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Wells Branch, TX Pedestrian Accident Lawyer
What Our Clients Say
A crash that injures a child walking near a school or bus stop is every parent’s nightmare. SMB Law, PC handles a Wells Branch child-pedestrian injury with the care it demands. A Wells Branch pedestrian accident lawyer handles a child’s case with extra care and the special rules that protect a minor’s claim. Shane has been licensed since 2003 and personally makes sure an injured child’s future needs are fully protected.
The residential streets around Wells Branch — near schools, parks, and bus stops — are where children walk, and where a careless driver can do catastrophic harm.
Where a Wells Branch pedestrian accident claim is handled
Wells Branch 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. Most claims settle with the insurer well before that stage.
When a child pedestrian is struck near a school or bus stop
The residential streets around Wells Branch are where children walk, and where a careless driver can do catastrophic harm. The law protects child pedestrians. Drivers owe a heightened duty of care in school zones and residential areas where children are present, must obey reduced school-zone speed limits, and must stop for a school bus that is loading or unloading children. A young child is held to a much lower standard of care than an adult, and below a certain age a child generally cannot be found negligent at all — so a driver cannot easily blame a kid for stepping into the street. A child’s injury claim also has special features: the statute of limitations is generally paused until the child turns 18, and any settlement usually must be court-approved and protected for the child’s benefit. We handle a Wells Branch child-pedestrian injury with the care it demands, and pursue the driver who failed to watch for a child.
Protecting a child’s recovery
A Wells Branch child-pedestrian case is handled differently from an adult’s, and those differences protect the child. Because a young child is held to a lower standard — and often cannot be assigned fault at all — we push back hard on any attempt to blame the injured child, and we hold the driver to the heightened care owed in school zones and near bus stops and homes. Texas law also requires every driver to take proper precaution on seeing a child in the roadway, one of the pedestrian right-of-way rules in Transportation Code Chapter 552. On the financial side, we make sure a minor’s settlement is structured and court-approved so the money is safeguarded for the child’s future rather than spent early, and we account for how a serious childhood injury can affect development and future medical needs. Although the filing deadline is generally paused until adulthood, we move promptly, because witnesses and evidence do not wait.
Decades of Texas injury experience on your side
A pedestrian struck by a vehicle faces devastating injuries and an insurer eager to shift blame, and answering that 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 approach pedestrian cases, how to document a catastrophic injury, and how to push back on the excuses used to discount them. You get a lawyer who has done this many times — not a case manager reading from a script.
Working with us from Wells Branch
Our office is in downtown Austin, an easy reach from Wells Branch. 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. For crashes inside the Austin city limits, see our Austin pedestrian accident lawyer page.
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 — pedestrian-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.
Frequently asked questions
Can a driver blame my child for stepping into the street?
It is much harder. Young children are held to a lower standard of care, and below a certain age a child generally cannot be found negligent at all.
Must a driver stop for a school bus?
Yes. Drivers must stop for a school bus loading or unloading children and obey reduced school-zone speed limits.
Is there more time to file a claim for a child?
Usually yes. The statute of limitations is generally paused until the child turns 18, though acting sooner protects the evidence.
Do I have to travel to your office from Wells Branch?
No. Our downtown Austin office is about 12 miles south via I-35 and Mopac, and we handle Wells Branch pedestrian claims by phone and video.