Car Accident Lawyers in Miami, FL

TL;DR: Miami car accident claims at a glance

Short answer: This page lists car accident lawyers in Miami and explains the rules that decide a Miami crash claim. Florida is a no-fault state, so after a car accident in Miami your own personal injury protection coverage pays first, up to $10,000, and treatment must generally begin within 14 days. Most injury lawsuits arising after 24 March 2023 must be filed within two years. A claimant found more than 50 percent at fault usually recovers nothing. Florida does not require drivers to carry bodily injury liability coverage, which is why uninsured motorist coverage decides many Miami claims.

• Deadline to sue: 2 years for most negligence claims accruing after 24 March 2023 (Fla. Stat. § 95.11, as amended by HB 837).
• No-fault: PIP pays 80 percent of reasonable and necessary medical expenses and 60 percent of lost gross income, up to $10,000 (Fla. Stat. § 627.736).
• 14-day rule: initial treatment must begin within 14 days of the crash or PIP benefits are lost (§ 627.736(1)(a)).
• The $2,500 trap: without a qualifying provider’s determination of an emergency medical condition, PIP is capped at $2,500 instead of $10,000.
• Required insurance: $10,000 PIP and $10,000 property damage liability. Bodily injury liability is not required for most private passenger vehicles.
• Shared fault: damages are reduced by your percentage of fault, and recovery is generally barred above 50 percent (Fla. Stat. § 768.81(6)). Medical negligence claims are excluded from that bar.
• Reporting: contact law enforcement immediately for any injury, death or at least $500 in damage (§ 316.065); otherwise file a written self-report within 10 days (§ 316.066(1)(e)).
• Where cases are heard: the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County — small claims to $8,000, county civil to $50,000, circuit civil above that.
• Local context: Miami-Dade County reports close to 300 traffic deaths a year and aims to end traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2040.
• Cost: most Florida injury lawyers work on contingency, and the fee agreement must be in writing and signed (Rule 4-1.5(f), Rules Regulating The Florida Bar).

Information on this page is current as of September 2026 and applies to crashes in Miami and Miami-Dade County, Florida. It is general information, not legal advice, and it has not been reviewed by an attorney — see how this page is written and checked.

On this page

• How to use this directory of car accident lawyers in Miami
• Florida car accident laws that apply in Miami
• Florida car accident filing deadlines
• Is Florida a no-fault state?
• Florida minimum car insurance requirements
• When can you sue the other driver in a no-fault state?
• Florida comparative fault: the 2023 change that ends some claims
• Reporting a car accident in Miami and getting the crash report
• What to do after a car accident in Miami
• Miami traffic and road safety
• Common types of car accident claims in Miami
• What compensation can you recover after a Miami car accident?
• What if the other driver has no insurance?
• Hit-and-run crashes in Miami
• Dealing with the insurance adjuster after a Miami crash
• How long does a Miami car accident claim take?
• How much does a Miami car accident lawyer cost?
• How to choose a car accident attorney in Miami
• Which court handles Miami car accident cases?
• Frequently asked questions about Miami car accident claims
• Areas of Miami-Dade County covered by these listings
• Finding accident lawyers in Miami through this directory
• How this page is written and checked
• Sources and how this page was compiled
• Legal information disclaimer

This page lists car accident lawyers in Miami, Florida, and explains the rules that decide what a Miami crash claim is worth and how long you have to bring it. Florida is a no-fault state: after a collision, your own personal injury protection coverage pays first, up to $10,000, and initial treatment generally has to begin within 14 days of the crash. For most injury claims that arose after 24 March 2023, the deadline to file a lawsuit is two years. The attorney listings above are drawn from this directory; the guide below is general information, not legal advice.

How to use this directory of car accident lawyers in Miami

Every one of the Miami car accident lawyers above is profiled from the firm’s own published details: office address, phone number, practice areas and, where the firm publishes one, an email address. Each profile also names something specific about that firm — the languages it publishes, whether it handles cruise ship or maritime claims, whether it takes rideshare or delivery-van collisions, whether its office is in Miami proper or in Coral Gables, North Miami or Aventura.

