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Parkland Personal Injury Lawyer
Top-Rated Law Offices Serving Northwest Broward County from 11555 Heron Bay Blvd, Suite 200
Quick Answer: Why Hire a Parkland Personal Injury Lawyer?
If you need a Parkland personal injury lawyer, you should know three things up front: Florida gives you 14 days to seek medical care under the PIP statute, 2 years to file a negligence lawsuit (Fla. Stat. §95.11, as amended by HB 837), and a 50% comparative-negligence cliff that can wipe out your recovery if defense counsel pushes fault onto you. Your case will be filed in the Broward County 17th Judicial Circuit at the courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, and the at-fault party's insurance carrier will likely make a fast lowball offer designed to close the file before you understand the value of the claim.
Kaiser Romanello, P.A. is headquartered in Parkland — in the Heron Bay community on Heron Bay Boulevard. We're not a Broward firm with a Parkland P.O. box; we're physically here, and we've represented injured Parkland residents for decades. For a free, confidential case review with a Parkland personal injury attorney, call (844) 877-8679. No fee unless we win.
Parkland is one of Broward County's most desirable communities — a 37,000-resident family-oriented town in northwest Broward, bordered by Coral Springs and Coconut Creek to the south, Boca Raton and Palm Beach County to the north, the Sawgrass Expressway to the east, and the Everglades preserve to the west. The Heron Bay master-planned community where our office sits, the Parkland Golf and Country Club, the equestrian properties along Holmberg Road, the Sandalwood Estates, Cascata, and Mira Lago neighborhoods, the Pine Trails Park complex, and the State Road 7 / US 441 commercial corridor along Parkland's eastern edge are all places we know intimately because we live and work here.
That local presence matters in a personal injury case. We know which intersections produce the worst crashes (Riverside Drive at University Drive, Holmberg Road at the Sawgrass, Loxahatchee Road at SR 7), which emergency rooms document injuries in a way that survives defense scrutiny (Broward Health Coral Springs to the south, West Boca Medical Center to the north), and which judges in the 17th Judicial Circuit handle the kind of complex injury litigation that comes out of Parkland's mix of residential, equestrian, golf-course, and Sawgrass-Expressway crashes.
Personal Injury Cases We Handle for Parkland Residents
We represent Parkland residents and visitors in a full range of personal injury matters — from straightforward auto crashes on University Drive to complex catastrophic-injury and wrongful-death cases involving multiple defendants and seven-figure exposure. Below are the case types we see most often. Each links to a dedicated practice page with the full analysis.
Car & Auto Accidents
The most common case type for Parkland residents. We handle PIP, UM/UIM, and third-party liability claims arising from crashes on University Drive, the Sawgrass Expressway, Riverside Drive, and the SR 7 corridor. Florida's modified comparative negligence rule (HB 837) makes early evidence preservation critical.
Uber & Rideshare Accidents
Parkland residents take Uber and Lyft to FLL, downtown Fort Lauderdale, and Boca Raton constantly. Rideshare cases involve a three-phase insurance framework under Fla. Stat. §627.748 and four corporate-liability theories that survive the statute. See our city pages for Coral Springs and Boca Raton.
Motorcycle Accidents
Motorcycle crashes on the Sawgrass Expressway, Loxahatchee Road, and SR 7 are among the most serious cases we see. Florida's helmet law, lane-splitting rules, and bias against motorcyclists in juror selection all matter to the outcome.
Truck & Commercial Vehicle Accidents
Tractor-trailer and commercial-vehicle crashes on the Sawgrass Expressway involve federal motor-carrier regulations, multiple potentially liable parties (driver, employer, broker, shipper, maintenance contractor), and significantly larger insurance policies than passenger-vehicle cases.
Slip and Fall & Premises Liability
Parkland's commercial corridors, retail centers, restaurants, golf and country club facilities, and gated-community common areas all carry premises-liability exposure. Florida law requires proving the property owner knew or should have known about the hazard.
Catastrophic Injury
Cases involving traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, severe burns, or amputation require life-care planners, vocational economists, and trial-ready preparation from day one. These are the cases where the difference between a competent attorney and a great one is measured in millions.
