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Understanding Personal Injury Law
Personal injury law allows individuals who have been harmed because of another person's negligence to seek financial compensation. These cases arise when a person or business fails to act with reasonable care and another person suffers injury as a result. Personal injury attorneys represent accident victims and help them recover damages for medical bills lost wages and pain and suffering.
In the United States personal injury claims are governed by state tort law. Victims may pursue compensation through insurance claims or civil lawsuits. Lawyers investigate accidents gather medical records interview witnesses and negotiate with insurance companies. Because insurers often attempt to minimize payouts, legal representation can significantly improve the chances of obtaining fair compensation.
Serious injuries may lead to long term medical treatment disability or permanent changes in lifestyle. Lawyers help ensure compensation accounts for current and future medical costs rehabilitation and lost earning capacity.
Common Personal Injury Cases
- Car and truck accidents
- Slip and fall incidents
- Workplace injuries
- Defective products
- Dog bites
- Medical malpractice
Each type of case requires evidence such as accident reports photographs medical records and expert testimony.
When You Should Contact a Personal Injury Lawyer
Victims should consider contacting a lawyer when injuries require medical treatment or when insurance companies dispute liability. Legal advice is especially important when injuries cause long term disability or significant financial loss.
How the Legal Process Works
- Initial consultation and case evaluation
- Investigation and evidence gathering
- Insurance negotiations
- Filing a lawsuit if necessary
- Settlement or trial
Cost of Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer
Most personal injury attorneys work on contingency fees meaning clients pay no upfront legal fees. Lawyers typically receive between twenty five and forty percent of the recovered settlement.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a personal injury lawyer do?
Personal injury lawyers investigate accidents gather evidence negotiate settlements and represent clients in court.
How long do personal injury cases take?
Some cases settle within months while complex cases involving serious injuries may take years.
What compensation can victims recover?
Victims may recover damages for medical expenses lost wages rehabilitation costs and pain and suffering.
Do most cases go to trial?
Most personal injury claims settle before trial through negotiation.
When should I hire a lawyer?
It is best to contact a lawyer soon after an accident so evidence can be preserved and legal deadlines are not missed.
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Associate Attorney Timothy P. Lynch is a member of the Personal Injury Division of Marasco & Nesselbush, LLP. He brings energy and enthusiasm to serving the firm’s medical malpractice and personal injury clients. He provides direction and strategy for cases through all phases of litigation.. “We help people, who are often going through very stressful or life-altering situations, get back on their feet,” Lynch says.. The aspect of Marasco & Nesselbush that he likes most is the way the staff forms relationships with clients based on mutual respect. “The people here really care about their clients,” he says.. Prior to joining Marasco & Nesselbush, Attorney Lynch served as a judicial intern for the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Thereafter, he entered the field of civil litigation, working for a Boston-based firm.. Attorney Lynch decided to pursue a career as a lawyer because he believed that studying the law was the best way to understand how our society works, how our government functions, and the rights held by individuals.. He graduated cum laude from Northeastern University in 2007 and magna cum laude from New England School of Law in 2010, where he served as an editor of the Law Review. He is admitted to the practice of law in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and the United States District Court, District of Rhode Island.. Attorney Lynch is a member of the Rhode Island Association for Justice and the American Association for Justice.
A combined interest in the law and a desire to do good for people led Ryan Kelley to become an attorney. In joining Marasco & Nesselbush’s Personal Injury and Medical Negligence practice group in early 2017, Ryan began working with colleagues at a firm he describes as having earned a great reputation for putting the client first and working as a team to deliver the best possible result for the client.. As an attorney, Ryan enjoys applying the applicable law to the facts of client cases in a forthright but persuasive manner. “My passion is helping those who were injured as a result of the carelessness or negligence of others get compensation for those injuries and the resulting economic losses. In short, I try to make injured folks as whole as they can be after a traumatic incident,” says Ryan.. Ryan helped put himself through college and law school working as a bartender and server, experience that taught him to anticipate others’ needs and developed empathy for those in all walks of life.. “As the son of an old-fashioned salesman, I was always taught about the importance of doing what is best for the customer, being honest and living up to your word. I’ve embraced this philosophy as the only way to conduct business and an approach that will benefit everyone in the long run,” says Ryan.. Before joining Marasco & Nesselbush, Ryan worked for a leading personal injury law firm in South Boston.. A magna cum laude graduate of Providence College, Ryan advanced his interest in the law at Suffolk University Law School, earning his law degree with cum laude honors. He is a member of the bar in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, 2014 and is also admitted to the practice before the US District Courts of RI and MA. Ryan is a member of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys.
