When an injury changes your whole life,your case has to account for all of it.
A spinal cord injury, severe brain injury, amputation, or serious burns can mean surgeries, therapy, home changes, lost careers, and care for life.
Insurers know these cases are expensive. Their goal is to settle early, before anyone measures what your future costs. I used to be on that side.
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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
Each one needs a case built for the long term.
Paralysis, partial paralysis, herniated discs needing surgery, and fractures.
Injuries that change how you work and live.
Burns and permanent scarring.
I value the next 30 years. Insurers focus on today’s bills. I focus on future surgeries, care, equipment, and lost earning ability.
I build the full picture. Life care planners, economists, and vocational experts put real numbers on your future.
I find every policy. Bodily injury, UM, umbrella, commercial, employer, and product liability claims.
I’m ready for trial. I tried 20 jury trials as a prosecutor and have handled 500+ litigated cases. I prepare every case like it’s going in front of a jury, and I’ll take it there if that’s what it takes.
Permanent injury. In car crash cases, you can recover pain and suffering when your injury is permanent within a reasonable degree of medical probability. Fla. Stat. § 627.737
How medical bills are proven changed. Florida changed the rules in 2023. Your case needs to be built with them in mind. Fla. Stat. § 768.0427
Fault is shared. You can recover if you are 50% or less at fault. Fla. Stat. § 768.81
Your deadline. Most negligence claims must be filed within 2 years. Fla. Stat. § 95.11
Steps that protect your claim.
Not until someone checks for every other policy. There may be more coverage.
With your doctors and, when needed, a life care planner and economist.
Yes. Call and I’ll set it up.
Yes, if you are 50% or less at fault. Your recovery is reduced by your share.
Nothing unless we win. No fees or costs upfront.
Every case is handled by me. Not assistants, case managers, or call centers.
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Written by Jacob Gordon, Florida Bar No. 125004 · Updated October 2026