Wrongful Death
Florida's Wrongful Death Act compensates surviving spouses, children, and other dependents for the loss of a loved one due to negligence. The two-year deadline runs from the date of death, and the calculus of damages is complex.
Hit-and-Run & Pedestrian/Cyclist
Parkland's residential character means lots of pedestrians and cyclists on Riverside Drive, Holmberg Road, and the Heron Bay paths. We've handled hit-and-run cases where the only available coverage was the victim's own UM/UIM policy, and we know how to maximize that recovery.
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Call (844) 877-8679 Start Free Case ReviewFlorida Personal Injury Law — What Parkland Residents Need to Know
Florida's personal injury statutes have changed significantly in recent years. The single most important piece of legislation was HB 837, signed in March 2023, which reshaped how negligence cases are tried in Florida. Here's what every Parkland resident — and every prospective Parkland personal injury lawyer client — needs to understand:
1. The 14-Day PIP Treatment Rule
Florida's no-fault auto insurance law (PIP) requires you to seek initial medical treatment within 14 days of a crash. Miss that window and you forfeit your $10,000 of PIP medical and lost-wage benefits, and your ability to pursue a third-party claim becomes much harder to establish. The 14 days starts the day of the crash, not the day pain becomes serious. This is why we tell every Parkland client: even if you feel "fine" after a crash, get evaluated at Broward Health Coral Springs, West Boca Medical Center, or HCA Florida Northwest in Margate within two weeks. Period.
2. The 2-Year Statute of Limitations (Fla. Stat. §95.11)
Before HB 837, Florida gave personal injury plaintiffs four years to file suit. After HB 837, that window is two years for negligence claims. Wrongful death is also two years. Claims against governmental entities (the Town of Parkland, Broward County, the State of Florida) require formal written notice under Fla. Stat. §768.28 on a much shorter timeline.
3. The 50% Modified Comparative Negligence Cliff
Before HB 837, Florida used pure comparative negligence — you could be 99% at fault and still recover 1%. After HB 837, if a jury finds you 50% or more at fault, you recover nothing. Defense lawyers know this and aggressively push fault onto the plaintiff — seatbelt non-use, distracted driving, speed, lane position, crosswalk compliance. Defending against comparative-fault attacks is now a core part of every personal injury case in Florida.
4. The Serious-Injury Threshold (Fla. Stat. §627.737)
To pursue non-economic damages (pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life) in an auto-accident case, your injury must meet Florida's serious-injury threshold — significant scarring or disfigurement, permanent injury within a reasonable degree of medical probability, significant permanent loss of an important bodily function, or death. We work with Parkland-area medical providers who know how to document injuries in a way that meets this threshold.
5. Pre-Suit Demand and Insurance Bad Faith
Florida's insurance bad-faith framework (Fla. Stat. §624.155) is one of the most powerful tools in the plaintiff's arsenal. Properly executed pre-suit demands can open insurers to extra-contractual liability if they fail to settle in good faith. This is highly technical — the demand must satisfy specific procedural requirements — and it's something we build into every Parkland case from the first letter.
What to Expect When You Hire a Parkland Personal Injury Lawyer
Every Parkland personal injury case runs on a sequence. Here's what the first 60 days typically look like when you retain Kaiser Romanello, P.A. as your Parkland personal injury lawyer.
Free Case Review at Our Parkland Office
You can come to our Heron Bay office, we can come to you (home, hospital, rehab), or we can do the consult by phone or video — no fee, no obligation. Call (844) 877-8679 or request a review online.
Evidence Preservation
We send preservation letters to all relevant insurers, the at-fault party, employers (if commercial), property owners (if premises), and government authorities (if road conditions or municipal vehicles contributed) within 48 hours.
Medical Coordination
We help ensure you're treating with qualified Broward County providers who document well, protect your PIP benefits, satisfy the 14-day rule, and meet Florida's serious-injury threshold.
Liability & Coverage Investigation
We identify every potentially liable party, locate every applicable insurance policy (including your own UM/UIM stack), and map the recovery before negotiating with anyone.
