Brownsville · Cameron County

Brownsville Injury & Immigration Lawyers

al servicio de Brownsville

We represent Brownsville families in personal injury and immigration cases. Meet us at our Brownsville office on N Frontage Rd in Olmito, or by phone, WhatsApp or video when that is easier for you.

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Why Brownsville calls El Gallo

What you get with our firm

An office in Cameron County. Meet us at 7280 N Frontage Rd in Olmito, just outside Brownsville, with its own phone line, (956) 545-0010.

State and federal court. Alex Martinez is licensed in Texas and admitted to the Southern District of Texas, whose Brownsville Division hears federal cases from Cameron and Willacy counties.

Injury and immigration in one firm. When a crash or a work injury and a family’s immigration case overlap, the same team plans both.

Spanish from the first call. Se habla español, and the hotline takes calls 24/7, for the night of a crash or the day a notice arrives.

Personal injury

Hurt in Brownsville?

Crashes on I-69E and US-77, truck traffic to the Port of Brownsville and the international bridges, and injuries on the job. We gather the crash report, photos and medical records, and we handle the insurance companies while you recover.

You pay no attorney’s fee unless we recover money for you. Case costs, such as filing fees and records, are explained in writing before you sign.

Car accidents Truck accidents Workplace injuries All injury services

Immigration

Immigration help for border families

Family petitions, green cards, citizenship and deportation defense for Brownsville families, explained in Spanish or English.

Deportation defense Green cards Family petitions Citizenship All immigration services

Local knowledge

Where Brownsville cases are handled

Brownsville is the Cameron County seat, so injury lawsuits and federal cases from the county are heard downtown. Immigration interviews and hearings take place elsewhere in the Valley.

Cameron County District Courts

Judicial Building, 974 E. Harrison St., Brownsville

A lawsuit over a crash or fall in Cameron County is usually filed here, in the county where it happened. Cameron County District Courts

U.S. District Court, Brownsville and McAllen Divisions

600 E. Harrison St., Brownsville

The federal court for Cameron and Willacy counties sits in Brownsville. Cases from Hidalgo and Starr counties go to the McAllen Division instead. Both are part of the Southern District of Texas (28 U.S.C. § 124). Brownsville Division information

Harlingen Immigration Court

2009 W. Jefferson Ave., Suite 300, Harlingen

Removal hearings for most people who are not in detention. Check your next date on EOIR's case information portal.

Port Isabel Immigration Court, Los Fresnos

27991 Buena Vista Blvd., Los Fresnos

Hearings for people held at the Port Isabel Service Processing Center and other detention centers in the region. EOIR lists this court under both names, so a notice that says Los Fresnos means this courtroom.

Laredo Immigration Court

1406 Jacaman Rd., Suite B, Laredo

Some Rio Grande Valley removal cases are docketed here rather than in Harlingen. Your notice names the court, and we can go with you.

USCIS Rio Grande Valley Field Office

2800 W Trenton Rd, Suite 3000, Edinburg

Green card and naturalization interviews for Cameron County residents.

Brownsville clients

Brownsville questions

Also serving San Benito, Los Fresnos, Port Isabel and Harlingen.

Do you have an office in Brownsville?

Yes. Our Brownsville office is at 7280 N Frontage Rd, Olmito, TX 78575. You can also meet with us by phone, WhatsApp or video.

Can you take my case if I was hurt in Cameron County?

Yes. We handle injury cases from Brownsville, Harlingen, San Benito and the rest of Cameron County, and you can meet us at the Brownsville office or by phone, WhatsApp or video. A lawsuit is usually filed in the county where the crash or fall happened (Texas venue rule, CPRC 15.002), and most injury claims have to be filed within two years.

Where will my immigration interview or hearing be?

Your notice always names the place. Green card and citizenship interviews for Cameron County residents are at the USCIS Rio Grande Valley Field Office in Edinburg. Removal hearings for people who are not detained are usually at the Harlingen Immigration Court, and cases of people held in detention go to the Port Isabel Immigration Court in Los Fresnos. Send us the notice and we will explain what it asks of you.

What if a City of Brownsville vehicle hit me?

Contact us within days rather than months. A claim against a city, county or other government body in Texas needs written notice within six months of the injury, and a city charter can set a shorter period (Texas Tort Claims Act notice rule). That deadline arrives long before the usual two years.

Talk to El Gallo today

At our Brownsville office, or by phone, WhatsApp or video.

(956) 545-0010 Request a Case Review