AUTO ACCIDENTS:

There were almost 250,000 car accidents in Florida alone last year. From minor soft tissue injury, cuts, scrapes, bruises to life-threatening trauma or paralysis, injuries resulting from careless or impaired drivers can be emotionally and financially draining. If you or a loved one has been injured in an auto accident in Florida, you have the right to be fairly compensated.

Florida is a "no fault" insurance state. When you are in an auto accident that was caused by someone else, you are required by law to submit your own medical expenses to your own automobile insurance company under your Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage. The person who caused the accident, and/or his insurance company, is responsible for paying your medical bills and lost wages that exceed your PIP policy, and for your pain and suffering if you have sustained a permanent injury.

Many victims of auto, motorcycle, and truck accidents in Florida try to handle their own personal injury cases, hoping that the insurance companies involved will settle promptly and fairly. Unfortunately, not all insurance companies respond in that manner. This is one of the reasons why you need an attorney to represent you.

Florida requires an injured person to file the claim within four years of the date that the injury took place on. This window of opportunity includes claims for the types of injuries caused by such matters as car accidents.

Jonathan Jones, PA handles personal injury cases on what is called a contingency fee basis. This means that no fees or costs are charged unless we collect money damages for you. Personal Injury consultations with our office are free. When your case is concluded, either by settlement or litigation, our fees are a percentage of the gross settlement.

The Florida Bar allows attorneys to charge a contingency fee of up to 40%. At Jonathan Jones, PA, we feel this is too much, which is why we charge a reduced contingency fee. Why? Because you're the injured and its your money.

Cost include expenses our law firm advances on behalf of you the client. They can be such things as expert witnesses, copies of medical records, courthouse filing fees, experts on accident reconstruction, doctors and depositions. Cost are separate from our attorneys' fees and only if we obtain a settlement do we get reimbursed.