I used to defend insurance companies.Now I fight them.
New Port Richey has a busy US 19, a growing downtown along the river, and a lot of residents who have lived here for decades. Falls, pedestrian crashes, and car crashes are common 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. New Port Richey Police inside city limits. Pasco 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. Morton Plant North Bay Hospital is in New Port Richey, and HCA Florida Trinity Hospital is nearby. Keep every discharge paper. Your medical timeline is the backbone of your case.
Downtown and the river. Sims Park and the riverfront host events through the year. Crowds and uneven ground bring fall injuries.
State parks. Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park is state property. Injuries there involve claims against the State of Florida.
US 19 retail. Stores and plazas along US 19 generate a lot of slip and fall claims.
Hurt in a crash? See my New Port Richey car accident page for the local roads and crash reports.
Where it’s filed. Pasco County cases go to the Sixth Judicial Circuit at the West Pasco Judicial Center on Little Road.
My office is on North Dale Mabry in Carrollwood, a short drive from New Port Richey. 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.
It depends who owns it. City parks are the City of New Port Richey. State parks are the State of Florida. Both have notice rules and damage caps under Florida Statutes § 768.28.
The Pasco County Property Appraiser lists the owner. The tenant store and the landlord can both be responsible.
Pasco County’s Sixth Judicial Circuit, at the West Pasco Judicial Center on Little Road.
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.
See all areas I serve. I represent injured people across Florida.
Written by Jacob Gordon, Florida Bar No. 125004 · Updated October 2026