Fort Lauderdale Pedestrian Accident Lawyer

Why Choose Dan as Your Fort Lauderdale Pedestrian Accident Attorney?

Daniel B. Reinfeld represents injured pedestrians in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, and South Florida with more than 25 years of litigation experience. His background includes approximately six years representing insurers and rental-car companies and three years as a Broward County Assistant Public Defender. Dan personally handles every case the firm accepts, from investigation and evidence preservation through insurance negotiations, litigation, and trial when necessary. Clients communicate directly with Dan.

Case Study: $1.6 Million Unanimous Pedestrian Accident Jury Verdict

In 2024, Dan served as sole trial counsel, obtaining a $1.6 million unanimous jury verdict in Orange County, Florida. The complaint alleged that a hospital valet driver struck a child in an Orlando crosswalk. The injuries presented to the jury included a femoral contusion and its impact on the growth plate, as well as a herniated cervical disc. The court directed a verdict in the child's favor on comparative fault, removing that issue from the jury's consideration. The jury determined damages; a separate parental consortium claim was not established.

TopVerdict recognized the result among Florida's Top 100 Verdicts of 2024 and its Top 10 pedestrian accident verdicts that year. Dan's trial and case results also include a $2 million motor-vehicle settlement in a separate case. See additional verdicts and settlements. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Personal Injury Attorney Credentials and Professional Recognition

Dan is AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and holds Avvo's highest attorney rating, 10.0 "Superb." He is a Life Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Membership is limited to attorneys who served as lead counsel in qualifying million- and multimillion-dollar verdicts or settlements. Fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members.

Daniel B Reinfeld, PA serves Fort Lauderdale from its Hollywood principal office and offers in-person consultations at its Fort Lauderdale consultation location by appointment only. Learn more about Dan's legal experience and approach to representation.

What Types of Pedestrian Accident Cases Does Our Ft Lauderdale Law Firm Handle?

Dan handles pedestrian injury and wrongful-death claims involving crosswalk accidents, turning vehicles, mid-block crossings, and roads without sidewalks. These cases may require review of signal timing, driver sightlines, lighting, speed, and the pedestrian's position. He also investigates collisions in which one vehicle stops for a pedestrian but another driver passes in an adjacent lane, along with parking-lot, garage, driveway, and backing accidents involving obstructed visibility or unsafe property conditions. See our parking-lot and backing collision guide for additional evidence and liability considerations.

His practice includes hit-and-run crashes, uninsured and underinsured motorist claims, and collisions involving Uber, Lyft, delivery vehicles, buses, and commercial trucks. In downtown Fort Lauderdale and beachfront areas, an investigation may focus on a hotel valet entrance, condominium garage exit, restaurant loading area, or rideshare pickup location. The driver's app status or work activity may affect available insurance and responsibility. Cases involving injured children or fatal pedestrian accidents require additional attention to the child's circumstances and the family's wrongful-death rights.

Liability depends on driver and pedestrian movements, traffic controls, visibility, and available evidence, not simply on whether the pedestrian was inside a marked crosswalk. Collisions in which a bicycle, e-bike, or electric scooter strikes a pedestrian require an investigation of rider negligence, sidewalk and crosswalk rules, liability, and available insurance coverage. Learn more about pedestrian injuries caused by e-bikes and e-scooters in Florida and our representation in Fort Lauderdale e-bike and e-scooter accident claims.

What Should You Do After Being Hit by a Car in Fort Lauderdale, Florida?

1. Head, internal, spinal, and orthopedic injuries are not always obvious at the scene, and emergency records document your condition right after the crash. Our guide to what to do after a car accident in Florida explains additional post-collision steps.

2. A report from the Fort Lauderdale Police Department or other investigating agency may identify the driver, vehicle, witnesses, and responding officer's observations. The investigating agency depends on the exact crash location. See the department's official crash-report instructions. A missing report does not automatically prevent a claim; read about a Florida car accident claim without a police report.

3. Get the driver's name, plate number, insurer, and policy number, and note whether it was a rideshare, delivery, or company vehicle.

4. Capture the vehicle, crosswalk, signals, lighting, road markings, debris, and your injuries.

5. Note businesses, hotels, condominiums, parking garages, doorbell cameras, and intersection cameras that may have recorded the crash.

6. Do not wash or throw away damaged items; impact marks can help show how the collision happened.

7. Missed work, help you need at home, and activities you cannot do become evidence of damages.

8. An early settlement offer may arrive before the full extent of the injury and future care needs are known. Your obligations to your own insurer also require review.

