Right now
We start with what needs attention today.
Tell us what hurts, whether you have transportation, what work you are missing, and who has contacted you. We help you see the immediate priorities without making the whole claim your job.
Personal Injury · Fort Pierce, Florida
Fort Pierce Car Accident Lawyers
The crash left you with more questions than answers. We put the next steps back in order.
You may be hurting, without reliable transportation, missing work, and already hearing from insurance companies. Katz & Associates will explain what happens now, take over the claim work, and keep you informed while we fight to recover what the collision cost you.
No attorney fee unless compensation is recovered for you.
A plan in plain EnglishKnow what needs attention now and what comes next.
Local proof traced earlyReports, video, vehicles, and witnesses are identified.
Insurance pressure answeredWe handle the claim without leaving you in the dark.
Serving Fort PierceTreasure Coast representation from the firm’s Stuart office.
You do not have to sort this out alone
Bring us the confusion. We turn it into a plan you can follow.
After a crash, every problem can feel urgent at the same time: pain, transportation, work, repairs, bills, and calls from people you do not know.
We help you separate what needs attention today from what can wait. Then we take responsibility for the insurance and legal work, explain each decision in everyday language, and keep the process from taking over your life.
The insurer
We separate a required report from a fishing expedition.
We identify who is calling, which policy is involved, and what information may actually be required before anyone pushes you into a broad statement or quick release.
Behind the scenes
We take over the work that makes a claim move.
That includes locating reports and video, identifying witnesses and coverage, reviewing the vehicle evidence, following the medical record, and building the facts into one clear claim.
From here
You always know what happens next.
We explain the decision in front of you, why it matters, and what we are doing about it. You should never feel like your own case disappeared into a system.
Start wherever you are: You do not need the right legal words, a complete file, or every answer before you call. Tell us what happened and what has changed. We will help with the rest.
Fort Pierce and St. Lucie County
The road tells us where to look.
Fort Pierce’s safety plan reports an average of six crashes a day across the city over six years. That number describes a public-safety problem. Your claim still depends on the exact road, vehicles, people, coverage, and evidence involved in your collision.
Crashes each day
The city’s Comprehensive Safety Action Plan reports this daily average across Fort Pierce over the six-year study period.
Okeechobee Road
Signals, turn lanes, commercial entrances, travel direction, nearby businesses, and vehicle positions can all matter to the investigation.
A busy north-south route
Multiple lanes, frequent access points, intersection timing, witnesses, and nearby video can help reconstruct how an impact occurred.
Higher-speed evidence
Commercial vehicles, event data, state reports, roadway debris, multiple insurers, and the sequence of impacts may expand the claim.
Do not reduce the crash to a pinOrange Avenue, a neighborhood street, and an interstate approach create different sight-line, speed, and traffic-control questions.
Find who investigatedThe record may come through Fort Pierce Police, the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, Florida Highway Patrol, or another agency.
Follow evidence before it movesBusiness video can be overwritten, vehicles can be repaired, road conditions can change, and witnesses can become harder to locate.
What Katz takes off your shoulders
You focus on getting through the day. We build the claim.
A claim becomes stronger when fault, coverage, medical care, work loss, and daily consequences support one another. We coordinate those moving parts and make the insurer address the complete story.
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Take control of the calls
We identify the insurers and policies, establish the right points of contact, and keep pressure for statements, releases, or quick decisions from setting the pace.
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Find the proof at its source
We trace reports, vehicles, video, witnesses, electronic data, roadway conditions, and other evidence to the people or organizations that hold it.
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Identify every coverage path
We review liability, PIP, uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage, household policies, employers, vehicle owners, and other possible sources tied to the collision.
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Make the full loss visible
We connect the crash to the medical record, missed work, transportation, help at home, future needs, and daily limitations, then demand an evaluation based on the whole claim.
A clear answer starts here
Let us tell you what happens next.
You do not need to diagnose the claim before you call. Tell us where the crash happened, how it affected you, and what the insurance company has done. We will explain the immediate decisions and how we can help.
Florida timing and fault
Three rules can matter before the insurer explains them.
These rules do not decide every claim, and exceptions may apply. They do explain why medical timing, evidence, and an early review can matter before life feels settled.
14Days
Initial care can affect PIP medical benefits.
Florida’s PIP statute ties medical benefits to receiving initial services and care within 14 days after the crash. PIP may pay qualifying benefits without first deciding who caused the collision, but it does not automatically cover every loss.
