Since 1996, the Law Office of Tamra Williams, P.C. has provided quality service to clients in Dallas and surrounding Texas counties, including Delta county,  Hopkins county, Red River County and Lamar county. I have earned a solid reputation for providing the highest quality legal services in personal injury law areas. I am pragmatic, aggressively use technology and am dedicated to client satisfaction.

My firm handles injury cases caused by the negligence of others, including automobile accidents, trucking accidents, fatal injury, auto collision, 18-wheeler accidents, commercial truck collisions, catastrophic injury, construction site accidents, truck collision, motorcycle accident,  boating accidents, nursing home negligence, serious injuries from defective tires, serious injuries from defective automobiles,  wrongful death, injuries caused by dog bites, and injuries caused by drunk drivers. The Law Office of Tamra Williams, P.C. also handles mediation and entertainment law matters.

I take an innovative approach to meeting my client's needs, including developing partnering relationships.

Put my resources, knowledge and experience to work for you. I welcome the opportunity to discuss your legal needs and how I may be of service. I offer a free initial consultation.

• A: Generally, a person who is careless or negligent is responsible only for the harm he or she caused. That means that you have to prove they were negligent and that the negligence caused your injury. If you had a pre-existing condition or prior injury, their negligence did not cause your pre-existing considition or  initial injury. However, if you can prove that their negligence aggravated your pre-existing condition or initial injury, you can collect for the degree to which the condition has been aggravated.

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Q: What are the issues affecting the damages that can be recovered?

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• A: Every case addresses four issues:
  • Liability - was someone negligent?
  • Causation- Did someone's negligence proximately cause your damages?
    
  • Damages - What amount  will fairly and adequately compensate you for your injuries
  • Source of collection - Is there insurance or other assets from which your damages can be recovered?

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Q: What is a normal settlement amount?

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• A:   The proper value of a claim is established when an experienced trial lawyer reviews and interprets the case information, such as:
  • The amount of the medical bills
  • Loss of past income/wages
  • Future medical bills
  • How old you are
  • Impact on our future earning capacity
  • Activities you no longer do
  • Activities you do but don't enjoy as much
  • Prognosis for further problems
  • Strength of lay witness testimony, and so forth
  You must always negotiate from a position of strength. A lawyer begins with - what would a reasonable jury  award as fair and adequate compensation?
  

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Q: What is contributory negligence?

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• A: Your actions may have contributed to the accident and the injuries you received. In some cases, contributory negligence on the part of the injured party may reduce the amount of the settlement awarded.

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Q: What is subrogation?

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• A: Generally, a health insurance plan or policy has a subrogation provision, which says that the health insurance company of the injured party is entitled to be paid back from the third-party wrongdoer's insurance company. Your lawyer usually handles this, so that two things occur:
  • The opposing insurance company settles when the health insurance company has agreed to release whatever claim they have against them
  • The health insurance company accepts as full and final payment the amount agreed upon for the services received. Sometimes health insurance companies take less than the full amount owed to them because of the costs incurred in going out and getting fair and adequate compensation.