Broward Attorney Hyram Montero

Attorney's Profile

COLLEGE:
Loyola University of Chicago
LAW SCHOOL:
John Marshall Law School
ATTORNEY SINCE:
1980
STATES ADMITTED:
Florida, Illinois
PRACTICE AREAS:
Personal Injury Law, Complex Personal Injury Law, Traumatic Brain Injury, Wrongful Death

Hyram M. Montero was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is a graduate of Loyola University of Chicago and The John Marshall Law School. He was admitted to the Illinois and Florida Bars in 1980 and 1982, respectively. He is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. In 1988, Hyram founded Broward County’s first multilingual law firm. For over thirty years, Hyram has devoted himself to representing plaintiffs in complex personal injury and wrongful death cases, including traumatic brain injury cases. Hyram has tried over 350 jury trials and 200 non-jury trials during his career. He is recognized in the International Who’s Who of Professionals. He is licensed in both Florida and Illinois. His professional affiliations include the American Bar Association, American Justice Association, The Florida Bar Association, Florida Justice Association, The Illinois Bar Association, Illinois Justice Association, Broward County Bar Association, Broward County Justice Association, Cuban American Bar Association, and Broward County Hispanic Bar Association where he served as president during 2006-2007. Hyram is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which recognizes excellence in advocacy and limits its membership to trial lawyers who have achieved verdicts, awards, or settlements in an amount of $1,000,000.00 or more. Hyram has also been recognized by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate for his special knowledge, skills and proficiency as a civil trial lawyer. Aside from devoting himself to representation of his clients, Hyram is also very active in the community. He has served on the executive board of the Brain Injury Association of Florida, which promotes awareness, understanding and prevention of brain injury through education, advocacy, research grants and community support services for individuals and families touched by a life-altering, often devastating traumatic brain injury. Hyram is a board member of Take Stock in Children which fosters mentorship programs between professionals and students in the public schools of Broward County, Florida. It offers a comprehensive program that helps low income children succeed by providing college and vocational scholarships, volunteer mentors, early intervention and long term support. Hyram has been actively involved in mentoring children, adolescents and young adults for over 25 years. Hyram also serves as an executive board member emeritus of Hispanic Unity of Florida a private, non-profit human services agency that serves the needs of immigrants in South Florida. The organization helps tens of thousands annually through job placement, English language education, acculturation programs, legal assistance, financial literary, and health screenings. Hyram serves on the board and is president of the Light of the World Clinic, a health clinic offering free medical assistance to the uninsured in our community. By providing free medical services to the underserved, the Clinic provides early medical intervention by treating and stabilizing hypertension, diabetes, coronary disease, obesity and other diseases. Hyram also serves on the board of the Henderson Behavioral Health, a private, not for profit behavioral health care system providing comprehensive recovery services to more than 20,000 people of all ages annually. Henderson provides a continuation of high quality, community based prevention, education, treatment and rehabilitation services by utilizing best practices and evidence based treatment models to maximize recovery. Hyram is a member of the American Inns of Court, which is designed to improve the skills, professionalism and ethics of the bench and bar. It is an organization comprised of judges, lawyers, law professors and law students. Hyram is a well recognized speaker on issues of concern to the legal community in the United States as well as overseas. Hyram has spoken before the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers in Birmingham, England; before the Peruvian Bar Association in Lima, Peru; at various conventions sponsored by the Florida Justice Association; at continuing legal education seminars offered by Professional Education Systems, Inc; at the Center for International Legal Studies in Kitzbuhel, Austria; at the International Association of Brain Injury Survivors in Turin, Italy and before the Travel Health Insurance Association of Canada in Fort Lauderdale. Hyram is multilingual and fluent in Spanish and Italian.

Attorney's Videos

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Construction Accident Law

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Plane Accident Law

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Catastrophic Injury Law

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Dog Bite Law

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Bicycle Accident Law

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Construction Accident Law

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Cruise Ship Accident Law

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Product Liability Law

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Plane Accident Law

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Slip and Fall Law

Are punitive damages available in Florida wrongful death cases?
Wrongful Death Law

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Accident Law

Are punitive damages available in my catastrophic injury case?
Catastrophic Injury Law

Are the rules different if suing the city in Florida for an injury resulting from a defect in a public sidewalk or building?
Slip and Fall Law

Are there alternatives to going to court in a catastrophic injury case?
Catastrophic Injury Law

Are there alternatives to going to court in an accident case?
Accident Law

Are there any limitations on plane accident lawsuits involving international flights?
Plane Accident Law

