Personal Injury Attorney in Miami

Few places pack more traffic onto fewer miles than Miami. A single bad merge on I-95, the Palmetto (SR 826), or the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) can end in the trauma bay and a fight with an insurer. Kremenchuker Law Group represents injured people across Miami-Dade — investigating the crash, pressing the carrier, and litigating in the 11th Judicial Circuit — and handling car accident, truck accident, motorcycle, pedestrian, bicycle, and rear-end claims. Our attorneys know how Miami-Dade crashes are investigated and how its insurers operate, and we put that experience to work from the first call.

The two-year deadline on a Miami-Dade claim

Most injured people don’t notice the clock until it’s nearly run out. Since the 2023 HB 837 reform, Fla. Stat. § 95.11 gives just two years to file — half the old window. In a county this dense, expressway camera footage is overwritten quickly and witnesses are hard to track down, so moving early protects both your right to sue and the proof your case depends on.

Building the value of your Miami injury claim

A serious claim is far more than a stack of ER bills. It includes the surgeries and therapy still ahead, the income and career path a crash takes away, the damage to your vehicle, and the pain and suffering the law recognizes. What it’s worth depends on the severity of the injury and the strength of the documentation. As your personal injury attorney, we document each component and connect it to the driver who caused the wreck.

How PIP and no-fault work after a Miami crash

Florida’s no-fault system sends the first $10,000 of medical and wage losses to your own PIP — but the benefit is forfeited if you wait more than 14 days to seek care. PIP covers 80% of medical bills and 60% of lost wages. To reach the at-fault driver for pain and suffering, you must clear the serious-injury threshold of § 627.736, which we establish with thorough medical proof rather than leaving it to chance.

Shared fault and Florida’s 51% bar

Miami insurers are quick to claim you share responsibility. Under § 768.81, it matters: cross 50% fault and you recover nothing; below that line, your award shrinks by your percentage of blame. We counter those arguments with an independent record built early — the crash report, scene evidence, and witness statements — before the carrier’s version becomes the only account on file.

Where Miami’s worst crashes happen

Certain corridors generate the bulk of serious claims. We see them on I-95 and the Palmetto Expressway, where chronic congestion and high speeds collide; on the Dolphin Expressway and I-195 approaches; and on surface routes like US-1, Biscayne Boulevard, and Le Jeune Road, where dense pedestrian and cyclist traffic adds risk. Each crash carries its own evidence, and we investigate based on the specific Miami-Dade location rather than assumptions. We also know which intersections and on-ramps repeatedly produce the cases we litigate, and we use that local knowledge to anticipate how a crash unfolded.

Get treated fast — and document it

Prompt care protects your recovery and your claim at the same time. After a Miami crash, get evaluated quickly at Jackson Memorial’s Ryder Trauma Center, an HCA or Baptist Health ER, or urgent care, even if you feel only shaken — serious injuries often surface a day or two later. Save every bill, scan, and discharge note. That documentation, started inside the 14-day PIP window, is frequently the difference between a respected claim and one the insurer disputes.

First steps after a Miami collision

Move deliberately in the hours after a crash. Get medical care and confirm the wreck is reported to Miami PD or the Miami-Dade Police. Photograph the vehicles, the scene, and your injuries. Share insurance information, but decline any recorded statement to the at-fault insurer until you have counsel. As FLHSMV data confirms, early documentation strengthens a claim. When you’re ready, reach Kremenchuker Law Group for a free Miami case review — no fee unless we win.