Hit by a truck and need a Florida truck accident lawyer? You are up against more than one company, and we know how to take them on.
A collision with an 18-wheeler or commercial truck is not like an ordinary crash. The injuries are usually far more serious, and on the other side is not just a driver but a trucking company, its insurer, and often a team already working to limit what they pay, sometimes within hours of the crash. You should not face that alone while you are trying to heal. Our Florida truck accident lawyers know how these companies operate, move quickly to protect the evidence, and fight to hold every responsible party accountable.
What A Truck Crash Really Costs You.
Because of the size and weight of commercial trucks, the people in the other vehicle usually bear the worst of it. The costs run well beyond the first hospital visit, and Florida law lets you pursue all of them.
Medical Bills
Both what you owe now and the treatment, rehabilitation and care you may still need.
Lost Wages And Earning Power
Wages you have already lost and the earning power you may never fully recover.
Pain And Emotional Toll
The physical pain and the emotional toll of living through a serious truck crash.
Vehicle And Out-Of-Pocket Losses
Vehicle damage and other expenses caused by a collision you did not ask for.
We work out the full value of what this has truly cost you, not the quick number the trucking company’s insurer would rather pay.
We Know How Hard This Has Hit You.
A serious truck crash can upend everything at once: your health, your ability to work, your family’s stability. On top of the injury comes the worry about bills that will not wait and a recovery no one can put a timeline on. That is a heavy thing to carry while you are also trying to heal, especially against a company with far more resources than you. Our job is to lift that weight off you and carry it ourselves, so the only thing you have to focus on is getting better.
Your case is about more than the damage visible at the crash scene.
The full claim has to account for your treatment, work, family stability and the long-term consequences of the injuries.
What To Do After A Truck Crash In Florida.
If your crash was recent, a few steps protect both your health and your claim.
01
Get Medical Care.
Get checked even if you feel able to shrug the crash off, because serious injuries can surface days later.
02
Photograph The Scene.
If you can, photograph the vehicles, road, truck markings and the trucking company’s name.
03
Get Witness Names.
Keep the names and contact details of anyone who saw the crash or its immediate aftermath.
04
Do Not Give A Recorded Statement.
Do not give the trucking company’s insurer a recorded statement or accept an early offer before you speak to us.
Your case should be evaluated as an individual claim, not processed as a file number.
The firm takes a boutique approach, with direct legal guidance and clear communication from the first consultation through resolution.
You Will Deal With An Attorney, Not A Case Manager.
A lot of high-volume firms hand truck cases to non-lawyer case managers and you rarely speak to an actual attorney. We work differently. We are a boutique firm on purpose, which means fewer clients, closer attention, and the same attorneys handling your case from the first call to the last. When you have a question, you speak to a lawyer who knows your case. And it costs you nothing to find out where you stand, because you pay no fee unless we win.
Direct, focused representation from start to finish.
Your case stays close to the attorneys responsible for the evidence, experts, trucking-company communications and litigation strategy.
Right Experts
Same attorneys
Clear updates
No fee unless we win
More Than One Company May Be Responsible.
In an ordinary crash, liability usually stops with the other driver. Truck cases are different, and that difference often works in your favor. Depending on what happened, responsibility may extend to several parties, each a potential source of the compensation you are owed.
The Driver
If the driver was distracted, impaired, speeding, or driving beyond the legal limits on hours.
The Trucking Company
If the company skipped maintenance, pushed unrealistic schedules, ignored safety rules or hired poorly.
The Manufacturer
If a defective part, component or system failed and helped cause the crash.
The Cargo Loader
If the load was unbalanced, overloaded or otherwise secured in a way that contributed to the collision.
How Can Florida Truck Accident Lawyers Help?
The legal team handles the trucking-company investigation, evidence preservation and insurer communications so clients can focus on treatment, family and recovery.
Preserve Truck Data
Act quickly to preserve electronic logs, event data, driver records and other evidence controlled by the trucking company.
Identify Every Responsible Party
Investigate the driver, trucking company, manufacturer, cargo loader and any other party whose failure contributed.
Review Safety Rule Violations
Examine driver hours, maintenance and hiring evidence for violations that may help prove what went wrong.
Document The Full Damages
Show the medical costs, lost income, pain, future needs and out-of-pocket losses created by the collision.
Handle Aggressive Insurers
Take over statements, requests and settlement communications so you are not pressured into an early undervalued resolution.
Prepare The Case Properly
Build the evidence and liability case from the beginning so the responsible parties understand the claim is being taken seriously.
What If They Say The Crash Was Partly My Fault?
Trucking insurers frequently try to shift blame onto the injured driver to reduce what they pay. Even if there is some 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. Do not let their version become the final word. Let us look at what actually happened, using the truck’s own records where we can.
01
Truck Speed
Electronic data and scene evidence may help show whether the truck was travelling too fast for the circumstances.
02
Driver Hours
Logs may clarify how long the driver had been working and whether fatigue was part of the crash.
03
Braking And Vehicle Data
Recorded vehicle data can help reconstruct what the truck was doing immediately before impact.
04
Maintenance History
Repair and inspection records may reveal mechanical issues the company knew or should have known about.
05
Cargo And Loading
The load and how it was secured may matter if instability, overloading or shifting cargo contributed.
06
Complete Responsibility
Fault should be based on the complete evidence, not the version most convenient for the trucking company’s insurer.
Evidence That Can Clarify Fault
A careful truck accident investigation may include:
The trucking company may hold much of the evidence needed to prove what happened. That is why early preservation matters.
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 People
Ask Us.
A free case review gives you guidance based on the trucking companies involved, the circumstances of the accident and the evidence available.
Who can be held responsible for a truck accident?
Why do I need to act quickly?
What if the insurer says I was partly to blame?
What will it cost me to hire you?
Nothing up front, and no fee unless we win. The first conversation is free, so there is no risk in finding out where you stand.
Let Us Carry This, So You Can Heal.
You did not choose this crash, and you should not have to take on a trucking company and its insurer while you are still recovering. 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 our goal is simple: to get you whole again and back to your life.
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