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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.
16381 Personal Injury Lawyers Found
Zachary Bodenheimer proudly serves individuals and families who have been injured or had loved ones killed as a result of negligence in Miami, Florida. A graduate of the University of Miami School of Law, Zachary initially worked as an Assistant State Attorney for the State Attorney’s Office in Miami-Dade County, where he gained invaluable courtroom and trial experience and developed a passion for obtaining justice for the innocent. He went on to open his own law firm dedicated exclusively to handling personal injury and wrongful death claims before joining forces at Flanagan & Bodenheimer Injury & Wrongful Death Law Firm.
Jacky’s practice focuses on cases involving automobile accidents and premises liability among other areas of personal injury litigation. Jacky began her legal career practicing Personal Injury Protection at Florida Advocates. She started managing the discovery department and then moved on to handle different aspects of the litigation process. She then started her own firm and now represents injured victims in Personal Injury cases. Jacky also serves as of counsel with Florida Advocates and is working with their Personal Injury department.. Jacky is a proud graduate of the University of Miami and then went on to receive her JD at St. Thomas University School of Law in 2010. While studying law she received the Dean’s List award in both 2007 and 2010. She was a Law Clerk for Judge Anna Gardiner in Broward and Victoria Sigler in Dade.. Jacky is licensed to practice law in Florida and has been an active member of the North Dade Bar Association since 2011. She was president of the Association in 2013.
Gabriela Espaillat was born in New York City and raised between Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and South Florida, where she has lived for the past 14 years. The daughter of Dominican immigrants, she learned early the importance of hard work, determination, and service to others.. Gabriela earned her bachelor’s degree in International Studies from the University of Miami in 2014 and her Juris Doctor from St. Thomas University College of Law in 2019. While in law school, she distinguished herself on the St. Thomas Trial Team, serving as Vice President of Finance, competing in multiple statewide competitions, and earning the title of Best Advocate in the 2018 Intramural Competition.. Since graduating, Gabriela has actively mentored future trial lawyers. She has served as a coach for the St. Thomas Trial Team since 2019, guiding students to multiple victories in state and national competitions and has served as an Associate Faculty Advisor for the team since 2024.. Gabriela began her legal career advocating for indigent clients at the Miami-Dade and Broward County Public Defender’s Offices, where she handled thousands of cases ranging from misdemeanors to life felonies and tried numerous cases to verdict. She later practiced insurance defense litigation, gaining valuable insight into how insurance companies evaluate and defend claims—experience that ultimately inspired her to transition to plaintiff’s work and fight for injured individuals.. Today at Rubenstein Law, Gabriela brings her passion for advocacy to every personal injury case she handles. She is committed to providing zealous representation, ensuring her clients are informed, supported, and protected at every stage of the legal process. Gabriela is dedicated to assisting clients in both English and Spanish.. Outside the office, Gabriela enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter, reading, tennis, and catching a baseball game.
I truly enjoy the practice of Law and after more than 10 years working as a senior attorney for another firm, I decided it was time to open my own practice in Middleburg, FL. My main reason for this change was and is to provide more personal service to my fellow Middleburg residents. I now have the opportunity to be much more active in my community and I enjoy the more personal relationships I have made and continue to make with my clients and the community.
With over 31 years of experience, Moises Kaba is an attorney with a unique energy self-motivated to work towards the best possible outcome for your case. With a solid record of success in all stages of case proceedings, possesses the legal talent and ability to analyze every issue while focusing on the most cost effective manner to achieve my client’s main goal.. Born in Havana, Cuba he has dedicated himself to be an exceptional lawyer. Currently living in Miami, Florida with his family proves to be a compassionate and thoughtful attorney. His skills in litigation have been recognized and admired through his time as an attorney. If you want a one of a kind attention, contact Kaba Law Group P.L.L.C. as soon as possible.
A native of Plant City, Attorney Williams returned home in 1994 after receiving a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Florida A & M University and a Juris Doctor Degree from Texas Southern University. He opened his own practice in 1997. Attorney Williams is licensed by the Florida Bar and authorized to practice in both State and Federal Court (Middle District). Attorney Williams is affiliated with the Florida Justice Association, the National Bar Association, Virgil Hawkins, Plant City Bar Association, Hillsborough County Bar Association, and the George Edgecomb Bar Association. Attorney Williams handles various types of litigation, including personal injury, wrongful death, family law, criminal law, small business litigation, estate planning, and guardianships. Attorney Williams is a Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator.
I am a Florida lawyer since 2001. My office has filed hundreds and hundreds of claims in pursuit of employment law/wrongful termination matters, personal injury and consumer cases involving harassment from debt collectors, including cases in Key West, Miami-Dade, Clearwater and Pinellas Counties. Located just off of I-275. Same office building location for approximately 12 years.. Local Attorney for local people, but actively accepting Personal Injury, Consumer, Credit Repair and Longshore cases as well as Defense Base Act Cases.. Results and personal attention matter. You don’t have to be just another number and be relegated to ”case managers“ or receptionist. Lawyering is a service based business and “face to face“ consults are always preferred.