A native of western Massachusetts, Moran came to Providence College on a soccer scholarship in 2000 and has remained in Rhode Island ever since. After earning a B.S. degree in finance in 2004, he embarked on a career in business development within the real-estate law field.. Moran had long wanted to be a lawyer, however, so after eight years in the business world, he enrolled at Roger Williams University School of Law. He worked for two years as an intern at in the general counsel’s office at Nortek, Inc., won a CALI Excellence Award for Personal Transactions, served on the executive board of the Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity, and graduated with distinction.. By that time, Moran knew that he preferred to practice law on behalf of individuals instead of corporations, and joined the law firm of Weiss & Associates, where he handled a variety of legal matters. In joining, Marasco and Nesselbush in early 2016, Moran saw an opportunity to narrow his practice to plaintiff’s litigation involving personal injury, products liability, and medical malpractice.. To Moran, it’s work that provides personal fulfillment.. “When people are injured in a car accident or a slip-and-fall or as the result of some kind of medical negligence, they often can’t fight for themselves because they don’t have that expertise, so they look to us to do that for them,” he says. “I think we play a very important role in our society to help those who sometimes are in a position where they can’t help themselves.”
Attorney Jim Ippoliti graduated from Cornell University and Barry Law School, and began his career in the international hospital industry. In 1992, Jim opened his first restaurant in his hometown of Syracuse, called Hooligans Café. In addition to the Celebration Exotic Car Festival, Jim has volunteered and managed many charity celebrity golf events. Since moving to Florida, Jim has worked as a business consultant, and he assists successful companies in their development and growth. At Celebration Law, PA, Jim brings his 25 years of business experience, as well as a passion for law. He focuses his practice on complex civil litigation cases. At Celebration Law, PA, the team of attorneys focuses on helping clients through their legal matters involving business law, family law, and personal injury. The lawyers strive to make a difference in Osceola County, including the cities of Celebration, Kissimmee, Poinciana, and St. Cloud. The team has nearly 100 years of combined legal experience, and maintains an extensive knowledge of Florida laws, which enables them to represent clients facing a variety of legal matters. Do not hesitate to contact Celebration Law, PA to find out about retaining the representation of an attorney.
Attorney Jeff Ippoliti has lived in Celebration, Florida since January of 2003. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Barry University School of Law, where he was the class salutatorian and the senior editor of the Barry Law Review. Jeff is an entrepreneur, business executive, and philanthropist. Jeff and his brother, Jim, co-founded the Celebration Exotic Car Festival, which attracts around 30,000 spectators annually. Since 2004, the event has raised over $1 million dollars to various children’s charities. In addition, Jeff is a licensed pilot and race car driver. At Celebration Law, PA, Attorney Jeff Ippoliti focuses his practice in the areas of business and real estate, as well as insurance litigation and personal injury.
Grant Schwarz is a Civil Trial Attorney and 4th Amendment Lawyer headquartered in sunny Florida. Grant focuses his practice in the areas of personal injury including premises liability and products liability.. Prior to starting his own firm, Grant worked as a prosecutor for the State of Florida. As a prosecutor, Grant tried 50 jury trials, conducted hundreds of non-jury trials ranging from simple drug possession to economic crimes and violent felony offenses. Fighting for the State of Florida and for victims of crime gave Grant the motivation to continue fighting for what is right and to stand up for victim's rights.. After years as a State Prosecutor, Grant joined a nationally recognized law firm where he litigated 4th amendment issues and personal injury cases. Over the years, it became apparent that bed bugs were becoming a troublesome problem across the United States. Grant was approached by a young family who had been injured at a local hotel. The family was awarded a large settlement after months of negotiations. After that, Grant started learning as much as he could about bed bugs. Grant read many books about bed bugs, attended pest management seminars and cultivated relationships with pest management professionals and entomologists. After many successful years of practice and litigation, Grant decided to focus his work on bed bug injury cases. Grant has gained a national reputation as a passionate trial lawyer.. Grant started Bed Bug Law with the idea that nobody should have to suffer injuries while they are at their most vulnerable. Bed bug injuries occur most often while the victim is asleep in bed or simply relaxing at home. Sleep and rest are crucial elements to maintaining good mental and physical health. Bed bug bites are painful, last for weeks and can even cause permanent scarring. The mental impact of bed bugs can affect victims for a lifetime. Nobody should have to suffer bed bug bites at a hotel, motel, resort, cruise ship, Airbnb or any other rental property. Further, Grant believes that one of the worst things that can happen to a person's mental health is when their own home becomes infested with bed bugs. This most often occurs after the delivery of recently purchased or rented of furniture.. Bed Bug cases are often opposed aggressively by defendants and will often require litigation in State and Federal Court systems or through the American Arbitration Association. Grant has dedicated his career to speaking up for those who cannot and to make every effort to make hotel owners and operators, apartment owners and operators, and furniture retailers pay for exposing his clients to bed bugs. Grant is a skilled negotiator, who has been particularly successful in resolving disputes without costly and time-consuming litigation. Grant believes that gathering evidence and preparing each case as though it were going to trial is an important practice in bed bug cases.. Despite his passion for his work and the law, Grant most enjoys his time spent with his family and caring for his garden. Grant has a large collection of rare and exotic plants, flowers, and trees.. Contact me today for a free case evaluation. I am available 24 hours a day.