Demand & Negotiation
Once your treatment is stable, we send a formal demand — built to satisfy Fla. Stat. §624.155 if needed — supported by medical records, wage loss, and expert evaluations.
Litigation & Trial in Broward County
If the case doesn't settle on fair terms, we file suit in the 17th Judicial Circuit at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, litigate discovery aggressively, and take the case to trial.
What Compensation Can You Recover?
Florida allows recovery of both economic and non-economic damages in cases that meet the serious-injury threshold. The size of recovery depends on the severity of injury, the strength of liability evidence, the available insurance and assets, and how well the case is built.
Economic Damages
- Past and future medical expenses
- Lost wages and lost earning capacity
- Vocational retraining when injuries end a career
- Property damage
- Out-of-pocket costs — co-pays, transportation, home modifications, durable medical equipment
- Life-care planning costs in catastrophic cases
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
- Loss of parental companionship in wrongful death
Parkland Neighborhoods & Surrounding Areas
We represent residents throughout the Town of Parkland and the immediately surrounding communities. These are the neighborhoods and corridors we know best.
Heron Bay & Heron Bay Commons
The Heron Bay master-planned community is where our office sits. We've represented Heron Bay residents in cases ranging from intersection crashes at Heron Bay Boulevard and University Drive to premises-liability claims involving the Heron Bay golf and country club facilities.
Parkland Golf and Country Club & Cascata
The Parkland Golf and Country Club community and the surrounding Cascata, Mira Lago, and Sandalwood Estates neighborhoods cluster along the western edge of town. We've handled golf-cart, equestrian-property, and residential-driveway cases throughout this area.
Riverside Drive & Holmberg Road Corridors
Riverside Drive runs north-south through residential Parkland; Holmberg Road runs east-west across the equestrian belt. Crashes at Riverside / Holmberg, Riverside / University Drive, and Holmberg / Sawgrass are common — particularly during morning school commute hours.
Sawgrass Expressway & State Road 7 Corridor
The Sawgrass Expressway forms Parkland's eastern boundary; SR 7 / US 441 runs along the commercial edge. Highway-speed crashes on the Sawgrass and intersection crashes at SR 7 / Loxahatchee Road, Sample Road, and Coconut Creek Parkway produce the most serious injuries we see in Parkland files.
Nearby Cities We Also Serve
We represent personal injury clients throughout Broward County and southern Palm Beach County, including Coral Springs, Margate, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Davie, and Miramar, as well as Coconut Creek, Tamarac, Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, and Delray Beach.
Why Choose Kaiser Romanello as Your Parkland Personal Injury Lawyer
Why hire a local Parkland personal injury lawyer instead of a big-city firm?
Personal injury cases are won on local knowledge — knowing the intersections, the ERs, the courts, and the judges. A Parkland personal injury lawyer headquartered in town has all of those. A firm working Parkland from a Miami or Tampa office is at a structural disadvantage on every one of those points.
A Local Parkland Personal Injury Lawyer
Our principal office is in the Heron Bay community on Heron Bay Boulevard. Most personal injury firms work Parkland from elsewhere — hiring us means hiring a local Parkland personal injury lawyer who lives and works here.
50+ Years Combined Experience
Our attorneys have decades of personal injury, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death litigation experience in Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade counties.
Tens of Millions Recovered
We've negotiated and tried cases that have produced tens of millions in recoveries for injured Floridians. Past results vary; every case is evaluated on its own facts.
Broward Trial Experience
When a case doesn't settle on fair terms, we try it in the 17th Judicial Circuit at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale. That posture moves offers.
No Fee Unless We Win
Contingency fee — you pay nothing up front, and nothing at all unless we recover for you.
Direct Attorney Access
You will speak with the attorneys handling your case — not an intake specialist — from the first call through resolution.
Meet Our Parkland Personal Injury Lawyers
Lorne Adam Kaiser, Esq.
Lorne has represented injured Floridians in personal injury, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death matters for decades — including auto, commercial vehicle, rideshare, premises, and trucking cases across Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade counties. He has tried cases to verdict in the 17th Judicial Circuit 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 & complex liability
Steve Romanello, Esq.
