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Quick Answer: What To Do After an Accident in Boca Raton, FL
If you were hurt in a Boca Raton accident, get medical care within 14 days (Florida PIP requires it) — the closest emergency rooms are Boca Raton Regional Hospital on Meadows Road and West Boca Medical Center on Glades Road west of the Turnpike, with Delray Medical Center just north in Delray serving as the nearest Level I trauma center. Photograph the scene, collect witness information, request the crash report number from Boca Raton Police or Florida Highway Patrol, and do not give a recorded statement to any insurance adjuster before speaking with a lawyer. Your case will be filed in the 15th Judicial Circuit for Palm Beach County — most Boca matters proceed through the South County Courthouse in Delray Beach — and Florida's 2023 tort reform means you have only two years from the date of the crash to sue.
For a free case review with a Boca Raton personal injury attorney, call Kaiser Romanello, P.A. at (844) 877-8679. No fee unless we win.
Our firm's office in Parkland sits roughly five miles from the Boca Raton city line — we are, genuinely, Boca's next-door law firm. That matters because Boca Raton produces a distinctive mix of high-value injury claims, and they require local familiarity. The combination of the Boca Raton Resort & Club and Mizner Park drawing luxury travel volume, Town Center at Boca Raton and the Glades Road retail corridor generating constant commercial traffic, Florida Atlantic University and Lynn University adding a dense student population, I-95 and Florida's Turnpike both cutting through the city, and a permanent resident base with one of the highest concentrations of high-net-worth households in Florida produces a steady volume of serious accidents — most with a coverage picture that rewards thorough investigation.
Our firm, Kaiser Romanello, P.A., represents injured Boca Raton residents and visitors in car accident, truck, motorcycle, rideshare, pedestrian, and wrongful death cases. Palm Beach County's 15th Judicial Circuit is a venue we've litigated in for years — including regular appearances at the South County Courthouse in Delray Beach where most Boca matters are actually tried.
Why a Boca Raton Injury Case Needs a Local Attorney
Personal injury cases are won and lost on local knowledge. A lawyer who doesn't know that a Phase 3 Uber crash at Glades Road and I-95 is routinely defended with a comparative-fault argument tied to the merge geometry, or that Boca Raton Regional Hospital emergency-department documentation reads differently at South County mediations than trauma records from Delray Medical, is starting every case a step behind. Boca Raton injury claims layer three specific complications on top of Florida's already-complex injury framework.
First, Boca's corridors produce distinctive crash patterns. I-95 bottlenecks at the Camino Real, Palmetto Park Road, Glades Road, Spanish River Boulevard, and Yamato Road exits generate rear-end and side-impact cases at predictable hotspots. Florida's Turnpike runs parallel a few miles west and produces its own cluster of high-speed crashes at the Boca Raton exit (exit 75) and along the Glades Road approach. Federal Highway (US-1) through East Boca, Palmetto Park through downtown and past Mizner Park, Glades Road across the city's east-west spine, and Military Trail / Powerline Road through West Boca all carry distinctive crash profiles. Tourism tied to the Boca Raton Resort, the beaches, and Town Center means out-of-state drivers, rental vehicles, and commercial auto policies appear in cases more often than in most South Florida venues.
Second, Florida's 2023 tort reform dramatically changed the rules. HB 837 shortened the statute of limitations for negligence to two years, rewrote comparative negligence so that a plaintiff found 50% or more at fault recovers nothing, and altered how medical expenses are proven at trial. Any lawyer advertising the "old" four-year window is operating on outdated information — and any Boca case filed on that assumption is dismissed.
Third, Boca is the highest-stakes coverage venue in South Florida. The demographic concentration of Boca Raton means personal umbrella policies, commercial umbrella policies, and excess layers are substantially more common here than in most Florida venues. A Boca crash that looks like a "small" case on the first-call intake routinely unlocks seven-figure coverage stacks once the investigation identifies the at-fault driver's household policies, the vehicle's titled-ownership structure, a potential commercial-auto layer, and the plaintiff's own UM/UIM and personal umbrella. Missing any of those layers is, in Boca especially, indistinguishable from leaving money on the table. Our firm is built to chase every available coverage layer — and to hold Boca's aggressive defense bar accountable when first offers try to end the case before we've found them.
