Grossman Law Offices Congratulates the Winner of the 1st Annual GLO Scholarship Essay Contest
Recently, Grossman Law Offices announced a scholarship essay contest, which was open to graduating high school seniors and college students. We asked young scholars to submit their plan to reduce the number of drunk driving accidents on Texas highways. After reviewing nearly 100 submissions, we are proud to announce that the winner of the $1,500...
Average Settlement After Getting Hit by a Drunk Driver
If you've suffered injuries after being hit by a drunk driver, it's your right to pursue the largest monetary settlement possible. Drunk driving is a scourge, and those who drive drunk – and proceed to injure or even kill others – must be held accountable for their actions. At Grossman Law, we've made it our...
One Danger to Police Officers Will Continue Until We Hold Bars Accountable
Mention police officers and drunk drivers in the same sentence, and I'll bet most people will assume that you're talking about the role that police play catching drunk drivers and protecting the public. What many people never consider is the threat that drunk drivers pose to the police. Given that the hours when most police...
Fatal Drunk Driving Accident, Midland, TX
What many think this way fail to realize about the law, and what's difficult for me to effectively convey in the spur of the moment, is that the overwhelming majority of family members pursuing wrongful death cases aren't terribly concerned about the money itself.
Attorney Michael Grossman Receives MADD Attorney Service Award
On April 17, 2019, Mothers Against Drunk Driving - North Texas honored Dallas dram shop attorney Michael Grossman with their Attorney Service Award.
Attorney Michael Grossman Selected For MADD North Texas Advisory Board
The aspect I most enjoy about my job is that the people I work with are highly dedicated to helping our clients. Every lawyer, paralegal, researcher, mailroom clerk, and receptionist has, at one time or another, gone above and beyond to help a client with a personal matter or to help move their case closer...
How Do Dram Shop Laws Benefit Children?
Perhaps one of the most misused arguments in favor of a law or government program is that "it's for the children." People who use this argument often do so in order to stop a debate, instead of starting one. This will not be one of those occasions. I recently read about a horrific crash in...
Nip It In the Bottle: Better to Prevent DWI Crashes Than to Litigate Them After It’s Too Late.
We spend a lot of time writing about dram shop law, which provides an avenue to remedy for people injured due to an establishment's unlawful alcohol service. When someone is over-served at a bar or restaurant it often has dire consequences, especially if they choose to drive in their intoxicated state. While dram shop law...
Harris County Drunk Driving Chronicle
Texas continues to be infamous for leading the country in drunk driving fatalities. Partly due to its size, but also due to a high rate of drunk driving, Harris County (primarily Houston) contributes more to that dubious distinction than any other jurisdiction in the state. In an ideal world, we would be able to analyze,...
For DUI Victims, Crowdfunding Is Good But Dram Shop Law is Better.
These days news stories involving death or injury often end with a link to GoFundMe, a website designed for the Internet at large to participate in "crowdfunding." Crowdfunding is the practice of soliciting small donations from a very wide pool of donors toward a particular financial goal. This practice has a wide variety of applications,...