Are there limits on damages in Florida animal and dog bite cases?
Dog Bite Law

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Boating Accident Law

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Brain Injury Law

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Construction Accident Law

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Cruise Ship Accident Law

Are there limits on damages in Florida product liability cases?
Product Liability Law

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Plane Accident Law

Are there limits on damages in Florida slip and fall cases?
Slip and Fall Law

Are there limits on damages in Florida wrongful death cases?
Wrongful Death Law

Are there limits on damages in accident cases?
Accident Law

Are there limits on damages in catastrophic injury cases?
Catastrophic Injury Law

Are there time limits to sue for injuries in a Florida animal and dog bite case?
Dog Bite Law

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Boating Accident Law

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Bicycle Accident Law

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Construction Accident Law

Are there time limits to sue for injuries in a Florida cruise ship injury case?
Cruise Ship Accident Law

Are there time limits to sue for injuries in a Florida product liability case?
Product Liability Law

Are there time limits to sue for injuries in a Florida plane accident case?
Plane Accident Law

Are there time limits to sue for injuries in a Florida slip and fall case?
Slip and Fall Law

Are there time limits to sue for injuries in a Florida wrongful death case?
Wrongful Death Law

Are there time limits to sue for injuries in a catastrophic injury case?
Catastrophic Injury Law

Are there time limits to sue for injuries in an accident case?
Accident Law

Are witnesses important in Florida animal and dog bite cases?
Dog Bite Law

Are witnesses important in Florida boating accident cases?
Boating Accident Law

Are witnesses important in Florida bicycle accident cases?
Bicycle Accident Law

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Construction Accident Law

Are witnesses important in Florida cruise ship injury cases?
Cruise Ship Accident Law

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Product Liability Law

Are witnesses important in Florida plane accident cases?
Plane Accident Law

Are witnesses important in Florida slip and fall cases?
Slip and Fall Law

Are witnesses important in Florida wrongful death cases?
Wrongful Death Law

Are witnesses important in accident cases?
Accident Law

Are witnesses important in catastrophic injury cases?
Catastrophic Injury Law

Can a brain injury occur if a victim does not lose consciousness?
Brain Injury Law

Can a building owner's violation of a building code ever be used to help me win a Florida slip and fall case?
Slip and Fall Law

Can a minor file a Florida wrongful death claim?
Wrongful Death Law

Can an injured innocent bystander sue the owner of a bar for negligent security over fight that occurs in the bar?
Negligent Security Law

Can any attorney handle a Florida animal and dog bite case?
Dog Bite Law

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Boating Accident Law

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Brain Injury Law

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Construction Accident Law

Can any attorney handle a Florida cruise ship injury case?
Cruise Ship Accident Law

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Product Liability Law

Can any attorney handle a Florida plane accident case?
Plane Accident Law

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Slip and Fall Law

Can any attorney handle a Florida wrongful death case?
Wrongful Death Law

Can any attorney represent me in a catastrophic injury case?
Catastrophic Injury Law

Can any attorney represent me in an accident case?
Accident Law

Can I be fired from my job in Florida after getting injured in a construction accident?
Construction Accident Law

Can I be found to have been partially at fault for my catastrophic injury?
Catastrophic Injury Law

Can I be found to have been partially at fault for my injuries caused by an accident?
Accident Law

Can I bring a Florida wrongful death action based on the death of a child or an elderly person?
Wrongful Death Law

Can I bring a Florida wrongful death action if the deceased never held a job?
Wrongful Death Law

Can I file a Florida wrongful death claim any time after the death of my loved one?
Wrongful Death Law

Can I file a brain injury lawsuit on behalf of a loved one?
Brain Injury Law

Can I file a plane accident case in a different jurisdiction than where the accident took place?
Plane Accident Law

Can I lose my job if I suffered from a catastrophic injury off the job that affects my job performance?
Catastrophic Injury Law

Can I lose my job if I was injured in an accident off the job that affects my job performance?
Accident Law

Can I receive compensation from a Florida store where I was injured in a slip and fall accident?
Slip and Fall Law

Can I recover from a Florida store for injuries sustained when I slipped on a spilled liquid and fell?
Slip and Fall Law

Can I recover more than workers' compensation benefits in Florida if I am injured on a construction site?
Construction Accident Law

Can I rely on the NTSB investigation report to prove the cause of a Florida plane accident?
Plane Accident Law

Can I sue an apartment building owner for negligent security for a rape that occurred?
Negligent Security Law

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Negligent Security Law

Can I sue if I was a victim of an assault and battery during an armed robbery in a shopping center parking lot?
Negligent Security Law