Boca Raton Personal Injury Cases We Handle
We represent Boca Raton clients across the full range of serious injury matters. Every case is prepared as if it will go to trial — that posture is what makes fair settlements happen.
Car Accidents
Our core Boca practice — rear-end, T-bone, rollover, multi-vehicle, and DUI crashes on I-95, the Turnpike, Glades Road, Palmetto Park, and Federal Highway.
Truck Accidents
Commercial truck, 18-wheeler, and delivery vehicle crashes. Trucking cases involve federal regulations and multiple potentially liable parties.
Motorcycle Accidents
Florida motorcycle cases require specialized handling — the helmet-law argument, comparative fault attacks, and catastrophic injury patterns are unique to the practice.
Uber & Rideshare
Boca is heavy rideshare territory — the Boca Raton Resort, Mizner Park, Town Center, and FAU/Lynn campus runs generate steady Uber and Lyft claims across all three coverage phases.
Pedestrian & Bicycle
Mizner Park, the Palmetto Park Road corridor, and the East Boca beach crossings at A1A produce a disproportionate share of pedestrian and cyclist injury cases.
Hit-and-Run
When the at-fault driver flees, recovery typically runs through your own uninsured motorist coverage — a process insurers rarely make easy.
Traumatic Brain Injury
TBIs from Boca crashes are routinely minimized by defense medical experts. Proper neuropsychological documentation is essential.
Spinal Cord Injury
Lifetime-care cases — we work with life-care planners and economists to document the full future-damages picture.
Wrongful Death
When a crash takes a loved one, Florida's Wrongful Death Act allows specific survivors to recover. The claim structure is narrow and technical.
For the firm's full range of catastrophic injury representation, see our practice-area hub.
Florida Accident Laws That Affect Your Boca Raton Case
Every Boca Raton accident claim runs through four Florida rules that function as the skeleton of the case. Missing any one of them can end recovery before it starts.
1. The PIP 14-Day Rule
Florida is a no-fault state. Your own Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage — the $10,000 minimum every Florida driver must carry under Fla. Stat. §627.736 — pays your initial medical bills and 60% of lost wages regardless of fault. But PIP benefits are forfeited if you do not receive initial medical treatment within 14 days of the crash. That deadline is absolute. Clients who "tough it out" for two weeks before seeing a doctor frequently learn the rule too late.
2. The Serious Injury Threshold
To step outside PIP and pursue the at-fault driver's liability coverage for pain and suffering, Florida's serious-injury threshold under Fla. Stat. §627.737(2) must be met — permanent injury, significant and permanent loss of an important bodily function, permanent scarring or disfigurement, or death. How injuries are documented in the first 30 days largely determines whether this threshold is met.
3. Modified Comparative Negligence (HB 837, 2023)
Florida used to follow pure comparative negligence — a plaintiff could recover even if 99% at fault, just reduced by their share. HB 837 changed that in 2023. A plaintiff found 50% or more at fault for a crash recovers nothing. Defense teams now build every case around pushing the plaintiff's comparative share over the 50% line — seatbelt, attention, speed, lane position, phone use. Handling that attack is central to what we do.
4. Two-Year Statute of Limitations
Also changed by HB 837: the statute of limitations for negligence claims in Florida is now two years from the date of the crash under Fla. Stat. §95.11. The prior four-year window no longer applies. Missing this deadline bars the claim permanently. Claims against governmental entities (if a City of Boca Raton vehicle, a Palm Beach County vehicle, a Boca Raton PD cruiser, or a road defect contributed) require separate written notice under Fla. Stat. §768.28.
Hurt in a Boca Raton accident?
The 14-day PIP clock and the 2-year statute of limitations both start at the moment of the crash.
Call (844) 877-8679 Start Free Case ReviewWhat Compensation Can You Recover?
Florida allows recovery of both economic and non-economic damages in Boca Raton cases that meet the serious-injury threshold. In catastrophic cases — TBI, spinal cord injury, or wrongful death — damages frequently exceed standard liability limits, which makes identifying every potentially responsible party (and every layer of umbrella or excess coverage, which is more common in Boca than anywhere else in Florida) essential from day one.
