Gerson and Schwartz Accident and Injury Lawyers

Gerson and Schwartz Accident and Injury Lawyers describes itself as a full service personal injury law firm located in Miami, Florida, founded by Philip M. Gerson in 1970. The homepage says the firm's lawyers have "over 100 years of collective experience exclusively representing plaintiffs in catastrophic injury and wrongful death claims" and that "the firm's most senior partner has practiced law in Miami, Florida for over 50 years" and "has tried over 350 jury trials to verdict." The senior partners are described as honors graduates of the University of Miami School of Law. The attorneys listed on the site are Philip M. Gerson (Founder, Senior Partner), Edward S. Schwartz, Nicholas I. Gerson and David L. Markel (partners), and Nick Plymale, Lee Andrew Watson and Ahava Livingstone (associate attorneys), all based in Miami, FL. The site does not publish bar admissions, licence numbers or any board certification for these attorneys. On recognition it says the senior partner "has a Preeminent AV Rating by Martindale-Hubble," that the firm "has been AV rated for over four decades," and that it has received ratings in the South Florida Legal Guide and Super Lawyers. It also states that Philip M. Gerson served as founding president of the National Crime Victim Bar Association advisory board, was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Center for Victims of Crime in 2007, and has served as board chair since 2012. Languages: the site publishes pages in English and in Spanish (Español, Acerca de Nosotros, Lesiones Personales) and states "Se Habla Español."

Gerson and Schwartz Accident and Injury Lawyers is a personal injury law firm located in Miami, Florida. Its site says the firm's lawyers "only focus on serious injury and death cases due to the careless and negligent acts of third parties," and that the firm has "remained small in numbers in order to provide the highest quality of service to our clients," with each client case "worked on by all the firm's partners." The services listed under the firm's Personal Injury Practice are: car accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, motor vehicle accidents, cruise ship accidents, maritime accidents and injuries, wrongful death, premises liability, slip and fall, negligent security, crime victims, child injuries, construction accidents, pedestrian accidents, bicycle accidents, products liability, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, catastrophic injuries, workplace injuries, hurricane damage property claims, railroad accidents, Lime scooter and Lyft scooter accidents, Florida property damage, negligence, and Camp Lejeune contaminated water claims. Catastrophic injuries the site names include traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, burn injury, paralysis, loss of limbs, and loss of bodily functions. The site says the firm helps clients "in all phases of accident, injury, and wrongful death claims from initial investigation through trial and appellate proceedings." No price, cost, rates or fee schedule is published for any of these services, and the site does not state what any claim is worth. To ask about a case, the published contact points are phone (305) 371-6000, toll free (877) 475-2905, and email info@gslawusa.com. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Gerson and Schwartz Accident and Injury Lawyers publishes three offices. The main office is located in Miami-Dade County at the address 1980 Coral Way, Miami, FL 33145, phone (305) 371-6000, toll free (877) 475-2905, fax (305) 371-5749, email info@gslawusa.com. The site lists two satellite offices. The Fort Lauderdale office (Broward County) address is 1 E Broward Blvd #700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, phone (954) 845-0535, toll free (877) 475-2905. The West Palm Beach office (Palm Beach County) address is 500 S Australian Ave #600, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, toll free (877) 475-2905; no separate local phone number is published for that location. The site lists the areas served as clients throughout Florida, including Miami-Dade County (Aventura, Miami, Coral Gables, Doral, Fontainebleau, Hialeah, Homestead, Kendall, Key Biscayne, Miami Beach, Miami Lakes, North Miami, Tamiami, Westchester, North Miami Beach), Broward County (Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Cooper City, Coral Springs, Hallandale Beach, Oakland Park, Pembroke Pines, Plantation, Weston), and Palm Beach County including West Palm Beach. The About Us page adds that the firm regularly represents clients in Monroe, Broward, Collier, Lee and Palm Beach counties and works with co-counsel elsewhere in the state. The site does not publish office opening hours or a schedule of when each location is open; its contact panel is labelled "Free Consultation · Available 24/7" and invites visitors to call or use the contact form to schedule an appointment.

