Permian Basin Accident Lawyers
Billions Won for Accident Victims in Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Across the United States
Our Personal Injury Lawyers are Undefeated and have Consistently Won the Largest Accident Verdicts and Settlements in Texas
You Won’t Pay a Dime Unless we Win Your Case – We Cover All Upfront Expenses
Securing Futures for Accident Victims in West Texas and Across the Permian Basin
Accident victims throughout the Permian Basin choose our personal injury lawyers for one reason: results.
Our undefeated trial team has recovered Billions for accident victims across West Texas and the Permian Basin, consistently achieving the largest verdicts and settlements in history in catastrophic truck and 18-wheeler accidents, oilfield accidents, plant and refinery explosions, and workplace accidents.
We understand what’s at stake after a serious accident in the Permian Basin. The physical, emotional, and financial impact on families is often devastating — especially when the injury prevents you from working, supporting your family, or obtaining the medical care you need. Having successfully represented hundreds of injured workers and wrongful death victims following the worst oil rig explosions, industrial accidents, and trucking disasters in the region, our priority is simple: secure our clients’ futures and hold every responsible party fully accountable — no matter how big or powerful they are.
While many firms talk about results, our track record speaks for itself. Our lawyers have never lost a case in the courtroom against the largest companies and corporate defendants in the world. As part of our client-driven approach, we prepare every case for trial and never back down in our pursuit of the maximum compensation possible. We also connect families with leading medical specialists to ensure they receive world-class treatment, while building the strongest possible case to recover the financial resources they need to rebuild their lives and provide for themselves and their families — for life.
When your future is on the line, you don’t just need a lawyer. You need a team with an undefeated trial record and a proven history of delivering record-breaking results while protecting your future. It’s why we’ve earned a national reputation for excellence and why accident victims across West Texas and the Permian Basin continue to trust us with the most serious and complex cases.
#1 Largest Accident Verdicts and Settlements in Texas
We consistently achieve the largest recoveries in Texas and the United States because we operate differently than other firms. We purposefully limit our caseload, allowing us to devote our full time, resources, and focus to maximizing each client’s recovery and securing their future. This approach has led to record-setting wins against some of the world’s largest companies and corporate defendants:
- #1 Largest Oilfield Accident Settlement in US History for an oilfield worker who was severely burned when the well blew out during a workover.
- #1 Largest Truck Accident Verdict in Texas for a husband and father who was seriously injured in an 18 wheeler accident.
- #1 Largest Truck Accident Recovery in Corporate History against Ben E. Keith, one of the largest beverage companies in the US, after their driver lost control of an 18-wheeler and struck our client’s disabled vehicle.
- #1 Largest Truck Accident Settlement in Texas on behalf of a client who was injured in a head-on collision with a commercial truck.
But our dedication doesn’t stop at the courtroom. From day one, our lawyers ensure clients have access to top medical specialists, that their medical bills and reasonable living expenses are covered while their case is pending, and that they receive around-the-clock support from our team. As many former clients have said, “Zehl took care of everything.”
When your future is on the line, you need a team that has proven — time and again — that it can win the biggest, most complex cases in the country and will stand by you every step of the way.
Contact our Permian Basin Accident Lawyers at 432-220-0000 for a free, no-obligation consultation.
Our Permian Basin Personal Injury Lawyers Don’t Just Win – We Set Records
After a catastrophic accident, the lawyer you hire can mean the difference between securing your future or walking away with substantially less than you deserve — or worse, less than you need to pay your medical bills, support your family, or cover lost wages. Your choice of lawyer impacts the quality of medical care you receive, the specialists available to treat your injuries, and your ability to provide for yourself and your family for years to come.
To take on the largest companies in the world — including their insurers and teams of corporate defense lawyers — you need a firm with the resources, trial experience, and commitment to take a case all the way to a jury. That’s the only way to ensure you not only win, but recover the maximum compensation possible.
At Zehl & Associates, we’ve earned a national reputation for never backing down from corporate giants. Companies know who we are, they know our record, and they know they have two choices when confronted with our trial team: offer a settlement that fully compensates our clients for all their injuries and losses, or face us in the courtroom — where we’re undefeated and where juries routinely award far more than corporations are used to paying.
You only get one chance to hold a defendant accountable and recover a settlement or verdict that fully compensates you for all your physical injuries and financial losses — both past and future. That’s why our team puts your interests above everything else, working aggressively from day one to secure your future, connect you with the top medical specialists in the country, and ensure that every category of damages is documented as part of our meticulous approach to maximizing your recovery.
As our track record and client reviews demonstrate, our Permian Basin accident lawyers don’t just win — we set records.
How We Recover Maximum Compensation for Permian Basin Accident Victims
Unlike high-volume firms that sign up every case that comes through the door, we believe every client deserves a legal team’s full and undivided attention — and an unwavering commitment to securing justice. Our clients are never treated as case numbers. They’re our top priority and the reason we never back down until we’ve secured the maximum compensation possible.