For the past ten years, Michael has exclusively represented victims of negligence and corporate misconduct in civil litigation. At 29 years old, he had the distinction of obtaining a multi-million-dollar settlement in an individual personal injury lawsuit against one of the largest corporations in the world. It is believed that he is one of the youngest lawyers in the country to have obtained a multi-million-dollar settlement for a single-event personal injury case as lead counsel. That same year, Michael founded his own law firm focusing on representing people in cases against companies that refuse to do the right thing.. Michael is especially proud of the results he has achieved in cases that were viewed as “unwinnable” by other lawyers. In 2016, Michael a multi-million-dollar result of $5.2 million in a case that was turned down by eleven other plaintiff law firms. In 2017, he obtained another multi-million-dollar result of $2 million for a victim of medical malpractice in a case that was rejected by two other law firms. In 2018, Michael won a verdict against Geico Insurance Company resulting in Geico paying his client more than fifty times Geico’s highest pre-trial settlement offer. In 2019, he obtained another confidential multi-million-dollar settlement of $3.75 million in a difficult brain injury case that was declined by two other law firms. In 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic which shut down the legal system and prevented trials from going forward making settlement challenging, Michael secured over $10 million in settlements for firm clients, securing their financial futures in troubling times. In 2021, Michael obtained a $2.75 million for a client who suffered a concussion in a premises liability accident. In addition, he obtained a $1.25 million settlement for a client in an insurance bad faith case where the defendant’s insurer failed to timely pay its $100,000 policy limits.. Moreover, in 2014, he was inducted into the Daily Business Review Florida Verdicts Hall of Fame for his work with Goldberg & Rosen, P.A. in obtaining a $35 million verdict in a wrongful death case. Most recently, Flanagan was named “Top 40 Under 40” by the National Trial Lawyers Association. In 2019 and 2020, he was recognized by Verdict Search as having achieved a Top 100 Settlement in the United States in two consecutive years. In 2020, he obtained two of the top 50 (No. 30 and 31) settlements in the Southeastern United States as recorded by Verdict Search.. Michael graduated from the University of Miami School of Law where he was nominated to serve as Attorney General of the Student Bar Association for two consecutive years. He was also elected to serve as clerk of the University of Miami School of Law chapter of the Phi Delta Phi International Honors and Leadership Fraternity. Moreover, Flanagan was selected by the faculty and administration as a recipient of the prestigious, Who’s-Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities Award.. In 2021, Michael and Zachary Bodenheimer merged their law firms with the vision to provide the highest standard of legal representation to victims of negligence and corporate misconduct by truly developing personal relationships with their clients and telling their clients’ human stories to jurors.. Michael and his wife, Lauren, live and work in Coral Gables and are the proud parents of two wonderful children.
I am a law school graduate of the University of Florida and have been practicing law since 2004. I started the Law Offices of Gilbert & Smallman PLLC in 2006 with my long time friend Harris Gilbert with a goal in mind to help out people involved in Personal Injury and Criminal Defense matters. Our firm has now been open for over a decade and we pride ourselves on not only excellent results, but also client communication. Every one of my clients has my cell phone and I urge them to contact me with questions. A lawyer is vastly important when you have suffered an injury or are facing criminal prosecution. Call me today for a free consultaiton and learn first hand how I can help you through your difficult time.
