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Westlake Hills, TX Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
What Our Clients Say
After a Westlake Hills motorcycle crash, an insurer may point to what you were wearing to argue you caused your own injuries. SMB Law, PC makes sure your gear and your injuries are documented to tell the true story. A Westlake Hills motorcycle accident lawyer knows an insurer will point to a rider’s gear to shift blame, and how to answer it. Shane has been licensed since 2003 and personally documents the injuries and gear to tell the true story.
Riders on the Loop 360 and Bee Cave Road corridors near Westlake Hills often gear up for hill-country routes, and when a driver causes a crash, that gear — and the injuries it could not prevent — becomes part of the claim.
Where a Westlake Hills motorcycle accident claim is handled
Westlake Hills 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 settle with the insurer first.
Protective gear, road rash, and documenting the injury
Motorcycle injuries are different from car-crash injuries, and how they are documented drives the value of the claim. Even a well-geared rider can suffer road rash, fractures, degloving, and traumatic brain injury, because a motorcycle offers no crumple zone. Insurers sometimes turn a rider’s gear into an argument either way — suggesting a rider without full gear was careless, or that gear means the injuries ‘can’t be that bad.’ Neither is a reason to underpay a legitimate injury. What matters is a complete record: photographs of the damaged gear and the wounds, thorough medical documentation of road rash and its scarring and infection risk, and imaging for the fractures and head injuries that are easy to under-document. Texas does not bar recovery because a rider lacked a particular piece of gear, and helmet use above the legal requirement is generally not a fault issue. We build the medical and photographic record a Westlake Hills motorcycle injury deserves, so the claim reflects the real harm.
Making the injury visible on paper
A serious Westlake Hills motorcycle injury can be undervalued simply because it was not documented well in the first days. Road rash heals into scars whose permanence needs to be captured while the wound is fresh; a concussion’s effects can be missed without the right evaluation; and orthopedic injuries require imaging and specialist notes to show their long-term impact. We help riders build that record early — photographing wounds and damaged gear, making sure road rash and its treatment are charted in detail, and getting the imaging and specialist care that documents fractures and head trauma. That evidence is what turns a dismissive ‘soft-tissue’ label into an accurate picture of what the rider actually suffered, and it is often the difference between a lowball offer and full value.
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 Westlake Hills
Our office is in downtown Austin, an easy reach from Westlake Hills. 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 Loop 360
Loop 360 is one of Austin’s most demanding rides — blind curves, fast merges, and left-turning drivers who “didn’t see” the motorcycle. That phrase is an admission of failure to yield, and building the case around it early — lane position, sightlines, speed — is what beats the insurer’s rider-blame playbook. Westlake Hills cases file in Travis County, in Austin, minutes from our office, and the evidence along Loop 360 and Bee Caves Road is strongest when it’s collected in the first days after the crash.
Frequently asked questions
What should a rider do after a Loop 360 crash?
Medical care first, get the police report number at the scene, keep your gear as evidence, and give no recorded statement to the insurer before speaking with counsel.
Can the insurer blame me for my injuries because of my gear?
They may try, but lacking a particular piece of gear generally does not bar recovery in Texas. Proper documentation counters the argument.
Is road rash taken seriously in a claim?
It should be. Severe road rash can mean permanent scarring, infection, and skin grafts, and it needs to be thoroughly documented and valued.
Why is documenting a motorcycle injury so important?
Because motorcycle injuries are often severe and easy to under-document. A complete photographic and medical record supports the claim’s true value.
Do I have to travel to your office from Westlake Hills?
No. Our downtown Austin office is about 7 miles east via Loop 360 and Bee Cave Road, and we handle Westlake Hills claims by phone and video.