Shaw Lewenz
110 SE 6th St Suite #2900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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Finding the information you need
Use the Florida city pages to identify Injury Law Firms and compare their stated services. An office location is a search starting point, not a measure of experience or quality. Choose a location, then ask whether a firm handles your kind of matter and serves the area where it happened.
Preserve the incident date, exact place, people involved, and any report number. A vehicle collision may require crash, insurer, ride, or commercial-driver records. A store or hotel fall may depend on the particular condition and who controlled the area. An animal injury calls for owner details, witnesses, medical records, and any local report. None of these circumstances alone establishes legal responsibility.
Schools and public spaces create an additional question about the responsible entity. A public district, city park, private school, contractor, or business may be governed by different rules. Keep the first report and original photos, and ask an appropriately licensed lawyer promptly whether a special notice or filing step applies.
If you are comparing offices in more than one city, ask whether the lawyer is licensed here and has a realistic plan to investigate the place of the incident. A profile in a larger metro does not establish that the firm handles work statewide. Bring the same questions to each consultation: who will do the work, what evidence is time-sensitive, how updates will be given, and how the written fee terms work. This makes the comparison about your situation rather than office location alone.
110 SE 6th St Suite #2900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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101 NE 3rd Ave Suite 1500, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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1135 Kane Concourse 2 floor, Bay Harbor Islands, FL 33154
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4770 Biscayne Blvd STE 1030, Miami, FL 33137
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2924 Davie Rd #201, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314
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633 S Andrews Ave #203, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Personal injury attorney
1840 W 49th St, Hialeah, FL 33012
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7900 Oak Ln #400, Hialeah, FL 33017
Personal injury attorney · Civil law attorney · Medical lawyer
1132 SE 3rd Ave suite c, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
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The linked profiles for Miami, Tampa, Orlando, St. Petersburg let you compare where firms are based without assuming that a city office limits where a lawyer may work. A lawyer from another city may be suitable if licensed and able to investigate the incident. Ask how records and witnesses will be gathered, whether a local meeting is needed, and who will actually handle the work.
Some matters need experience beyond a broad personal injury practice. A commercial-vehicle collision can raise driver, employer, maintenance, and electronic-record questions. An injury at a park or public building can require identifying the public owner and checking immunity and notice rules. A school injury may involve a district, private operator, or independent contractor. Ask each firm for its experience with the specific setting.
Florida Statutes § 95.11(5)(a) sets a two-year period for an action founded on negligence. Other types of claims and exceptions can differ. Under § 768.81, a claimant’s fault can reduce damages; in covered negligence actions, a person found more than 50% at fault for their own harm cannot recover, with a statutory exception for medical negligence.
Section 767.04 generally makes a dog owner liable for a bite in a public place or when the injured person was lawfully on private property, while also addressing the injured person’s negligence and a posted warning exception. Claims against Florida public bodies can require written presentment and have other limits under § 768.28; ask a lawyer to check the current rule for the exact entity and incident.
Primary sources: Florida limitations statute · Florida comparative fault statute · Florida dog bite statute · Florida public entity statute.
Use the same questions with each firm: Does it take this type of matter now? Which lawyer will supervise it? What evidence will it seek first, and how will it preserve time-sensitive records? How are updates delivered? Is an in-person visit necessary? Verify the individual lawyer’s license with the state authority before hiring.
Ask for a written explanation of fees and expenses, including who pays costs if there is no recovery and how a recovery would be accounted for. If an insurer or public body has contacted you, bring the letter or message to the consultation. A profile does not establish a firm’s current availability, qualifications, or likely outcome.
Open a city profile and confirm the firm currently handles the relevant incident type. Ask which lawyer would review the facts and whether the firm serves the place where the event occurred.
Often a firm serves more than its office city, but confirm the individual lawyer’s license, service area, investigation plan, and whether any in-person work is needed.
Save crash information, vehicle and company identifiers, witness details, photos, and any delivery or trip record you have. Ask how the firm seeks driver, maintenance, and electronic records.
Record the exact location, owner or handler, witnesses, medical care, and any animal-control contact. Ask the lawyer which state-law theory and evidence apply; ask counsel how the applicable law treats the bite and any defenses.
Possibly. The owner, maintaining entity, condition, and jurisdiction matter. Give a lawyer the exact location promptly so they can assess immunity, notice, and filing questions.
The governing entity and activity can change the available legal routes and procedures. Preserve incident reports and communications, then ask a lawyer to identify the responsible parties and applicable rules.
Read each written agreement. Ask how attorney fees, case expenses, and any other obligations would be handled, and what you may owe if the case is unsuccessful.
Injury evidence checklist helps you preserve original files, reports, and a dated account without guessing at missing details.
Consultation decision sheet gives you the same questions to ask each firm, including who handles the case and how you will receive updates.
Understanding contingency fees identifies the fee and expense terms to clarify before signing an agreement.
Accident type guides explain records and questions for collisions, dog bites, school incidents, falls, and workplace injuries.
Where injuries happen covers schools, stores, airports, hotels, parks, workplaces, and other settings.
General information only; it does not replace advice about a particular case. Firm profiles come through the Injury Firm Finder API. City population figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Verify an individual lawyer through the appropriate state licensing directory. Population data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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