That last point matters more in Miami-Dade than in most metro areas. Several of the county’s established injury practices sit in Coral Gables rather than inside Miami city limits, and a firm’s mailing address tells you little about where it actually works. Read the profile, then confirm the current service area with the firm directly. This directory does not rank, endorse or verify the firms listed, and inclusion is not a recommendation.

Florida car accident laws that apply in Miami

Miami has no car accident law of its own. A collision on Brickell Avenue, on the Palmetto Expressway or in a Wynwood parking lot is governed by Florida statutes, interpreted by the state courts, and handled locally through the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County. What changes from one case to the next is not the law but the evidence: the crash report, photographs, dashcam or building CCTV footage, the 911 recording, witness accounts, vehicle damage, and your medical records from the first days after the collision.

Four Florida rules shape almost every Miami crash claim: the no-fault system, the filing deadlines, the minimum insurance every driver must carry, and the way fault is divided when both drivers share blame. Each is set out below with the statute it comes from, so you can check it yourself.

Florida car accident filing deadlines

Deadlines end claims. Florida shortened its main negligence deadline in 2023, and a great deal of older advice online still quotes the previous figure of four years.

What	Deadline	Source
Personal injury lawsuit (negligence), cause of action accruing after 24 March 2023	2 years	Fla. Stat. § 95.11, as amended by HB 837 (2023)
Wrongful death lawsuit	2 years	Fla. Stat. § 95.11
Initial medical treatment to claim PIP benefits	14 days from the crash	Fla. Stat. § 627.736(1)(a)
Immediate report to law enforcement (injury, death, or at least $500 damage)	Immediately	Fla. Stat. § 316.065
Driver’s written self-report when no officer investigates	10 days	Fla. Stat. § 316.066(1)(e)
Claim against a government entity (county bus, city vehicle, school board)	Written pre-suit notice required; statutory limits apply	Fla. Stat. § 768.28

Two cautions. First, the two-year negligence deadline applies to causes of action that accrued after the 2023 amendment took effect; older claims may fall under the previous four-year rule, which is exactly the kind of question a lawyer should answer rather than a web page. Second, claims involving a government vehicle follow a separate track under section 768.28 — written notice has to be presented before a lawsuit can be filed, and the statute sets both dollar caps and its own time limits. In a county where Miami-Dade Transit buses, county vehicles and school buses share every major road, this comes up often.

Is Florida a no-fault state?

Yes. Florida is one of a small number of no-fault states, and it remains so — proposals to repeal the system have been introduced more than once and have not become law. In practice, no-fault means your own personal injury protection coverage, known as PIP, pays your initial medical bills regardless of who caused the crash.

Under Florida Statute § 627.736, PIP covers 80 percent of reasonable and necessary medical expenses and 60 percent of lost gross income, up to the $10,000 policy limit. Two conditions catch people out. Treatment must begin within 14 days of the collision. And if a qualifying provider does not determine that you suffered an “emergency medical condition,” reimbursement is capped at $2,500 rather than $10,000. Waiting two weeks to see whether the stiffness in your neck settles can therefore cost you three quarters of your available benefits.

Source: Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles — Florida Insurance Requirements.

Florida minimum car insurance requirements

Coverage	Minimum required
Personal injury protection (PIP)	$10,000
Property damage liability (PDL)	$10,000
Bodily injury liability (BI)	Not required for most private passenger vehicles
Uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM)	Not required, but insurers must offer it; rejection must be in writing (Fla. Stat. § 627.727)

Read that table twice, because it explains why so many Miami crash claims stall. Florida does not require ordinary drivers to carry any coverage for the injuries they cause other people. A driver who runs a red light on Biscayne Boulevard and puts someone in Jackson Memorial may be carrying nothing beyond $10,000 of PIP for their own treatment and $10,000 for property damage. Once your own PIP is exhausted, the money has to come from somewhere else: the at-fault driver’s optional bodily injury coverage if they bought it, your own uninsured motorist coverage if you bought it, a commercial policy if a business vehicle was involved, or the driver’s personal assets, which are often out of reach in practice.