Steve litigates serious-injury claims with an emphasis on identifying every responsible corporate defendant — the difference between a policy-limits result and a life-changing recovery. His work spans auto, rideshare, premises, and wrongful-death matters throughout Broward and Palm Beach counties, with deep familiarity with the Parkland, Coral Springs, and Boca Raton corridors.
- Admitted to the Florida Bar
- Member, Florida Justice Association
- Focus: complex liability & trial litigation
See representative outcomes on our case results page. Past results are not a guarantee of future outcomes; every case is different and is evaluated on its specific facts.
Parkland Personal Injury FAQ
Where is your Parkland personal injury lawyer office located?
Our Parkland personal injury lawyer office is at 11555 Heron Bay Boulevard, Suite 200, Parkland, FL 33076 — in the Heron Bay community, just off the Sawgrass Expressway. We meet with clients here, but we also travel to homes, hospitals, and rehab facilities when injuries make in-office visits difficult. Free consults are available by phone or video as well.
What types of personal injury cases do you handle for Parkland residents?
We handle the full range: auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck and commercial vehicle crashes, Uber and Lyft rideshare cases, slip-and-fall and premises liability, catastrophic injury (traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury), wrongful death, hit-and-run, pedestrian and cyclist injuries, and dog bites. If you're not sure whether your case fits, call us — we'll tell you honestly whether we're the right firm.
I was hurt in a crash on the Sawgrass Expressway — what should I do?
The Sawgrass is FHP jurisdiction, so the crash report comes from Florida Highway Patrol rather than Parkland or Coral Springs PD. The venue is Broward County (the Sawgrass runs through Coral Springs, Sunrise, Weston, and Miramar before hitting I-75). Get medical care immediately at Broward Health Coral Springs or, for higher-acuity injuries, Broward Health Medical Center's Level 1 trauma center in Fort Lauderdale. Then call us — the 14-day PIP rule is running.
How does Florida's HB 837 affect my Parkland injury case?
Three big ways. (1) The statute of limitations dropped from four years to two years for negligence claims. (2) The comparative-negligence rule changed from pure to modified-50%, meaning you recover nothing if a jury finds you 50%+ at fault. (3) Several pre-suit demand and insurance-bad-faith provisions were tightened. Cases filed after March 2023 operate under these rules. We build every Parkland case around them from day one.
What's the closest emergency room to Parkland?
Broward Health Coral Springs on Coral Hills Drive (about 10 minutes south) is the closest full-service ER. HCA Florida Northwest Hospital in Margate (about 15 minutes south) is another option. For more serious injuries that need a Level 1 trauma center, Broward Health Medical Center in downtown Fort Lauderdale and West Boca Medical Center in southern Boca Raton are both within reasonable driving distance.
Where would my Parkland injury case be filed?
Civil cases arising from Parkland incidents are filed in the 17th Judicial Circuit for Broward County, which sits at the Broward County Courthouse at 201 Southeast 6th Street in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Our attorneys litigate there constantly.
How long do I have to file a personal injury claim in Florida?
Generally two years from the date of the incident under Fla. Stat. §95.11 (as amended by HB 837). Wrongful death is also two years. Claims against governmental entities (the Town of Parkland, Broward County, the State of Florida) require formal written notice under Fla. Stat. §768.28 on a much shorter timeline. Don't wait to call — evidence preservation issues kick in long before the deadline.
What will it cost to hire a Parkland 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 are only reimbursed for those costs if we win. If there's no recovery, you owe nothing — for our work or the advanced costs.
Talk to a Parkland Personal Injury Lawyer Today
Free, confidential case review at our Heron Bay office, by phone, or by video. No fee unless we win. Call now or stop in — we're 5 minutes from anywhere in Parkland.
(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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“Steve and his partner are just very knowledgeable, amazing client service, Steve it is the kind of persons who loves what he is doing, he went about and beyond his lawyer responsibilities in my case, they care about you, If you are looking for professionals at the highest levels, use their services. Not only you will be represented by top lawyers, but you feel like part of the family. Thanks for everything, God bless you.”
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