Recovering Compensation When Your Employer Does Not Have Workers’ Comp Insurance In all states but Texas, most employers are required by law to either carry workers' compensation insurance or qualify to be self-insured. Texas, however, has no such … [Read more...]
Slip and Fall Accidents in the DFW Metroplex
Protecting Your Rights After an Injury Caused by Poorly Maintained Property When you visit residential or commercial property, you expect that the owners (or those persons who exercise control over the premises) have taken reasonable steps to ensure … [Read more...]
Kim Smith Featured on The Legal Hour
Bailey & Galyen Attorney Provides Overview of Texas Workers’ Compensation System Bailey & Galyen attorney Kim Smith, a highly-regarded workers’ compensation lawyer in Texas, appeared recently on Bailey & Galyen podcast The Legal Hour, where she … [Read more...]
Bailey & Galyen Attorneys at Law and the Texas Rangers Sponsor The Legal Café’s First-Ever Fall Block Party – A Night of Fun and Community
Bailey & Galyen Attorneys at Law, the Official Law Firm of The Legal Café, proudly sponsored The Legal Café’s first-ever Fall Block Party on October 24, bringing the community together for an unforgettable evening of family-friendly fun. The street … [Read more...]
Halloween Night Arrests—Common Crimes Committed
How An Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney Can Protect Your Rights Halloween has become one of the most popular holidays of the year. It’s a great chance for kids of all ages to dress in costume and play make believe. Unfortunately, it also has … [Read more...]
Halloween Safety Tips
Strategies for Preventing Injury to Trick-or-Treaters According to statistics compiled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 3,000 people make a trip to the emergency room every year on or immediately after Halloween. Nearly half … [Read more...]
Navigating the Family-Based Immigration Process in Texas
Key Steps for DFW Families You’ve come to the United States seeking a better life, but circumstances required you to leave some loved ones behind. You’ve been able to get lawful permanent residency, and now you’re ready to bring your family members … [Read more...]
Common Reasons Social Security Disability Claims Are Denied
How to Appeal When Your Application for Benefits Is Rejected You’ve suffered an injury or illness that prevents you from being gainfully employed. It seems clear that you meet all the requirements to collect social security disability insurance … [Read more...]
Texas Personal Injury Law
What You Need to Know When You’ve Been Hurt in an Accident It can happen in an instant, whether you’re riding in a car, walking down the sidewalk, or at work. Someone does something without paying attention…fails to stop at a red light, or turns on … [Read more...]
Divorce in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex—Property Settlements
Navigating the Community Property Laws in Texas When a marriage ends, one of the most challenging tasks often is dividing the debts and assets accumulated during the marriage. In Texas, as in eight other states, the obligations and assets accrued by … [Read more...]
Construction Site Injuries in Dallas
Who’s Responsible When You’re Hurt on a DFW Construction Project? It’s no secret that working in building construction is among the most dangerous occupations in the world. That doesn’t mean, however, that you should expect or assume the risk of … [Read more...]
Bailey & Galyen’s Kern Lewis on Good Morning Texas
Attorney Interviewed at The Legal Café Attorney Kern Lewis, Director of Catastrophic Litigation at Bailey & Galyen, spoke about the firm’s catastrophic injury practice recently with Paige McCoy Smith, of Good Morning Texas. Board-certified by the … [Read more...]
