After a serious crash or fall, the questions come quickly: how the medical bills will get paid, when you can get back to work, and whether the insurance company is being straight with you.
A Brevard County personal injury lawyer at No Client Left Behind can help you answer them and take over the calls with insurers, whether you were hurt in Titusville, Merritt Island, Cocoa Beach, Viera, Melbourne, or Palm Bay.
Our attorneys handle car crashes, commercial truck and delivery vehicle collisions, falls on unsafe property, and fatal accidents. While you recover, we deal directly with the adjusters, track every deadline, and keep you updated as your claim moves forward.
Call (786) 733-9509 and tell us what happened.
Why Do Brevard County Clients Choose No Client Left Behind?
No Client Left Behind gives each client personal attention from attorneys who know the details of their case.
Founders Travis Ray Hoopingarner and Anthony Johan Cabrera built the firm for people who would rather work with a lawyer they can reach than become one more file at a high-volume practice.
Clear Answers and Regular Updates
You should be able to understand where your case stands without chasing anyone for an answer. We explain each step in plain language, return calls, and share both the strengths and the weak spots in your claim.
Our office is open from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Built for Serious Injury and Commercial Policy Cases
Cases involving large companies, delivery fleets, and commercial insurers take more work to build.
We focus our practice on these cases, including crashes involving Amazon and Walmart delivery vehicles, where identifying the right company and the right policy shapes the outcome of the claim.
You will have a direct line to the attorneys on your case, an update whenever something changes, and an honest read on what the evidence supports, although no lawyer can promise a particular result. Reach us at (786) 733-9509.
What Injury Cases Does No Client Left Behind Handle in Brevard County?
No Client Left Behind handles personal injury claims across Brevard County where another driver, company, or property owner caused real harm.
Our practice focuses on motor vehicle and commercial truck accidents, particularly cases involving serious injuries, commercial insurance coverage, and situations where insurance claims get complicated.
Here are the case types we take on most often for clients in the county:
- Car and SUV collisions, including rear-end, intersection, and multi-vehicle crashes. Our car accident claims team handles these from the first insurance call forward.
- Commercial truck crashes, including tractor-trailers, box trucks, and Amazon and Walmart delivery vehicles. These truck accident cases often involve a company, a contractor, and more than one insurance policy.
- Motorcycle, pedestrian, and rideshare crashes, where injuries tend to be severe and fault is frequently disputed.
- Slip and fall injuries on property that the owner or manager failed to keep reasonably safe.
- Claims brought by families after fatal crashes anywhere in Brevard County.
Let us know if your accident involved a commercial vehicle or delivery company so we can identify every potentially responsible party and the insurance coverage available.
Where Are Brevard County Injury Cases Filed and Heard?
Brevard County injury lawsuits are heard in Florida's Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, at the Moore Justice Center in Viera or the circuit's courthouses in Melbourne and Titusville. We handle the filings, so you will not need to deal with the courthouse yourself.
Communities We Serve Across the County
Our clients come from every part of the county, including Melbourne, Palm Bay, West Melbourne, Viera, Rockledge, Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Merritt Island, and Titusville.
Melbourne is the hub of our Brevard work, and you can learn more about our Melbourne personal injury practice if your crash happened in or near the city.
County Court or Circuit Court
Which court hears your case depends on how much money is at stake. Under Florida's county court statute, county courts hear civil cases where the amount in dispute is $50,000 or less, not counting interest, costs, and attorney fees.
Claims above that amount go to circuit court, which is where most serious injury lawsuits land.
How Long Do You Have to File an Injury Claim in Brevard County?
Most Brevard County injury lawsuits based on negligence must be filed within two years under Florida law. Claims against government agencies carry their own notice deadlines, and those can arrive before the lawsuit deadline does.
The table below lists the main deadlines that apply to injury and death claims in Brevard County.
| Type of claim | Deadline | Florida law |
|---|---|---|
| Negligence claims, such as car, truck, and slip and fall injuries | 2 years to file suit | Fla. Stat. § 95.11(5)(a) |
| Wrongful death | 2 years to file suit | Fla. Stat. § 95.11(5)(e) |
| Written notice of a claim against a state agency, county, or city | 3 years after the claim accrues | Fla. Stat. § 768.28(6)(a) |
| Wrongful death claim presented to the Florida Department of Financial Services | 2 years after the claim accrues | Fla. Stat. § 768.28(6)(a) |
| Lawsuit against a government entity | 4 years after the claim accrues (2 years for wrongful death) | Fla. Stat. § 768.28(14) |
These are the general rules. Your filing deadline may vary depending on when your claim arose, your age, and who caused your injury, so it is worth having a lawyer confirm it early. The full text of the two-year negligence deadline is published by the Florida Legislature.
How Do Florida's Fault and Insurance Rules Affect Your Claim?
Florida uses a modified comparative negligence rule. Your compensation goes down by your share of the blame, and under Florida Statutes section 768.81, you cannot recover damages at all if you are found more than 50 percent at fault for your own harm.
