When a serious injury happens, the legal system can feel overwhelming. Medical bills arrive before answers. Insurance adjusters start calling. Employers may push return-to-work pressure before you’re medically ready.
In moments like these, your choice of legal counsel becomes one of the most important decisions you’ll make.
A skilled injury and maritime lawyer does more than file paperwork. They protect your health, preserve your rights, secure evidence, and position your case for the strongest possible outcome from day one.
Below, we break down why choosing the right attorney matters — and how our firm stands apart for injured individuals across Houston, the Gulf Coast, and nationwide.
1. Evidence Disappears Fast — Strategic Counsel Ensures Nothing Is Lost
In injury and maritime cases, time is not on your side. Surveillance footage can be deleted. Vessel logs can vanish. Witnesses relocate. Electronic vessel navigation records and maintenance logs can be overwritten.
An experienced firm knows how to:
- Issue preservation demands immediately
- Secure accident investigation reports
- Obtain vessel & equipment maintenance records
- Preserve electronic navigation, GPS, and AIS data
- Document medical findings & expert evaluations early
This proactive strategy protects your claim — long before litigation even begins.
2. Insurance Companies Are Not on Your Side
Insurance adjusters may appear friendly, but their job is to protect corporate profits, not people.
They often:
- Minimize injuries and losses
- Delay payments to pressure you
- Push recorded statements to use against you
- Offer low settlements before medical treatment finishes
A strong plaintiff firm flips the power dynamic — bringing resources, experts, and experience to hold corporations accountable.
3. Maritime & Industrial Injury Cases Demand Specialized Knowledge
For port workers, longshoremen, seafarers, refinery workers, and offshore crew, not all lawyers understand the laws that protect you.
You need counsel familiar with:
- Jones Act seaman rights
- 33 U.S.C. § 905(b) longshore claims
- Vessel negligence & unseaworthiness
- Offshore platform & rig injuries
- Cargo-handling equipment failures & crane/rigging claims
- Port & refinery hazard standards
- Complex federal maritime jurisdiction
At our firm, this isn’t a “side practice” — maritime and serious injury law is what we do every day.
4. Local Knowledge + Courtroom Reputation Matters
Cases on the Texas Gulf Coast don’t just demand legal skill — they demand regional experience.
We proudly serve:
- Houston Ship Channel & Bayport Terminal
- Galveston & Texas City docks
- Corpus Christi & Port Arthur
- La Porte, Baytown, Seabrook, & Pasadena industrial corridors
Our reputation in federal and state courts, with opposing counsel, and among working professionals in the maritime and industrial community matters — and it benefits our clients every day.
5. Proven Case Strategy = Maximum Recovery
Winning isn’t luck — it’s preparation, experience, and execution.
Our approach includes:
- Early accident reconstruction
- Expert medical testimony & life-care planning
- Economic loss and wage analysis
- Thorough discovery and evidence development
- Aggressive negotiation backed by trial-readiness
Defense firms know: when we take a case, we are committed to proving it.
Protect Your Future — Get the Representation You Deserve
If you were injured at sea, at a port, in an industrial facility, or on Texas roads, you don’t get a second chance at justice.
You deserve a team that:
✅ Understands maritime and industrial law
✅ Knows the Gulf Coast and Houston legal landscape
✅ Has the resources to fight major corporations
✅ Treats every case like it’s going to trial
Your recovery, your future, and your family deserve nothing less.
Contact Us Today
Injured? Need answers? Call us.
📞 (713) 224-6622
🌐 GilmanAllison.com
Your case deserves experienced advocates — not excuses. We’re ready to help.