After graduating magna cum laude from college, I became a claims adjuster working for insurance companies for 10 years. That experience gave me valuable insight into how insurance companies operate. After graduating from law school at the top of my class, I became a personal injury trial lawyer because I knew that the insurance companies took advantage of injured victims when they were the most vulnerable. I take great pride in obtaining the maximum compensation allowed by law for my clients.. I have been a trial lawyer for over 35 years and while the legal landscape keeps changing, what has not changed is our firm's availability to our clients 24 hours a day seven days a week with personal and caring service. Every client receives my personal cell number so clients can always get the answers they need.
Miguel A. Amador passionately and effectively defended indivduals and major corporations in hundreds of civil and criminal cases from the inception of the case through trial. He began his legal career at the Miami Dade Office of the Public Defender and gained tremendous trial experience in the courtroom representing his clients effectively and professionally.. Mr. Amador practiced law in the civil arena working for a well-known Statewide Civil Defense Firm representing major corporations and insured parties in various capacities. Most recently, he worked on behalf of injured parties on the Plaintiff side before establishing his law firm.. Mr. Amador attended Florida State University and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Studio Arts. He was on the Dean’s List and was a member of the National Hispanic Honor Society. After graduation, Mr. Amador was represented by an art gallery in Florida and worked as a professional artist for several years.. Wanting to broaden his horizons, Mr. Amador attended St. Thomas University School of Law. He received numerous scholarships and honors including the Book Award (top student) in Family Law and Corporations. He won Best Brief in the St. Thomas University Moot Court Intramural Competition and was on the Dean’s List. He was an intern to the Honorable Julio Jimenez of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Criminal Division, a research assistant to Professor Beverly Horsburgh and an Active Learning Instructor, tutoring law students in the areas of United States Constitutional Law and Criminal Law. Mr. Amador was elected to the executive board of the St. Thomas University Moot Court Honor Society, and was a member of the St. Thomas Mock Trial Team, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International and The Honorable Peter T. Fay Inns of Court.. Mr. Amador is licensed to practice in Florida, the District of Columbia Bar and the The United States District Court Southern District of Florida. He is also a member of the American Bar Association, The Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, The Dade County Bar Association, and The Cuban American Bar Association. He served as a Young Lawyer Director on the Board of Directors for the Miami chapter of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and is a committee member in the Torts & Insurance Practice Section and Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association.
Jared K. Newman, Esq. is the managing partner of the Personal Injury division at South Florida Law, PLLC. Jared is an experienced civil litigation attorney who has dedicated his practice to representing those injured due to the negligence of others. Jared has extensive experience when it comes to advocating for his clients against insurance companies who refuse to pay fair and just compensation for the injuries their insureds caused.. Jared was born and raised in Miami, Florida. Jared received his bachelor’s degree in Criminology from the University of Florida. Following undergraduate, Jared attended South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas where he received his Juris Doctorate. Jared has been a member of the Florida Bar since 2010.
I am a well reasoned attorney who places my client's best interests above my personal goals. I have a varied professional background having served in the U.S. Air Force Intelligence in my earlier days as an enlisted airman for four years and thereafter, worked my way through college.. After earning my Bachelor of Science Degree in Financial Management from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, went on to work on Wall Street with Shearson Lehman American Express as a financial consultant and then Banking as a Loan Workout and Real Estate Owned Vice President, Commonwealth Savings & Loan.. When the Banking industry gave way in the late 1980's I went on to law school and earned my Juris Doctorate law degree in 1994 from Nova Southeastern University. Since then for most of my 22 years as an attorney I have worked and operated my own law practice. My broad based experience in life and business have given me a unique perspective on determining the needs of my clients and impressing the law to achieve that end.
As a lawyer, my greatest task is to provide superior advocacy to my clients. For my criminal defense clients, my goal is to viciously attack each element of the State's case, and to identify and exploit each and every constitutional violation perpetrated by law enforcement. The State of Florida has the burden of proving each and every element of the crime, and I make sure that each of my clients is in fact innocent until proven guilty. For my injury clients, treatment and medical attention take priority over all else. Once they are receiving the proper medical care, and on the right road to recovery, then I make sure that whoever is responsible for their injury is held so. Unfortunately, accident victims are not always able to achieve 100 percent physical recovery after an accident. In the State of Florida, we seek to compensate accident victims for their injuries, and when possible, we aggressively pursue the maximum compensation for our clients' injuries, and we don't rest until that maximum recovery is obtained.. I am a South Florida Native. I grew up in Broward County, and I spent most of my childhood soaking in the culture and learning about South Florida's history. I have a unique passion for helping people, and a special connection to the people of South Florida.. Adam