An Injury Lawyer's Perspective

Whether you live in the Miami, Fort Lauderdale or Palm Beach areas, Orlando or Central Florida, Daytona Beach and the Space Coast, Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, Fort Meyers, Naples, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, or the Florida Panhandle, there are literally hundreds of thousands of cars, trucks, and motorcycles on the road on any given day. To appreciate the magnitude of number of automobiles operating in Florida, you actually need to stop and think of all the thousands of cities, small towns, and metro-areas that comprise this state.

The sheer volume of these machines on our roadways makes car accidents an every day reality.

Some car accidents are caused when a driver makes a careless mistake, albeit an unintentional one. In other cases, car accidents are caused when reckless drivers intentionally make our roadways dangerous by speeding, swerving in and out of lanes, or disregarding everyone else's right of way. In other cases, car accidents are caused when drivers are distracted by cell phones conversations, text messaging, loud music, screaming children, or sleep deprivation. In the worst types of car accidents, alcohol and drugs play a contributory role.

Whatever the cause, innocent people are injured and killed on Florida's roadways every single day.

If you have been injured in a car accident, truck accident, or motorcycle accident, you may be entitled to monetary compensation for your injuries. Under Florida law, this entitlement may include compensation for physical injuries, medical bills, future medical expenses, lost wages, permanent disability, diminished earing capacity, emotional trauma, pain and suffering, property damage, among others.

Even though car accidents are very common, litigating them successfully is not a simple matter. That is why it is so important to choose the right injury lawyer from the beginning. While there are many lawyers who call themselves "injury attorneys," very few are true trial lawyers who know how to successfully litigate a motor vehicle accident case in the courtroom.

At Salpeter Gitkin, we believe that the courtroom is where the most effective lawyers are separated from the mediocre ones. While most cases are resolved by an out of court settlement, the ability to prevail in court dominates most pre-suit/pre-trial negotiations. To obtain the best result possible, an accident attorney must have an expert knowledge of the Florida Rules of Evidence and the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.

Unlike the fictitious law shows portrayed on television, real civil proceedings in real courtrooms are governed by very specific rules and regulations. These rules control what evidence is allowed in court and what evidence is not. They govern every step of a car accident case from the filing of a lawsuit, to the conduct of a trial, to the filing of an appeal. They determine when a case should be dismissed and when one should proceed. Every stage of a lawsuit is literally controlled by these rules.

To obtain the best result possible, a car accident victim must first realize how serious and complex a lawsuit really is.

At Salpeter Gitkin, our success is predicated on our skill as accident attorneys. Our knowledge of the law was acquired by fighting tough cases in the courtroom. When it comes to injury law, there is absolutely no substitute for experience.

Before you hire an attorney to represent you in your case, contact our offices for a free initial consultation. Feel free to ask us the tough questions and put our skill to the test.