South Florida Personal Injury Attorneys

Have you visited or are you living in South Florida or Miami and have had an accident whilst in Florida. Maybe you could use one of the many South Florida personal injury attorneys or Miami personal injury lawyer in the area.

The first thing to consider before you approach a personal injury attorney or lawyer is whether you really have a viable case.

Has your accident been caused by someone else or an institution been partly responsible for your accident?

In the case of an auto accident between more than one party identifying the party who caused the accident is often reasonably straightforward. But have you had an accident caused by someone else that is not an auto accident?

Maybe you walked down the sidewalk and tripped over a loose or mislayed paving slab. Maybe a poorly maintained building caused your accident or a spillage in a store caused you to slip. In each case, if the parties responsible for the sidewalk, building or spill did not take good precautions to maintain the area to prevent accidents or make you aware of the dangers then you probably have a good case for a claim.

You don't have a valid claim if there was nothing wrong with the sidewalk, building or floor surfaces and you had an accident at these localities through your own clumsiness or misfortune. You don't have a claim aganist another party if the auto accident was your fault.

Don't be worried if the accident that gave rise to your claim happened some time ago. Even cases from a few years ago can be brought aganist the negligent parties.

If you feel you have a valid case then picking from the many south florida personal injury attorneys available can be tricky. Who should you choose?

Choose a few personal injury attorneys or lawyers from the local area. Give them a short telephone interview to see who is likely to represent you best. Ask how many cases they have tried aganist a jury, which type of experts they can hire for your particular case, ask whether they have handled cases similar to your own and whether they were succesful, see if they are willing to advance the expenses of the litigation and how much of their income is comes from personal injury cases.

Armed with these answers you should get a clear indication of your chances with the case, how much it will cost and the calibre of the personal injury attorney available for you to use.