Nowadays, just about every time that you turn on the TV, the car radio, or even YouTube, you come across advertisements for personal injury lawyers.
The same thing when you’re driving around the local streets and highways of Miami-Dade and Broward – just about every other billboard, bus, or bus bench has an advertisement for a personal injury lawyer.
The ads are all over the place. No matter how hard you try, you can’t avoid them.
Whether it was a car accident or a slip and fall, or some other incident that led to your injuries, these events can be extremely traumatic experiences. You want to make sure to find a lawyer who knows what they’re doing and who can effectively represent you from start to finish in your accident case.
The problem is, how do you know which lawyer to hire after an accident? You can’t just rely on all the flashy advertisements. Instead, before making any decision on who to hire after your accident, you should try to learn at least a little bit about the attorney you’re thinking of retaining to represent you.
Here are a few tips on what you should look for when doing your research into Florida personal injury trial attorneys.
Look for an attorney with jury trial experience
First thing, you want an attorney who knows their way around the courtroom. The insurance companies and defense attorneys know which plaintiffs’ lawyers are going to fight for their injured clients, and which are going to just negotiate a quick, lowball settlement to be done with the case. To put your case in the best position to maximize your recovery, you want to try to find an attorney with real, significant courtroom experience fighting against the insurance companies.
Dan Cytryn, the lead attorney in our office, has handled more than 105 personal injury jury trials over the last 40 years. This includes jury trials for car accidents, slip and trip and falls, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, and more. He has approximately 25 million-dollar jury verdicts or settlements in his career.
He has also handled more than 40 appeals in Florida and argued multiple times before the Florida Supreme Court.
Look for an attorney with a good reputation amongst their peers and clients
You want to find an attorney who is recognized and respected by other lawyers and former clients.
Mr. Cytryn is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell and has a rating of 10 (out of 10) on Avvo.com, the highest rating a lawyer can attain. He has also been named to the Super Lawyers list from 2010 to 2025. Super Lawyers tries to select only the top 5% of lawyers in the state of Florida.
You can also take a look at our Google reviews (which are written by actual former clients, rather than bots) to get an idea of what our clients think of us.
Look for an attorney who is board-certified
In Florida, board certification is reserved for attorneys who demonstrate special knowledge, skills, and proficiency in their respective area of practice, as well as professionalism and ethics. Only around 5 - 7% or so of attorneys in the entire state of Florida are board-certified, and only approximately 1% of lawyers in the state are board-certified civil trial lawyers.
Mr. Cytryn has been board-certified in civil trial law in Florida for over 25 years.
Avoid lawyers who are guaranteeing the outcome of your case
In most instances, no attorney is going to be able to tell you exactly how much money you are going to get for your case. In the early stages after an accident, there are usually too many variables at play, and it’s just not possible to know the precise amount of money you’ll get for your injuries.
Nonetheless, there are a lot of attorneys in Florida who will tell you whatever you want to hear in order to get you to sign up with them after your accident. If somebody is guaranteeing you a certain outcome when you first meet with them, there’s a good chance they are just telling you what you want to hear rather than telling you the truth. You should avoid those attorneys at all costs. Remember the old saying, if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Call our office today for a free consultation
If you’ve been injured in a car accident, slip or trip and fall, or any other accident in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, or anywhere else in Florida, call our office today at (954) 833-1440 for a free consultation.