If you were too badly hurt to do any of this, that is normal. Dan can request the police report, body-worn camera footage, 911 recordings, EMS records, and private surveillance video afterward, though some evidence must be requested quickly and may not remain available.

Who Can Be Held Liable for a Pedestrian Accident in Florida?

The driver is the starting point, but often not the only responsible party. Depending on the facts, a claim may also involve:

The vehicle owner. Under Florida's dangerous instrumentality doctrine, an owner who lets someone drive the vehicle can be liable for that driver's negligence, subject to applicable exceptions and statutory limitations. The doctrine is associated with Southern Cotton Oil Co. v. Anderson, 80 Fla. 441, 86 So. 629 (Fla. 1920).

The driver's employer, if the driver was acting within the course and scope of employment. A contractor's status and the applicable legal relationship require separate review.

Rideshare or delivery-related coverage and responsibility. App status may affect insurance. Available coverage and a platform's legal liability are separate questions; a company's name on the app does not, by itself, establish liability.

A property owner or condominium association, when a dangerous parking lot, garage, driveway, or entrance condition contributed to the crash. Blocked sightlines, inadequate lighting, or missing traffic controls require analysis of control, negligence, and causation.

A government entity or contractor, when an actionable roadway, signal, or construction-zone condition contributed. Sovereign immunity, the nature of the challenged conduct, and special notice rules require separate analysis.

A vehicle or parts manufacturer, when a defect, such as brake failure, contributed to the crash.

How Is Fault Proven in a Florida Pedestrian Accident Claim?

Dan evaluates the driver's speed and path, the pedestrian's movements, signal timing, sightlines, and the opportunity to avoid impact. He prioritizes preservation of relevant video, records, and vehicle evidence, compares competing accounts, and consults a reconstruction expert when the facts warrant it. Traffic-law violations may provide evidence of negligence; an officer's initial fault assessment does not decide civil liability.

What If the Driver Says You Stepped Into Traffic?

The issue is whether the pedestrian left a place of safety so close to the vehicle that the driver could not yield. Video, vehicle data, impact location, and walking speed can help test that account. A visibility defense also requires reviewing lighting, sightlines, headlights, and vehicle speed. For a Fort Lauderdale crosswalk accident lawyer, the investigation must address what the driver could see and do before impact, not just where the pedestrian was found afterward.

What Evidence Can Support Your Fort Lauderdale Pedestrian Accident Claim?

Video, witness accounts, vehicle data, and medical records can help establish how a pedestrian collision happened, who was responsible, and the resulting injuries. Dan investigates available evidence and takes steps to preserve material that may be deleted, overwritten, or lost.

Traffic signals and intersection cameras. Traffic-signal records and intersection-camera footage, when recorded and available, may help establish signal timing, pedestrian movements, and vehicle paths. Requests may involve the City of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, or the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), depending on who operates the equipment. A camera used to monitor traffic or detect vehicles does not necessarily create a retrievable recording of the collision.

Private surveillance. Downtown businesses, beachfront hotels, restaurants, condominiums, parking garages, and doorbell cameras may have captured the collision or the moments before impact. Prompt preservation requests can help protect recordings before they are overwritten. Our guide to Ring cameras, Nextdoor, and private surveillance explains approaches to locating privately held footage; the actual camera owner and local agency practices must be confirmed for a Fort Lauderdale crash.

Police body cameras, 911 calls, and dispatch records. Body-worn camera footage may capture statements, scene conditions, and witness information. Emergency communications may establish when the collision was reported and provide early descriptions or caller information. These materials do not necessarily share the same records custodian. The Fort Lauderdale Police public-records instructions direct requests for 911 communications to the Broward Sheriff's Office. Availability, retention, and disclosure rules require separate review.

Vehicle and phone evidence. Vehicle event data, if recorded and recoverable, may reveal speed, braking, and throttle activity before impact. Dan can seek preservation of the vehicle and arrange an inspection or download by a qualified expert when appropriate. Phone records obtained through lawful discovery may help investigate distraction, although they do not necessarily establish what the driver was doing at the moment of impact.

Scene measurements, witnesses, and personal items. Inspections help evaluate sightlines, lighting, crosswalk markings, and the opportunity to avoid the collision. Witness interviews may clarify movements and signal colors. Preserved clothing, shoes, and glasses may provide impact evidence; keep these items unwashed and unrepaired.

