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Lakeway, TX Wrongful Death Lawyer
What Our Clients Say
No settlement can replace the person you lost. What a wrongful death claim can do is secure your family’s financial future and hold the responsible party accountable. SMB Law, PC helps Lakeway families understand what the law allows them to recover. A Lakeway wrongful death lawyer knows how Texas measures a family’s losses, from lost support to lost companionship. Shane has been licensed since 2003 and personally helps Central Texas families understand and pursue what the law allows.
The winding hill-country roads and busy RR-620 and TX-71 corridors around Lakeway can be beautiful and dangerous, and a driver’s serious mistake here can have devastating, permanent consequences for a family.
Where a Lakeway wrongful death claim is handled
Lakeway is in Travis County, so a wrongful death suit 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.
The damages a Texas family can recover
Texas law recognizes that a family loses far more than a paycheck when a loved one is taken. A wrongful death recovery can include the lost financial support and services the person would have provided, the value of lost care, maintenance, counsel, and guidance, the loss of love, companionship, and society, the mental anguish the family suffers, and lost inheritance — the estate the person would likely have built and left behind. Separately, a survival claim brought through the estate can recover for the pain and medical expenses the person endured before death, along with funeral costs. Insurers tend to acknowledge only the most obvious economic losses. We document the full measure of what a Lakeway family has lost so the recovery reflects the real weight of the loss.
Documenting the full measure of a loss
Proving the true value of a Lakeway family’s loss takes more than adding up bills. The financial component — lost earnings and benefits over the person’s working life, plus lost household services — is established with economic analysis and, where needed, expert testimony. The human losses, which often matter most, are shown through the family’s own account of the relationship and the role the person played in their lives. And the survival claim requires records of the medical care and suffering before death. We assemble these pieces thoughtfully and respectfully, so a settlement or verdict accounts not only for what a family can count but for what they have genuinely lost. It is careful work, and it is what keeps an insurer from reducing a profound loss to a narrow economic figure.
Compassionate, experienced counsel when it matters most
A wrongful death case is never really about money — it is about accountability and about protecting a family’s future. You work directly with attorney Shane M. Boasberg, who has represented Texans for more than two decades and has been licensed by the State of Texas since 2003. He handles these cases with the care they deserve, keeps families informed at every step, and takes on the insurance company so you can focus on grieving and healing. You get a lawyer who treats your loss with respect — 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 families choose SMB Law, PC
- Direct attorney access — you talk to Shane, licensed since 2003, not a call center.
- No fee unless we recover — wrongful death cases are handled on a contingency basis.
- Honest, patient guidance and transparent terms explained before you commit.
What working with us looks like
- Free, private consultation to understand your family’s situation and the law that applies.
- Investigation — we preserve evidence, obtain the reports, and identify every responsible party and insurer.
- Negotiation or court — we settle when the offer is fair and litigate when it is not.
- Resolution handled with care so your family can move forward.
Frequently asked questions
What damages can a family recover in a Texas wrongful death case?
Lost financial support, lost companionship and guidance, mental anguish, and lost inheritance, among other losses the family suffers.
What is a survival claim?
A separate claim brought through the estate for the pain, medical expenses, and funeral costs the person incurred before death.
Are non-economic losses like companionship recoverable?
Yes. Texas recognizes the loss of love, companionship, society, and guidance as compensable harms to the family.
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 wrongful death matters remotely.