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Injury Rights Law · The Casas Law Firm, P.C.

Your Injury.
Your Rights.
Our Mission.

Trial lawyers representing people injured by the negligence of others, on the road, on someone else's property, in a defective product, or out training for the race, ride, or event you love. If someone else's negligence caused your injury, you have powerful legal rights. We enforce them.

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Practice Areas Overview

Six Areas of Injury Representation

From the road to the racecourse, we fight for people hurt because someone else failed to act with reasonable care.

01
Motor Vehicle Accidents

Car, truck, motorcycle, and rideshare accidents caused by negligent, distracted, or impaired drivers. We deal directly with insurance companies so you don't have to.

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02
Premises Liability & Slip and Fall

Property owners have a legal duty to keep their premises reasonably safe. When they don't, and someone gets hurt, we hold them accountable.

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03
Athlete & Recreational Injuries

Runners, cyclists, swimmers, and everyday athletes injured due to negligent event organizers, defective gear, unsafe courses, or careless drivers while training or competing.

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04
Product Liability

Defective products, dangerous equipment, and unsafe consumer goods cause serious injuries every day. We pursue manufacturers, distributors, and retailers who put profit over safety.

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05
Medical Malpractice

When the medical care you trusted causes catastrophic harm, through surgical errors, misdiagnosis, or negligence, we hold providers and institutions accountable.

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06
Wrongful Death

When negligence takes a life, families deserve answers and accountability. We represent surviving families in wrongful death claims arising from any type of preventable tragedy.

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01. Motor Vehicle Accidents

Your Injury.
Their
Negligence.

A car, truck, or motorcycle accident can change your life in an instant, physically, financially, and emotionally. When another driver's negligence, distraction, impairment, or recklessness causes a crash, the law entitles you to recover for your medical bills, lost income, pain and suffering, and long-term care.

Injury Rights Law represents individuals and families injured in car accidents, commercial trucking collisions, motorcycle crashes, rideshare accidents, and pedestrian and bicycle collisions. Insurance companies move quickly after a crash, often before you fully understand the extent of your injuries, to minimize what they pay. We move just as quickly to protect your rights.

Our attorneys handle every stage of a motor vehicle claim, from accident investigation and evidence preservation to negotiating with insurance adjusters and, when necessary, taking a case to trial. We are not afraid of litigation, and neither are the insurance companies we go up against.

We handle:

Car accidents and multi-vehicle collisions
Commercial trucking and 18-wheeler accidents
Motorcycle accident claims
Rideshare (Uber & Lyft) accident claims
Pedestrian accidents caused by negligent drivers
Distracted, drowsy, and drunk driving claims
Hit-and-run and uninsured motorist claims
Insurance bad faith and denied claim disputes

The at-fault driver's insurance company is not on your side. Before you give a statement or accept a settlement offer, talk to us. It costs nothing to find out where you stand.

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02. Premises Liability & Slip and Fall

Property Owners
Have a Duty.
We Enforce It.

Property owners and businesses have a legal obligation to maintain reasonably safe conditions for the people who visit their premises. When they fail to fix a known hazard, provide adequate warning, or maintain adequate security, and someone is injured as a result, the owner can be held liable.

Injury Rights Law represents people injured by wet floors, uneven walkways, poor lighting, inadequate security, negligent maintenance, and other dangerous property conditions. These cases often turn on evidence that disappears quickly. Surveillance footage gets overwritten, hazards get repaired, and witnesses become harder to locate. Acting fast matters.

Our attorneys investigate premises liability claims thoroughly, working to preserve evidence, identify responsible parties, and document the full extent of your injuries and losses.

We handle:

Slip, trip, and fall accidents
Inadequate security and third-party assault claims
Dog bites and animal attacks
Swimming pool accidents and drownings
Falling merchandise and unsecured object injuries
Negligent property maintenance
Construction site and unmarked hazard injuries
Retail, grocery store, and hotel accidents

If you were injured on someone else's property, document what you can, including photos, witness names, and where it happened. Then contact us before speaking with an insurance representative.

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03. Athlete & Recreational Injuries

Hurt While You
Were Doing
What You Love.

Runners, cyclists, swimmers, and everyday athletes take on real risk every time they train or compete, but they shouldn't have to absorb the cost of someone else's negligence. When a race organizer fails to close a course to traffic, a piece of equipment fails, a gym doesn't maintain its facility, or a driver doesn't yield to a cyclist, the person injured has legal rights.

Injury Rights Law represents runners, cyclists, triathletes, swimmers, and recreational and amateur athletes injured through no fault of their own, whether during an organized race or event, a group training ride, a gym workout, or everyday recreation. We understand these injuries can end a season, a training block, or a career, and we fight to recover the full value of what was taken from you.

Many athletes assume that a signed waiver bars any legal claim. That is often not true. Waivers generally do not protect an organizer, facility, or manufacturer from liability for gross negligence, reckless conduct, or hazards outside the scope of what a participant reasonably agreed to assume. We evaluate every situation individually, waiver or not.

