I used to defend insurance companies.Now I fight them.
Largo is a city of neighborhoods, mobile home communities, and shopping plazas in the heart of Pinellas. Falls, dog bites, and car crashes are common injury claims here.
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The four things people ask first.
You can recover if you are 50% or less at fault. Your award is reduced by your share. Fla. Stat. § 768.81
In a car crash, your own PIP pays first: up to $10,000 if a doctor finds an emergency medical condition. Fla. Stat. § 627.736
I’ve defended these cases. Here’s what that means for you.
I’ve defended drivers, rideshare drivers, and their insurers. Car accident representation
I’ve defended trucking companies.
On the defense side, I saw how fast a cyclist gets blamed.
I’ve defended UM carriers.
I’ve defended property owners and businesses.
I used to defend homeowners, property management companies, and their insurers.
I’ve defended doctors, nurses, medical practices, and hospitals.
I’ve defended these cases, so I know how the other side puts a number on a life and how they try to keep it low.
I know how they value your claim. Insurers look for three things: a gap in treatment, a prior injury, and a reason to blame you. I spent years looking for those same things. I build your case to answer them before the adjuster asks.
I prepare every case for trial. Most cases settle. The ones that settle well are the ones the insurer knows are ready for a jury.
I handle your case personally. Not a case manager. Not a call center. You call or text, I answer.
Learn more about my background. Read selected case results. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Who responds. Largo Police inside city limits. Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office outside them. Florida Highway Patrol on the major highways. Crash reports stay confidential for 60 days except to the people involved and their lawyers. I’ll get yours.
Where you treat. HCA Florida Largo Hospital is in town. Serious trauma goes to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital in St. Petersburg. Keep every discharge paper. Your medical timeline is the backbone of your case.
Parks and the trail. Largo Central Park and the Pinellas Trail draw walkers and cyclists.
Mobile home communities. Uneven walkways, poor lighting, and broken steps in common areas are the park owner’s responsibility.
Shopping plazas. Plazas along Ulmerton and East Bay see their share of slip and fall claims.
Hurt in a crash? See my Largo car accident page for the local roads and crash reports.
Where it’s filed. Pinellas County civil cases are heard at the courthouse on Court Street in downtown Clearwater, part of the Sixth Judicial Circuit.
My office is on North Dale Mabry in Carrollwood, a short drive from Largo. Come in if you like, or I’ll meet you at home or at the hospital. Most clients handle everything by phone, text, and email.
Bring what you have: photos, the exchange form, insurance letters, medical bills. It doesn’t need to be organized. That’s my job.
Call or text me at (813) 547-4707.
Six steps that protect your claim.
Within 14 days. Florida PIP requires it, and gaps hurt your claim.
Call 911 so police or the sheriff document what happened.
The scene, vehicles, hazards, and your injuries.
Note every business or home nearby. Footage is overwritten in days.
Not to the other insurer. Not recorded, not “just routine.”
Before you sign anything. The consultation is free.
Usually the park owner. Florida law requires park owners to maintain common areas. Florida Statutes § 723.022.
Possibly. Claims against the City of Largo or Pinellas County have notice rules and damage caps under Florida Statutes § 768.28.
Pinellas County’s Sixth Judicial Circuit, usually at the courthouse in Clearwater.
Nothing unless we win. My fee and case costs come out of the recovery. If there’s no recovery, you owe nothing.
Call me anyway. Fault is often less clear than it feels. I’ll give you my honest take. No cost, no obligation.
Yes. You call or text, I answer.
Every case is handled by me. Not assistants, case managers, or call centers.
Nearby communities I serve: Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Palm Harbor, Tarpon Springs, Dunedin, Oldsmar, East Lake.
See all areas I serve. I represent injured people across Florida.
Written by Jacob Gordon, Florida Bar No. 125004 · Updated October 2026