Can I sue my Florida employer for a fall?
Slip and Fall Law

Can I sue my employer in Florida for an injury received on a construction site?
Construction Accident Law

Can I sue the owner of the property where I was injured?
Accident Law

Can I sue the owner of the property where I was injured?
Catastrophic Injury Law

Can my recovery be partially reduced if I am found to be partially at fault for my slip and fall injuries in Florida?
Slip and Fall Law

Can personal injury cases become class actions?
Product Liability Law

Can someone sue for the pain and suffering of a decedent in Florida?
Wrongful Death Law

Can the government be held responsible for a plane accident?
Plane Accident Law

Can the owner/operator be held criminally liable in Florida for an aviation accident?
Plane Accident Law

Can the severity of a brain injury be measured?
Brain Injury Law

Do all property owners have a duty to provide exterior lighting in the common areas of the property?
Negligent Security Law

Do commercial airlines owe a special duty of care to passengers?
Plane Accident Law

Do I have a claim if unsafe conditions on someone else's property caused my injury?
Negligent Security Law

Do I have a claim in Florida if unsafe conditions on someone else's property caused my injury?
Slip and Fall Law

Do I have to follow special rules if I want to sue the government for wrongful death?
Wrongful Death Law

Do I have to give a recorded statement to the insurance company if I suffered a catastrophic injury?
Catastrophic Injury Law

Do I have to give a recorded statement to the insurance company if I was injured in an accident?
Accident Law

Do I have to give a recorded statement to the insurance company in a Florida construction accident case?
Construction Accident Law

Do I have to pay back my workers' compensation benefits in Florida if I settle a lawsuit for a construction accident?
Construction Accident Law

Do I have to talk to the other party's insurance adjuster if I was injured in a Florida slip and fall?
Slip and Fall Law

Do the same laws apply to commercial aircraft and private aircraft in Florida?
Plane Accident Law

Does a business owner have a duty to screen prospective employees and perform a criminal background search?
Negligent Security Law

Does a property owner have a duty to know about ongoing criminal activity in his property and surrounding area?
Negligent Security Law

Does a property owner have a duty to provide security guards?
Negligent Security Law

Does a property owner have a duty to screen prospective tenants and perform a criminal background search?
Negligent Security Law

Does an airplane have to crash for the airline to be found responsible for injuries?
Plane Accident Law

How are catastrophic injuries caused?
Catastrophic Injury Law

How are future damages calculated in a wrongful death case in Florida and what is present value?
Wrongful Death Law

How can a business owner provide a reasonably safe environment?
Negligent Security Law

How can I pay an attorney for my Florida construction accident case if I have been injured and am unable to work?
Construction Accident Law

How can I pay my attorney’s fees in my accident case?
Accident Law

How can I pay my attorney’s fees in my catastrophic injury case?
Catastrophic Injury Law

How can I pay my medical expenses if I was injured in a catastrophic injury?
Catastrophic Injury Law

How can I pay my medical expenses if I was injured in an accident?
Accident Law

How complicated are accident cases?
Accident Law

How complicated are catastrophic injury cases?
Catastrophic Injury Law

How complicated are the steps needed to start the process of collecting damages for my Florida construction accident case?
Construction Accident Law

How difficult will it be to win my Florida animal and dog bite case?
Dog Bite Law

How difficult will it be to win my Florida boating accident case?
Boating Accident Law

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Construction Accident Law

How difficult will it be to win my Florida cruise ship injury case?
Cruise Ship Accident Law

How difficult will it be to win my Florida product liability case?
Product Liability Law

How difficult will it be to win my Florida plane accident case?
Plane Accident Law

How difficult will it be to win my Florida slip and fall case?
Slip and Fall Law

How difficult will it be to win my Florida wrongful death case?
Wrongful Death Law

How do brain injury lawsuit trial proceedings work in Florida?
Brain Injury Law

How do I begin the brain injury litigation process in a Florida brain injury case?
Brain Injury Law

How do I know if I am entitled to bring a lawsuit for my Florida construction accident?
Construction Accident Law

How do I know if I have a case in Florida?
Brain Injury Law

How do I learn if the attorney I want to hire has specific experience in brain injury lawsuits?
Brain Injury Law

How do I pick a product liability attorney?
Product Liability Law

How do I prove that the airline or pilot was at fault when there are no surviving witnesses to the crash?
Plane Accident Law

How does an acquired brain injury differ from a traumatic brain injury?
Brain Injury Law

How important is it for my attorney to retain highly qualified experts in a Florida construction accident case?
Construction Accident Law

How important is it to have an attorney that specializes in brain injuries?
Brain Injury Law

