Southwest Florida Accident Attorney

There are far too many car wrecks dotting the landscape of Southwest Florida.  At our personal injury law firm, we find that most victims are simply not aware of their legal rights, and understandably, are focused on getting better.  This focus on health is honest and good, and should be every crash victim’s primary focus and goal.

Don’t be fooled, however, into thinking that the negligent driver’s insurance carrier wants whatever is in your best interests.  Instead, view them with a critical and skeptical eye.  The reason to have your guard up is practical:  the insurance is there to minimize the amount of compensation payable to you.  Remember, the at-fault driver’s insurance company wants to hold on to as much of its policy premium money as possible, and that typically means that gamesmanship, delays, and denials of paying fair and just compensation for your auto accident claim, is around the corner.

To protect yourself, and your valid car crash injury claim, always be prepared for a crash, drive defensively, and follow a few simple steps following an auto accident:

1. Because your health, and the health of any passengers in your vehicle, are of the utmost importance, make sure that you permit emergency medical services (EMS) to respond to the scene and evaluate your condition.
2. Even if just precautionary in nature, go to the hospital by EMS if the emergency medical technicians suggest you do so.
3. Make sure that after you are discharged from the hospital, that you follow up with your family physician or specialist.
4. Make sure that a friend or family member, has taken photographs of your vehicle.  It is important to document the amount, and type, of vehicle damage.
5. Contact an auto accident lawyer as soon as possible if your injuries are serious. Evidence can and does disappear, witnesses’ memories fade, and your car accident attorney can often move quickly to preserve such evidence.
6. Do NOT give a recorded statement to the negligent driver’s insurance company.  You do NOT have any obligation to do so.
7. DO report the claim to your own insurance company.  You may be required by your insurance policy to give your own insurance company a statement.
8. Follow all of your doctors’ recommendations and focus on getting well.
9. Allow your lawyer to handle the legal claims associated with your case.

A car wreck may cause you significant injury, pain, and suffering, as well as financial losses. Some examples include neck injury, back injury, herniated disk, paralysis, spinal cord injury, bone fracture, brain injury, burns, scarring, closed head injury, muscle damage, nerve damage.  Financial losses included medical bills, co-pays, lost income, and lost productivity.

Surgical care for the seriously injured crash victim may be required, e.g. spinal fusion, pain management, herniated disc surgery, lumbar spine surgery, cervical spine surgery, thoracic spine surgery, steroid injection, epidural injection, and the like.

While the at-fault driver should accept responsibility for all of your losses, all too often the the negligent driver’s insurance company plays hardball and refuses to accept its full responsibility to pay for the damages.

That’s where we may be able to help.  If you have an important case, then contact us for a confidential assessment. WContact us. We’re here to here to help you in this time of challenge, throughout Southwest Florida and beyond.  Locally, we help our neighbors in:

Charlotte County, Englewood, Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda
Collier County, Everglades City, Golden Gate, Immokalee, Marco Island, Naples, Ochopee
Lee County, Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Estero, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Lehigh Acres, North Fort Myers