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Written and reviewed by Shane M. Boasberg, founder of SMB Law, PC · Licensed in Texas since 2003 · Updated September 2026
The wreck on I-35 is over in a second. The phone calls last for months. A Georgetown car accident lawyer takes the second part off your hands so you can spend your attention on getting well. Shane M. Boasberg has been licensed in Texas since 2003, and he reviews and works every one of these claims himself.
Georgetown sits at the north end of the metro’s I-35 build-out, where the highway meets SH-29 and SH-130 and traffic backs up in ways that produce serious wrecks. We know the roads, the hospitals your records will come from, and how claims from the Georgetown area tend to be valued by Williamson County adjusters and juries.
Where a Georgetown car accident claim is filed
Georgetown is the Williamson County seat, which gives you a small structural advantage most Central Texas crash victims do not have. If your case ever needs a lawsuit, it is filed at the Williamson County Justice Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Street, in your own city, and any hearing you have to attend is a short drive rather than a day off work.
The large majority of these claims settle long before a petition is filed. Venue still matters to the adjuster, because the settlement number is priced partly against the jury pool that would hear the case if talks fall apart.
Two years to file, and the exception for children
Texas gives you two years from the date of the wreck to file suit. Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003. That sounds like plenty of time until you notice that the evidence which decides these cases does not last two years. Camera footage from a business on Williams Drive is gone in weeks.
Children get more time. Under § 16.001 the clock does not begin for a minor until the child turns eighteen, so a child hurt in a Georgetown crash can bring a claim until age twenty. Parents settle their own claims and assume the same deadline covered the child. It did not, and that distinction has saved cases.
Our Texas injury statute of limitations calculator will give you your date in a few clicks.
How Texas splits the blame
Texas uses proportionate responsibility. Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 33.001 cuts you off entirely once you are more than 50% at fault. Below that line, § 33.012 reduces the award by your percentage: twenty-five percent at fault on an $80,000 case leaves $60,000.
That is the whole reason an adjuster is so interested in your version of events while you are still on pain medication. On a multi-vehicle I-35 pileup, where fault gets divided among four or five drivers, those percentages are the entire negotiation.
When 30/60/25 is not enough
Texas requires only $30,000 per injured person, $60,000 per crash, and $25,000 in property coverage. Tex. Transp. Code § 601.072. A serious wreck on the interstate blows past that before the first surgery is scheduled.
Your own underinsured motorist coverage is usually what closes the gap. Texas insurers must offer UM/UIM in writing, and it is on your policy unless you rejected it in writing. Tex. Ins. Code § 1952.101. Pull the declarations page and check before you conclude the money is not there.
What a Georgetown claim is worth
No one can give you a number on the first call, and a lawyer who does is selling something. What sets value is concrete: the severity and permanence of the injury, medical costs already incurred and still coming, income lost, and how clean the liability evidence looks. A documented rear-end collision at a Williams Drive signal is a different case from a contested lane change on I-35, even with identical injuries.
The opening offer is a starting position, not a valuation. It is priced on the chance that certain money today beats better money later.
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Our downtown Austin office is about 30 miles south of Georgetown, a 35 to 40 minute drive on I-35. We do not ask injured clients to make that trip while they are still recovering — most of the work happens by phone and video, and we come to you when that is what is needed.
At SMB Law, PC you work with Shane M. Boasberg directly. He has been licensed in Texas since 2003 and has spent those years across the table from adjusters and defense counsel. You get his assessment of your case, in plain English, rather than a summary passed along by someone else.
Why clients choose SMB Law, PC
- Direct attorney access — you talk to Shane, not a call center or a rotating case manager.
- No fee unless we recover — car accident cases run on a contingency fee, so nothing comes out of pocket to start.
- Straight answers — if the fight will cost more than it returns, we say so in the first meeting.
- Fees in writing — explained before you sign anything.
What working with us looks like
- Confidential consultation to understand your goals and the law that applies.
- Strategy and records tailored to your situation.
- Negotiation or court — we settle when we can and litigate when we must.
- Resolution implemented correctly so you can move on.
I-35 through Georgetown
I-35 through Georgetown is a serial-wreck corridor: an 18-wheeler striking the overpass shut down the southbound lanes, a six-vehicle collision sent three people to hospitals, and an April 2025 wreck seriously injured more. When the interstate closes, the chaos spills onto Austin Avenue and Williams Drive — the same driveway-dense arterials that carry Georgetown’s own local crash load along with the SH-29 crossings.
The evidence angle matters: I-35 closures generate TxDPS reports, dash-cam footage, and commercial witnesses — all collectable, all perishable.
What to do in the first week
- Get examined the same day. St. David’s Georgetown handles same-day exams. Go even if you feel fine: adrenaline hides soft-tissue and head injuries for a day or two, and a gap between the crash and your first visit is the first thing an adjuster reaches for.
- Request the crash report. A Texas peace officer must file a CR-3 report on any crash involving injury, death, or roughly $1,000 in damage. Tex. Transp. Code § 550.026. Georgetown PD works city streets; the Department of Public Safety works the interstate.
- Photograph while the scene still exists. Vehicles, the intersection, skid marks, and your injuries as they develop over the following days. Businesses along Austin Avenue and Williams Drive have cameras, and that footage is routinely overwritten inside of two or three weeks.
- Notify your own insurer, and nobody else. Your policy requires prompt notice to your carrier. It does not require you to give the other driver’s insurer a recorded statement, and early statements rarely help you.
Injuries in Georgetown often overlap with other collisions; we also represent people hurt in an 18-wheeler crash, a motorcycle crash, and a pedestrian accident claim, backed by our Austin car accident practice.
Frequently asked questions
Should I give the other driver’s insurer a recorded statement?
Not before you have talked to a lawyer, and you are not obligated to. That adjuster works for the company that will pay your claim, and the interview exists to lock down your description of the injuries and the fault while you are still sore and unsure. Your own insurer is a separate matter: your policy requires prompt notice to them.
What does a Georgetown car accident lawyer cost?
Nothing up front. We take these cases on a contingency fee, so the fee comes out of the recovery and there is no fee if there is no recovery. The percentage and how case expenses are handled are put in writing and explained before you sign anything.
The crash report blames me. Is the claim finished?
No. A CR-3 report captures one officer’s reading of a scene that had already been cleared, and it binds no insurer, judge, or jury. On a multi-vehicle interstate wreck especially, dash-cam footage or a witness the officer never reached can change the picture entirely. Texas allows recovery as long as you are not more than 50 percent responsible.
Do I have to travel to Austin from Georgetown?
No. Our office is about thirty miles south on I-35, and we handle Georgetown consultations and case updates by phone and video while you focus on recovering.
How long does a Georgetown car accident case take?
A straightforward claim with clear fault and finished treatment often resolves in a few months. Serious injury, disputed fault, or a commercial defendant stretches it out, sometimes beyond a year, because no one can value the case honestly until your doctors can say where you will end up. Settling early usually means settling short.
A Georgetown crash puts you into a negotiation you did not choose, against people who do this for a living, with a two-year clock running behind it. You do not have to carry that alone, and nothing needs to be decided today. Call SMB Law, PC at (512) 561-5003 for a free and confidential consultation, and we will tell you honestly whether you need a lawyer at all.