By intentionally limiting our caseload, our lawyers are able to devote the time, resources, and focus required to fully prepare every case for trial. This approach ensures clients receive help with reasonable living expenses while their cases are pending, access to the best doctors and medical treatment available, and assistance with trusts and financial planning once their cases are successfully resolved.
In addition, we immediately investigate the accident and uncover the evidence that companies and insurers don’t want juries to see, including cell phone data, onboard computer logs, safety manuals, and maintenance records. We work with the nation’s leading accident reconstructionists, safety engineers, and forensic experts to determine what really happened and how the accident could and should have been prevented in the first place. This level of investigation routinely uncovers violations of state and federal safety rules, exposes patterns of negligent behavior, and reveals the fatigue, distraction, poor training, and reckless hiring practices that companies often try to hide.
By presenting this evidence at trial, we’ve not only secured many of the largest recoveries and punitive damages in cases involving corporate disregard for safety, but have also helped change federal safety rules and forced companies to adopt safer practices going forward.
We’re More Than Just Lawyers — We’re Like Family
Every catastrophic injury case is different, but our mission is always the same: to secure the justice and compensation our clients and their families deserve. We know that our success isn’t measured just by verdicts or settlements — it’s measured by how our clients feel cared for, supported, and confident throughout the process. That’s why, from day one, we go above and beyond: making sure clients receive the best medical care, that their bills and reasonable living expenses are covered while their cases are pending, and that they have access to our lawyers whenever they need us. It’s why so many of our clients say, “Zehl treats you like family.”
Our dedication and unwavering commitment to clients is what truly sets Zehl & Associates apart from other law firms. It’s also what enables us to continuously achieve the record-breaking victories that our firm is known for winning for our clients.
But don’t just take our word for it. Listen to what our clients have to say about working with us:
- Largest Oilfield Accident Settlement in History ($100M Settlement): “From the moment I met them and talked for a few minutes, I knew they were who I needed to hire to represent our family.”
- Record-Setting $23.5 Million Settlement: “They took the burden off our family tremendously. They fought from day one to the very end and achieved exactly what they promised.”
- Record-Setting Settlement Against One of the Largest Oil Companies in the World: “Anytime I needed to call, they answered, listened, and supported us. They made sure our future was secure.”
- Largest Verdict in R&L Trucking’s Corporate History: “The results went above and beyond what I expected.”
Hear more about our record-setting recoveries and unwavering commitment to clients at our Client Testimonial page and YouTube channel.
Contact Our Undefeated Permian Basin Accident Lawyers for a Free Consultation
Zehl & Associates Injury & Accident Lawyers
306 W Wall St Suite 701
Midland, TX 79701
Tel: 432-220-0000
Our Undefeated Personal Injury Lawyers have recovered Billions for individuals and families in Midland, Odessa, Pecos, West Texas, New Mexico, and across the Permian Basin who were seriously injured or tragically killed in some of the most serious and catastrophic 18-wheeler, oilfield, and workplace accidents and explosions in history.
If you or a loved one were injured as a result of someone else’s carelessness or negligence, our Undefeated Personal Injury Lawyers can help.
Our lawyers will answer your questions, explain your rights, and make sure that you have the information you need to do what’s best for you and your family.
All consultations are free, and because we work on a contingency fee, you won’t owe us a dime unless we win your case.
Call 432-220-0000, chat with us through the chat button, or Click Here to send us a confidential email through our Contact Form.
See What Our Clients Have to Say About Working with Our Undefeated Personal Injury Lawyers
See What Our Clients Have to Say About Working with Our Undefeated Personal Injury Lawyers
What separates our personal injury lawyers from other law firms? Our commitment to our clients and the results we have achieved on their behalf.
In addition to being Undefeated, we have won Billions for accident victims in Houston and across Texas and the United States, recovered the largest verdicts and settlements in Texas and our opponents’ histories, and always devote whatever resources are necessary to maximizing our clients’ recoveries.
Just recently, for example, we recovered $90 Million for an oilfield contractor who was catastrophically burned when the well blewout during a workover in Burleson County, Texas. The settlement is the #1 Largest Oilfield Accident Settlement in US History.
Our Truck Accident Lawyers also recently won a $37.5 Million verdict in Dallas County for the family of a man who was hit by an Oncor Electric truck while parked on the shoulder. Our verdict was the #1 largest trucking accident recovery in Dallas.
Months later, we recovered a $35 Million settlement for the family of a woman who was hit by a Ben E. Keith truck driver while her vehicle was disabled on the side of the highway in Fort Worth. The settlement was the #1 largest truck accident settlement in Tarrant County.
We set another record a year earlier when we won a record-setting $23.5 Million Settlement on behalf of a client who was seriously injured after being hit head-on by a commercial truck. The settlement was the largest accident settlement in Texas.
