25% CONTINGENCY FEES IN ALL CASES

Our fees are reduced from the customary 33-40% charged by most personal injury attorneys.

NO RECOVERY – NO FEES OR COSTS

We advance all costs to prosecute your claim. You owe us nothing if we do not obtain recovery for you.

FREE NON-OBLIGATION CONSULTATIONS

Don’t hesitate to call us to see if you have a claim or if you simply need a second opinion on an existing claim.

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Dog Bites

Under Florida law, dog guardians are strictly liable for damages their dogs inflict by biting or otherwise causing an injury to a person in a public place or lawfully in a private place. A person is lawfully on or in a private property if the person is on such property upon invitation, expressed or implied, of the owner. A dog’s guardian can escape Florida strict liability for dog bites by posting a visible and easily readable sign that includes the phrase “bad dog,” unless a victim is a child under the age of 6 or the property owner assures a visitor that he or she may ignore the sign.

Although the Florida law imposes strict liability on dog guardians, i.e., dog bite victims do not need to prove the former viciousness of the dog or the owners’ knowledge of such viciousness, the dog owner’s liability may be reduced by the percentage of the victim’s fault in causing the biting incident, such as when the victim disregards the sign and enters the property, or kicks, teases, or provokes the dog.

Furthermore, dog bites victims in Florida are not limited to actions under the strict liability statutes. They may also sue the dog guardian under common law theories of liability – strict liability, negligence, negligence per se, or intentional tort.

Finally, not only dog guardians may be liable for their dogs’ bites. A landlord may be held liable as well if the landlord is aware of the dog’s viciousness or fails to enforce the “no dog” clause in the lease agreement.  

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What Makes Us Different

In personal injury cases, paying more in attorney fees will not result in more money to the client. Attorneys take a percentage of gross settlement for fees and costs. Then, after paying outstanding medical bills, what’s left is the client’s net settlement proceeds. So, the less you pay in attorney fees, the more money you end up with in your pocket.

The goal of the insurance companies is to pay as little as possible. Personal injury attorneys have no “secret sauce” to make an insurance company pay more than the value of the case. Because personal injury cases are evidence-based, it for the most part, all comes down to proper and thorough documentation of liability, causation and damages.

However, personal injury attorneys are not alike. Some attorneys are passive and take a lackadaisical approach in their cases. They will not go an extra mile for their client. Once they sign up a client, they are entitled to their 33%, even when a “settles itself,” such as in cases with clear liability, great causation and damages. Some attorneys are there only for a client sign up. Once they sign up the client, their active involvement in the case for the most part is done and the handling of the case is passed onto to secretaries and paralegals.

Having started my career as a receptionist, moving up to a paralegal and ultimately becoming a lawyer, I’ve worked with and/or supervised at least a dozen of secretaries/paralegals over the past 17 years, and let me tell you – they can be a mess! My most stressful days usually involved dealing with poor work ethnics and/or utter incompetence of the secretaries. Very often I ended up doing their work, which was sometimes easier and quicker. I’ve also had the pleasure working with excellent paralegals. However, those are hard to find since attorneys hold on to them with iron claws.

I take a proactive approach in personal injury cases and I work all cases to their maximum potential using all available tools to thoroughly document and build up a case. I work with clients hand-in-hand and walk them through every step of the process. I guide them through the claim process to obtain both maximum medical and monetary recovery.

We focus on maximizing the value of each case.

We are a small personal injury firm focusing on quality over quantity. We are able to give personalized and maximum attention to each client and each case. Unlike some firms, we are not all about “high volume” and “quick turnover” to make profit or meet a quota. Our goal is to maximize the value of each case and to maximize our clients’ net recovery.

We spend the necessary time building your case, to document your injuries and to engage in back and forth negotiations with the insurance company for as long as it is necessary to fully compensate you for your damages. We will exhaust all available resources and remedies to secure a fair settlement before we recommend to file suit. Litigation is lengthy, expensive, stressful, and does not always result in a higher settlement or higher net settlement proceeds to a client.

We offer reduced contingency fees of 25% to maximize our clients’ net settlement proceeds.

We have reduced our contingency attorney fees to 25% in all cases. This enables our clients to retain more money from their settlement and helps avoid situations where the attorney gets paid more than the injured client.

In Florida, personal injury cases are handled on a contingency basis, which means that attorneys get a percentage of the client’s settlement. In most cases, personal injury attorneys take 33-40% of the gross settlement amount or a court award. Very often, this results in a client walking away with less than the attorney. For example, if a case settles pre-suit for policy limits of $10,000, a personal injury attorney will take a contractual 33% from the settlement amount, or $3,333.33, and any costs the attorney advanced. After payment of outstanding medical bills from the remainder the settlement funds, there is often less than $3,333.00 left for the client as their net settlement proceeds. So, the client may get less than what the attorney was paid.

We are able to reduce our contingency fees from 33-40% to 25% in all cases because we have low overhead expenses and because we focus on maximizing the value of each case, rather than achieving a quick settlement. After all, the higher the settlement, the higher the attorney fee, even at a reduced 25% rate, and the client is fairly compensated. And as a saying goes, “A happy client is a return client.”

Our clients focus on treatment. We do heavy lifting.

Accidents can completely overwhelm and disrupt your life. We take the burden off our clients’ shoulders by handling all aspects of their personal injury claim so that they can focus on treatment and medical recovery. We handle our clients’ property damage claim to ensure that they receive fair replacement value for their vehicle while maintaining transportation. We ensure that the ongoing wage loss, out-of-pocket medical and travel expenses are promptly submitted against any available insurance benefits. We build all personal injury cases from the ground up by gathering the necessary evidence to meet the burden of proof to be entitled to compensation.

We handle most types of personal injury cases- car accidents, motorcycle accident, trucking accidents, bicycle accidents, ATV accidents, pedestrian accidents, slip and fall, premises liability, dog bites, etc. In all types of personal injury cases, the insurance company’s goal is to pay you as little as possible. Having an experienced attorney representing you in your injury claim can help you recover the maximum value of your claim because the attorney can protect you against the insurance company’s bad faith claim processing and settlement, and build and strengthen your injury claim through the required evidence.

From the onset of representation, we promptly investigate the case to establish liability and all sources of available insurance coverage. We gather medical documentation about our clients’ injuries, causation, and damages and secure any necessary experts to support the damages. Finally, we gather any other supporting documentation to substantiate the demand for settlement.

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