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Lakeway, TX Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
What Our Clients Say
A motorcycle offers no steel cage, so a Lakeway crash that would dent a car can shatter a rider’s body. SMB Law, PC makes sure a rider’s serious injuries are valued for everything they truly cost. A Lakeway motorcycle accident lawyer knows a rider’s injuries are often catastrophic and must be valued for a lifetime, not a first bill. Shane has handled Central Texas injury claims for more than twenty years and personally makes sure the full cost is counted.
Lakeway’s scenic hill-country roads and the RR-620 and TX-71 corridors draw riders, but their curves, elevation changes, and weekend traffic also make a driver’s mistake far more dangerous for anyone on two wheels.
Where a Lakeway motorcycle accident claim is handled
Lakeway is in Travis County, so a lawsuit is filed with the Travis County District Clerk at the Civil and Family Courthouse on Guadalupe Street in Austin, close to our office. Most claims resolve with the insurer before that stage.
Serious injuries and the damages a rider can recover
Without the protection of a vehicle body, motorcyclists absorb the full force of a collision, and the injuries tend to be severe — road rash requiring skin grafts, broken bones, spinal damage, and traumatic brain injury even when a helmet is worn. Texas law lets an injured rider recover for the entire harm: past and future medical care, lost wages and lost earning capacity, physical pain and mental anguish, and physical impairment or disfigurement such as lasting scarring. Insurers routinely undervalue the future and non-economic pieces, treating a life-altering injury like a minor claim. We document the full medical trajectory and the human cost so a Lakeway rider’s recovery reflects what the injury actually means, not the discounted figure an adjuster hopes to pay.
Don’t let a serious injury be undervalued
The costliest mistake after a serious Lakeway motorcycle crash is settling before the injury’s full arc is known. Orthopedic hardware, skin grafts, and nerve damage can require procedures months down the road, and a brain injury’s effects can surface slowly. Because a signed release closes the claim for good, timing is everything: we generally wait until treatment stabilizes and the long-term prognosis is clear, then value the claim against that complete picture with medical opinions, wage proof, and, where warranted, life-care and vocational analysis. That patience, backed by thorough documentation, is often what separates a settlement that covers today’s bills from one that also covers the surgeries, therapy, and lost earning power a rider will face for years.
Decades of Texas injury experience on your side
Motorcycle claims come with a built-in headwind, and answering it takes 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 and juries view riders, how to document a serious motorcycle injury, and how to push back on the assumptions that get used to discount these cases. You get a lawyer who has done this many times — not a case manager reading from a script.
Working with us from Lakeway
Our office is in downtown Austin, an easy reach from Lakeway. 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 riders choose SMB Law, PC
- Direct attorney access — you talk to Shane, licensed since 2003, not a call center.
- No fee unless we recover — motorcycle-injury cases are handled on a contingency basis.
- Honest advice and transparent terms explained before you commit.
What working with us looks like
- Free consultation to understand what happened and the law that applies.
- Investigation — we preserve evidence, obtain the crash report, and identify every insurer.
- Negotiation or court — we settle when the offer is fair and litigate when it is not.
- Recovery paid out and medical liens resolved so you keep more of it.
Riding the lake corridor
RM 620’s curves plus weekend lake traffic are the Lakeway rider’s risk map — drivers towing boats, turning across lanes, and “not seeing” the motorcycle. That phrase is an admission of failure to yield, and documenting it early is how the rider-blame playbook gets beaten. Lakeway cases file in Travis County, in Austin, minutes from our office and the courts where we practice daily.
Frequently asked questions
Can I still recover if I wasn’t wearing a helmet?
Usually yes on fault — Texas permits qualified riders 21 and over to ride without one, and non-use only enters as a damages argument for head injuries, not as a defense to the crash itself.
Why are motorcycle injuries usually more severe?
A rider has no vehicle body absorbing the impact, so the same crash that dents a car can cause fractures, road rash, or brain injury.
What can an injured motorcyclist recover?
Past and future medical costs, lost wages and earning capacity, pain and mental anguish, and impairment or disfigurement like scarring.
Is scarring or disfigurement compensable?
Yes. Permanent scarring and disfigurement are recognized harms under Texas law and can add significant value to a claim.
Do I have to travel to your office from Lakeway?
No. Our downtown Austin office is about 20 miles east via TX-71 and RR-620, and we handle Lakeway motorcycle claims remotely.