General negligence period
Florida generally provides two years for an action founded on negligence.
Modified comparative fault
A party found more than 50 percent at fault generally cannot recover in covered negligence actions.
The correct deadline and coverage path depend on the crash date, parties, policies, injury, notice rules, and other facts. This section is general information, not a substitute for advice about a specific claim.
Collisions and coverage problems
A crash label never tells the whole story.
“Rear-end,” “intersection,” or “hit-and-run” may describe the event, but not who is legally responsible, which policy must respond, or what the injury will cost over time.
Intersection, turning, and chain-reaction crashes
Signal phases, lane position, sight lines, speed, impact sequence, nearby video, and witness accounts can turn a disputed intersection crash into a coherent explanation of what occurred.
Hit-and-run or uninsured drivers
The investigation must identify the driver when possible while also reviewing your own coverage and every other available policy.
Uber and Lyft crashes
Coverage can change with the driver’s app status and role in the collision.
Read about rideshare claimsDrunk-driving collisions
The civil injury claim is separate from the criminal case and may involve additional evidence.
Read about DUI accident claimsWork, delivery, and commercial vehicles
An employer, owner, contractor, or commercial insurer may share responsibility.
Read about commercial vehicle claimsWhat the collision actually cost
The insurer sees categories. You are living the consequences.
A claim is not only a repair bill or a stack of medical charges. It may involve the work you missed, help you now need, plans you had to cancel, movement you lost, and uncertainty about what comes next.
We connect those consequences to reliable evidence and available coverage without using a made-up online calculator or promising a result no lawyer can guarantee.
Health and medical careEmergency care, follow-up treatment, symptoms, limitations, and future needs supported by the record.
Work and incomeMissed time, reduced hours, lost opportunities, and limits on the work you can perform.
Transportation and homeVehicle loss, replacement transportation, household help, caregiving, and changed routines.
Pain and daily functionSleep, movement, recreation, relationships, and the ordinary tasks the injury made harder.
Treasure Coast representation
Stuart, FL 34997
772-933-5289
A real point of contact and a claim built to withstand pressure.
Katz & Associates has served South East Florida since 2005 and represents injured people in Fort Pierce and St. Lucie County from the firm’s established Stuart office.
You should not have to learn an insurance system while you are hurt. We explain the decisions, keep you informed, and build the medical, insurance, work, and family consequences into a claim the insurer has to address.
770 SE Indian Street, Suite A-16Stuart, FL 34997
772-933-5289
What people ask after a Fort Pierce crash
Clear answers before the next decision changes the claim
These are the questions that often matter before a statement, release, repair decision, or settlement fixes the insurer’s version of what happened.
How do I get a Fort Pierce crash report?
Start with the agency that investigated the collision. The City of Fort Pierce provides an official public-records request route, and FLHSMV operates Florida’s statewide crash-report portal. A St. Lucie County or highway collision may have been investigated by a different agency.
Should I talk to the other driver’s insurance company?
You may need to provide basic information, but you do not have to guess about your injuries or give a broad statement simply because an adjuster asks. The right response depends on who is calling, which policy applies, and what information is actually required.
What if I did not go to the emergency room?
Emergency-room treatment is not the only possible medical starting point. Seek appropriate care based on your condition. Florida’s PIP law ties medical benefits to receiving initial services and care within 14 days, which is separate from deciding what treatment is medically appropriate.
Who pays my medical bills while the claim is pending?
PIP may pay qualifying benefits first. Health insurance, medical-payment coverage, liens, and the liability claim can also affect how bills are handled. The answer depends on the policies, providers, and facts of the collision.
What if the insurer says I caused part of the crash?
An adjuster’s fault percentage is not the final word. Florida’s modified comparative fault law can reduce damages based on assigned fault and generally bars recovery when a party is found more than 50 percent at fault in covered negligence actions. The evidence should be reviewed before accepting that conclusion.
What if the driver left or had no insurance?
Report a hit-and-run promptly and review every available policy. Uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage, household policies, employer coverage, or another responsible party may affect the options. Policy language matters.
How long do I have to bring a Florida car accident claim?
Florida generally gives two years for an action founded on negligence, but the correct deadline can change with the parties, crash date, claim type, notice requirements, and other facts. Evidence can disappear well before a lawsuit deadline.