Injuries Caused by Negligence on Residential and Commercial Property In Texas, as in all states, the owner and/or occupying party in control of commercial or residential property has a duty to anyone legally visiting the property to take reasonable … [Read more...]
How Much Will It Cost to Hire a Child Support Lawyer in Texas?
What Can You Expect to Pay to Resolve a Child Support Dispute? When you're involved in a divorce proceeding in Texas and there are minor children in the home, the court will almost always order the payment of child support, even when the court … [Read more...]
What Are the Different Ways of Getting a Green Card?
How You Can Become a Lawful Permanent Resident You've left your home country and come to America, but you're only here on a temporary visa. You know that you want to live here permanently, but you're not sure how you can make that happen. Let's look … [Read more...]
Protecting Your Legal Rights after a Texas Motor Vehicle Accident
Taking the Right Steps to Help You Get Full and Fair Compensation When you've been involved in any type of car, truck or motorcycle accident, whether as a driver, passenger or pedestrian, the risk of serious and catastrophic injury is great, even … [Read more...]
What Are Preferences in a Bankruptcy Filing?
The Consequences of Favoring One Creditor Over Another You're struggling to make ends meet, whether you've lost your job, been forced to take a less lucrative position because of COVID, had an unanticipated injury or illness or been a party to a … [Read more...]
Wrongful Death in Texas
What Is It? Who Can File a Claim? What Damages Can Be Recovered? There's a famous quote from the English author, John Donne, that says "Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind." There's much truth in that…we are all affected … [Read more...]
When and How to Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer
Knowing When to Retain Legal Counsel | The Necessary Steps in Hiring a Personal Injury Attorney Accidents often happen when you least expect them, changing your life in an instant. If you’ve never been involved in an automobile accident, slip and … [Read more...]
How Do the Texas Community Property Laws Work?
How Are Marital Debts and Assets Divided in a Texas Divorce? When you seek to legally terminate your marriage, there are generally three major issues that must be addressed: The custody of minor children, if there are any The support of a … [Read more...]
Burn Injuries—Severity and Cause
The Different Degrees of Burn Injuries| The Different Types of Burn Accidents and Injuries Burn injuries can be among the most painful and debilitating forms of trauma, with far-reaching consequences, including increased susceptibility to … [Read more...]
Workers’ Comp Form DWC-041: Employee’s Claim for Compensation for a Work-Related Injury or Occupational Disease
Hi, my name's Kim Wyatt. I'm the managing attorney here at Bailey & Galyen for the Workers' Comp department. Today, we're going to discuss a form that many of you will and should have filled out, if you are reporting that you have been injured on … [Read more...]
DIY Estate Plans
I'm Jay Bailey, with Bailey & Galyen. I serve as of counsel with the firm and head our Probate and Estate Planning section. You've heard me, possibly heard me in the past talk about DIY. I'm lousy at it. There's not much that I can fix around the … [Read more...]