Medical and income records. Medical records, imaging, EMS reports, and physician opinions help document injuries, their connection to the crash, and future treatment needs. Employment and income records support claims for lost wages and reduced earning capacity.

Do Pedestrians Have the Right of Way in Florida Crosswalks?

Sometimes. Right of way depends on the crosswalk, signal, and movements of the pedestrian and driver. Drivers also owe a continuing duty of due care to avoid colliding with pedestrians. Sections 316.130 and 316.075, Florida Statutes, address these rules:

At a signal: A driver must stop before the crosswalk and remain stopped for a pedestrian crossing with a permitted signal who is on the driver's half of the roadway or approaching closely enough from the opposite half to be in danger. § 316.130(7)(a).

Where signs require a stop: A driver must stop and remain stopped for a pedestrian within or entering the crosswalk under the statutory conditions. § 316.130(7)(b).

Without an operating signal or contrary signage: A driver must yield, slowing or stopping if needed, to a pedestrian crossing within the crosswalk under the same roadway position and danger conditions. § 316.130(7)(c).

Turning on green: Drivers turning right or left must yield to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk. § 316.075(1)(a)1.

Right on red: Where the turn is permitted, a driver may turn only after stopping and yielding to pedestrians and other traffic proceeding as directed by the signal. § 316.075(1)(c)1.a.

Passing a stopped car: A driver may not overtake and pass a vehicle stopped at a marked crosswalk or an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to let a pedestrian cross. § 316.130(9).

Due care everywhere: Notwithstanding the other rules, every driver must exercise due care to avoid colliding with a pedestrian and take proper precautions on seeing a child or an obviously confused or incapacitated person. § 316.130(15).

Can You Recover Compensation If You Were Hit Outside a Crosswalk?

For negligence claims governed by Florida's current comparative-fault law, partial fault does not automatically prevent recovery. Under section 768.81, damages are reduced by the pedestrian's percentage of fault, and a party found more than 50% responsible for their own harm cannot recover. For example, 30% fault reduces otherwise recoverable damages by 30%. Crossing mid-block may affect fault, but the driver's duty of due care still applies. Accident date, visibility, speed, distraction, and the opportunity to avoid impact require individual review.

A pedestrian's location is only one part of the fault analysis. Our article on Florida pedestrian rights, jaywalking, and comparative negligence explains why crossing outside a marked crosswalk does not automatically relieve a negligent driver of responsibility.

Investigating Pedestrian Accidents on Fort Lauderdale Roads and Crosswalks

The location of a Fort Lauderdale pedestrian accident determines which traffic controls, surveillance cameras, roadway conditions, and public records Dan investigates. Downtown intersections, beachfront crossings, commercial corridors, residential streets, and private garages present different questions. A turning vehicle on Las Olas Boulevard may require a different investigation from a backing collision at a condominium or a pedestrian struck while approaching a transit stop on a multi-lane road.

Las Olas Boulevard, downtown Fort Lauderdale, and Riverwalk access areas: Dan examines street crossings, turning movements, garage entrances, valet operations, and pedestrian routes between businesses and parking areas. Nearby restaurants, offices, and buildings may hold video showing the vehicle's approach or the pedestrian's path before the collision.

Broward Boulevard, Andrews Avenue, Third Avenue, and Federal Highway (US 1): Signal timing, lane position, turning movements, driver sightlines, and access to transit stops and commercial properties may be central to the claim. At a multi-lane crossing, the investigation may address whether one driver stopped for a pedestrian while another continued through an adjacent lane.

Sunrise Boulevard, Oakland Park Boulevard, Commercial Boulevard, and Powerline Road: Depending on the precise location, Dan evaluates multi-lane crossings, business driveways, left turns, lighting, and the route between a transit stop and the pedestrian's destination. The location must be confirmed rather than treating an entire named corridor as falling within one city or agency's jurisdiction.

A1A, Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard, and Seabreeze Boulevard: Beach-access crossings, hotel entrances, restaurant driveways, parking areas, and rideshare pickup or drop-off activity may affect pedestrian and driver movements. The investigation identifies the particular crossing, applicable signals or signs, and whether a vehicle was entering, leaving, or passing a beachfront property.

SE 17th Street and nearby commercial entrances: Pedestrian claims may involve vehicles turning into businesses, delivery traffic, hotel access, buses, and commercial vehicles. Driver visibility, vehicle blind zones, driveway layout, and work-related insurance require attention to the specific collision rather than assumptions based on the vehicle's size or markings.

