Catastrophic Injury Attorneys in Orlando, FL
Orlando Catastrophic Injury Lawyer
Catastrophic injuries carry lifetime costs, and the insurer is already working to value yours low. Our Orlando firm builds the long-term case against that adjuster. One call, no fee unless we win.
Real Trial Power. Personal Attention. No Bluffing.
Have you or a loved one suffered a catastrophic injury? Our Orlando catastrophic injury lawyers at Michael T. Gibson, P.A., Auto Justice Attorney are here to help you get the compensation you deserve. Call us at (407)-422-4529 to schedule a free consultation.
More than 400,000 motor vehicle accidents occur annually on Florida’s roads and highways. Fortunately, the majority of these accidents are minor fender benders with no bodily injury. However, over 250,000 of those crashes result in injuries. Not all injuries are severe, but those that are can permanently change the lives of victims and their families.
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Up Against Anybody's
Your Family's Advocates
Why Hire Michael T. Gibson, P.A.
as Your Orlando Catastrophic Injury Lawyer
Not every firm is built to take on a serious injury case and the insurers behind it. Some are too small to fund a fight all the way to trial. Others are so large that your case becomes a file number. Michael T. Gibson, P.A. is built right in the middle, with the resources and trial commitment to stand up to the insurance companies and the personal attention to treat you like family. Here is how we compare:
Small Firms
Can't fund a week-long trial that runs $80K to $100K. Don't have the team to build the case. Insurance companies know they won't follow through, so they dare them. Your demand letter goes to the bottom of the pile.
Our Hybrid Model Firm
Thirty-plus professionals. The resources to fund six-figure trial costs. Every case trial-ready at all times. But every client still knows their lawyer and case manager by name. Personal attention. Real firepower. No bluffing.
Big Firms
Clients are numbers, lost in the shuffle. Can't reach their lawyer. Don't know who is managing their file. The volume machine runs, but nobody is watching your case the way you need.
Treated Like Family.
Fought Like It Was Personal.
An Orlando Catastrophic Injury Law Firm Built to Win
Insurance companies move fast after a serious crash. You need a firm that moves faster to protect the evidence before it disappears.
With $200M+ recovered, a team of 30+ legal professionals, and a 17-year track record of taking cases all the way, we change the math for every adjuster who sees our name on a demand letter.
Every client gets a named attorney, a dedicated case manager, and a team that answers the phone. Tell us what happened and we will tell you where you stand.
A Single Mom. A Head-On Collision. A System Built to Break Her.
Michael opened his Orlando personal injury law firm after seeing his own family in need of legal help.
In December of 2000, Michael Gibson’s mother was hit head-on on a six-lane highway in Clearwater, Florida. She was a single mom raising two kids on a teacher’s salary. The family didn’t have money. The mortgage was due. The insurance company knew it.
At the settlement conference, the then-largest insurance company in the nation offered her half of what her case was worth.
Her lawyer refused to let that happen. He fought until she received every dollar the case was worth — and the surgery she needed to recover.
Michael dropped out of college to help his mom with bills. A year later, he walked into a personal injury firm and spent the next four years doing everything you could do without a law license. It was the first time in his life something fit.
He built Michael T. Gibson, P.A. on that foundation. Seventeen years later, the fire hasn’t dimmed.
Orlando No Win, No Fee Contingency Catastrophic Injury Lawyers Near You
Call to book your free consultation, available 24/7. An experienced team of attorneys, case managers, and paralegals will review your case free of charge.
While we are headquartered in Orlando, we accept cases throughout Florida. As no win, no fee contingency lawyers, you pay nothing unless we recover compensation on your behalf.
Questions We Hear Every Day
A one size fits all evaluation of the compensation you deserve for a catastrophic injury does not exist. Talk to a personal injury lawyer in Orlando to learn more about your specific claim and how its terms could impact the compensation you deserve for your injuries.
A workers' compensation claim has several key differences from a normal personal injury claim. In a workers' compensation claim, workers' compensation insurance will cover all your medical bills. You can seek workers' compensation coverage regardless of who caused your injury. Workers' compensation does not usually offer coverage for pain and suffering. After a workplace injury, workers' compensation can determine where you seek treatment.
In Florida, a catastrophic injury is one that causes permanent, life-changing impacts. If you suffer a catastrophic injury, you may need to rebuild or reorder your life to compensate for those injuries.
Unless you suffered your injuries at work—in which case, your workers' compensation insurance will cover the cost of treatment for your injuries—you bear the initial responsibility for paying your own medical bills. You may use personal injury protection insurance, your medical insurance, or a catastrophic injury claim to help cover costs.
A catastrophic injury attorney can put together a letter of protection after your accident and submit it to the doctors who provide treatment for your injuries. This letter indicates your intent to pay your medical bills after receiving a settlement or jury award for your injuries.
When you suffer catastrophic injuries, you may need to clearly determine who caused those injuries. An attorney will help determine who bore a duty of care to you at the time of the accident, how that party violated their duty of care, and how that violation led to your injuries.
If you receive a settlement offer from an insurance company, consult us before accepting it. Sometimes, insurance companies take advantage of the confusion that comes immediately after a catastrophic accident.
Suffering a catastrophic injury leaves you with substantial medical bills. You may need to consider how long it will take to get a solid idea of your ultimate likelihood of healing, how much you want to negotiate, and how much investigation your lawyer needs to determine all liable parties.
As of March 24, 2023, Florida shortened the statute of limitations for filing personal injury lawsuits from four years to two years, and adopted a modified comparative negligence rule. This means if you're found more than 50% at fault for your injuries, you cannot recover damages.
While Florida law primarily defines catastrophic injuries as physical impairments, severe PTSD can be considered catastrophic if it permanently limits a person's ability to function or work.
Catastrophic Injury Lawyers Serving Central Florida
Michael T. Gibson, P.A. is headquartered in Orlando and represents accident and injury victims across Central Florida, from Orlando and Kissimmee to the surrounding counties and communities. We serve the following areas:
Central Florida Counties
- Orange County
- Osceola County
- Seminole County
- Volusia County
- Brevard County
- Lake County
- Polk County
Communities We Serve
- Orlando
- Kissimmee
- Sanford
- Winter Park
- Altamonte Springs
- Apopka
- St. Cloud
- Clermont