Tri Thornhill has only handled personal injury and wrongful death cases since 1995. He was born and raised in Winter Haven. He is Florida Bar Board Certified in Civil Trial law which is the highest level of recognition by The Florida Bar of the competency and experience of attorneys in the areas of law approved for certification by the Supreme Court of Florida. He is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell, the highest professionalism and ethical rating from the nationally recognized service for rating lawyers.. Tri currently serves as chair of the 10th Judicial Circuit Professionalism Committee, which was formed by the Florida Supreme Court to receive, screen, and act upon complaints of unprofessional conduct by attorneys. Tri served as a member and the Chair of the Grievance Committee for the Florida Bar, a committee that evaluates ethical complaints against lawyers in the Tenth Judicial Circuit. In the past, Tri has served as a reader for the Florida Bar examination essays. He also serves as Inn Administrator for the Willson American Inn of Court, an invitation only association of lawyers and judges of the Tenth Judicial Circuit. Tri is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates.. With respect to charitable work, Tri is a member of Kiwanis Club of Lakeland. He is a volunteer for the Justice Teaching program which teaches the judicial system to middle school children. Tri delivers groceries to homebound seniors through VISTE, a Lakeland organization that serves the elderly. He is a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.. Mr. Thornhill graduated second in his class from the University of Florida School of Law, was on Law Review, received the Book Award for Torts, Contracts, and Property, and received Order of the Coif. He was magna cum laude from Dartmouth College and second in his class from Winter Haven Senior High. Prior to working at Howell & Thornhill, Mr. Thornhill worked as a law clerk for Judge Federico Moreno, the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Mr. Thornhill is admitted to practice in all Florida state courts, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
I am the president of BROWARD'S HIRSCH AND ASSOCIATES, P.A. a Private Law Firm Focusing on Personal Injury and Family Law formerly known as BRAWER, HIRSCH AND ASSOCIATES, P.A a Fort Lauderdale, Florida based law firm which has been rated as a top 50 family Florida law firm by Superlawyers Magazine and SE Legal Guide. ( ). We are licensed in FL, GA and AL with "of counsel" offices in NY.. We focus on personal injury matters ( ) and hold a designation for personal injury law* . We handle all matters of automobile, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, and boat injury cases. We handle all manner of slip, trip and fall cases against businesses and land owners. We handle claims involving inadequate securicty for premises. Our contingency fees are set by the Florida Bar. Most of our cases resolve without the necessity of trial because we take your case with the intention of going to trial if its necessary to get you all that your case facts warrant and that you deserve.. The focus of much of our family law practice has been assisting divorcing ( dissolutions of marriage), time sharing and parenting litigants, domestic violence, relocations, enforcement actions and modifications and matters with issues involving special needs children.. I am the author/instructor and copyright holder for NO HARM DIVORCE, a course and manual designed to enable parents to end their marriages without destroying their children in the process. We also formed a former mediation service NO FORCE DIVORCE.. I am a trained Family Law mediator, and I am a Circuit Court Arbitrator. I serve as a guardian ad litem and reciever in family law matters.. I am a parent of many children, biological, new born adopted, step parent adopted and de facto children some with challenges and some gifted which enables me to better understand the concerns and complexity of my clients' time sharing and parenting plan matters.. I am a honorably discharged member of the USAR having served as a member of the Judge Advocate General Staff and as a medic assigned to a MASH Unit during the years of the Viet Nam War. I have represented many fellow active and ex military personnel in divorce and personal injury matters.. I also hold a license as a Proctor in Admiralty.. I offer my clients free initial consultations.. (*Ga. Bar designation program).
Eric Rosen is a Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney and Founder at Rosen Injury Law, P.A. With the goal of being one of the best personal injury lawyers in Fort Lauderdale, he represents seriously injured victims in cases involving auto accidents, dangerous products, premises liability, and unforeseen circumstances. He also focuses his practice on tobacco litigation and wrongful death. He is a former Assistant State Attorney and has obtained numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. Mr. Rosen previously served as president of the Broward County Trial Lawyers Association. He has also served as co-chair of the Broward County Bar Association Trial Section.. Proudly Serving Florida:
Laura Dolin is a member of The Florida and The Illinois Bar and has practiced plaintiff’s personal injury law for over 35 years. She holds a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating and has dedicated her practice to personal injury, wrongful death cases, and representing persons injured as a result of the negligence of others. In June 2019, Laura founded DolinLaw P.A.. Laura Dolin was born in Chicago, Illinois where she attended and graduated from the University of Illinois [Champaign, Illinois] with a B.A. degree in Speech Communications with honors in 1981. Her Juris Doctor degree was awarded in 1986 from South Texas College in Houston. While attending law school, she was a member of the Honorary Society of the Order of the Lytae, Assistant Casenote Editor for the Law Journal, and published an article for AARP, Washington, D.C.. Laura later became a mentor for law students at Nova Southeastern University Law Center in their personal injury clinic. For a conference at the George Washington Law School held in May 2006, she co-authored “Guideline for Handling Cases Involving Sexual Abuse of a Minor by a Public-School Teacher.” This article was published in the 2006 Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Magazine and in 2009 Nova Law Review.. Laura was on the Board of Directors for Monarch Care from 2010 to 2016 (MonarchCare is a non-for-profit Fort Lauderdale organization that provides a variety of services for vulnerable individuals from ages 1-100) and was awarded the “Transforming Lives Award” in 2014. Laura has served as President for the South Broward Bar Association from March 2019 through March 2020 and currently sits on the Board for this organization.. Laura looks forward to the opportunity of becoming an officer on the Board of Directors for the Healing Arts Institute in Fort Lauderdale.