We handle:

Marathon, road race, and triathlon injuries
Cycling accidents involving unsafe roads or negligent drivers
Injuries caused by negligent race organizers or municipalities
Group ride and training accidents
Gym, fitness studio, and equipment failure injuries
Open-water swimming and triathlon-related injuries
Defective athletic gear and equipment claims
Youth and amateur sports injuries caused by negligence

Injured during a race, a ride, or a workout? Don't assume a waiver means you have no case. Talk to us first. The evaluation is free.

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04. Product Liability

Defective Products.
Real
Consequences.

Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers have a legal duty to ensure the products they put into the marketplace are reasonably safe for their intended use. When a defectively designed or manufactured product causes injury, or a company fails to warn consumers of a known danger, those responsible can be held liable regardless of fault or intent.

Injury Rights Law represents individuals injured by defective consumer products, dangerous equipment, faulty safety gear, and vehicle parts that failed when they were needed most. Product liability cases often involve complex engineering and regulatory questions, and we work with qualified experts to prove exactly how and why a product failed.

Whether the defect involves design, manufacturing, or a failure to warn, we investigate thoroughly and pursue every responsible party in the chain of distribution.

We handle:

Defective consumer and household products
Dangerous pharmaceuticals and medical devices
Defective vehicle parts and equipment
Faulty safety and protective equipment
Industrial and workplace equipment failures
Recalled product injuries
Failure-to-warn and inadequate labeling claims
Manufacturing and design defect litigation

Preserve the product if you can. Don't repair, discard, or return it. It is often the single most important piece of evidence in a product liability case.

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05. Medical Malpractice

When Trusted
Care Causes
Harm.

Patients place enormous trust in doctors, nurses, hospitals, and medical facilities. When a healthcare provider fails to meet the accepted standard of care, through a surgical error, a missed or delayed diagnosis, a medication mistake, or negligent treatment, and that failure causes serious injury, the provider and institution can be held accountable.

Injury Rights Law represents patients and families harmed by medical negligence, including catastrophic and permanent injuries, birth injuries, and cases involving long-term or nursing home care. Medical malpractice cases require detailed medical record review and qualified expert testimony to establish exactly how the standard of care was breached, and we build that case methodically.

These claims are subject to strict, often short, statutes of limitations and pre-suit requirements that vary by state. Early evaluation is essential.

We handle:

Surgical errors and operative negligence
Misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis
Medication and dosage errors
Birth injuries and obstetric negligence
Hospital and staffing negligence
Anesthesia errors
Nursing home neglect and abuse
Catastrophic and traumatic brain injury claims

Medical malpractice claims move on strict deadlines and often require a pre-suit review process. Contact us as early as possible so we can protect your claim.

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06. Wrongful Death

When Negligence
Takes
Everything.

No verdict or settlement can undo the loss of a loved one. But when negligence causes a preventable death, surviving family members have the legal right to hold the responsible party accountable and to recover for the financial and personal loss they have suffered.

Injury Rights Law represents families in wrongful death claims arising from car and trucking accidents, defective products, medical malpractice, premises liability, and other forms of negligence. We handle these cases with the sensitivity families deserve while pursuing full accountability from the parties responsible.

Our attorneys work to secure compensation for loss of financial support, loss of companionship and guidance, funeral and burial expenses, and the full value of what a family has lost.

We handle:

Wrongful death from motor vehicle accidents
Wrongful death from defective products
Wrongful death from medical malpractice
Wrongful death from premises liability
Survival actions on behalf of an estate
Loss of financial support and companionship claims
Commercial vehicle and trucking fatalities
Claims against corporate and government entities

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We know this is one of the hardest calls a family will ever make. We're here to listen first, and to explain your options clearly and without pressure.

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Our Team

The Attorneys Behind the Mission

Experienced trial lawyers across six states, united by one mission: standing up for people injured by someone else's negligence.

Joseph N. Casas
Joseph N. Casas
Founder & Managing Partner · JD, MBA · California · Illinois

Joseph is the firm's founder and Managing Partner. Bilingual trial lawyer with U.S. Marine Corps and Navy JAG prosecution experience, with almost twenty years of litigation experience. After serving as a JAG Corps prosecutor, he learned civil litigation at McKenna, Long, and Aldridge LLP (Now Dentons US). His experience includes corporate law, bankruptcy, immigration, and employment matters. As a private military defense lawyer, Joseph obtained numerous acquittals in high-stakes trials involving war crimes allegations, including US v. Andrew Grayson. He has first-chaired dozens of trials. Joseph is licensed in California, Illinois, Military Courts, and various U.S. district courts. J.D. from Chicago Kent-College of Law; MBA from Stuart School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology; B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.

