I spent years defending drivers, auto insurers, and rideshare claims.Now I use what I learned to get injured people paid.
A crash turns your week upside down. You have medical bills, a car in the shop, and an adjuster calling to “get your side of the story.”
That adjuster works for the insurance company. I know because I used to advise them. Now I sit on your side of the table.
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The 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
Florida requires personal injury protection (the part of your own car insurance that pays medical bills no matter who caused the crash). It covers up to $10,000 in medical bills and lost wages. You must get treatment within 14 days, and without an emergency medical condition finding, PIP caps at $2,500. Fla. Stat. § 627.736
To recover for pain and suffering from the at fault driver, Florida requires a permanent injury, significant scarring, or significant loss of a bodily function. Fla. Stat. § 627.737
Your recovery is reduced by your share of fault. If you are found more than 50% at fault, you recover nothing. Fla. Stat. § 768.81
Most negligence claims arising after March 24, 2023 must be filed within two years. Fla. Stat. § 95.11
Once a driver accepts a ride, the rideshare company’s policy must carry at least $1 million in liability coverage. When the app is on but no ride is accepted, the required coverage is much lower. Fla. Stat. § 627.748
Call anyway. I’ll look at your claim and give you my honest take. Fault is often split, and you may still have a claim. I can also share names of PIP doctors my past clients spoke highly of. The choice is always yours.
I know how they value your claim. Insurers score a claim by treatment gaps, recorded statements, and what your medical records say in the first two weeks. I build your file so those soft spots are closed before the adjuster ever looks. That means a higher number on their side of the ledger.
I’ve defended rideshare claims. Uber and Lyft cases have layers: the driver’s personal policy, the company policy, and the question of whether the app was on. I know which policy they will try to push you toward and why. You get pointed at the right coverage from day one, not after months of runaround.
I find every policy. The at fault driver, an employer if they were working, a vehicle owner who loaned the car, your own uninsured motorist coverage. Every policy found is more money available to you.
I handle your property damage claim at no charge. Getting your vehicle fixed or replaced is part of getting your life back. I handle that claim for you and charge nothing for it.
I handle your case personally. Not a case manager. You call or text, I answer.
Steps that protect your claim.
Call 911 and get a crash report.
Get checked by a doctor within 14 days so your PIP stays open.
Photograph the cars, the scene, and your injuries.
Get names and numbers of witnesses.
If it was a rideshare, screenshot the trip in your app.
Don’t give a recorded statement to the other driver’s insurer. Call me first.
My office is on North Dale Mabry in Carrollwood. You don’t have to come to me. I’ll meet you at the office, at your 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.
What your claim can include
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Nothing unless we win. My fee and case costs come out of the recovery. If there is no recovery, you owe nothing.
Not before you talk to me. Their job is to pay you as little as possible. What you say on a recorded call will be used to do that.
Call me. I will give you my honest take. Fault is often shared, and you may still have a claim. I can also share names of PIP doctors past clients spoke highly of. The choice is yours.
Yes, at no charge.
It depends on whether the app was on and whether a ride was accepted. Once a ride is accepted, there is at least $1 million in coverage. I sort out which policy applies.
Two years for most crashes after March 24, 2023. Waiting hurts your case long before the deadline does.
Every case is handled by me. Not assistants, case managers, or call centers.
Written by Jacob Gordon, Florida Bar No. 125004 · Updated October 2026