Minimum limits are a floor, not a ceiling on what an injury is worth. They simply describe the smallest policy a driver can legally hold.

When can you sue the other driver in a no-fault state?

No-fault limits claims for pain and suffering, not all claims. Under Florida Statute § 627.737, a person covered by PIP can pursue non-economic damages — pain, suffering, mental anguish, inconvenience — where the injury involves 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, or death.

This is why medical documentation matters as much as fault. Whether an injury is “permanent” is a medical opinion, formed from imaging, examination and treatment records. Gaps in treatment, or a delayed first appointment, give an insurer room to argue the injury was minor. Economic losses such as medical bills beyond PIP and lost earnings are not subject to the same threshold.

Florida comparative fault: the 2023 change that ends some claims

Until 2023 Florida used pure comparative negligence: a claimant 80 percent at fault could still recover 20 percent of their damages. HB 837, approved on 24 March 2023, replaced that with a modified system under Florida Statute § 768.81(6). A claimant found more than 50 percent at fault for their own injuries generally recovers nothing. Medical negligence claims are excluded from that bar.

Below that line, damages are still reduced by your share. If a jury values your losses at $100,000 and finds you 20 percent responsible, you recover $80,000. The practical effect of the 2023 change is that fault is now fought over much harder, because a shift from 49 to 51 percent no longer costs an insurer a slice of the claim — it ends the claim. Being partly at fault does not automatically defeat a case, but it makes early evidence far more valuable.

Reporting a car accident in Miami and getting the crash report

Florida Statute § 316.065 requires the driver of a vehicle involved in a crash that causes injury or death, or at least $500 in estimated vehicle or property damage, to contact local law enforcement immediately. In Miami that will usually be the City of Miami Police Department, the Miami-Dade Police Department, or the Florida Highway Patrol on the expressways. Where a crash does not warrant a law enforcement report, section 316.066(1)(e) requires the driver to submit a written self-report to the department within 10 days.

Under Florida Statute § 316.066, a crash report held by an agency is confidential and exempt for 60 days after it is filed, to the extent it reveals personal information about the people involved. During those 60 days it is available to a defined group: the parties to the crash, their legal representatives, their licensed insurance agents, their insurers or insurers they have applied to, prosecutorial authorities, law enforcement, and certain other listed recipients. Anyone accessing a report in that window must show identification and file a written sworn statement that the information will not be used to solicit accident victims. After 60 days the report is public record. Reports can be obtained through the FLHSMV crash report portal.

That 60-day rule is also why an unsolicited call or letter offering to handle your claim days after a crash is worth treating carefully. A report is evidence, not a verdict: the investigating officer’s view of fault does not bind an insurer, a judge or a jury.

What to do after a car accident in Miami

1. Check for injuries and call 911 if anyone is hurt. Move out of live traffic if you can do so safely.
2. Report the crash to law enforcement if there is any injury or the damage looks like $500 or more.
3. Exchange names, contact details, insurance information and licence plate numbers.
4. Photograph everything: vehicle positions before they are moved, damage to both vehicles, debris, skid marks, traffic signals, street signs and the wider scene.
5. Note nearby businesses or buildings that may have cameras. Footage is often overwritten within days.
6. Get names and numbers for witnesses before they leave.
7. Seek medical attention promptly, and in any event begin treatment within 14 days to protect your PIP benefits.
8. Notify your own insurer, and check whether your policy includes uninsured motorist coverage.
9. Keep every document: bills, referrals, prescriptions, work absence records, repair estimates and rental receipts.
10. Before giving a recorded statement to another driver’s insurer, consider getting legal advice about what is being asked and how the statement may be used.

