Somebody else made a mistake and you are the one paying for it, in bills, in missed work, and in phone calls from an adjuster who is being very friendly. Jose Robles Jr is an Air Force combat veteran and a San Antonio personal injury lawyer who takes that weight off you, from an office in the South Texas Medical Center minutes from where you are being treated.
A San Antonio personal injury lawyer helps injured people recover medical costs, lost income, and compensation for pain and impairment after someone else's negligence. Texas gives you two years to file, and you can still recover if you are 50 percent or less at fault. Jose Robles Jr Law Firm offers a free consultation and charges no fee unless we win.
Three things, in order: prove someone else was responsible, document the full extent of what it cost you, and stop the other side from paying less than that.
Most people picture a courtroom. The work is closer to an investigation on a deadline. Evidence that proves fault sits with other people, and it does not wait: surveillance footage is recorded over, vehicle electronic data is overwritten when a truck returns to service, and witnesses move. What a lawyer does in the first two weeks frequently determines what the claim is worth in the second year.
The second job is quieter and often worth more money. Insurers rarely dispute that you were hurt. They dispute how much your injuries cost, whether the treatment was necessary, whether an earlier condition explains them, and whether you will recover fully. Answering that takes complete records, and sometimes physicians and life care planners rather than argument.
This is where experience separates outcomes. San Antonio injury attorneys who have valued thousands of files know which records an adjuster will use against a client and which ones produce results, and they gather the second kind before the first offer arrives.
The third job is the one people underestimate: reducing what comes out of your settlement at the end. Hospitals, health insurers and government programs can all claim a piece of your recovery, and those amounts are frequently negotiable. A claim that settles for the same number can put very different amounts in your hands depending on how that stage is handled.
Eight practice areas, each with its own San Antonio page explaining the specific law that governs it rather than a paragraph of generalities.
Car Accidents →
Collisions on Loop 410, I-10 and I-35, including uninsured and hit-and-run drivers.
Truck Accidents →
18-wheelers on the I-35 freight corridor, where federal records can be destroyed after six months.
Motorcycle Accidents →
Riders on Loop 1604 and US-281, and the bias they face before evidence is even reviewed.
Premises Liability →
Falls, unsafe property and negligent security, where the whole case is what the owner knew.
Dog Bites →
Attacks across Bexar County, usually paid by a homeowner or renter policy.
Wrongful Death →
Claims for a surviving spouse, children or parents, plus the estate's separate survival claim.
Aviation Accidents →
Plane and helicopter crashes, where the NTSB report itself is not admissible.
VA Disability Appeals →
Denied claims and low ratings, handled by a veteran who served nearly 15 years.
Car and truck accidents make up the largest share, though the categories above describe the most common claims rather than the limits of what a negligence claim can cover. If your situation is not listed, it is still worth a call.
Clients come to this firm with everything from a single fractured wrist to a catastrophic injury that changed a family permanently. What they have in common is that someone else caused it and they deserve to be made whole for it.
Less than $25,000, and anyone who tells you otherwise is not being straight with you. Three things come out first: the attorney fee, case expenses, and unpaid medical bills.
This is the question people search for and almost nobody answers with real numbers. Here is an illustrative breakdown. The percentages and amounts vary by firm and by case, so treat it as arithmetic rather than a quote.
Illustrative example only, not a quote or a prediction. Fee percentages, expenses, and medical balances vary by case.
The medical line is the one worth fighting over. Every dollar negotiated off a bill or a lien is a dollar that moves into the bottom bar.
That last point is the practical difference between firms. Under Texas law, a hospital can place a lien on your claim when you were admitted within 72 hours of the accident, covering charges from the first 100 days of treatment. Those charges are supposed to be the usual and customary amounts, and they are frequently reducible. A firm that settles quickly and pays the bills at face value hands you a smaller check than a firm that does the unglamorous work of arguing them down.
Generally two years, but the deadlines that actually end cases arrive much sooner, and one of them can hit at six months.
General Texas deadlines. Claims against a city or public agency run on a much shorter clock.
IMMEDIATELY
Report the incident and get medical care. A gap in treatment is the first argument an insurer makes against you.
DAYS TO WEEKS
Surveillance footage and vehicle electronic data are commonly overwritten. Preservation demands have to go out before this window closes.
AS LITTLE AS 6 MONTHS
Notice deadlines for claims against a governmental unit, such as a city vehicle or a public property hazard.
2 YEARS
The general Texas filing deadline. For a death, it runs from the date of death instead.
The governmental notice rule catches people out constantly. A collision with a city vehicle, an injury on public property, or a claim against a transit authority can require formal notice within months, and missing it can end an otherwise strong case before the two-year deadline is anywhere close.
Deadlines vary with the facts. Confirm yours with an attorney rather than counting from a web page.
You can still recover, as long as your share is 50 percent or less. Above that line, Texas law bars recovery entirely, which is exactly why adjusters push fault toward you early.
Texas law states that you cannot recover anything if you were more than half to blame. Below that threshold, damages are reduced by your share rather than wiped out. If a jury values a case at $100,000 and assigns you 20 percent of the responsibility, you recover $80,000. At 51 percent, you recover nothing.