How in depth will my attorney investigate the crash?
Plane Accident Law

How is aviation accident law different from other types of personal injury law?
Plane Accident Law

How is the amount of damages determined in Florida?
Wrongful Death Law

How long will it take to settle my Florida animal and dog bite case?
Dog Bite Law

How long will it take to settle my Florida boating accident case?
Boating Accident Law

How long will it take to settle my Florida bicycle accident case?
Bicycle Accident Law

How long will it take to settle my Florida brain injury case?
Brain Injury Law

How long will it take to settle my Florida construction accident case?
Construction Accident Law

How long will it take to settle my Florida cruise ship injury case?
Cruise Ship Accident Law

How long will it take to settle my Florida product liability case?
Product Liability Law

How long will it take to settle my Florida plane accident case?
Plane Accident Law

How long will it take to settle my Florida slip and fall case?
Slip and Fall Law

How long will it take to settle my Florida wrongful death case?
Wrongful Death Law

How long will it take to settle my accident case?
Accident Law

How soon do I need to file a lawsuit in a Florida brain injury case?
Brain Injury Law

I was attacked in a dark parking lot. Is the owner responsible for my injuries and damages?
Negligent Security Law

I was injured by the actions of another passenger on a commercial flight. Who is liable?
Plane Accident Law

I was injured using a consumer product but did not read the directions. Do I have a case?
Product Liability Law

I was injured using a product that was made overseas. Can I sue the company even though they are not in the United States?
Product Liability Law

If an MRI was done of my brain after my injury, and it was normal, does that mean that I did not suffer a concussion?
Brain Injury Law

If there is a settlement of a class action matter, are the lawyers paid more than the class receives in damages?
Product Liability Law

In a Florida slip and fall case, do the rules change depending on where I fell?
Slip and Fall Law

In order to hold a property owner, property manager, or a security company legally responsible for injuries to a crime victim on their property, what evidence is necessary to be shown?
Negligent Security Law

Is it harder for children and the elderly to get damages for their injuries, medical bills, and pain and suffering in Florida?
Slip and Fall Law

Is the airline liable for injuries that I sustained on a commercial flight?
Plane Accident Law

Is the owner of a private plane liable for injuries sustained by its passenger(s)?
Plane Accident Law

Must a property owner warn prospective tenants of past criminal activity in the apartment building or surrounding area?
Negligent Security Law

Must a settlement in a wrongful death case be shared with all relatives?
Wrongful Death Law

Should a TBI victim return to work as soon as he's able, if his Florida lawsuit is ongoing? Will that hurt his case?
Brain Injury Law

Should I accept a settlement offer in my Florida animal and dog bite case?
Dog Bite Law

Should I accept a settlement offer in my Florida boating accident case?
Boating Accident Law

Should I accept a settlement offer in my Florida construction accident case?
Construction Accident Law

Should I accept a settlement offer in my Florida cruise ship injury case?
Cruise Ship Accident Law

Should I accept a settlement offer in my Florida product liability case?
Product Liability Law

Should I accept a settlement offer in my Florida plane accident case?
Plane Accident Law

Should I accept a settlement offer in my Florida slip and fall case?
Slip and Fall Law

Should I accept a settlement offer in my Florida wrongful death case?
Wrongful Death Law

What are my options if the Florida brain injury verdict is not in my favor?
Brain Injury Law

What are the main causes of traumatic brain injuries?
Brain Injury Law

What are the potential pitfalls of my Florida animal and dog bite case?
Dog Bite Law

What are the potential pitfalls of my Florida boating accident case?
Boating Accident Law

What are the potential pitfalls of my Florida bicycle accident case?
Bicycle Accident Law

What are the potential pitfalls of my Florida brain injury case?
Brain Injury Law

What are the potential pitfalls of my Florida construction accident case?
Construction Accident Law

What are the potential pitfalls of my Florida cruise ship injury case?
Cruise Ship Accident Law

What are the potential pitfalls of my Florida product liability case?
Product Liability Law

What are the potential pitfalls of my Florida plane accident case?
Plane Accident Law

What are the potential pitfalls of my Florida slip and fall case?
Slip and Fall Law

What are the potential pitfalls of my Florida wrongful death case?
Wrongful Death Law

What can I do if the person who caused the death is uninsured?
Wrongful Death Law

What damages can be recovered under a successful negligent security claim?
Negligent Security Law

What do I need to bring to the initial consultation with my attorney in my Florida animal and dog bite case?
Dog Bite Law

What do I need to bring to the initial consultation with my attorney in my Florida boating accident case?
Boating Accident Law

What do I need to bring to the initial consultation with my attorney in my Florida construction accident case?
Construction Accident Law

