Miami Personal Injury Lawyers Representing the Injured in Car Accidents, Slip and Falls, Wrongful Death, and Other Serious Injury Claims

Gerson and Schwartz, P.A. is a full service personal injury law firm located in Miami, Florida. For the last 40 years our firm has pursued claims on behalf of personal injury and accident victims due to car accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, cruise ship accidents, slip and falls, medical malpractice, defective products, and violent crimes. We have the experience and expertise you need to obtain fair and just compensation.

For a free consultation call (305) 371-6000 or email us at info@gslawusa.com. Se Habla Espanol.

Our firm takes pride in our experience and reputation for professional integrity. Our litigation team is assisted by a support staff of professionals who have worked with us for many years. All cases are organized so that our presentations are powerful and effective. Our message reaches opposing attorneys, insurance adjusters, judges, and ultimately, jurors.

We maintain ongoing relationships with nationally known experts in many fields including medicine, mental health, law enforcement, engineering, security, rehabilitation and economics to provide support for our client's claims. Highly skilled and professional legal services, substantial resources, responsiveness, commitment to clients and the community, innovation, and endurance are the hallmarks for which our law firm is known.

Our contributions also extend beyond the courtroom. Presentation at conferences, publications, legal services provided to non-profit organizations and even the classroom. It is through the following collective efforts that we define our mission and success.

1. Thoroughness and Innovation — Our standard on every case. We follow every reasonable lead, hire the best available experts, and utilize the most current and innovative technology to maintain an edge over our opposition. Through diligent preparation, some of our cases are won before lawsuits even get filed and others settle without the necessity of a trial. In every case we fight as long and hard as needed to obtain full and fair compensation for our clients.

2. Team Approach — Applied to every case we handle. Our clients are assured of having experienced personnel available to answer questions and solve problems. Most cases have more than one lawyer assigned, as well as at least two legal assistants.

3. Public Advocacy — We extend our public service outside the courtroom through efforts to fight for the rights of clients on political and legislative fronts.

4. Community Involvement, Presentations and Publications — For decades our lawyers have authored and presented to both lawyer and layman groups.

Four decades of experience brings us to the 300+ jury trial hallmark matched by very few lawyers. This record evidences our determination to get a full cup of justice for our clients. We won't cave in and settle unless its fair and our client wants to settle the case. The business and insurance companies know we won’t let up until our client gets justice.

If you have or a loved one has been injured in an accident  contact our Miami, Florida law office for a free consultation. Speak to one of our personal injury attorneys today. We are waiting for your call and will answer your questions about your case. Call us at 305-371-6000 or email us at info@gslawusa.com

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, PRO BONO WORK AND GIFTS

Philip Gerson has served as president of the Advisory Board of the National Crime Victim Bar Association. This non-profit organization of victims' rights lawyers based in Washington, D.C., is affiliated with the National Center for Victims of Crime. The center has had a leadership role in the development of guidelines for the September 11 Victims Compensation Fund. Mr. Gerson continues to serve on the advisory board and is a leader in the fight for protection of victims' rights. The firm has generously supported this organization.

Philip M. Gerson has served as a board member and also provides pro bono legal services to the Victims Services Center, a Miami-based nonprofit providing crisis intervention other support to violent crime victims. The Center was established to help victims recover from the effects of trauma and provides free services to crime victims and witnesses of all ages. Mr. Gerson received the Center's "Angel" award and was recently honored for its leadership and financial support.

Edward Schwartz and Philip Gerson chapter 5, entitled "Issues and Experts in Negligent Security Cases," to 2001 Expert Witness Update: New Developments in Personal Injury and Litigation, published by Aspen Law and Business. Chapter topics include legal barriers and the burden of persuasion; types of negligent security cases; proof of specific foreseeability; proof of general foreseeability; preventability and foreseeability; proving preventability; using experts to prove foreseeability and preventability; and types of experts.

Phil Gerson and Ed Schwartz co-authored When Negligence Leads to Crime, which appeared as the cover feature lead article in the December 2002 issue of TRIAL, the jJournal of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) now re-named Americal Association for Justice.