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John V. Golaszewski
John V. Golaszewski
Senior Partner · New York · East Coast Litigation

Senior partner responsible for east coast litigation. Over a decade of experience in IP, privacy and media, business, real estate, and securities disputes in federal and state courts. Clients range from Fortune 500 corporations to entrepreneurs, athletes, and entertainers. First-chair trial lawyer handling all aspects of complex civil litigation from pre-suit through appeal. Significant experience in Lanham Act, RICO, FLSA, trade secret, defamation, fraud, breach of contract, and corporate dissolution matters. Also advises clients subject to SEC, DOJ, and FINRA inquiries. Licensed in New York and various federal courts. Graduate of University of Pennsylvania Law School and Bucknell University.

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Mila Khomiak
Mila Khomiak
Florida Partner · Civil Litigation

Licensed Florida civil litigation attorney specializing in complex litigation, including personal injury and catastrophic injury matters. Vast experience in business litigation, mortgage lending, and consumer finance. Tried an extensive amount of bench trials and participated in class action lawsuits with a very high success rate. Most recently part of the trial team that secured a federal court victory on behalf of firm clients. B.S. from University of Toronto; J.D. from St. Thomas University School of Law, Miami, where she was an articles editor for the Intercultural Human Rights Law Review.

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Dennis Postiglione
Dennis Postiglione
Texas Partner · Personal Injury & Insurance

Trial lawyer with over 15 years of litigation experience in state and federal court. Represents clients in catastrophic personal injury, trucking, wrongful death, premises liability, construction defect, breach of contract, and misappropriation matters. Prior to joining the firm as Partner in the Austin/San Antonio office, represented a broad base of clients across Texas and the U.S. B.A. in English from the University of Texas at Austin (Dean's List, 1993); J.D. from South Texas College of Law (2003).

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Monica Padilla
Monica Padilla
California Partner · Personal Injury & Business Litigation

Attorney with 11 years of experience representing individuals, athletes, artists, corporations, small businesses, and management companies nationally and throughout California. Led teams on large-scale complex litigation for both individuals and corporate clients. Experience spans boutique firms in San Diego to some of the largest law firms in the world, dedicated to personal injury, corporate law, and civil litigation. J.D. from Thomas Jefferson School of Law; B.F.A. with Pre-Law Political Science Minor from the University of Central Florida.

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Shelby Chesnes
Shelby Chesnes
Associate · Florida

The firm's newest litigation associate licensed in Florida. Began her legal career in-house at a financial firm, then clerked for both a criminal law firm and a hospitality law firm. Also worked as a Miami realtor, providing a unique real estate and premises liability perspective. J.D. from University of Miami School of Law; B.A. in Psychology from University of Miami (double cane).

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Why Us

Why Injured Clients Choose The Casas Law Firm

Insurance companies settle cheap because most lawyers settle cheap too. We're built to litigate, and it shows in every outcome we secure for our clients.

25
25 Years Trial Experience · Joe Casas

Joseph Casas has gone to trial against major corporations and insurance carriers, and won. Most lawyers settle because trials are hard. We're built to litigate.

6
6 Trial Attorneys. National Reach.

California, Texas, Illinois, Florida, New York, and Washington D.C., with a network of trusted local counsel nationwide. We serve clients wherever they were injured.

1:1
Direct Attorney Access

You'll work directly with your attorney from day one, not a rotating cast of case managers who don't know your case.

We Speak Your World

From trucking regulations to race-day liability waivers to hospital standards of care, you won't have to explain the basics to your lawyer.

We Move Fast

Evidence disappears. Memories fade. We start investigating immediately to lock down the proof your case depends on.

Big Firm Power. Small Firm Feel.

We routinely take on the largest insurance companies and corporate defense firms in the country. You'll always know your attorney by name, and they'll always know your case.

"We hold negligent parties accountable, no matter how powerful they are."
Joseph Casas, Founder, The Casas Law Firm, P.C.
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Tell us what happened. We'll tell you whether you have a case, what it might be worth, and what to do next. No pressure, no obligation.

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FAQ

Common Questions

We understand you may have concerns before reaching out. Here are answers to what most injured clients ask us first.

How much does it cost to hire you?

Nothing upfront. Personal injury cases are handled on contingency, meaning we only get paid if we win or settle your case. The initial consultation is always free.

How long do I have to file a claim?

Statutes of limitations vary by claim type and state. Some are as short as one to two years, and medical malpractice claims often move even faster. Don't wait. Contact us today so we can evaluate your timeline before any deadline passes.

The insurance company already contacted me. What should I do?

Don't give a recorded statement or sign anything before speaking with us. Insurance adjusters are trained to minimize what they pay, and early statements are often used against injured claimants later.

I signed a waiver before my race or event. Can I still have a case?

Often, yes. Waivers don't always bar a claim. If your injury was caused by gross negligence, a defective product, or a hazard outside what you reasonably agreed to assume, you may still have a valid case. We evaluate every situation individually.

What if I had a pre-existing condition?

You can still recover for the ways an accident worsened or aggravated a pre-existing condition. This comes up often, and we know how to document and prove it.

What states do you practice in?

We're licensed in California, Texas, Illinois, Florida, New York, and Washington D.C., with a network of trusted local counsel nationwide. We serve clients across the country.

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