Miami traffic and road safety

Miami-Dade County’s Vision Zero programme states that “each year, there are close to 300 fatalities on Miami-Dade County road and thousands more are severely injured,” and sets a goal of ending traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2040. The county’s 2024 Vision Zero Action Plan sets out a five-year programme running to 2028 and identifies 24 critical locations within the county’s high-injury network. Source: Miami-Dade County Vision Zero. County-level crash counts are published annually by FLHSMV in Florida Traffic Crash Facts.

The roads that carry most of that traffic are familiar to anyone who drives here:

• I-95, the main north–south artery through downtown and Brickell
• SR 826, the Palmetto Expressway
• SR 836, the Dolphin Expressway, feeding the airport
• US 1, South Dixie Highway, and Biscayne Boulevard
• SW 8th Street (Calle Ocho) and West Flagler Street
• Kendall Drive and Bird Road in the south of the county
• NW 27th Avenue and Okeechobee Road
• The MacArthur, Venetian and Rickenbacker causeways

Three local factors shape Miami crash claims in ways that do not apply everywhere. Tourism means a high share of rental cars and unfamiliar drivers, and a claimant or defendant who has left the state within days. The port and airport put heavy commercial traffic, shuttle buses and delivery vehicles on the same roads as commuters. And the rainy season brings sudden flooding and standing water on low-lying streets, which affects both driver conduct and the condition of the road itself. None of these change the law, but they change what evidence exists and how fast it disappears.

Common types of car accident claims in Miami

• Rear-end collisions in stop-start expressway traffic
• Intersection and left-turn crashes
• Lane-change and side-swipe collisions on multi-lane arterials
• Rideshare collisions involving Uber or Lyft, where coverage depends on whether the app was active
• Delivery van and last-mile courier crashes, where the driver may work for a contractor rather than the brand on the vehicle
• Commercial truck and trailer collisions
• Rental car crashes involving visitors
• Collisions with county transit buses, school buses or other government vehicles
• Pedestrian and cyclist collisions, including on causeways and beach-area streets
• Motorcycle and scooter crashes
• Hit-and-run and uninsured driver claims
• Drunk and impaired driving collisions
• Multi-vehicle pile-ups in heavy rain

These are descriptive categories, not legal ones. How a crash is labelled does not decide who is liable.

What compensation can you recover after a Miami car accident?

• Medical expenses, starting with PIP and continuing beyond it where another source of recovery exists
• Future medical care, surgery and rehabilitation
• Lost income, including the 60 percent of gross income PIP covers and losses beyond it
• Reduced earning capacity where an injury changes what work is possible
• Pain, suffering and mental anguish, where the section 627.737 threshold is met
• Vehicle repair or replacement and related out-of-pocket costs
• Damages in a wrongful death claim, which Florida law limits to the categories and survivors set out in the Wrongful Death Act

No honest source can tell you what a claim is worth from a web page. Value depends on the injury, the medical evidence, the available insurance, the division of fault and the claimant’s own losses. Be sceptical of any firm that quotes a figure before reading the records.

What if the other driver has no insurance?

Because Florida does not require bodily injury coverage, this is a common situation rather than an unlucky one. Where the at-fault driver has no applicable coverage, or too little of it, uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage on your own policy often becomes the main source of recovery. Under Florida Statute § 627.727, insurers must offer UM coverage and a rejection has to be in writing, so it is worth checking your declarations page rather than assuming you declined it.

Two details are worth knowing. A rejection of UM coverage, or a choice of lower limits, has to be made on a form approved by the state regulator, and where a named insured signs that form the statute treats the rejection as informed and knowing. Insurers must also notify insureds at least annually of their UM options, attached to the premium notice — so the coverage can usually be added at renewal if you do not have it.

A UM claim is made against your own insurer, which is a different negotiation from a claim against a stranger’s carrier. Your policy will also impose its own notice and cooperation requirements, and missing them can affect the claim. Note too that UM coverage does not pay for pain and suffering unless the injury meets the same threshold described above (§ 627.727 refers to the categories in § 627.737(2)).