Flagler Village: Mixed-use properties, parking garages, deliveries, and neighborhood intersections may place pedestrians and vehicles in close proximity. Dan reviews garage exits, curbside activity, obstructed sightlines, and surveillance held by property managers or nearby businesses.

Victoria Park, Colee Hammock, and Tarpon River: Neighborhood cases may involve people walking dogs or jogging, vehicles backing from driveways, condominium entrances, turning traffic, and visibility affected by parked vehicles or landscaping. Scene measurements and witness accounts can help establish what each person could see before impact.

The precise collision location determines the investigating law-enforcement agency, roadway or signal operator, and potential responsibility. Dan distinguishes public roads from privately controlled hotel, condominium, and business property, then identifies the agencies and property managers that may hold relevant evidence. Police records may involve Fort Lauderdale Police, the Broward Sheriff's Office, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), or another responding agency. Signal and roadway records may involve the City of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, or FDOT. A nearby landmark or a Fort Lauderdale mailing address does not by itself establish jurisdiction.

These location-specific investigations help preserve evidence, test comparative-fault arguments, and determine whether driver negligence, vehicle ownership, employment, or a property condition supports an additional claim. For statewide context, see Florida Pedestrian Accident Statistics from a Legal Perspective.

Who Pays Your Medical Bills After a Florida Pedestrian Accident?

PIP, health insurance, and other available coverage may help pay your medical bills after a pedestrian accident. A claim against the at-fault driver may provide additional compensation. Dan reviews the available policies, identifies potential coverage, and explains how benefits and injury claims work together.

If you own a Florida-insured car or live with a relative who does, your own personal injury protection (PIP) or a qualifying household policy may apply. A Florida resident who does not own a vehicle required to carry PIP and is not entitled to benefits under another applicable policy may qualify for the striking vehicle's PIP under section 627.736(4)(e). Owning a vehicle that was required to carry PIP can affect eligibility even if you failed to insure it. Out-of-state visitors generally cannot obtain PIP through the striking vehicle solely because they were hit in Florida; their own insurance policies require separate review.

The at-fault driver's or vehicle owner's bodily-injury liability insurance may provide compensation for medical expenses and other covered damages. If the driver was uninsured, had insufficient coverage, or fled, your own or a qualifying household policy's uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage (UM/UIM) may apply. Health insurance and medical-payments coverage may also help address bills, subject to coverage terms and possible reimbursement obligations.

If an Uber or Lyft driver struck you, available insurance depends on the driver's app status and trip activity. Collisions involving delivery drivers or other employees may involve commercial auto insurance and employer responsibility. If a dangerous road or traffic signal contributed to the collision, Dan can evaluate potential government responsibility, which involves separate notice requirements, immunity issues, and recovery limits.

Florida PIP and Pedestrians

Eligible pedestrians may receive Florida PIP benefits even though they were not driving. Section 627.736 generally provides 80% of covered medical expenses and 60% of covered lost income, subject to a combined $10,000 medical/disability limit, plus a separate $5,000 death benefit. Qualifying initial medical services and care must occur within 14 days for PIP medical benefits. Access to the full medical limit depends on a qualifying emergency-medical-condition determination; medical benefits may be limited to $2,500 without that determination. Eligibility and payment priority depend on vehicle ownership, household relationships, statutory exclusions, and the policy.

See our Florida PIP and medical-bill coverage guide and explanation of Florida's 14-day PIP rule. PIP's limited benefits may be insufficient for a serious pedestrian injury. Where Florida's no-fault tort threshold applies, recovery of pain and suffering generally requires a qualifying injury under section 627.737(2). Dan evaluates the applicable threshold and the medical evidence.

Uninsured Motorist Coverage for Injured Pedestrians

Uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage can protect a named insured or qualifying resident relative while walking; it is not necessarily limited to time spent in an insured car. If the driver has no bodily-injury coverage, too little coverage, or cannot be identified, your policy or a qualifying household policy may provide benefits. Insured status, coverage selections or rejection, policy terms, and applicable law must be reviewed. See our uninsured motorist claim representation.

What Happens If a Hit-and-Run Driver Injures a Pedestrian?

A driver who unlawfully leaves an injury or fatal crash may face felony charges under section 316.027. The criminal proceeding and civil injury claim serve different purposes. Dan focuses on identifying the vehicle through video, witnesses, and physical evidence; preserving available records; and reviewing UM coverage and notice requirements. A compensation claim may still be possible even if the driver is not identified.

