Clearwater Personal Injury Lawyers

You might have a personal injury case if:

• You were injured because someone else was negligent (e.g., struck by a distracted driver)
• Someone else intentionally hurt you (e.g., assaulted at a local bar)
• A defective or dangerous product contributed to your injury (e.g., a medical device didn’t work properly)
• You were injured on the job (e.g., struck by a piece of equipment on a construction site)
• You were attacked by a dog, or
• You got hurt one someone else’s property (e.g., a slip and fall accident).

Every case is different. Ultimately, the value of your personal injury case will depend on answers to questions about your injury (or injuries) and life after your accident.

• What types of injuries have you sustained, and how severe are they?
• Has your ability to earn an income changed because of your accident?
• What out-of-pocket costs have you incurred?
• What future costs will you likely have?
• What kind of emotional toll have the accident and your injuries taken?

Generally, the more serious the injuries and more extensive the trauma, the higher a related personal injury case will be worth.

We’re able to get top results for our clients consistently – and we’ll put our tried-and-true strategies to work to help you get every last dollar you deserve.

Most personal injury lawyers work on contingency. This means there’s no upfront cost to hire them to represent you. Instead, their fee is entirely based on whether or not they win your case. If they don’t win a settlement, you don’t pay.

When your case is successful – meaning that you agree to a settlement deal or win a jury verdict – the lawyer recovers a percentage of your financial recovery. Typically, this ranges from about 33% to 40%. Every law firm has its own fee structure – be sure to discuss this with an attorney during your initial case assessment.

After an accident in Florida, you’re typically entitled to seek both economic and non-economic damages.

• Economic damages are awarded to make up for your out-of-pocket expenses and injury-related costs like medical bills, disability, rehabilitation and therapy, or funeral expenses if an accident is fatal. 
• Non-economic damages are paid to compensate for the consequences of an accident that don’t have a set value or cost. Think pain and suffering, emotional distress, mental anguish, and loss of consortium.

Our lawyers have won hundreds of millions of dollars for injury victims and families throughout the greater Clearwater area. Over and over again, we’re able to help our clients win by making sure that we identify all damages a client should be entitled to under Florida state laws and work with leading experts to ensure we understand the full present and future value of each and every one.

The Florida statute of limitations for most personal injury lawsuits has been changed. A four-year time limit applies to accidents occurring on or before 3/23/2023, and a two-year time limit applies to accidents taking place after that date.

That timeframe is also two years for cases alleging wrongful death cases or medical malpractice. You’ll lose the right to demand compensation if you don’t file your claim on time.

There are exceptions to these deadlines in some cases. So, it’s critical to reach out for the help of an experienced personal injury attorney as soon as you can after you or a loved one gets hurt.

Most – but not all – personal injury cases in Florida are based on negligence. Negligence means that someone else didn’t act reasonably under the circumstances and, as a result, you got hurt.

When it comes down to proving negligence in a personal injury case, it’s far from this simple. You’ll have to establish that the defendant owed you:

• Duty of care
• Breached that duty
• Caused your injuries. This can be complicated – especially when the defendant and/or insurance company fights you every step of the way.
• You suffered damages as a result.

Our law firm has been representing plaintiffs in negligence cases for more than 66 years. It’s what we do – and it’s what we excel at.

It’s important that you focus your energy on recovering and getting back on your feet. You can’t do that if you’re worried about your personal injury case. That’s where our law firm comes in. Let us put our in-depth knowledge of personal injury law and extensive experience handling complex matters like yours to work for you.

We’ll handle every aspect of your case from start to finish. Lines of communication will always be open – we want you to know that your story is being told and that things are progressing smoothly. We’ll be there to help you make the big decisions along the way. All the while, you’ll have the peace of mind you need to really concentrate on getting better.

Our lawyers work on contingency, which means that we only get paid if we win your case. That’s right – when we represent our clients, we’re so confident we’ll win that we’re prepared to assume all of the risk in litigating the case. When we negotiate a settlement or win a verdict at trial, our team simply recovers a percentage of the financial award. It’s simple, and means there’s no risk in asking for our help.

After 66 years in the business, we’ve seen how much influence experts and specialists can have on a personal injury case. It’s why insurance companies spare no expense when it comes to having experts weigh in and offer their professional advice. 

Accident victims typically don’t have the resources nor the connections to level the playing field. Fortunately, our law firm does. We’ve been cultivating relationships with leading experts in Clearwater for decades – and we have the resources necessary to bring them in when it counts.

There are a lot of personal injury lawyers near you. There’s one law firm that insurance companies really don’t want you to call – Perenich, Caulfield, Avril & Noyes Personal Injury Lawyers. Why? We have experience that simply can’t be matched. 

Adjusters know that there’s simply no advantage to be had when our skilled attorneys are on the other side of the negotiating table. And, they know that we won’t hesitate to file a lawsuit and bring a case to trial if settlement offers are anything less than the best.

At Perenich, Caulfield, Avril & Noyes Personal Injury Lawyers, we serve all neighborhoods in Clearwater and the surrounding areas, including:

• Antietam Acres
• Clearwater Point
• Coachman Lakes Estates
• Country Club Estates
• Downtown Clearwater
• Glenwood
• Island Estates
• Misty Springs
• Old Clearwater Bay
• On Top of the World
• Sand Key
• And more