Hit-and-run crashes in Miami

Leaving the scene of a crash involving injury or death is a felony in Florida under section 316.027. For the injured person, the practical problem is that there is no identified driver and therefore no liability insurer. Recovery usually depends on uninsured motorist coverage, so report the crash to law enforcement promptly and notify your own insurer. Nearby camera footage and any partial plate, vehicle description or paint transfer can matter a great deal, and those things are perishable.

Dealing with the insurance adjuster after a Miami crash

An adjuster may call within days, sometimes before you have seen a doctor. That call is part of the insurer’s investigation, and what you say becomes part of the claim file.

• You generally have duties to your own insurer under your policy, including cooperation. What you owe another driver’s insurer is a different question, and worth taking advice on before giving a recorded statement.
• A broad medical authorisation can open your entire history, not only the injuries from this crash. Ask what is actually being requested.
• An early offer usually arrives before the full extent of an injury is known. Once a release is signed the claim is closed, even if treatment continues afterwards.
• Keep your own file: bills, referrals, mileage, days missed from work, and a short note of how the injury affects daily life.
• Ask in writing for the policy limits of every vehicle involved. In Florida those limits, rather than the severity of the injury, often decide what can actually be recovered.

How long does a Miami car accident claim take?

Nobody can give you a date, but the stages are predictable, and knowing them makes an unreasonable delay easier to spot.

1. Treatment and documentation. Nothing settles sensibly until doctors can say whether an injury is lasting. This stage sets the value of the claim and usually takes the longest.
2. Investigation. Crash report, photographs, camera footage, witness statements, and confirmation of every available insurance policy.
3. Demand and negotiation. Records and a demand go to the insurer, which responds with an offer, a denial or a request for more information.
4. Filing suit if negotiation fails. This has to happen inside the limitation period, whatever stage the negotiation has reached.
5. Discovery. Written questions, document exchange, depositions and medical examinations.
6. Mediation. Florida courts commonly refer civil cases to mediation before trial, and many claims resolve there.
7. Trial. Reached by a small minority of claims.

A modest claim with clear fault and completed treatment can settle in months. A disputed claim with a serious injury, several vehicles or a government defendant can run for years. Ask any firm you speak to how it decides when a case is ready to settle, and what would make it file suit.

How much does a Miami car accident lawyer cost?

Most Florida personal injury attorneys work on a contingency fee: the fee is a percentage of what is recovered, and nothing is owed as a fee if there is no recovery. Contingency fees in Florida are regulated. Rule 4-1.5(f) of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar requires a contingency fee agreement to be in writing, signed by the client, and sets out the percentages above which a fee is presumed excessive without court approval. Ask for the written agreement and read it before signing.

Questions worth asking at the first meeting:

• What percentage applies, and does it change if the case goes into litigation or to trial?
• Are case costs — records, experts, filing fees, depositions — separate from the fee?
• Who pays those costs if the case is lost?
• Are costs deducted before or after the fee is calculated? The order changes what reaches you.
• How are medical liens and letters of protection handled at settlement?
• If the case is referred to another firm, how is the fee split?
• Which attorney will handle the case day to day, and who will appear in court?
• What happens if I end the representation partway through?

Fee arrangements vary between firms and between cases. The directory above does not verify any firm’s fees, and several of the listed firms publish no fee terms at all.

How to choose a car accident attorney in Miami

Confirm the lawyer is licensed in Florida

Every practising attorney can be checked by name through the Florida Bar member directory, which shows admission date and public discipline history. This takes a minute and is the single most useful check you can make.

Experience with your type of collision

A rear-end claim between two insured drivers is not the same problem as a crash with a county bus, a rideshare vehicle, a delivery van, a commercial truck or an uninsured driver. Ask how many cases like yours the firm has handled recently.

