Our office is in North Dallas, and we help families across Dallas County and the cities around it. We do not have offices in the cities listed on this page: families there reach our Dallas office, by phone, by a call-back request, or in person by appointment.
Dallas
Dallas County wrongful death suits are usually filed in the civil district courts at the George L. Allen, Sr. Courts Building, 600 Commerce Street. TxDOT counted 305 fatal crashes and 331 people killed in Dallas County in 2024. Several of the most congested road segments in Texas are in Dallas, including Woodall Rodgers Freeway, LBJ Freeway, Stemmons Freeway and US 75 (Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2025).
Irving, Grand Prairie and Arlington
Families west of Dallas reach us from Irving and Grand Prairie, and from Arlington in Tarrant County. TxDOT counted 189 fatal crashes and 201 people killed in Tarrant County in 2024. A case from Tarrant County may be filed in that county’s courts; we explain where and why.
If a question here is about your own family, you can talk it through with us. There is no cost and no pressure.
Plano, Richardson and Carrollton
To the north, we help families in Plano, Richardson and Carrollton. In Collin County, which includes Plano, TxDOT counted 67 fatal crashes and 73 people killed in 2024. In Denton County, which includes part of Carrollton, it counted 47 fatal crashes and 50 people killed. Medical City Plano is a Comprehensive Level I trauma facility on the Texas DSHS list. The section of US 75 at Plano between Legacy Drive and the President George Bush Turnpike is on the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s 2025 list of congested segments.
Garland, Mesquite and DeSoto
East and south of downtown, we help families in Garland and Mesquite and in DeSoto. The section of LBJ Freeway between US 75 and Garland Avenue is on the same 2025 congestion list. Wherever a death happened, the Texas Wrongful Death Act applies in the same way: the claim belongs to the surviving spouse, children and parents (Civil Practice and Remedies Code 71.004), and the general deadline is two years from the date of death (16.003(b)).
If a question here is about your own family, you can talk it through with us. There is no cost and no pressure.
Talking with us from outside Dallas
You do not need to come to our office to talk with us. Most families start with a phone call or a call-back request, and we can meet when it helps. The consultation is free. No Fees or Costs Unless We Win. The firm advances case costs, and your family owes no attorney’s fee and no case costs unless money is recovered. Read more about what a wrongful death attorney in Dallas does, or ask for a call back.
If your family lives outside these cities
These are the cities our Dallas office serves most often, not a limit on who we talk to. If the death happened elsewhere in Texas, call us anyway. The firm also has an office in Houston, and the same Texas law applies across the state.
If a question here is about your own family, you can talk it through with us. There is no cost and no pressure.
Trauma centers families may already know
Many families first meet the medical side of a fatal accident at a trauma center. Texas DSHS lists Parkland Memorial Hospital, Baylor University Medical Center, Methodist Dallas Medical Center and Children’s Medical Center of Dallas in Dallas, and Medical City Plano in Plano, as Comprehensive Level I trauma facilities. Records from the hospital are often part of a claim, and we can request them for the family.
Crash reports for any of these cities
Whichever city the crash happened in, the investigating officer files the CR-3 crash report with TxDOT within 10 days (Transportation Code 550.062), and copies are bought from TxDOT’s online crash report system for a small fee. A crash with an injury or death must be reported at once to the local police in a city, or to the county sheriff outside one (Transportation Code 550.026).
Distance makes no difference to how we work, and a phone call is often the easiest first step for a family that is already stretched thin. Families in Plano or DeSoto get the same first conversation, the same updates and the same Dallas office team as families who live a few blocks from our door.
Responsible attorney for this page: Michael Uvalle, LAWBOSS – Harris, Nelsen & Uvalle, PLLC, primary practice location Dallas, Texas. This page is general information, not legal advice.
Questions families ask
Can you help if we live in Plano, Irving or Arlington?
Yes. Our office is in Dallas, at 5001 Spring Valley Rd Ste 240W. We help families in those cities from our Dallas office.
Does it matter which county the death happened in?
It can affect which court hears the case. The Texas Wrongful Death Act and the two-year deadline are the same across Texas.
Talk with us when you are ready. There is no cost to talk.