Insurance companies may try to reduce what they pay by arguing that you contributed to the accident. Answering those arguments with evidence is a large part of what we do on every case.
How Shared Fault Changes the Numbers
Suppose a jury values your damages at $240,000 after a crash on Wickham Road, and it finds you 25 percent at fault for changing lanes without enough room. Your recovery would drop by a quarter, to $180,000.
If the same jury put your share of fault at 51 percent, you would recover nothing. Because one percentage point can separate a reduced award from no award at all, the details of how the crash happened can decide a Florida case.
Where Personal Injury Protection Fits In
Florida is a no-fault state for car insurance. After a car accident, your own personal injury protection (PIP) coverage pays first for many crash injuries, up to $10,000 in medical and disability benefits, regardless of who caused the crash.
To seek pain and suffering damages from the driver at fault, Florida Statutes section 627.737(2) requires an injury that involves at least one of the following:
- Significant and permanent loss of an important bodily function
- Permanent injury within a reasonable degree of medical probability, other than scarring or disfigurement
- Significant and permanent scarring or disfigurement
- Death
Many severe injuries meet this threshold, and medical records are what prove it. That is one reason we pay close attention to your treatment history from the first conversation.
What Changes When a Government Vehicle or Property Caused Your Injury?
Claims against Brevard County, a city such as Melbourne or Palm Bay, or a state agency follow Florida's sovereign immunity statute. That law adds a written notice step before any lawsuit and caps how much a government entity has to pay.
Situations that can lead to these claims include a crash with a county truck, a city police cruiser, or a public transit bus, or an injury caused by a dangerous condition on government property. Under Florida Statutes section 768.28, the process works in this order:
- Present the claim in writing to the responsible agency within three years after it accrues. Claims against a state agency also go to the Florida Department of Financial Services, and wrongful death claims must reach that department within two years.
- Wait until the agency denies the claim in writing, or until six months pass without a decision. For wrongful death claims, the waiting period is 90 days.
- File the lawsuit within four years after the claim accrues, or within two years for a wrongful death claim.
The statute also limits what a government entity pays to $200,000 per person and $300,000 per incident. A judgment above those amounts can be reported to the Florida Legislature, but the excess is paid only if the Legislature passes a separate act to pay it.
How Does a Brevard County Injury Claim Move Forward?
Most injury claims move through the same general stages, though the timing depends on your medical recovery and on how the insurance company responds. Here is what to expect when you work with No Client Left Behind:
- We talk through what happened, review the documents you have, and explain how Florida law applies to your situation.
- We gather and preserve evidence, such as crash reports, photos, video from nearby businesses, witness accounts, and vehicle data from event data recorders.
- We track your medical treatment and expenses so the claim reflects the full effect of the injury on your health, work, and daily life.
- We identify every insurance policy that may apply, including the at-fault driver's coverage, any commercial or employer policy, and your own coverage.
- We present a demand to the insurers and negotiate for a fair settlement.
- If the insurers will not resolve the claim fairly, we file a lawsuit in the appropriate Brevard County court and prepare the case for mediation and trial.
You stay informed at each of these stages. If a decision needs to be made, such as whether to accept an offer, the choice is yours, and we will tell you plainly what we think and why.
FAQs for a Brevard County Personal Injury Lawyer
Can I hire a Brevard County injury lawyer if I was hurt while visiting Cocoa Beach?
Visitors hurt in Cocoa Beach can hire a Brevard County injury lawyer and bring the case here, because Florida's venue statute, section 47.011, allows a lawsuit to be filed in the county where the cause of action accrued, even if you live in another state.
Much of the work can happen by phone and email while you recover at home.
How long does a personal injury case take in Brevard County?
In our experience, a personal injury case often takes about nine months to a year from start to finish. Cases with severe injuries, several insurers, or a lawsuit and trial can take longer, while a claim with clear liability and finished medical treatment may resolve sooner. Throughout this process, the personal injury statute of limitations sets the deadline for filing a lawsuit.
Will my PIP coverage still pay if I waited a few days to see a doctor?
Florida PIP medical benefits generally require initial care within 14 days after the motor vehicle accident, under Florida Statutes section 627.736(1)(a). If you saw a doctor, a hospital, or another covered provider within that window, PIP can still apply even if you waited a few days.
What should I bring to my first meeting with an injury lawyer?
Bring whatever you already have; you do not need a complete file.
Useful items include the crash report number, your insurance card, photos of the scene and your injuries, medical bills and records, pay stubs showing missed work, and any letters or emails from an insurance company.
Can a family member contact a lawyer for me if I am still in the hospital?
A spouse, parent, or adult child can contact a lawyer on an injured person's behalf to start the conversation and learn what information to gather.
The injured person, or a court-appointed guardian if the person cannot make decisions, will need to agree to the representation before the lawyer can act on the claim.
Talk With a Brevard County Personal Injury Lawyer
The weeks after a serious injury are when evidence is easiest to collect and deadlines start running. No Client Left Behind represents injured people and families throughout Brevard County, and we are ready to listen to what happened and explain your options.
Call (786) 733-9509, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., to talk with our team.