What do I need to bring to the initial consultation with my attorney in my Florida cruise ship injury case?
Cruise Ship Accident Law

What do I need to bring to the initial consultation with my attorney in my Florida product liability case?
Product Liability Law

What do I need to bring to the initial consultation with my attorney in my Florida plane accident case?
Plane Accident Law

What do I need to bring to the initial consultation with my attorney in my Florida slip and fall case?
Slip and Fall Law

What do I need to bring to the initial consultation with my attorney in my Florida wrongful death case?
Wrongful Death Law

What do I need to bring to the initial consultation with my attorney in my accident case?
Accident Law

What do I need to prove to win my Florida animal and dog bite case?
Dog Bite Law

What do I need to prove to win my Florida boating accident case?
Boating Accident Law

What do I need to prove to win my Florida bicycle accident case?
Bicycle Accident Law

What do I need to prove to win my Florida brain injury case?
Brain Injury Law

What do I need to prove to win my Florida construction accident case?
Construction Accident Law

What duties do business owners have to have security cameras?
Negligent Security Law

What duties do business owners have to inform of potential security hazards?
Negligent Security Law

What duties do business owners have to light stairwells and parking garages?
Negligent Security Law

What duties do business owners have to lock common entry way doors?
Negligent Security Law

What duties do business owners have to properly screen employees or visitors?
Negligent Security Law

What duties do business owners have to provide security guards or attendants?
Negligent Security Law

What duties do business owners have to secure gates or loading bay doors?
Negligent Security Law

What if I was injured at work?
Brain Injury Law

What is a negligent security claim?
Negligent Security Law

What is negligent security?
Negligent Security Law

What options are available to someone injured in a Florida animal and dog bite case?
Dog Bite Law

What options are available to someone injured in a Florida boating accident case?
Boating Accident Law

What options are available to someone injured in a Florida bicycle accident case?
Bicycle Accident Law

What options are available to someone injured in a Florida construction accident case?
Construction Accident Law

What should I do first in a Florida brain injury lawsuit?
Brain Injury Law

What should I do if an insurance company approached me about my injuries in my Florida animal and dog bite case?
Dog Bite Law

What should I do if an insurance company approached me about my injuries in my Florida boating accident case?
Boating Accident Law

What should I do if an insurance company approached me about my injuries in my Florida brain injury case?
Brain Injury Law

What should I do if an insurance company approached me about my injuries in my Florida construction accident case?
Construction Accident Law

What type of evidence will I need to prove my Florida animal and dog bite case?
Dog Bite Law

What type of evidence will I need to prove my Florida boating accident case?
Boating Accident Law

What type of evidence will I need to prove my Florida bicycle accident case?
Bicycle Accident Law

What type of evidence will I need to prove my Florida brain injury case?
Brain Injury Law

What type of evidence will I need to prove my Florida construction accident case?
Construction Accident Law

What will the defendant argue against me in my Florida animal and dog bite case?
Dog Bite Law

What will the defendant argue against me in my Florida boating accident case?
Boating Accident Law

What will the defendant argue against me in my Florida construction accident case?
Construction Accident Law

When a person is injured during an armed robbery in a hotel, who is responsible for the medical bills and lost wages during the time he cannot work?
Negligent Security Law

When a person is injured during an armed robbery in a store, shopping center, or mall, who is responsible for the medical bills and lost wages during the time they cannot work?
Negligent Security Law

When a person is injured during an armed robbery in the parking lot of his apartment building, who is responsible for the medical bills and lost wages during the time he cannot work?
Negligent Security Law

Who can be sued in a Florida brain injury case?
Brain Injury Law

Who cannot be sued in a Florida brain injury case?
Brain Injury Law

Who cannot sue in a Florida brain injury case?
Brain Injury Law

Who determines whether a product is safe or not?
Product Liability Law

Why do insurance adjusters direct their claimants to not talk to an attorney until they have made a settlement offer?
Brain Injury Law

Why is it that a brain injury may not be first diagnosed until long after the accident?
Brain Injury Law

Will I have to testify in court for my Florida brain injury case?
Brain Injury Law

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Hyram M. Montero, P.A.
http://www.monterolaw.com

100 SE 6 Street
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301

(954) 246-3419

About Our Firm

Our firm concentrates on trial litigation. The attorneys and staff bring together over 30 years of experience in diverse areas of law. While located in South Florida, the firm's practice serves clients throughout the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America. The firm extensively utilizes a network of professionals with whom our attorneys are proud to associate, including other specialized lawyers, professional investigators, medical and technical experts, bankers and accountants.

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