Wrongful Death Attorney in Plano

Former Prosecutors Fighting for Plano Families

When a family loses someone due to another party’s negligence, the civil courts offer a path to accountability. Zen Law Firm represents families in Plano, Collin County, and Denton County pursuing wrongful death claims after an unexpected, preventable loss. Under Texas law, a wrongful death arises when a person’s death is caused by the wrongful act, neglect, carelessness, unskillfulness, or default of another person or entity. Families have the right to pursue that accountability in civil court regardless of whether criminal charges are ever filed.

What sets our team apart is the prosecutorial background we bring to every case. Jason A. Zendeh Del served as a prosecutor with the Fort Bend County and Tarrant County District Attorney’s Offices, handling thousands of criminal cases and hundreds of trials before moving to plaintiff-side personal injury work. That experience means we understand how defense attorneys and insurance carriers build their strategy, and we use that knowledge on your family’s behalf. We prepare every wrongful death case as if it will go to trial because that preparation can give families real leverage.

Call Zen Law Firm at (469) 361-8561 to speak with a Plano personal injury attorney about your family’s wrongful death case.

Compensation in a Texas Wrongful Death Case

No amount of money restores what a family has lost. The purpose of a wrongful death claim is financial security and accountability going forward. Texas law allows surviving family members to recover a broad range of economic and non-economic damages, and understanding the full scope of what may be available is one of the first things we work through with every family.

Compensation in wrongful death cases can cover:

• Pain and suffering
• Property damage
• Medical expenses
• Loss of business
• Loss of income
• Funeral costs

Beyond those categories, Texas wrongful death damages also include loss of companionship and consortium, loss of the care and advice the deceased would have provided, and loss of inheritance representing what the deceased would have accumulated over a normal lifetime. Economic damages account for the deceased’s lost earning capacity, including probable career advancement. This is especially significant when the person who passed was the primary breadwinner of the family.

In some wrongful death cases, punitive damages may also be available. These exceed the normal value of a damages award and are intended to hold defendants accountable when their conduct rises to the level of a wilful act or omission, or gross negligence.

Trial Credentials That Matter in Plano Wrongful Death Cases

Insurance carriers routinely dispute liability or try to minimize what a wrongful death claim is worth. Families shouldn’t accept an initial settlement offer without first consulting an attorney. An initial offer may not reflect the full scope of compensation a family may seek, and carriers know that families under financial pressure may accept less than they’re owed.

Our attorneys bring credentials that carry weight at every stage of a wrongful death case. Jason A. Zendeh Del attended the National Advocacy Center in South Carolina in 2007 and 2008, a training facility operated by the U.S. Department of Justice for elite trial attorneys. He has been named to The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 every year from 2014 to present, holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Our firm has offices in Plano, Fort Worth, and San Antonio, serving clients across Texas.

We treat every client as a partner: clear communication at each stage, transparency about how the case is developing, and a strategy built around your family’s specific situation. No two wrongful death cases are the same, and we don’t approach them as if they are.

Talk to one of our Plano wrongful death lawyers at (469) 361-8561, or contact Zen Law Firm online here.