Dolman Law Group Accident Injury Lawyers, PA

One of our goals at the Dolman Law Group, is to ensure that we handle your claim in the most time-efficient way possible. We will attempt to move your case through pre-suit negotiations as quickly and effectively as possible. Most cases will move through this phase within four to six months. However, we will never ignore the best financial interests of our clients just to see that a case is resolved sooner rather than later.

Yes. We will work with your previous law firm/lawyer and share the attorney fees with them based on the amount of work they have completed up to the point you terminated them. In other words, it will not cost you another dollar.

We are available on evening and weekends.

You will be provided the cellphone number of your handling lawyer and we will remain in contact throughout your case to provide timely updates.

We begin working on your case once we sign you up. Upon you executing your contract, we will immediately contact all applicable insurance carriers to confirm available coverage. Further, we will begin investigating your claim and all liability issues.

The negligent party’s name, contact information and insurance coverage. We will also need your policy/claim number. This all can be accomplished via a police report/exchange of information. We would also prefer pictures depicting the property damage and contact information on any independent eyewitnesses.

We offer free consultations and case evaluations

Call your insurance carrier. They will generally appoint legal counsel to defend such claim pursuant to your insurance coverage.

Filing a claim is your only form of recourse when seeking justice against a negligent party who caused your injuries. This is the very purpose of insurance

Florida is a no-fault state. Thus, 80% of your medical bills and lost wages up to $10,000 will be covered under your personal injury protection coverage. Lawyers are forbidden from advancing money to their clients. However, we can help an injury victim secure a loan against their potential settlement with a third-party entity to assist with bills. We ask our clients to keep detailed records of all out of pocket costs so we can seek to recoup such from the negligent party. Keep in mind that many medical providers will see an injury victim under a letter of protection. This is a document that guarantees we will safeguard the settlement proceeds in our escrow account until we can negotiate every medical bill. Thus, you will not have to come out of pocket to pay your physician.

We generally try to resolve all claims within six months. If we are unable to resolve (generally as a result of the insurance carrier acting in an unreasonable manner) we will file a lawsuit. We are at the mercy of the judicial system once a lawsuit is filed. Any lawyer that guarantees how long a lawsuit will take is being dishonest. Covid has resulted in a glut of cases clogging up the system and it could take upwards of two to three years to get to trial when necessary.

There are three basic types of damages. Damages for economic loss (i.e., property damage, future medical expenses, car rental and future loss of wages), damages for non-economic loss (i.e., pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life and disfigurement) and punitive damages which are meant to punish the negligent party for egregious behavior.

If the injury occurred while on the job, you can file a workers compensation claim. If the injury occurred as a result of a car accident, slip and fall or any other act of negligence, we can seek lost wages through your personal injury protection coverage and then seek to recoup additional lost wages and ancillary expenses from the at-fault party.

yes and no. Florida prohibits retaliatory conduct by employers. In other words, an employer cannot fire an employee for filing a work comp claim. However, Florida is an at-will employment state and so long as the employer can demonstrate poor work performance, corporate restructuring or corporate financial issues; they can justify your termination. The reason for termination cannot be based on the filing of a work comp claim.

Yes. What many would consider minor can truly diminish ones’ quality of life. For example, ligament injuries are often every bit as painful as a broken bone with a much longer anticipated healing time.

Yes. Florida is a pure comparative negligence state. In other words, liability is apportioned by percentage of fault and can be shared by multiple parties.

Call law enforcement from the accident scene, take photos of all vehicles involved (if possible) and attempt to obtain the insurance coverage from all parties. I strongly recommend you are evaluated by a physician as soon as possible.

Only a small percent of personal injury cases, go to trial. However, a number of lawyers and/or firms refer us their biggest or most complicated cases to litigate. Thus, we take a disproportionately higher percentage of cases to trial.

There are different statutes of limitations depending on the type of case. Thus, time is of the essence to speak with an experienced personal injury lawyer to understand such time limitations.

The insurance carrier will take advantage of the individual who is unrepresented by counsel. Further, insurance carriers are also aware of which lawyers or law firms litigate cases as opposed to the settlement mills that simply accept the best settlement offer. An unrepresented victim is like a dog with no teeth. You can threaten the insurance carrier all you want. However, if you do not have the ability to try a case before a jury, the insurance carrier will ignore you.

No. Numerous studies illustrate that a injury victim represented by counsel nets three times as much as individuals who chose to handle their own claim.

We work on a contingency fee. Thus, we only get paid upon resolving your case. In other words, you do not pay us up front. If we are not successful in resolving your claim; we do not get paid.

Hi Mike, thanks for reaching out to us. We do handle medical malpractice cases for a wide range of situations. Please contact our office to set up an appointment to see if we can help you.

Regardless of who is at fault or where “liability” lies in the car crash, each individual is meant to be covered, at least initially, by their own Florida PIP insurance.