Economic Damages
- Past and future medical expenses (ER at Boca Raton Regional, West Boca Medical, or Delray Medical, surgery, imaging, rehab, in-home care)
- Lost wages and lost earning capacity
- Vocational retraining when injuries end a career
- Property damage (vehicle, personal belongings, mobility equipment)
- Out-of-pocket costs — co-pays, transportation, home modifications
Non-Economic Damages
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress, anxiety, and PTSD
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Permanent disability, scarring, and disfigurement
- Loss of consortium for spouses
What to Expect When You Hire Us
Every Boca Raton injury case runs on a sequence. Here's what the first 60 days typically look like.
Free Case Review
We talk through the crash, your medical picture, and your goals — no fee, no obligation. Call (844) 877-8679 or request a review online. Our Parkland office is minutes from Boca, and we meet with Boca clients at their home, the hospital, or by video when travel isn't practical.
Evidence Preservation
We send preservation letters to insurers and Palm Beach County intersection-camera authorities within 48 hours — demanding dashcam, traffic-cam, and private property video (including Mizner Park, Town Center, and commercial plaza cameras where applicable) before it's overwritten.
Medical Coordination
We help ensure you're treating with qualified Palm Beach County providers, protect your PIP benefits under the 14-day rule, and document injuries to meet the serious-injury threshold.
Liability & Coverage Investigation
We identify every potentially liable party (drivers, vehicle owners, employers, premises, municipalities) and map every available insurance source — personal auto, commercial auto, household excess, corporate umbrella, and your own UM/UIM and personal umbrella. In Boca specifically, umbrella and excess hunting routinely changes the value of a case.
Demand & Negotiation
Once treatment stabilizes, we send a formal demand supported by medical records, wage loss, and expert evaluations. Most cases resolve here — on terms driven by file strength.
Litigation & Trial in Palm Beach
If the insurer won't pay fair value, we file in the 15th Judicial Circuit — most Boca cases proceed through the South County Courthouse in Delray Beach — litigate discovery, and take the case to trial.
What NOT to Do After an Accident in Boca Raton
Don't skip medical care past 14 days. Florida PIP is forfeited if you don't see a provider in that window — no matter how tough you are.
Don't give a recorded statement to any adjuster before speaking to a lawyer. The questions are designed to lock in facts that hurt your claim later.
Don't accept a fast settlement. First offers almost always come before injuries have fully declared themselves. Once you sign a release, the case is over.
Don't sign a blanket medical authorization. The other side will mine pre-existing conditions to blame your current pain on an old injury.
Don't post about the crash on social media. Defense counsel routinely screens Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for captions or photos that can be weaponized against you.
Don't wait past the 2-year statute. Under HB 837, Florida's negligence statute of limitations is now two years — not four.
Boca Raton Neighborhoods & Corridors We Serve
We handle car accident and personal injury cases throughout the City of Boca Raton, unincorporated West Boca, Palm Beach County, and surrounding South Florida communities. These are the corridors and districts we see most often in our files.
Downtown Boca / Mizner Park
The Mizner Park open-air district, Royal Palm Place, and the Palmetto Park Road restaurant and nightlife corridor produce heavy late-night crash and pedestrian volume. Palmetto Park / Federal Highway / Mizner Boulevard is a frequent comparative-fault battleground.
I-95 Corridor (Camino Real to Yamato)
The interchanges at Camino Real, Palmetto Park Road, Glades Road, Spanish River Boulevard, and Yamato Road are among Palm Beach County's highest-frequency crash zones — rear-end, merge, and lane-change cases dominate.
Glades Road Corridor
Glades Road runs east-west across Boca from Federal Highway to the Turnpike and out to West Boca. Town Center at Boca Raton sits at Glades & St. Andrews and drives heavy retail traffic. The Glades / I-95 interchange is one of the highest-volume crash points in the city.
East Boca & A1A
East Boca, the beaches (South Inlet Park, South Beach Park, Red Reef Park), and the A1A corridor produce tourist-heavy pedestrian, cyclist, and scooter cases — plus steady turning-movement crashes at Palmetto Park and Spanish River.