We also recently recovered a record $100 Million Settlement on behalf of a group of workers who were injured during a catastrophic refinery explosion. Not only is this the largest settlement in the plant owner’s corporate history, but we were able to achieve it despite the owner’s attempts to limit our clients to less than $50,000 in workers compensation benefits.
Ryan Zehl won a record $3.2 Million verdict in the Eastern District of Louisiana on behalf of an offshore worker who injured his lower back when he was dropped over 10 feet during a failed offshore personnel transfer.
Our Houston truck accident lawyers were also the first in the country to negotiate a $6 Million Settlement in connection with a serious bus crash after we successfully petitioned the court to require the bus driver to undergo a sleep study, which proved he had a medical condition that prevented him from driving commercial vehicles.
Our Truck Accident Lawyers also obtained a record-setting $4.2 Million Verdict against R&L Carriers, the largest privately owned trucking company in the country, after a 5 week trial in Dallas, Texas. The verdict is the #1 largest verdict in R&L’s corporate history, as well as the only case where punitive damages have been awarded against the company and affirmed on appeal.
Several years earlier, we recovered a $18.8 Million Verdict—the #1 largest accident verdict in Texas—against Greyhound bus company on behalf of a client who herniated a disk in her lower back when the bus flipped over on icy roads.
We are able to achieve these unprecedented results because we work longer and prepare harder than our opponents, prepare every case for trial, and won’t accept a settlement offer unless it fully compensates our client and their family for all their injuries and losses.
Having successfully represented thousands of clients who were seriously injured or tragically killed, we understand the physical and financial effects an accident has on our clients, their families, and their futures. We realize that a victory often provides our clients with access to the best medical care available and the ability to care for themselves and their families without having to worry about how they are going to pay their bills.
This unparalleled commitment to our clients and their families is what distinguishes and motivates our 18 wheeler accident lawyers, wrongful death lawyers, plant explosion lawyers, offshore injury lawyers and oilfield accident lawyers to devote whatever time and resources are necessary to helping each and every one of our clients receive the maximum compensation possible.
"They aren't just lawyers- They’re like family"
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Our Success has been Covered Across the World
Our success, both in and out of the courtroom, has been covered by major news outlets around the world, including:
Some of Our Record-Setting Personal Injury Recoveries
Over 5,000 workers, individuals, and families from across the United States have turned to the Personal Injury Lawyers at Zehl & Associates to represent them after being seriously injured or tragically killed in 18-wheeler and motor vehicle accidents, offshore accidents, plant, refinery and oilfield accidents, and in connection with some of the most catastrophic workplace explosions in recent history. Some of our recent record-setting verdicts and settlements are listed to the right:
#1 Largest Oilfield Burn Settlement in US History
Ryan Zehl recently negotiated the #1 largest oilfield settlement for an individual plaintiff in US History on behalf of an oilfield worker who was severely burned during an oilfield blowout.
#1 Largest Truck Accident Verdict in Dallas County
Ryan Zehl, Matt Greenberg and Mike Streich recently won a $35 million verdict for a the family of a truck driver who was hit by an Oncor Electric truck while pulled over on the shoulder of the toll road in Dallas, Texas. The verdict was the #1 largest truck accident recovery in Dallas, Texas.
#1 Largest Truck Accident Settlement in Fort Worth History
Ryan Zehl, Matt Greenberg and Lamar DeLong recently secured a record-setting $37.5 Million truck accident settlement against Ben E. Keith in Fort Worth Texas. The settlement is the #1 largest truck accident settlement in Tarrant County history.
$23.5 Million Settlement for Client Injured in Head-On Crash with Commercial Truck
Ryan Zehl recently negotiated a record-setting $23.5 Million settlement for a client who was injured in a head-on collision with a commercial truck. The settlement is the largest truck accident settlement in Texas.
$100 Million Settlement for Workers Injured in Plant Explosion
Ryan recently recovered a record $100 million settlement for a group of workers who were injured in a plant explosion. The settlement was finalized on the third day of trial – after Mr. Zehl and his team had taken over 100 depositions and defeated the plant owners’ repeated attempts to limit our clients to less than $50,000 in workers’ compensation benefits.
#1 Largest Verdict and 2 of the Largest Settlements in Texas
Our Undefeated Personal Injury Lawyers were inducted into the Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame for recovering the #1 Largest Accident Verdict and 2 of the largest personal injury settlements in the State of Texas.
#1 Largest Verdict in Trucking Company’s History
Ryan Zehl won the #1 Largest Verdict in history against R&L Carriers, the largest privately owned trucking company in the United States, after the company refused to offer more than $150,000 to settle our client’s case.
#1 Largest Injury Verdict Ever Awarded against Greyhound Bus Company
Ryan Zehl won $18.7 Million—the largest Injury verdict in Greyhound Bus Line’s corporate history—on behalf of a bus passenger who suffered a personal injury to her lower back when the bus driver lost control and rolled the bus on icy roads.