Hit By A Drunk Driver And Need A Florida DUI Accident Lawyer? Their Choice Became Your Injury, And That Is On Them.
Being hurt by a drunk driver carries something other crashes do not: the knowledge that it was completely avoidable. Someone made a reckless choice and you are the one paying for it, in pain, in bills, and in anger you have every right to feel. You were not at fault here. Our Florida DUI accident lawyers will make sure the person who did this is held fully responsible, and that you are not left carrying a cost that was never yours to carry.
What Their Choice Has Cost You.
A crash caused by an impaired driver can leave injuries that take months to heal and bills that pile up long before you are back to normal. Because someone chose to drive drunk, Florida law lets you pursue the full cost of what they did.
Medical Bills
Current treatment, hospital care, rehabilitation and the medical care you may still need.
Lost Wages And Earning Power
Income lost while you could not work and future earning power if the injuries continue to affect you.
Pain And Emotional Trauma
The physical pain and the emotional trauma of living through a crash that never had to happen.
Vehicle And Out-Of-Pocket Losses
Vehicle damage and other expenses created by the collision and your recovery.
We calculate what this has genuinely cost you and pursue every source that should pay for it, not the quick figure an insurer hopes you will accept.
You Do Not Need To WaitFor A Criminal Conviction.
Your right to compensation does not depend on the drunk driver being convicted in criminal court. A civil claim uses a lower standard of proof and can move forward on its own timeline.
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A Separate Civil Claim
Your injury claim is independent from the criminal prosecution and does not have to wait for a guilty verdict.
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A Lower Standard Of Proof
The civil case asks whether it is more likely than not that the driver’s impairment caused your injuries.
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Crash And Chemical Evidence
Police reports, chemical test results, dashcam footage and witness accounts can all help establish what happened.
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Your Case Moves On Its Own Timeline
We gather the available evidence and build the compensation claim independently of the criminal court process.
The Anger You Feel Is Fair.
Victims of drunk driving crashes often carry something extra alongside the injury: a deep, justified anger that this never had to happen. That is not something to apologize for. You are dealing with the physical recovery, the disruption to work and family, and the frustration of knowing one selfish decision caused it all. You should not also have to fight an insurance company while you process it. We take that fight on for you, so you can put your energy into healing and let us channel the accountability.
The recklessness belongs to the impaired driver. The cost should not belong to you.
We focus the case on accountability, the full evidence and the complete effect the crash has had on your life.
What To Do After A Drunk Driving Crash.
If your crash was recent, a few steps protect both your health and your claim, especially before an insurance company gets you on the record.
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Get Medical Care.
Get checked even if adrenaline is masking the pain, because crash injuries often become clearer later.
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Do Not Admit Fault Or Post Online.
Do not speculate about blame at the scene and avoid posting details, photos or opinions about the crash online.
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Document The Scene.
If you can, photograph the vehicles and scene and collect the contact details of anyone who saw what happened.
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Speak To Us Before The Insurer.
Do not give a recorded statement before you have advice, because early words can be twisted to reduce what you recover.
Your case should be judged on the complete evidence, not the insurer's first version of the crash.
Police records, test results, witness accounts and vehicle evidence can all matter when responsibility is challenged.
You Deserve A Lawyer Who Treats Your Case Like It Matters.
We are a boutique firm on purpose. Fewer clients, closer attention, and the same attorneys on your case from the first call to the last. You will not be handed to a case manager or left wondering what is happening, and it costs you nothing to find out where you stand, because you pay no fee unless we win. For our clients, that is the difference between feeling like a file number and feeling genuinely cared for.
Direct, focused representation from start to finish.
Your case stays close to the attorneys responsible for the evidence, experts, drunk-driver and insurer communications and litigation strategy.
Right Experts
Same attorneys
Clear updates
No fee unless we win
The Driver May Not Be The Only One Who Owes You.
Under Florida’s dram shop law, a bar or establishment can share responsibility in certain situations, for example where they knowingly served alcohol to someone underage or to a person they knew was habitually addicted, who then caused your crash. These claims are more involved and need the right evidence.
Knowingly Serving A Minor
A bar or establishment may face liability when it knowingly served alcohol to someone under the legal drinking age.
Habitual Addiction
Liability may also arise where alcohol was served to a person the establishment knew was habitually addicted.