West Boca & Turnpike
Unincorporated West Boca, Boca Del Mar, Boca West, and the country-club communities west of Florida's Turnpike produce a distinct crash pattern driven by Military Trail, Powerline Road, and the Turnpike's Boca exit (75). Premises and parking-lot cases are heavily represented.
FAU & Lynn University District
Florida Atlantic University and Lynn University anchor a dense student and staff population around Glades Road and Spanish River Boulevard. Bicycle, pedestrian, and scooter cases around campus, plus impaired-driving crashes on adjacent arteries, are a steady part of our file mix.
The Boca Raton Resort & Camino Real
The Boca Raton (formerly Boca Raton Resort & Club), the Camino Real corridor, and the Intracoastal crossings draw luxury tourist traffic year-round. Out-of-state drivers, rental vehicles, and commercial auto policies complicate liability analysis.
Residential Boca (Broken Sound, Polo Club, Boca West)
The gated communities north of Yamato and west of Military Trail — Broken Sound, Polo Club, Boca West, Bocaire, Saint Andrews — produce intersection and backing-up cases plus a disproportionate share of premises and golf-cart claims.
Nearby Cities We Also Serve
We also represent injury victims in Delray Beach, Highland Beach, Deerfield Beach, Coconut Creek, Parkland, and Coral Springs, plus the surrounding Palm Beach and northern Broward communities. For Uber and Lyft crashes in Boca specifically, see our Boca Raton Uber accident lawyer page. For West Palm Beach and northern Palm Beach County matters, see our West Palm Beach personal injury lawyers page.
Why Choose Kaiser Romanello, P.A. for Your Boca Raton Case?
Parkland-Adjacent Local Firm
Our office is roughly five miles from the Boca city line. We are a Palm Beach / northern Broward firm by geography — not a statewide mill funneling intake into a call center.
Palm Beach 15th Circuit Experience
We regularly litigate in the 15th Judicial Circuit, including the South County Courthouse in Delray Beach where most Boca matters proceed. We know the judges, the defense bar, and how South County cases settle and try.
HB 837 Fluency
We've adapted our case intake, investigation, and litigation strategy to Florida's 2023 tort reform. Cases we file are built for the new rules.
Umbrella & Excess Coverage Hunters
Boca has more personal umbrella and commercial excess policies than anywhere else in Florida. We look for every layer — the policy no one else finds can be the one that pays your catastrophic damages.
Trial-Ready From Day One
Insurers offer more when they know your lawyer will file, depose, and try the case. We prepare every file that way.
No Fee Unless We Win
Contingency fee. You pay nothing up front, and nothing at all unless we recover for you.
Meet Our Boca Raton Personal Injury Attorneys
Lorne Adam Kaiser, Esq.
Lorne has represented injured Floridians in car accident, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death matters for decades — including a substantial Palm Beach County docket of Boca Raton, Delray, and West Palm Beach crashes. He has tried cases to verdict and negotiated recoveries against carriers ranging from personal auto insurers to Fortune 500 self-insured defendants.
- Admitted to the Florida Bar
- Member, Florida Justice Association
- Focus: catastrophic injury & serious motor vehicle crashes
Steve Romanello, Esq.
Steve litigates serious Boca Raton car accident and rideshare claims with an emphasis on complex liability — cases where identifying every responsible party and every layer of umbrella or excess coverage is the difference between a policy-limits result and a life-changing recovery. His practice covers the full Palm Beach County court system, including regular appearances at the South County Courthouse in Delray Beach.
- Admitted to the Florida Bar
- Member, Florida Justice Association
- Focus: complex liability & Palm Beach County litigation
See representative outcomes on our case results page. Past results are not a guarantee of future outcomes; every case is evaluated on its specific facts.
Boca Raton Personal Injury FAQ
What should I do after an accident in Boca Raton, FL?
Call 911 and get medical attention — the closest emergency rooms are Boca Raton Regional Hospital on Meadows Road and West Boca Medical Center on Glades Road, with Delray Medical Center just north serving as the nearest Level I trauma center. Florida PIP requires you to see a provider within 14 days. Photograph all vehicles, license plates, the scene, and any visible injuries. Get witness contact info before anyone leaves. Request the crash report number from the responding Boca Raton Police Department, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO) for unincorporated West Boca, or Florida Highway Patrol Troop L officer. Do not give a recorded statement to any insurer before calling Kaiser Romanello, P.A. at (844) 877-8679.
