost wages, and lost earning capacity.
- Noneconomic damages compensate for mental anguish, physical pain, disfigurement, and loss of enjoyment of life.
- Exemplary damages are available only when clear and convincing evidence shows fraud, malice, or gross negligence.
Each category is proven differently: economic losses through bills along with wage records, noneconomic losses through testimony from the client, and exemplary damages through proof of what the defendant knew.
A family bringing a wrongful death claim recovers its own losses as well, including the support and companionship the relative provided.
What Are Important Aspects of a Personal Injury Case?
Four issues affect nearly every injury claim in Midland, and we address each of them at the first meeting.
- Texas gives most injured people two years from the date of injury to file suit, and the limitations rule measures a wrongful death claim from the date of death instead.
- Evidence disappears quickly, because video is overwritten, vehicles are repaired, and work sites return to normal within days.
- The at-fault party’s policy limits often cap the recovery, so we identify every policy that applies, including the client’s own underinsured motorist coverage in a crash case.
- Lawsuits arising in Midland are filed in Midland County, where public court records can be searched online once a case is on file.
What Should You Bring to Your Personal Injury Consultation?
A Midland personal injury attorney can evaluate most claims from five items: the crash or incident report, your medical records with their bills, proof of your income, photographs of the scene or your injuries, and any letter or offer from an insurer. Missing items are not a problem, because we request records directly from the agencies and providers involved. You can also bring questions about medical bills that are arriving while the claim is pending, which we answer at the same meeting. The consultation is free. It ends with our assessment of who is at fault, which policies apply, and what the next steps would be.
What Is The Personal Injury Case Timeline?
A personal injury case moves through five stages, and the first two overlap.
- Investigation. We collect the report, photographs, and witness statements in the first weeks. Preservation letters go to each company that holds evidence at the same time.
- Treatment. Your medical care continues until your doctors can describe your long-term condition, and the claim is not valued before then.
- Demand. We send each insurer a demand supported by the medical records, the wage documentation, and our analysis of fault.
- Negotiation or suit. Insurers that make a fair offer settle the claim at this stage. Those that do not are sued in Midland County.
- Discovery and trial. Depositions and document exchanges follow, then mediation. A jury decides any case that is not resolved at mediation.
Most of the time in a case is spent on treatment or on the insurer’s review, and a claim with several defendants or permanent injuries runs longer than one year.
Reach Out to Greenberg Streich Injury Lawyers to Schedule a Consultation
A personal injury lawyer in Midland, TX will review your claim at no cost and explain whether it is one we can help with. Our attorneys represent injured people only, and no attorney fees are charged unless we recover compensation. One of our attorneys will respond to your inquiry promptly. Contact us to schedule a free consultation with a Midland, TX personal injury attorney.
