Introduction

Between 2004 and 2015, Texas recorded more than 320 reports of cut gas lines resulting in 19 deaths and 66 injuries. Attorney Tom Carse built a legal practice specifically around those cases, developing expertise in natural gas explosion litigation that sets Carse Law Firm apart from general personal injury practices in the Dallas region. Operating under a strict contingency fee model, the firm charges nothing unless it collects a settlement or judgment, and it never represents insurance companies. Contact the firm at 972-CALL-TOM or tom@carselaw.com, with a mailing address at P.O. Box 1812, Colleyville, TX 76034.

Practice Areas

Natural Gas Explosion Cases

Natural gas explosion litigation ranks among the most technically complex forms of personal injury work. Cases involve utility companies, pipeline operators, contractors, and landowners whose failure to maintain gas infrastructure results in catastrophic harm to residents and workers. The Carse Law Firm developed particular depth in this area in response to the documented pattern of gas line deaths, injuries, and property destruction across Texas.

Motor Vehicle Accidents

The firm handles car and truck accident claims throughout the Dallas, Garland, Arlington, and Mesquite area. Claims involving drunk driving and distracted driving receive specific attention, along with cases arising from commercial trucking operations. Motorcycle and bicycle accident victims are included within the firm’s scope of motor vehicle representation.

Serious and Catastrophic Injuries

Traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and severe back and neck injuries require a fundamentally different scale of legal work than standard collision claims. Long-term medical needs, lost earning capacity, and permanent disability factor into the full damages calculation. The firm pursues the complete value of those claims rather than accepting early settlement figures that fall short of actual injury costs.

Wrongful Death

The firm investigates and pursues wrongful death cases on behalf of families who have lost someone due to another party’s negligence. These claims address both the economic losses a family sustains and the non-economic losses that are harder to quantify but no less real.

Barratry Cases

Tom Carse prosecutes a practice area that few personal injury attorneys take on: suing lawyers who illegally solicit accident victims. Barratry, the unlawful solicitation of legal clients, is prohibited under Texas law. The Dallas Morning News interviewed Carse about this work, which holds unethical attorneys accountable and can yield damages of up to $10,000 plus actual damages and attorney fees for the affected victims.

Attorney Profiles

Tom Carse founded the firm and handles its cases. His practice covers the full scope of personal injury work in the Dallas region while maintaining specific technical depth in natural gas explosion cases and barratry matters.

The Dallas Morning News has cited Carse’s expertise in barratry, reflecting external recognition of work in a legal area that most attorneys avoid despite its meaningful impact on accident victims who are targeted by unscrupulous solicitation. His contingency fee practice means his financial interests align directly with client outcomes. He collects nothing unless clients collect first.

The firm’s dual focus on holding corporations and insurers accountable while also pursuing attorneys who exploit injured people reflects a practice built around the full landscape of liability that injury victims encounter.

Location and Service Area

The firm maintains a mailing address at P.O. Box 1812, Colleyville, TX 76034, serving clients across the Dallas metropolitan area including Dallas, Garland, Arlington, and Mesquite.

The Dallas-Fort Worth region has extensive commercial highway traffic and a substantial gas distribution infrastructure, creating ongoing exposure to both the vehicle accident and gas line hazards the firm has specifically prepared to handle. Texas’s size and the density of activity in the DFW corridor mean clients come from a broad geographic area within the firm’s service footprint.

For contact: 972-CALL-TOM or tom@carselaw.com. The firm’s website is carselaw.com/

Client Focus

Carse Law Firm represents injured individuals and families of wrongful death victims. It does not represent insurance companies, a structural position that keeps the firm’s work entirely on the plaintiff side of every matter it accepts.

The contingency fee model removes financial barriers for injury victims who cannot pay legal fees upfront. Clients pay nothing unless the firm recovers compensation. This also creates alignment: the firm’s effort is invested in cases where meaningful recovery is achievable.

The firm particularly serves clients facing technically demanding claims, those involving gas infrastructure failures, commercial vehicle collisions, and catastrophic injuries, where an attorney with specific knowledge of the applicable liability issues makes a material difference to the outcome.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Carse Law Firm charge any upfront fees?
No. The firm operates on a pure contingency basis. Clients pay nothing unless the firm collects a settlement or judgment. Injury victims facing financial hardship are not required to pay to begin their case.

What is barratry and why does the firm handle those cases?
Barratry is the illegal solicitation of legal clients by attorneys. Texas law prohibits lawyers from improperly approaching accident victims to sign them as clients. Victims of barratry can recover up to $10,000 plus actual damages and attorney fees. Tom Carse has been recognized by the Dallas Morning News for work in this specific area.

Does the firm represent both sides of personal injury matters?
No. Carse Law Firm represents injured individuals and wrongful death families. It does not represent insurance companies or defendants.

What is the firm’s particular expertise in gas explosion cases?
Texas recorded over 320 reports of cut gas lines with 19 deaths and 66 injuries from 2004 to 2015. Tom Carse developed specific experience in holding the multiple parties responsible for gas infrastructure failures accountable, including utilities, contractors, and property owners.

What types of injuries does the firm handle?
The firm handles traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and severe back and neck injuries, as well as wrongful death claims and injuries from car, truck, motorcycle, and bicycle accidents.

Closing

Tom Carse built Carse Law Firm around a clear principle: hold the parties responsible for harm accountable, charge nothing unless compensation is secured, and never work for the insurance industry. The natural gas explosion specialty, the barratry practice, and the contingency model are all expressions of that orientation.

Clients across the Dallas, Garland, Arlington, and Mesquite region can reach the firm at 972-CALL-TOM or tom@carselaw.com. The mailing address is P.O. Box 1812, Colleyville, TX 76034. Full information is available at carselaw.com/