Language

Most firms in this directory publish Spanish service; some publish Haitian Creole, French or Hebrew. Explaining a crash and reading a settlement offer in your first language is a practical advantage, not a courtesy.

Willingness to litigate

Most claims settle, but the prospect of trial shapes what an insurer offers. Ask how often the firm files suit and who tries its cases.

Communication and office location

Ask who your point of contact will be, how quickly calls are returned, and whether meetings happen at the office listed, by video, or at your home or hospital. Some firms in this directory list a Miami address that is used by appointment only.

Which court handles Miami car accident cases?

Civil claims arising in Miami-Dade County are generally filed in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, which operates both circuit and county civil divisions. Which division hears a case depends on the amount in controversy under Florida Statute § 34.01.

Case type	Amount in controversy
Small claims	Up to $8,000
County civil	Up to $50,000
Circuit civil	More than $50,000

Venue and jurisdiction depend on the facts — where the crash happened, where the parties live or do business, and whether a federal question or maritime claim is involved. A claim arising from a cruise or a shore excursion, for example, is often governed by the passenger ticket contract, which can require suit in a specific federal court and set far shorter deadlines than Florida law. Confirm the correct court for a specific case with a licensed attorney.

Frequently asked questions about Miami car accident claims

How long do I have to file a car accident lawsuit in Miami?

For most negligence claims that arose after 24 March 2023, two years from the date the cause of action accrued, under Florida Statute § 95.11 as amended by HB 837. Older claims may fall under the previous four-year period. Exceptions exist, and claims against government entities follow separate rules, so confirm your own deadline with a Florida attorney.

Is Miami in a no-fault state?

Yes. Florida is a no-fault state, so your own personal injury protection coverage pays first, regardless of fault. Fault still matters for claims beyond PIP.

What does PIP cover in Florida?

Up to $10,000, covering 80 percent of reasonable and necessary medical expenses and 60 percent of lost gross income (Fla. Stat. § 627.736). Treatment must begin within 14 days, and without a determination of an emergency medical condition the limit is $2,500.

Can I still recover if I was partly at fault?

Yes, if you were 50 percent or less at fault; your damages are then reduced by your percentage. If you were more than 50 percent at fault, Florida Statute § 768.81(6) generally bars recovery. Medical negligence claims are excluded from that bar.

What insurance must Miami drivers carry?

$10,000 of personal injury protection and $10,000 of property damage liability. Bodily injury liability coverage is not required for most private passenger vehicles, which is why uninsured motorist coverage matters so much in Florida.

Do I have to report a crash in Miami?

Yes, if it caused injury or death or at least $500 in damage — contact law enforcement immediately (Fla. Stat. § 316.065). If no officer investigates, the driver must file a written self-report within 10 days (§ 316.066(1)(e)).

How do I get a copy of my Miami crash report?

Through the FLHSMV crash report portal. Reports are confidential for 60 days after filing and are released in that period only to the parties involved, their representatives, their insurers and other authorised recipients.

What if a Miami-Dade Transit bus or a city vehicle hit me?

Claims against government entities are governed by Florida Statute § 768.28, which requires written pre-suit notice and sets statutory limits on recovery. The procedure differs from a claim against a private driver, and getting it wrong can end the claim. Seek advice early.

What if the other driver had no insurance?

Check your own policy for uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage. Florida insurers must offer it and any rejection must be in writing (Fla. Stat. § 627.727), so you may have it even if you do not remember buying it.

How much do Miami car accident lawyers charge?

Typically a contingency percentage of the recovery, governed by Rule 4-1.5(f) of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, which requires a signed written agreement. Percentages and cost treatment vary by firm and by case stage — ask for the agreement in writing.

Was I hurt badly enough to claim pain and suffering?

Florida Statute § 627.737 requires significant and permanent loss of an important bodily function, permanent injury, significant and permanent scarring or disfigurement, or death. It is a medical question as much as a legal one, decided on records and expert opinion.

Do I need a lawyer for a minor Miami crash?

