If I sue and the defendant denies liability, our attorney’s fee increases to 40% of the total settlement. We are also paid back for the costs that we advanced for your case. The above fees apply if your case is worth $1 Million dollars or less. But don’t get to excited. Most personal injury cases are worth under $1 million. If your case settles for an amount above $1 Million, our fees on any amounts above the first $1 Million are reduced according to the maximum amount allowed under the Florida Bar rules. If your claim is against the county, state or city, then our fees are 25% of the total settlement against the county, city or state. This is true regardless of whether the case is settled before or after a lawsuit is filed. We are also paid back for the costs that we advanced for your case. If we settle a personal injury claim against the federal government before a lawsuit, then our fees are 20% of the total settlement.

Here is the check (redacted). The total settlement was $35,000. After my car accident lawyer fees and costs, Sandra gets a check for $23,333.33. Normally, you have to pay back the workers’ compensation insurance company from your personal injury settlement. However, they must reduce their claim (lien) by your attorney’s fees and costs and other factors. Here, Sandra’s workers’ compensation lawyer got the workers comp insurer to waive its entire lien. This means that after my car accident lawyer fees, Sandra got the entire settlement in her pocket. Sandra was happy with our personal injury settlement. Sandra also settled a workers’ compensation claim with her employer’s insurance company. Here is another example of a car accident case where my costs were under $7.00. In April 2019, Cesar was driving his minivan in Brickell, Florida. Another car rear ended him. The impact sent Cesar’s minivan into a wall. After the accident, Cesar’s SUV was badly damaged.

My costs were just $35.00 to send Angela her portion of the settlement, which was $157,353.

And we did so without a lawsuit! In Angela’s case, we claimed that the bathtub surface was unreasonably slippery. Philadelphia Insurance Company insured the hotel. Their first offer to me was just $12,500! My paralegal and I spent hours searching the internet for complaints about the slippery nature of this hotel’s bathtub. And I struck some gold! I found some online reviews where people complained about the bathtubs at this hotel. I sent these complaints to the hotel’s insurance company. We settled Angela’s injury claim against the hotel for $250,000. About $225,000 of the $250,000 settlement was for her pain and suffering. My costs were just $35.00 to send Angela her portion of the settlement, which was $157,353. My costs would have been under $7.00 if she would have wanted us to send her the check via certified mail. Of course, she was welcome to come to my office to pick up the check. However, she didn’t choose this option. Can you blame her?

I also explained to him, that if he hired me, his workers’ compensation provider would need to reduce its pay back request (called a lien) from any car accident settlement by my lawyer’s fees and costs. This is often a huge benefit to you if you injured in an accident caused by someone else. In a moment, you’ll see how this put more money Ryan’s pocket. After we spoke, he hired me. At the hospital, doctors performed surgery on his leg. In particular, they put a plate and screws into his leg. After surgery, the doctor put a cast on his leg. When he left the hospital, he could not walk. He was wheeled out of the hospital. Allstate insured the careless driver’s car. However, he only had $10,000 in bodily injury liability (BIL) coverage. Within 8 days of the car accident, Allstate sent me a check for the $100,000 BIL limits. However, I did not want to deposit the check.

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Pat was riding his motorcycle in Land O Lakes, Pasco County, Florida. The closest big city nearby is Tampa. As you can see in the diagram below, a driver of a car crashed into him. Pat broke his collarbone (clavicle). Pat told me that he had bruising on his collarbone and chest. I told him to take photos of it. You can see a photo below. Shortly after the accident, he searched on the internet for motorcycle accident attorneys in Florida. He called my office to get a free consultation to see if I could represent him. After we spoke, he immediately hired me. Travelers Insurance Company insured the car who hit him. Fortunately, Travelers is a decent insurance company. That said, Travelers may still lowball you. For example, I represented a man who broke his restaurant while eating in a restaurant. Travelers would not offer me more than $20,000 to settle.