Where are Boca Raton personal injury cases filed?
Civil cases arising from Boca Raton crashes are filed in the 15th Judicial Circuit for Palm Beach County. Most Boca matters proceed through the South County Courthouse in Delray Beach (200 W. Atlantic Avenue), not the Main Courthouse in downtown West Palm Beach. Smaller-value matters may proceed in the Palm Beach County Court within the same system. Our firm regularly litigates at both the South County Courthouse and the Main Courthouse in West Palm.
How do I choose the right Boca Raton personal injury attorney?
Look for three things: local court experience in the Palm Beach 15th Judicial Circuit (including the South County Courthouse), actual trial record (not just a settlement-mill operation), and direct attorney access — not an intake specialist who hands you off. Ask whether the firm has adapted to HB 837's 2023 changes; any lawyer still quoting a four-year statute of limitations is working from outdated law. A free consultation should involve a real attorney explaining your specific situation, not a sales pitch.
How much is my Boca Raton case worth?
No honest lawyer will quote a number without reviewing your medical records and the insurance picture of your crash. Major drivers of value include injury severity and permanence, whether surgery was required, impact on earning capacity, available insurance limits, comparative fault under HB 837, and the strength of the liability evidence. In Boca specifically, case value is disproportionately driven by the coverage-layer investigation — the at-fault driver's personal auto plus any household umbrella, the vehicle owner's coverage if different, any commercial auto layer (corporate-titled vehicles are common in Boca), and the plaintiff's own UM/UIM and personal umbrella. Serious-injury cases with clear liability and full coverage investigation regularly produce seven-figure recoveries. We give you a realistic range at your free consultation.
What is the average settlement for a Boca Raton car accident?
There is no meaningful "average" because every case is driven by its specific facts — injury severity, treatment, liability clarity, comparative fault share, and available insurance. Minor PIP-only soft-tissue claims resolve for a few thousand dollars; cases with surgery, permanent impairment, and clear liability can reach policy limits and, where umbrella or excess coverage is identified (common in Boca), substantially more. Anyone advertising a specific average for Boca is overstating what such numbers actually mean.
How long do I have to file a personal injury lawsuit in Boca Raton?
Florida's statute of limitations for negligence is two years from the date of the crash under Fla. Stat. §95.11, as amended by HB 837 in 2023. The prior four-year window no longer applies. Wrongful death claims also have a two-year window. Claims against governmental entities (if a City of Boca Raton vehicle, a Palm Beach County vehicle, a PBSO cruiser, or a road defect contributed) require separate written notice under Fla. Stat. §768.28. Don't rely on the full two years — evidence, video, and witness memories disappear long before the deadline.
What if my crash was on I-95 or Florida's Turnpike near Boca?
Crashes on I-95 and the Turnpike are typically investigated by Florida Highway Patrol Troop L rather than Boca Raton PD. FHP crash reports often take 7–10 days to become available and can be more detailed than local-agency reports — including diagram, roadway conditions, and narrative observations that matter to liability analysis. For Turnpike crashes specifically, Florida's Turnpike Enterprise may hold roadway data separate from FHP. We know how to pull both.
What does it cost to hire a Boca Raton personal injury lawyer?
Nothing up front. Our fee is contingent — we only get paid if we recover compensation for you, and our fee is a percentage of the recovery. The initial case review is free. We advance the costs of investigators, experts, depositions, and filing fees, and we're only reimbursed for those costs if you win. If there's no recovery, you owe nothing — for our work or the advanced costs.
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(844) 877-8679 Start Your Free Case ReviewThe hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements. Before you decide, ask us to send you free written information about our qualifications and experience. Past results do not guarantee, warrant, or predict future outcomes. Every case is different and must be evaluated on its own facts. Information on this page is for general educational purposes and is not legal advice. Reading this page does not create an attorney-client relationship. Kaiser Romanello, P.A., 11555 Heron Bay Boulevard, Suite 200, Parkland, FL 33076.
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