Not always. Where injuries are minor and fully covered by PIP, some people handle the claim themselves. Advice is more valuable where injuries are lasting, where fault is disputed, where a government or commercial vehicle is involved, or where an insurer has made an early offer. Most firms in this directory offer a free initial consultation.

Areas of Miami-Dade County covered by these listings

The firms above serve clients across Miami-Dade County, including downtown Miami and Brickell, Little Havana and Calle Ocho, Coral Way and The Roads, Wynwood and Edgewater, the Biscayne corridor, Coconut Grove, Kendall and Pinecrest, Doral and the airport district, Hialeah, Miami Beach and the beach communities, and the county’s southern suburbs.

Several firms listed here keep offices in neighbouring municipalities rather than inside Miami city limits — Coral Gables, North Miami and Aventura are separate cities within Miami-Dade County. Each profile says where the office actually is, because an office address and a service area are not the same thing. If your crash happened in Hialeah, Miami Gardens, Homestead or Miami Beach, a Miami firm may still be the right choice; confirm the service area with the firm.

This directory also covers other major cities. See car accident lawyers in Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston.

Finding accident lawyers in Miami through this directory

The listings above cover firms across Miami-Dade — downtown and Brickell, Coral Way and Kendall, the Biscayne corridor, Coral Gables, North Miami and Aventura. Before you call, have the following to hand: the date and location of the crash, the crash report number if you have one, your own insurance declarations page, the other driver’s details, a list of the medical providers you have seen, and any time you have missed from work.

Speaking to more than one firm is normal, and consultations are usually free. This directory is a starting point for finding car accident lawyers in Miami; it does not determine which attorney is right for your case.

How this page is written and checked

We think you should know how this page was produced before you rely on any of it.

• Every legal statement is tied to its primary source. Each rule below names the Florida statute or state agency publication it comes from, so you can read the original rather than trust a summary. The full list is in the sources section at the end of this page.
• We describe what the law says; we do not advise you on it. This site is a directory, not a law firm. Nothing here is legal advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship.
• This page has not been reviewed by a licensed attorney. It is compiled from public statutes and official state sources and checked against them. For advice about your own crash, speak to a lawyer licensed in Florida — most of the firms listed above offer a free initial consultation.
• Firm details come from each firm’s own website. Where a firm does not publish something — an email address, a fee policy — the profile says so instead of filling the gap with a guess.
• Law changes, and so does this page. Florida shortened its main negligence deadline in 2023 and changed its comparative fault rule at the same time; a great deal of material still online has not caught up. The review date is shown above, and corrections are welcome through our contact page.

Where a rule has exceptions that turn on individual facts — and most of them do — this page says so rather than giving you a rule that looks simpler than it is.

Sources and how this page was compiled

These are the authorities behind every rule described on this page. Links go to the official source.

• Limitation periods: Fla. Stat. § 95.11, as amended by HB 837 (2023), effective 24 March 2023
• Comparative fault: Fla. Stat. § 768.81(6)
• No-fault and PIP benefits: Fla. Stat. § 627.736; injury threshold for non-economic damages: § 627.737
• Insurance requirements: Fla. Stat. § 324.022 and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
• Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage: Fla. Stat. § 627.727
• Crash reporting: Fla. Stat. § 316.065 and § 316.066; reports available through the FLHSMV crash report portal
• Claims against government entities: Fla. Stat. § 768.28
• Court jurisdiction: Fla. Stat. § 34.01 and the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida
• Attorney fees: Rule 4-1.5(f), Rules Regulating The Florida Bar
• Local road safety data: Miami-Dade County Vision Zero and Florida Traffic Crash Facts

Legal information disclaimer

This page is an attorney directory and general legal information. It is not legal advice, it does not create an attorney-client relationship, and it does not endorse or verify any listed firm. Florida law changes, and every rule described here has exceptions that depend on the facts of an individual case. Deadlines in particular can be shorter than the general rule. Confirm your own situation with an attorney licensed in Florida before acting or deciding not to act.