Most people who call us have never hired a lawyer for anything. They have a wrecked car, a headache that started the next morning, and an adjuster who has already left two voicemails. The question is not really "do I need an attorney" — it is "how do I find one who will actually take my call back, and what is this going to cost me?"
TheGuru.info connects Houston-area drivers with personal injury attorneys who handle auto collisions, and we do it at no cost to you.
What contingency actually means
Every attorney in the network works on contingency. Their fee is a percentage of what they recover for you, agreed in writing before they start, and if there is no recovery there is no fee. You do not write a cheque to begin.
That matters for a reason people underestimate: it means the attorney has to believe the case is worth working before they take it. An honest assessment at the start — including "this one isn't worth what you think" — is worth more than a firm that signs everything and settles it cheaply.
The percentage and the handling of case expenses are set in the agreement between you and that attorney. We are not a party to it, we do not set the number, and you should read it before you sign it.
Matching the crash to the practice
Rear-end collisions, commercial trucks, rideshare vehicles, uninsured drivers and government vehicles are genuinely different cases, and the differences are not cosmetic.
An 18-wheeler collision on I-10 involves a motor carrier, its insurer, federal hours-of-service records and an electronic logging device — evidence that starts getting overwritten quickly unless somebody sends a preservation letter. A crash with a city or county vehicle carries notice deadlines far shorter than the ordinary two-year limitations period, sometimes as little as six months, and missing one can end the claim before it starts. A hit by an uninsured driver is not a case against the driver at all in practice; it is a claim against your own uninsured motorist coverage, against your own insurer.
We route based on what happened to you. Not on who bought the most leads that month.
Where the two-year deadline really sits
Texas generally allows two years from the date of the collision to file suit. That is the outside edge, not a schedule — evidence degrades, witnesses move, and skid marks and vehicle damage stop existing long before then.
It is also not universal. Claims involving governmental units, minors, or wrongful death follow different rules, and this is exactly the kind of thing to ask an attorney about rather than assume.
What happens when you call
You tell us what happened once. We ask where the crash was, whether police came, whether anyone went to hospital, and what the other driver's insurance has done so far. Then we make the introduction — usually the same day, and at night if the crash just happened.
You are under no obligation to hire anyone we introduce you to. If the first conversation does not sit right, tell us and we will introduce you to someone else.
TheGuru.info is a referral service. We are not a law firm, we do not give legal advice, and contacting us does not create an attorney-client relationship — that begins only when you sign an agreement directly with an attorney.