About Our Firm
Williams Caputo Injury Lawyers is a client-centered personal injury firm founded by attorneys Burgess Williams and Joe Caputo. From our main office in Austin, we represent injured people in Waco and across McLennan County, and we handle every case the way the firm was built: personally.
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"These guys are consummate professionals. As a transactional attorney who frequently receives requests from clients and prospects for injury lawyers, I always trust Joe Caputo. He is my go-to referral and consistently delivers for his clients. Compassionate and trustworthy. You want these two advocating on your behalf when it counts."
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Williams Caputo Injury Lawyers is a client-centered personal injury firm committed to advocating for justice for our clients. Our team pursues a wide range of injury cases, including car accidents, 18-wheeler and commercial trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, and other serious injury claims. No case is too complex, and every client deserves aggressive representation.
This Waco site is one part of that practice. Our main office is in Austin, and we serve Waco and McLennan County by phone, video, and travel for case work. If another driver caused your crash, the pages on this site explain how we handle car accident claims in Waco, Waco truck accident cases, and motorcycle accident claims.
Williams Caputo Injury Lawyers was founded by two accomplished personal injury attorneys, Burgess Williams and Joe Caputo, who together bring over 25 years of experience to the firm. They believe in using the law to create positive change within our communities, making the world safer, one case at a time. Burgess and Joe deeply empathize with the frustration, heartache, and paperwork that every client who walks through our door has faced. At Williams Caputo, it is our job to shoulder the burden, secure relief and compensation for the client and their family, and ensure that similar circumstances do not happen to others.
There are hundreds of personal injury law firms across the country, and sometimes attorneys in this field get a bad reputation. Burgess and Joe are on a mission to change that perception. At Williams Caputo, we prioritize forming consistent, personal connections with every client. Our founders speak directly to clients instead of passing them off to associates. We meet with clients as often as needed to understand their struggles, stay connected with former clients and celebrate milestones, and even hand out their personal cell phone numbers. At Williams Caputo, you are not just a case number. From the very first meeting to issuing a settlement check, you are family.
We take a craftsman's approach, doing things the right way and following processes that help speed cases along. Burgess and Joe draw on a deep network of attorneys, experts, and other colleagues, including medical professionals and accident reconstruction specialists, to find all the angles in a case. That work serves the mission the firm was founded on: every injured person deserves an advocate to fight for the compensation they need and the justice they deserve, holding unsafe and unfair insurance companies accountable. Every win helps to make the community a safer place.
Founding Attorney
Burgess Williams is a dedicated and experienced personal injury attorney with over 15 years in the field. His legal career has been focused on helping individuals during some of the most challenging times of their lives. His practice is focused on commercial motor vehicle crashes and workplace injuries, and he regularly represents clients with orthopedic and brain injuries that require lifetime care.
Burgess graduated from Wake Forest University in 2000, where he majored in history and played on the varsity soccer team. He then immersed himself in the cultures of Costa Rica and Argentina, becoming fluent in Spanish while working as a hunting and fishing outfitter, and founded an e-commerce business before returning to the U.S. for law school. He graduated from Florida State University in 2008 with a certificate in international law, started his legal career at the Florida Department of Transportation General Counsel's office, and moved to Austin, Texas, in 2010 to join a plaintiff personal injury firm. He has dedicated his career since to helping victims of negligence and holding insurance companies accountable.
Burgess is a member of multiple state bars, including Florida, Texas, D.C., Minnesota, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico, and is admitted to practice in numerous U.S. District Courts. He is recognized in the Top 100 Verdicts in Texas (2018), is a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and has been listed as a Texas Rising Star by Super Lawyers (2019 to 2020) and a Super Lawyer in 2024. He is also a published author in the AAJ Trucking Litigation Group's Journal of Trucking Litigation. Fluent in Spanish, Burgess can communicate directly with clients who may feel disadvantaged in our legal system. He lives in Austin with his wife, Amanda, and their two daughters.
Founding Attorney
Joe Caputo is a seasoned and compassionate personal injury attorney with over 16 years of dedicated experience in the field. His legal career, spanning over 13 years as a licensed attorney, has been exclusively focused on advocating for individuals and their families during times of need. Joe has handled complex commercial cases and wrongful death lawsuits nationwide.
Joe's career is distinguished by his leadership. He led a Colorado office of over ten personal injury attorneys and played a pivotal role in the growth of a prominent personal injury firm, which expanded from two to over thirty attorneys during his tenure.
Joe earned a double major in business and communications from Trinity University in San Antonio, graduating in 2008. He then pursued his legal education at St. Mary's School of Law, graduating in 2011. During law school, Joe earned a spot on the Dean's List and was an active member of the Board of Advocates and the Mock Trial Team. Upon graduation, he returned to Austin to begin his practice in personal injury law. His dedication to his clients extends beyond the courtroom, as he maintains long-term relationships and continues to positively impact their lives and the community. Joe lives in Austin with his wife, Erica, and their two young children.
"We get to represent people who oftentimes don't have the ability to advocate for themselves against the 'big bad wolf,' and there isn't a day that starts where I'm not looking forward to helping those people fight back."
If you were injured in a crash in Waco or elsewhere in McLennan County, start with the page that fits your case: our car accident lawyer in Waco page for car crashes, our Waco truck accident lawyer page for commercial vehicle crashes, or our Waco motorcycle accident lawyer page if you ride. Every case review is free, and there is no fee unless we win your case.
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Real experiences from people we have helped.
"These guys are consummate professionals. As a transactional attorney who frequently receives requests from clients and prospects for injury lawyers, I always trust Joe Caputo. He is my go-to referral and consistently delivers for his clients. Compassionate and trustworthy. You want these two advocating on your behalf when it counts."
"If you are looking for the best personal injury attorneys, Joe and Burgess are it. Their knowledge and experience with different types of cases mean they can help you and get you the best results from your case. They are kind and good people who truly care. You are getting the best of the best when you hire Joe and Burgess."
"Joe and Burgess are amazing attorneys. Their expertise, dedication to their clients, and commitment to excellence is second to none. They sincerely care about their clients and always put their clients wellbeing first. You can't go wrong with these skilled litigators in your corner."
