Seasoned And Caring Personal Injury Trial Attorneys

The Tinstman Law Firm, P.A., has an office in Miami and serves clients in Miami-Dade County, South Florida and beyond. Our lawyers have more than 36 years of combined experience. We have won tens of millions of dollars in jury verdicts and settlements. If you’ve been injured and you think you deserve compensation, we can help.

Accidents Are Usually No Accident

When a company, driver or medical provider chooses to be selfish or reckless by looking at a text while driving or a hospital puts profits over safety, and it injures the public, our judicial system allows those injured to hold those selfish or reckless actors financially responsible. The best way to do that is to hire a trial attorney. We are a trial law firm, and the insurance companies know it.

We focus on the following types of cases:

• Medical malpractice: Injuries caused by negligent actions or omissions by doctors, nurses or hospitals during medical treatment
• Strokes: Legal claims involving misdiagnosis, delayed treatment, or improper care leading to or worsening a stroke
• Birth injuries: Harm caused to a newborn due to medical negligence during pregnancy, labor or delivery.
• Brain and head injuries: Cases involving traumatic brain damage from accidents, medical errors or abuse
• Catastrophic car and truck wrecks: Severe injuries or fatalities resulting from major vehicle collisions, often involving commercial trucks
• Catastrophic personal injuries: Life-altering injuries that significantly impact a person’s ability to live and work independently
• Nursing home abuse and neglect: Physical, emotional or financial mistreatment of elderly or vulnerable residents in care facilities
• Construction accidents: Third-party claims for injuries sustained on construction sites due to negligence such as unsafe conditions, equipment failure or lack of proper safety measures
• Institutional abuse and assault: Harm caused within institutions like schools, hospitals, religious organizations or care facilities
• Premises liability: Injuries occurring on someone else’s property due to unsafe conditions, including slips, falls or inadequate security
• Drownings: Cases involving fatal or non-fatal drowning incidents, often due to negligence at pools, beaches or recreational areas
• Wrongful death cases: Legal action taken by surviving family members when a loved one dies due to another party’s negligence or misconduct

In our experience, if an insurance company thinks that it has a chance to delay or decline a payment, it will. After all, the world of insurance is a business, and companies care about things like profit and the bottom line. But it’s our business to hold businesses, corporations, hospitals and insurance companies accountable. With every client who walks through our door, we are fully prepared to take their case all the way to trial if necessary.

The Florida Personal Injury Statute Of Limitations

In general, you have two years from the day an accident or injury occurred to file a personal injury or wrongful death claim in Florida. If you miss the filing deadline, you may lose the opportunity to pursue damages for your losses.

There are some exceptions to this statute, however. If you did not know you were injured right away, your timeline may begin from the day you discovered or should have discovered the injury. In addition, minor children and incapacitated persons injured in the accident may have a longer timeline to file. Did the at-fault party leave Florida before you had time to file a claim? You may get more time to file.

It’s important to note that if you are suing a government entity, there is typically a notice period of three years prior to filing an injury claim and two years for a wrongful death claim. We will help you understand the laws pertaining to your claim. Speak with a lawyer before the window closes.

Contact Us Today For Your Free Consultation

We know and understand that suffering from an injury can be devastating. It interrupts your life and can set you back personally, emotionally and professionally. We will fight to help you get your life back on track. If you’ve been catastrophically injured or if you’ve lost a loved one and you think that you deserve compensation for your injuries, don’t wait. Contact us today at 305-832-1412 or email us to schedule your free consultation.