Personal injury lawyer in Miami and South Florida

Injured in South Florida

If someone else's carelessness hurt you anywhere between Homestead and Palm Beach, or in the Keys, our Miami office at 1111 Brickell Ave, 10th Floor, Miami, FL 33131 can meet with you by appointment, in English or Spanish. The consultation is free and confidential.

This page explains the local side of a South Florida claim: the counties we cover, what federal crash records show, which hospitals treat the most serious injuries, and which courts hear the cases. Florida-wide rules are set out on the statewide personal injury page.

Short answer: a South Florida injury claim is built like any Florida claim, by proving a duty, its breach, and the harm that followed. Locally, what changes is the density of traffic, the number of insurers involved and the court where a suit would be filed.

The four counties this office covers

Together, the four counties below had about 6,221,207 residents in the 2020 Census. The crash figures come from the federal Fatality Analysis Reporting System for 2019–2023. They count only crashes in which someone died, so they understate how often people are hurt.

FARS lists 3,730 fatal crashes across the four counties, with 1,336 involving a pedestrian and about 59% taking place in the dark. Miami-Dade County alone accounts for 1,500.

Roads named most often

In Miami-Dade County, the roads named most often in FARS are US 1, SR 9, I-95 and US 27. In Broward County they are I-95, US 1, US 441 and I-75, and in Palm Beach County I-95, SR 809, US 1 and US 441. In Monroe County, which includes the Keys, the list is led by US 1, US 1 Overseas Hwy and CR 905A, and a single highway through the islands means that one blocked stretch can affect everyone.

For an injury claim, the useful facts are specific: the intersection, the lane, the traffic signal, nearby cameras, and the time of day.

Pedestrians, cyclists and riders

More than a third of the fatal crashes recorded in these four counties involved a pedestrian: 1,336 of 3,730. If you were hit on foot or on a bike, your own car policy's PIP coverage may still apply, depending on your circumstances. See our PIP guide. Motorcycle crashes are also significant here, with 731 fatal motorcycle crashes recorded for the period; our Miami motorcycle page covers rider claims.

Where seriously injured people are treated

The Florida Department of Health's list of designated trauma centers (updated July 23, 2026) includes these in the counties we cover:

Hospital records and bills are the center of most injury claims. Keep discharge papers, ask for copies of imaging reports and billing statements, and tell each provider exactly how you were hurt. Monroe County has no designated trauma center on the state list, so people hurt in the Keys are often transported elsewhere.

Courts

Miami-Dade County is in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Broward County in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, and Monroe County in the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit. Since January 1, 2023, Florida county courts hear civil claims up to $50,000, and larger claims go to circuit court. Which county you file in depends on where the incident happened and where the defendant is.

Issues that come up often in South Florida claims

• Several insurers. Rental cars, rideshare vehicles, company vehicles and visitors from other states can add policies and complicate who pays.
• Language. Witnesses, medical providers and adjusters may speak Spanish, and what is said in a first call matters. We handle consultations and case work in English or Spanish.
• Property hazards. Hotels, condos, malls and event venues are common settings for falls; see our Miami slip and fall page.
• Fault disputes. In most negligence cases, a person found more than 50% at fault generally cannot recover damages. See our comparative fault guide.

Communities nearest our Miami office

Many clients live outside the city of Miami. The larger communities for which Miami is the nearest of our three offices are below. Distances are straight-line measurements from the office address, so drives will be longer, especially for Palm Beach County communities and the Keys.

If your community is not listed, call anyway. The firm is not limited to the three office areas; case type and venue decide what we can take.

Time limits

The statute of limitations for most negligence claims arising after March 24, 2023 is two years (Fla. Stat. § 95.11). Evidence deadlines, such as video retention, are often much shorter. See our deadline guide.

What a first meeting covers

Most first meetings in our Miami office follow the same plan. We ask what happened, who was involved and what treatment you have had. We look at any papers you have brought: the police report, photographs, bills, letters from insurers. We explain whether a claim looks realistic, what could affect it, and what the next steps would be. You are not asked to decide anything that day.

Bring what you have, but do not worry about missing items; a lawyer can request records, and gaps are normal this soon after an injury.

If you are not in South Florida every day

Many people injured in Miami-Dade or Broward are visitors, seasonal residents or workers who commute from other counties. Where a lawsuit may be filed generally depends on where the incident happened and where the defendant can be sued, not on where you live. If you have already gone home, ask about meeting by phone or video, and keep your medical care going wherever you are.

Visit or call

Offices are by appointment so each client gets focused attention. If you cannot travel after an injury, ask about other ways to meet.

General information, not legal advice. Reading this page does not create an attorney-client relationship, and every case depends on its own facts. For qualifying personal injury matters the firm works on a contingency-fee basis, so attorney fees are not collected unless there is a recovery. Last updated: 2026-10-16.

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