Lists Fort Lauderdale, Miami, West Palm Beach, South Bend, Somerville, Rahway, Maspeth, and Boardman as a location. Names Florida, South Korea, Aventura, Cooper City, Coral Gables, Coral Springs, Doral, and Fort Lauderdale as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published.

The firm's published fee statement reads: "No Attorney Fees Unless We Collect. Gerson and Schwartz Accident and Injury Lawyers handles all cases under a contingent fee. That means there are no attorney fees unless we collect on your behalf. There are also no upfront costs." The FAQ page adds a general statement about this kind of case rather than a rate for this firm: "Injury and death cases are almost always handled on a contingent fee basis. This means the attorney's fees are paid at the very end of the case from the sums collected by settlement or by judgment entered by the court. The amount of the fee (a percentage of the recovery) should be discussed with the lawyer at the time of hiring." No percentage, price, rate or fee figure is published anywhere on the site, so the firm's own contingency percentage is not something the site states; the FAQ says it is discussed with the lawyer at the time of hiring. On court costs and expenses the FAQ says: "Under the law the client is ultimately responsible for costs and expenses in addition to attorney's fees. Where the client cannot afford to pay these sums the lawyers advance them as the case progresses and they are collected back from the sums recovered." On consultations: "All consultations are free. Fees are only charged if your case is accepted and a recovery of money damages is accomplished." The site does not publish an estimate, quote or pricing for any case, and does not say what a case is worth. To ask about cost or fees, call (305) 371-6000 or toll free (877) 475-2905.

To contact Gerson and Schwartz Accident and Injury Lawyers, the site publishes phone (305) 371-6000 for Miami-Dade County, (954) 845-0535 for Broward County, toll free (877) 475-2905, fax (305) 371-5749, and email info@gslawusa.com. There is also a contact form on the site asking for name, email, phone and message, described as the way to schedule a free consultation. The site says the firm strives "to respond to all new case calls and email inquiries within 24 hours or less." No online booking calendar is published; an appointment is arranged by phone, email or the form. The FAQ describes what happens on a first call: "Your identifying information, the date of your accident, where it happened, who was to blame, how it happened, and what happened to you. Our job will be to listen to what you have to say and what you want to tell us. After this conversation a meeting will be scheduled if we believe we can help you. If not we will advise you to see another professional who can be of help." On staffing, the FAQ says all of the firm's lawyers work on all of its cases. On outcomes the firm states: "It is unethical for a lawyer to guarantee success." On settlement versus trial: "We prepare all cases to go to trial... Most cases settle before trial... The final decision about settlement is up to the client." The site's own notice: submitting a contact form, sending a text message, making a phone call, or leaving a voicemail does not create an attorney-client relationship, and the form sends information by non-encrypted email, which is not secure.

Gerson and Schwartz Accident and Injury Lawyers publishes a page titled "Some of Our Successes," introduced on the firm's own site as "a partial list of the verdicts and settlements in some of the cases that we have handled." Every figure below is the firm's own description of a past case on that page, not a statement about what any new case would produce. The firm's site carries the caveat "Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome," and its FAQ states "It is unethical for a lawyer to guarantee success." Examples the page lists include $60,000,000 described as a sexual abuse victim settlement paid out over the lifetime of a child; $37,500,000 described as a tobacco products liability jury verdict; $12,500,000 described as a wrongful death tobacco products liability verdict; $10,000,000 described as a wrongful death verdict; $2,800,000 described as a dram shop and negligent security verdict; $2,500,000 described as a truck and motorcycle accident settlement; $2,400,000 described as a traumatic brain injury award; and $2,200,000 described as a car accident settlement. The homepage separately displays the line "Over $300 Million Recovered for Our Clients." No price, cost, rate or fee is attached to any of these results, and the site does not publish any estimate or quote of what a case is worth. Anyone wanting to discuss a case can contact the firm by phone at (305) 371-6000 or toll free (877) 475-2905, or by email at info@gslawusa.com.