A pedestrian hit-and-run attorney can investigate nearby businesses, garage exits, vehicle descriptions, and the route the driver took from the scene. Learn more about our approach to hit-and-run accident claims.

What Insurance Applies When an Uber, Lyft, or Commercial Driver Hits a Pedestrian?

Under Florida's rideshare statute, section 627.748, coverage depends on the driver's app status:

App off: The driver's personal auto policy is generally the starting point; other potentially applicable coverage must also be reviewed.

Logged in and waiting for a ride: Florida requires at least $50,000 per person and $100,000 per incident in death and bodily-injury liability coverage, plus $25,000 for property damage.

Ride accepted or passenger on board: Florida requires at least $1 million in liability coverage for death, bodily injury, and property damage during a prearranged ride, including travel to the accepted pickup.

PIP and UM/UIM questions require separate policy review. UM coverage should not be assumed, because section 627.727 permits rejection. In a claims coverage investigation, section 627.748 requires the transportation network company (TNC) to provide specified log-on and log-off times upon a qualifying request. Those records help establish the driver's status. Insurance coverage and the platform's legal liability remain separate questions. Read our guides to Uber accident claims and Lyft accident claims.

Amazon, food-delivery, contractor, and company drivers raise employer-liability and commercial-coverage questions, and box trucks and buses add blind-zone and wide-turn issues. An app-based delivery is not automatically governed by the same insurance rules as a passenger rideshare trip. See our Fort Lauderdale truck accident lawyer page for commercial-vehicle investigations.

What Compensation Can You Recover After a Pedestrian Accident?

Recoverable damages depend on the evidence and the applicable law. A pedestrian claim may include:

Economic damages: Past and future medical care, rehabilitation, medication and equipment; lost wages and reduced earning capacity; replacement household services; and damaged property.

Non-economic damages: Pain and suffering, disability, disfigurement and scarring, mental anguish, and loss of the capacity to enjoy life, when legally recoverable.

Punitive damages in limited cases: Certain conduct, including some drunk-driving crashes, may warrant evaluation under section 768.72 and other applicable requirements. These damages are not automatic. See our drunk-driving accident claims page.

There is no reliable "average" pedestrian settlement. Value depends on liability evidence, comparative-fault issues, injury severity and permanency, future care, lost earning capacity, available insurance and assets, and how clearly the evidence can be presented to a jury.

Documenting Serious Pedestrian Injuries and Future Needs

Brain and spinal injuries, fractures, internal injuries, scarring, and psychological effects can create long-term care needs and work limitations. Dan uses treatment records, physician opinions, and evidence of daily limitations to document damages. When an insurer alleges a preexisting condition, before-and-after medical and functional evidence can help establish what changed after the collision. Our traumatic brain injury representation page explains additional evidence and future-care considerations in serious head-injury claims.

Fatal Pedestrian Accidents and Florida Wrongful Death Claims

When a pedestrian is killed, Florida's Wrongful Death Act allows the personal representative of the estate to bring an action for the benefit of the estate and qualifying survivors under section 768.20. Survivors may include a spouse, children, and, in some cases, parents. Recoverable damages under section 768.21 depend on each survivor's relationship to the person who died and the statutory requirements. They can include lost support and services, loss of companionship and guidance, mental pain and suffering, medical and funeral expenses, and the estate's losses.

The deadline is generally two years from the date of death under section 95.11(5)(e), subject to applicable exceptions. No recovery replaces a family member. A wrongful-death claim can hold the responsible parties accountable, ease the financial burden, and protect the family left behind.

How Long Do You Have to File a Pedestrian Accident Lawsuit in Florida?

You generally have two years from the accident to file a Florida pedestrian negligence lawsuit for claims accruing on or after March 24, 2023, under section 95.11(5)(a). Wrongful-death lawsuits generally must be filed within two years of the death under section 95.11(5)(e). Exceptions, government notice requirements, and separate insurance deadlines may apply. Dan can review the deadlines for your case; do not assume insurance negotiations extend your time to sue.

What Happens After You Hire Dan Reinfeld for a Pedestrian Accident Claim?

Direct communication. Dan explains the next steps and keeps you informed as your treatment and claim develop. Read more about what happens after you hire a Florida car accident lawyer.