Receipts, Video And Witnesses
Receipts, surveillance footage, staff testimony and witness accounts may help establish what was served and what staff knew.
Every Available Source Of Recovery
Finding another responsible party can make the difference between a limited insurance policy and a fuller recovery.
How Can Florida DUI Accident Lawyers Help?
The legal team builds the civil case independently, protects the crash evidence, identifies every responsible party and deals with the insurer so you can focus on treatment and recovery.
Preserve The DUI Evidence
Secure police records, chemical tests, video, witness accounts and other evidence before it becomes harder to obtain.
Build The Civil Claim Independently
Move the injury case forward without waiting for a criminal conviction or allowing the criminal timetable to control your recovery.
Investigate Dram Shop Liability
Examine whether a bar or establishment may share responsibility under Florida’s limited dram shop law.
Document The Full Damages
Show medical bills, lost earnings, pain, emotional trauma, vehicle damage and future needs created by the crash.
Handle The Insurance Company
Take over recorded statements, requests and settlement discussions so you are not pressured while still recovering.
Push Back On Blame Shifting
Use the complete evidence to challenge attempts to make you carry responsibility for an impaired driver’s choice.
What If They Claim You Were Partly To Blame?
Insurers for impaired drivers often try to shift some blame onto the victim, suggesting you were speeding or distracted. Even if there is a grain of truth to it, Florida lets you recover as long as you were not more than half at fault, with your share simply reducing the amount, and a driver’s intoxication usually places the weight of responsibility squarely on them. A driver’s intoxication usually places the weight of responsibility squarely on them. We push back hard on attempts to water down what you are owed.
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Police Findings
The crash report, officer observations and arrest information may help establish the driver’s condition and conduct.
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Chemical Test Results
Breath, blood or other chemical-test evidence can become important proof of impairment in the civil case.
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Dashcam And Scene Video
Video may help reconstruct the driver’s behaviour, vehicle movement and the events immediately before impact.
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Witness Accounts
Independent witnesses can help explain driving behaviour, the collision and what happened immediately afterward.
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Vehicle And Crash Evidence
Photographs, damage patterns, roadway evidence and available vehicle data may clarify speed, movement and responsibility.
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The Complete Circumstances
Fault should be based on the entire record, not the version that best protects the impaired driver’s insurance company.
Remember Whose Side The Insurance Company Is On.
Insurance companies are not in business to pay out claims. Even when their driver was clearly drunk, they will often move fast to settle cheaply before your injuries fully reveal themselves. Where the misconduct was severe, there may also be grounds for additional punitive damages they would rather you never pursue. We deal with the insurer for you and make sure the true, full value of your claim is on the table.
The sooner the evidence is preserved, the harder it is for an insurer to rewrite an avoidable drunk-driving crash as something you should share the blame for.
Scott Marshall
Three decades of experience fighting your corner.
Scott Marshall founded this firm in 1997 on a simple belief: to serve people well, you have to know them. Nearly three decades and hundreds of clients later, that has not changed. Scott is a trial lawyer who is not afraid to take a case the distance, AV Preeminent rated by his peers and a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a group reserved for attorneys who have won multi-million dollar results.
He speaks English, Spanish, French and Swedish, so more Floridians can tell their story in their own words and be truly understood. When you work with this firm, that experience is the standard behind your case.
AV Preeminent Rated
Peer recognition for professional ability and ethical standards.
Years of Practice
Experience built through complex injury, wrongful death and workers’ compensation matters.
Languages spoken
English, Spanish, French and Swedish.
Questions DUI Crash Victims
Ask Us.
The answers below are a starting point. A free case review gives you guidance based on the crash evidence, the impaired driver’s conduct and every insurance or third-party claim available.
Can I still claim if the drunk driver was not convicted?
Who pays for my injuries?
What if I was a little at fault too?
What will it cost me to hire you?
Nothing up front, and no fee at all unless we win. The first conversation is free, so there is no risk in finding out where you stand.
Let Us Hold Them Accountable, So You Can Heal.
You did nothing wrong here. Someone else chose to drive drunk, and you should not have to shoulder the cost or fight their insurer alone. Tell us what happened and we will give you a straight, honest answer about your options, free and with no pressure. You never pay a fee unless we win, and we will pursue every party who owes you.
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