Micah Longo is the managing attorney of The Longo Firm located in Davie, FL. Micah handles personal injury and employment law cases. Micah is licensed to practice law in all Florida state courts, as well as in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and Middle District of Florida.. Micah Longo was recently selected to the American Society of Legal Advocates (“ASLA”) Top 40 Under 40 Labor and Employment Lawyers in the State of Florida for 2017. The ASLA is an invitation-only, nationwide organization of elite lawyers in practice today. ASLA draws its membership from lawyers who combine stellar legal credentials with a proven commitment to community engagement and the highest professional standards. ASLA limits its membership to less than 1.5% of all licensed lawyers nationwide.. Micah is a South Florida transplant by way of Altoona, Pennsylvania. He has lived in Florida for almost 15 years and currently resides in Pembroke Pines with his wife and two children.
Michael J. Pascucci is a trial lawyer with a strong background in consumer advocacy, personal injury and insurance claims including homeowner’s insurance claims, automobile accidents, premises liability, products liability and other bodily injury claims. Prior to co-founding Eggnatz, Lopatin & Pascucci, LLP, Mr. Pascucci worked for a large Plaintiff’s law firm where he handled hundreds of cases at various stages from pre-suit through trial. Prior to that, Mr. Pascucci worked as a defense litigation attorney where he represented several insurance companies and some of the largest retail corporations in the country, providing him with an insider’s perspective on how insurance carriers and corporate legal departments litigate cases and handle claims made by the injured and/or the consumer.. Born and raised in South Florida, Mr. Pascucci is a proud resident of Cooper City, Florida where he lives with his wife, Allyson and their daughter, Ansley. Mr. Pascucci has long been dedicated to the goal of fighting for justice and has taken a leadership role in his academic and professional pursuits. Mr. Pascucci obtained his Juris Doctorate from the Shepard Broad law Center at Nova Southeastern University where he was an active, competing member of Moot Court and the American Trial Lawyers Association. Prior to law school, he obtained his B.S. in Finance at the University of Central Florida where he was a member of several prestigious honor societies. Mr. Pascucci also took an active role in UCF’s Student Government where he was a three-term Senator and was elected to the prestigious office of Speaker of the Student Government Senate. During his tenure, he received several distinguished recognitions including the Inter-Fraternity Council Lifetime Achievement Award and President’s List.. Today, Mr. Pascucci is focused on protecting the rights of the injured and consumers who do not have the financial resources or legal knowledge the insurers and large corporations have. He believes the jury system is the most important democratic system on Earth and is passionate about working within the civil justice system to ensure that victims are treated properly and made whole after an injury or accident.. Bar Admissions:. Education:
Marc Schiller is a managing and founding partner of the The Schiller Kessler Group. Born in Merrick, New York, he moved to Florida with his family in 1984. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Florida State University in 1992, and his J.D. Degree from St. Thomas University School of Law in 1995.. Upon graduating from law school, Mr. Schiller worked as an associate at a prestigious law firm specializing in personal injury and wrongful death claims. After a few years, Mr. Schiller left his associate position with that firm and opened his own law firm, focusing solely on personal injury and wrongful death cases.. Mr. Schiller has committed his life to representing those people injured as a result of someone else’s negligence. Mr. Schiller limits his practice exclusively to personal injury, wrongful death, premises liability and nursing home abuse cases. He is a member of The Florida Bar, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Broward County Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Law Committee, as well as several other associations. Mr. Schiller has conducted numerous seminars over the years, educating people on current issues related to personal injury and insurance coverage cases. Mr. Schiller also routinely performs Pro Bono work in the community for those less fortunate.. As one of the busiest and most well respected personal injury law firms in Florida, Mr. Schiller and his firm have handled over 10,000 personal injury cases, aggressively representing their clients to recover the maximum monetary compensation possible.
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Florida attorneys at Law Offices of Cohn & Smith, P.A. handles various injury cases including accidents, medical malpractice, workers comp, and wrongful death.