Demand and offers. Once the evidence and medical picture support an evaluation, Dan presents a demand, explains offers, and discusses your goals. You decide whether to accept a settlement.

Litigation when needed. Dan discusses filing suit when responsibility or compensation remains disputed, or a filing deadline requires action. He personally handles the case through trial when necessary.

Recovery and distribution. Before funds are distributed, Dan addresses applicable liens, reimbursement claims, and outstanding medical bills and explains the proposed distribution.

Frequently Asked Questions About Fort Lauderdale Pedestrian Accident Claims

How Can I meet with a Fort Lauderdale pedestrian accident lawyer at Your Fort Lauderdale Office?

Daniel B Reinfeld, PA offers in-person consultations at our Fort Lauderdale office at 110 SE 6th Street, Suite 1700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, by appointment. Call (954) 923-6110 to schedule a free consultation with pedestrian accident attorney Daniel B. Reinfeld. Telephone and Zoom consultations are also available, along with hospital or home visits when appropriate. Evening and weekend appointments can be arranged.

What if an Uber or Lyft driver hits me while I am walking in Fort Lauderdale?

You may have a claim against the negligent driver, with available insurance depending on the facts and the driver's app and trip status. Florida's rideshare framework in section 627.748 sets coverage requirements for logged-in drivers and prearranged rides. Dan checks whether the driver was offline, waiting for a request, or handling a ride; seeks available app and trip records; and reviews the applicable policies. Insurance coverage and a platform's legal liability are separate questions.

What should I have ready for my first consultation?

Bring whatever you have: the crash date and location, driver information, report number, photographs, insurance letters, and details about your treatment. Missing documents should not delay your call. Dan can explain what needs to be obtained and which evidence requires prompt preservation.

What if I was too badly injured to take photos or get witness information?

You are not expected to investigate while seriously hurt. Dan can request police reports, emergency records, witness information, and available surveillance afterward. Because some evidence is routinely deleted, contact the firm as soon as you are able.

What if the police report says I was at fault?

The report does not decide your civil claim. Video, witness testimony, vehicle evidence, and scene measurements may support a different account. Dan evaluates the underlying evidence rather than treating the officer's initial fault assessment as the final answer.

I was visiting Fort Lauderdale from out of state. Can I still bring a claim?

Yes. You generally do not need to remain in Florida to pursue a Fort Lauderdale pedestrian accident claim. Dan can communicate by phone and Zoom after you return home. Your residency and insurance policies may affect available benefits; travel for particular appointments or legal proceedings may need to be arranged.

What if I am still receiving medical treatment?

You can begin your claim while treatment continues. Dan can investigate the collision and review coverage while your doctors assess your recovery. Tell him about new diagnoses, recommended procedures, work restrictions, and changes in your daily activities so the claim reflects your developing medical needs.

How much does a Fort Lauderdale pedestrian accident lawyer cost?

The consultation is free. Daniel B Reinfeld, PA handles pedestrian accident cases under a written contingency-fee agreement: the attorney's fee is a percentage of the recovery, paid only if compensation is obtained. You are not asked to advance case costs. If there is no recovery, you owe no attorney's fee and do not reimburse the costs the firm advanced. Dan reviews the agreement with you before representation begins.

How long does a pedestrian accident claim take?

Some claims resolve within months; serious or disputed cases can take a year or longer. Treatment progress, coverage disputes, litigation, and court scheduling affect timing. Dan discusses the tradeoffs between a prompt resolution and adequately documenting future needs. No completion date can be promised at the outset.

Will my pedestrian accident case go to trial?

A claim may settle, but litigation or trial can become necessary if liability, damages, or coverage remain disputed. Dan explains the options and prepares the evidence needed to pursue your case. The decision whether to accept a settlement offer belongs to you.

How much of a pedestrian accident settlement will I actually receive?

The settlement amount and your net recovery are different. Attorney's fees, case expenses, and applicable medical bills, liens, or reimbursement obligations can affect the amount you receive. Dan reviews those items with you and explains the proposed distribution before funds are disbursed.

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Injured in a pedestrian accident in Fort Lauderdale, Florida? Call (954) 923-6110 for a FREE consultation with attorney Dan Reinfeld. Whether you were struck in a crosswalk, hit by a turning or backing vehicle, or injured by an uninsured or fleeing driver, Dan can review the evidence, identify available coverage, and explain your options. Dan personally handles every case the firm accepts, from investigation through settlement or trial. No Fee Unless You Win. 

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