Your share of the blame, and where Texas cuts recovery off.
This single threshold explains most of what happens in the first two weeks. The friendly call, the recorded statement, the question about whether you were "maybe going a little fast," and the quick offer before your imaging comes back are all aimed at moving your number toward 51.
Across Bexar County and the communities around it, from an office in the South Texas Medical Center off Loop 410.
That location is deliberate rather than convenient. It sits minutes from the hospitals where seriously injured people in this city are actually taken, which matters when a client cannot travel. Home and hospital visits are available across the county.
Beyond the city itself we regularly work in Balcones Heights, Leon Valley, Castle Hills, and the communities along Loop 1604, as well as New Braunfels and Schertz to the northeast. One practical note: a crash in Balcones Heights, Leon Valley or Castle Hills may be worked by that city's own police department rather than SAPD, which changes where the crash report comes from and how quickly it can be obtained.
The firm also serves the military community connected with Joint Base San Antonio. If your case involves TRICARE, a VA treatment record, or a service member's schedule, those are documents and constraints this office handles regularly.
You talk to the attorney handling your case, not a rotating queue of case managers. That is the whole model of this firm, and it is the reason it stayed small on purpose.
Jose Robles Jr is a decorated Air Force combat veteran with a 95% success rate, $5M+ recovered, 1,000+ cases handled, and a 4.9 star Google rating.
Before becoming a personal injury lawyer, Jose "Joe" Robles Jr served nearly 15 years as an Air Force Military Police officer, including four combat tours in the Middle East, and competed on the All-Air Force Boxing Team. He earned his law degree from Texas A&M University School of Law and then spent four years at Bailey & Galyen, rising to Managing Attorney of the Pre-Litigation Personal Injury Department, before founding this firm.
That last detail matters more than it sounds. Running pre-litigation at a high-volume firm means having seen, from the inside, exactly how insurers value a file in the first two weeks and what makes them move. He built a smaller practice deliberately so the person deciding what to do about your case is the person who answers when you call.
The firm works in English and Spanish, and the consultation costs nothing whether or not you hire us. If you do not need a lawyer, we will tell you that.
Injured people in San Antonio, Texas have no shortage of personal injury attorneys to choose from. The right one for you is the one who explains what your case involves, puts the fee in writing, and answers the phone. Ask us anything you would ask them.
Nothing upfront. Texas personal injury lawyers work on contingency, meaning the fee is a percentage of what is recovered and there is no fee if the case does not succeed. Percentages are not set by statute and commonly fall in the one third to forty percent range, often rising if a case must be filed or tried. Texas attorney conduct rules require the agreement to be in writing and to state how the fee is calculated. Ask separately how case expenses are handled, because those are distinct from the fee.
Less than $25,000, and the honest answer is that it depends on three deductions: the attorney fee, case expenses, and any medical bills or liens. On a $25,000 settlement with a one third fee, roughly $8,325 goes to fees, case expenses might run a few hundred to a couple of thousand dollars, and unpaid medical bills come out of the rest. A meaningful part of the work is negotiating those medical balances down, because every dollar removed from a lien is a dollar that reaches you.
Most claims never reach a jury. The large majority of personal injury cases resolve by settlement, so the practical question is not whether you win a trial but whether liability is documented and whether insurance exists to pay. Cases with clear fault and solid medical records resolve predictably. Cases resting on contested accounts, or against a defendant with minimum coverage and no assets, are harder regardless of how sympathetic the injury is.
No lawyer can honestly claim to be the best, and Texas advertising rules prohibit claims a firm cannot substantiate. What you can check is concrete: whether the attorney is licensed and in good standing with the State Bar of Texas, whether you will speak with the attorney rather than only a case manager, whether they handle your type of case regularly, and whether the fee terms are put in writing. Ask those four questions at every consultation, including ours.
Generally two years from the date of injury under Texas law, and for a wrongful death claim two years from the date of death. Much shorter deadlines apply when a governmental unit is involved, sometimes as little as six months. Evidence also disappears well before any of those dates, so the practical deadline is usually weeks rather than years.
You can still recover as long as you were not more than half to blame. Texas law bars recovery only when you were more than half to blame, and below that line your damages are reduced by your share rather than eliminated. This rule is why insurers work to assign fault to you early and why recorded statements matter.
Usually yes, and this is where a large part of the value is won or lost. Health insurers, Medicare, Medicaid and hospitals may all assert reimbursement or lien interests. Under Texas law, a hospital can hold a lien on your claim if you were admitted within 72 hours of the accident, covering charges from the first 100 days of treatment. Those amounts are frequently negotiable, so identifying and reducing them is part of the work rather than an afterthought.
Yes. The firm works in English and Spanish, which matters in a city where a large share of families do. You will not be asked to bring someone to translate for you, and you will not be handed to a translator who is not part of the case.
This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Consult a licensed Texas attorney about your specific situation.
6323 Sovereign Drive, Suite 220
San Antonio, TX 78229
(726) 241-2523
In the South Texas Medical Center off Loop 410. Home and hospital visits available across Bexar County.
No fee unless we win. Call us now or schedule your free consultation online.