Slip, Trip & Fall · Premises Liability · The Rio Grande Valley
You fell on their floor.They should answer for it.
A simple trip to the store shouldn't end with serious injuries. If a property owner's negligence caused your fall, Chris Sanchez is ready to fight for the compensation you deserve. Millions recovered, 5.0★, Available 24/7. No Fee unless we win. You rest. We'll handle the rest.
Quick facts
- Licensed since
- 2014
- Rating
- 5.0★ (150+ reviews)
- Main office
- McAllen, TX — 317 W. Nolana Avenue
- Response time
- Available 24/7
- Fee
- No fee unless we win
San Juan, TX 78589(956) 475-3076Mon–Fri 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Representative figures. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Where falls happen
Hurt in a store, a grocer, a mall or an apartment complex?
Every property owner — from the biggest retailer to your apartment landlord — owes you a reasonably safe floor. If a hazard at one of these put you in the hospital, you may have a premises-liability claim. We investigate the specific location where you fell.
Store names are used to describe common fall locations. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of any company listed.
Duty of care
Was the property owner negligent?
Texas doesn't make an owner pay just because you fell. We win a premises case by proving the owner failed the duty of care they owed you. We look for:
They created the hazard
Staff mopped, waxed, stacked or left something that made the floor dangerous in the first place.
They knew about it
An employee saw the spill, the broken stair or the burned-out light — and did nothing about it.
They should have known
A reasonable inspection would have caught it. The hazard sat long enough that a careful owner would have found it.
They failed to warn
No 'wet floor' sign, no cone, no barrier — nothing to tell you the danger was there.
They failed to clean or fix it
The spill was left, the step stayed broken, the handrail stayed missing, the pothole stayed unlit.
And it caused your injury
That failure — not your own carelessness — is what put you on the ground and in the ER.
After a fall
What to do after a slip and fall
The evidence that wins your case disappears fast — the spill gets mopped, the video gets recorded over. If you can, do these now. If you're already past them, call us anyway; we know how to recover what's left.
- 01
Report it
Tell a manager and ask them to write an incident report. Get a copy or the report number.
- 02
Photograph the hazard
The spill, the broken stair, the missing sign, the bad lighting — before anyone cleans it up.
- 03
Get witnesses
Names and phone numbers of anyone who saw you fall or saw the hazard beforehand.
- 04
See a doctor today
Fall injuries surface late. A same-day visit protects your health AND ties the injury to the fall.
- 05
Call us first
Before you give any statement to the store's insurer. The review is free, 24/7 — and you pay nothing unless we win.
Why The Relentless Lawyer
A premises-liability fighter from the Valley — who makes owners answer.
We prove the owner knew
A fall case is won or lost on one question: did the property owner know — or should they have known — about the hazard and fail to fix it? We dig out the cleaning logs, inspection records, surveillance video and incident reports that prove notice, so the store can't pretend the spill 'just happened.'
Bilingual & from the Valley
We're not an out-of-town call center. Chris is from the RGV, our whole team is bilingual, and we explain Texas premises liability law — invitee rights, the 'notice' rule, the 'open and obvious' defense — in the language you're most comfortable with, English or Spanish.
No fee unless we win
Your consultation is free and you never pay a dime out of pocket. We front the cost of investigating the property and only get paid when we recover money for your fall injuries — so our goals and yours are exactly the same.
Recognized & Awarded
Honored by the institutions that vet attorneys.
- Member, McAllen Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Rio Grande Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Member, San Juan Chamber of Commerce
Representative results
The kind of fall cases we fight for.
For a McAllen grocery shopper who tore a knee after staff mopped without posting a warning sign.
Spinal-injury claim after surveillance showed the cracked step was reported weeks earlier and never fixed.
For a San Juan customer who fell in a pothole hidden by burned-out lot lighting.
Sample, representative results for illustration only — not actual case figures. Every case is unique and prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Common questions
Slip-and-fall answers before you even call.
Do I have a slip and fall case in Texas?
You may, but a fall alone isn't enough. Texas premises liability law requires proof that the property owner created the dangerous condition, actually knew about it, or should have discovered it with a reasonable inspection — and then failed to fix it or warn you. We investigate to prove that 'notice,' which is the heart of every slip and fall claim. The review is free.
I fell at H-E-B, Walmart or another big store — can I file a claim?
Yes — large retailers like H-E-B, Walmart, Target, Costco, Chili's, Home Depot, Lowe's, Ross, Macy's, Dollar General, Chick-fil-A and Whataburger owe every shopper a reasonably safe store. A premises-liability claim isn't an accusation that the store is 'bad'; it's a claim that the property owner failed to keep the premises safe — a spill left without a warning sign, a pothole in a dark parking lot, a broken stair. These companies have insurance and in-house legal teams built to minimize payouts, so it's important to have your own attorney. We investigate the specific store where you fell and hold the responsible owner accountable.
How do you prove a store knew about the hazard?
We move quickly to preserve surveillance video before it's recorded over, and we demand the store's cleaning logs, inspection schedules, maintenance records, and prior incident reports. Time-stamped video showing a spill sitting for 20 minutes, or a sweep log that was never signed, is powerful proof the owner had notice and did nothing. The longer you wait, the more of this evidence disappears.
What if the store says the hazard was 'open and obvious'?
That's the defense stores use most: claiming the danger was so obvious you should have avoided it. We beat it by showing the hazard was hidden, poorly lit, or in a spot you couldn't reasonably watch while shopping, and that the store still had a duty to keep its premises safe. Even if you're found partly at fault, Texas lets you recover as long as you're 50% or less responsible.