Beaumont Personal Injury Lawyer

Houston and Beaumont Personal Injury Lawyer John Neese represents victims of serious personal injury and wrongful death, 18 Wheelers Accidents, Truck and Commercial Vehicle Accidents, Bus Accidents, Workplace Injuries, Plant Accidents, Refinery Explosions, and other Beaumont personal injuries.

We are passionate about our cases

While many other firms, especially those who advertise heavily, take on as many cases as possible, the Neese Law Firm operates differently. We accept only a small number of cases each year so we can invest all of our resources into each case. We are passionate about every case and believe that taking on too many cases affects not only the value of your case, but also the quality of your attorney-client relationship.

It's extremely important to hire the right lawyer

Hiring the right lawyer can be one of the most important decisions a person makes. “Whatever the case, when the stakes are high, it takes a combination of experience, focus, and stubborn determination to win,” says firm founder John Neese.

In serious personal injury cases, the “wait-and-see” approach does not work. At the Neese Law Firm we move quickly to investigate claims and to preserve critical evidence. “We prepare every case for trial from the very beginning,” says John Neese. “In every case, our goal is to either settle the case or go to trial within one year.”

Our job is helping people

If you have been involved in a commercial vehicle collision such as a truck or bus accident, it would be a huge mistake for your attorney to treat your case like a simple car accident. One of the biggest differences between car and semi-truck accidents is the large amount of evidence available to determine exactly what happened.

If the evidence is not preserved, it will likely disappear. For example, while an injured person is in the hospital fighting for their life, trucking companies will often try to quickly repair their damaged vehicle so that it cannot be inspected by experts at a later date. Buses, trucks, and 18 wheelers often have “black boxes” and GPS devices that record important information. Usually this information comes in the form of computer data which must be downloaded and evaluated by trained professionals. This data can provide critical information as to how fast the truck or bus was traveling, what lane the truck or bus was in, whether the truck or bus driver applied the brakes before the accident, how long the truck or bus driver had been at the wheel, and whether the truck or bus driver was following the rules of the road.

There are special federal rules which apply to truck and bus drivers. The rules are called the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR), and they regulate everything from driver qualifications to required insurance coverage.

The most important FMCSR rules relate to hours of service rules which set time limits for driving commercial vehicles. We find that many 18 wheeler and bus accidents were caused by driver fatigue. By evaluating the driver’s log books, we can determine whether they were driving when they were not supposed to be on the road.

If a member of your family has been seriously injured or has died in a commercial vehicle accident, it is extremely important that you have an attorney review your case before you make a statement to an insurance company or sign any papers. If you would like to speak with a lawyer at the Neese Law Firm about your Beaumont commercial vehicle accident, please contact our office for a confidential case evaluation.