Cedar Park, TX Pedestrian Accident Lawyer

Insurers love to call an injured pedestrian a ‘jaywalker’ because blame shifted onto you is money they keep. SMB Law, PC pushes back and keeps the focus on the Cedar Park driver who failed to look.

Cedar Park’s wide, fast arterials near shopping centers and neighborhoods along Cypress Creek and Whitestone leave long stretches between safe crossings, and drivers turning into and out of parking lots often simply do not expect a person on foot.

Where a Cedar Park pedestrian accident claim is handled

Cedar Park sits mostly in Williamson County, so a suit is generally filed with the Williamson County District Clerk in Georgetown. Because the city also touches Travis County, we confirm the correct venue for your address at the start.

Comparative fault and the ‘jaywalking’ defense

Texas uses proportionate responsibility, so your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault and barred only if you are found more than 50% at fault. That rule is why the insurer’s first move is often to argue you crossed mid-block, against a signal, or outside a crosswalk — every point of blame assigned to you lowers what they pay.

But a pedestrian being partly at fault does not erase a driver’s duty to keep a proper lookout and avoid a collision they could have prevented. We investigate the driver’s speed, attention, and sightlines, and we hold their share of the fault to what the evidence actually supports rather than the story that costs them the least.

Even where a Cedar Park pedestrian technically crossed outside a crosswalk, the driver usually still bears responsibility. A motorist has a duty to keep a proper lookout, drive at a safe speed for conditions, and take reasonable steps to avoid hitting a person they could have seen. We frequently show that a driver who was speeding, distracted, or simply not watching could have stopped in time — which keeps the bulk of the fault where it belongs and protects your recovery under the 51% rule.

Decades of Texas injury experience on your side

Pedestrian cases turn on details, and details reward experience. You work directly with attorney Shane M. Boasberg, who has represented injured Texans for more than two decades and has been licensed by the State of Texas since 2003. He knows how Central Texas insurers value pedestrian claims, how local juries weigh fault, and how to answer the reflexive argument that the pedestrian ‘stepped out without warning.’ You get a lawyer who has done this many times — not a case manager reading from a script.

Working with us from Cedar Park

Our office is in downtown Austin, an easy reach from Cedar Park. We handle most consultations and case updates by phone and video, and there is no fee unless we recover for you. If travel is difficult, we can also come to you.

Why injured pedestrians choose SMB Law, PC

• Direct attorney access — you talk to Shane, licensed since 2003, not a call center.
• No fee unless we recover — injury cases are handled on a contingency basis.
• Honest advice and transparent terms explained before you commit.

What working with us looks like

1. Free consultation to understand what happened and the law that applies.
2. Investigation — we preserve evidence, obtain the crash report, and identify every insurer.
3. Negotiation or court — we settle when the offer is fair and litigate when it is not.
4. Recovery paid out and medical liens resolved so you keep more of it.

If your Cedar Park case involves more than one vehicle or victim, we also handle a bicycle collision, a collision claim, and being hit while riding — see the SMB Law pedestrian accident team for how we work.