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Drowning Accident Lawyer

Drowning accidents are extremely dangerous events that can ultimately cause serious brain damage, if not death to the accident victim due to lack of oxygen. Aquatic accidents can happen anywhere, at any time – they can occur at the beach, out in the ocean, in a backyard pool, off of a cruise ship or even in a couple of inches of water in a bathtub. As long as there is water present, the risk of drowning is always a real and ever present threat to unsuspecting victims, especially small children.

The legal team at The Doan Law Firm, P.C. provides high quality and compassionate legal representation to both the victims of drowning accidents and near drowning accidents, as well as to the family members whose loved ones lost their life in a wrongful death drowning. The drowning lawyers at the firm represent clients all throughout the nation as well as the state of Texas and the surrounding areas of San Antonio and Austin in their drowning accident claims.

Aquatic Accidents: Key Practice Areas

Drowning accidents can occur in a variety of different situations, it's the firm's job to ascertain legal liability in order to pursue damages from the appropriate party. Depending upon the facts surrounding the drowning, the legally liable party may be a property owner, a boat operator, or even the manufacturer of a defective pool fence or pool gate. In virtually all Jet Ski accidents, cruise ship accidents, country club pool accidents and beach accidents, some form of negligence contributed to the injury, or near drowning, or to the drowning death, and it's the firm's job to pin responsibility on the appropriate entity and to pursue damages on behalf of the injured victim and/or their family members.

Tragically, even the best swimmers can fall victim to the careless and negligent actions of others. If your loved one was injured in a drunk boating accident, or in a river drowning, a school pool drowning, or even in an offshore rig drowning, or as a result of improper life guard training, the firm is available to provide you with professional guidance through this difficult time and to provide you with much needed answers.

Due to the fact that the majority of drowning deaths were entirely preventable, it's necessary to take the proper actions to see to it that the liable party is held legally and financially accountable for their negligence. The team at The Doan Law Firm, P.C. has an in-depth knowledge of all types of drowning accidents including: ice drownings, lake drownings, pool accidents, pool chemical accidents, river drownings, spas/hot tub accidents, summer camp drowning/accidents and many more.

Contact a drowning attorney from The Doan Law Firm, P.C. to discuss the details of your unique drowning case and to discuss pursuing ample compensation on behalf of your aquatic injuries or your loved one's wrongful death claim.