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Boca Raton Spinal Cord Injury Lawyers
A spinal cord injury divides life into before and after. The medical costs run for decades; the insurance company's offer covers months. Shiner Law Group builds SCI cases around lifetime needs — our results include a judgment exceeding $10 million in a catastrophic injury case — with no fee unless we win.
A Spinal Cord Injury Changes Everything. So Should the Case.
Spinal cord injuries are measured in two dimensions — the level (cervical, thoracic, lumbar) and the completeness of the injury — and together they define the future: quadriplegia or paraplegia, full-time care or partial independence, and lifetime medical costs that reach into the millions for the most severe injuries.
The legal battle has a signature front: incomplete injuries. When a victim retains some function — walks with braces, has partial sensation — insurers argue the injury "isn't that serious." The medicine says otherwise: incomplete SCI means chronic pain, spasticity, fatigue, secondary complications, and futures that often narrow over time. Winning these cases means teaching a jury what an incomplete injury actually takes from a life.
Shiner Law Group builds SCI cases with life-care planners, physiatrists, and economists who project decades of real needs — then pursues every liable party and policy until the number matches the future. You pay nothing unless we win.
No upfront cost, ever. Every case is handled on a strict contingency fee. Call (561) 777-7700 for a free, confidential consultation, available 24/7 from offices across Florida.
Why SCI Clients Choose Shiner
The Insurer Is Valuing Your Injury in Months. We Value It in Decades.
Evidence disappears quickly — camera footage is overwritten, records are gathered by the defense, and witnesses move on. Call now for a free case review, available 24/7.
Protecting an SCI Claim — Step by Step
The steps you take in the first hours and days can make or break your claim.
Follow the Medical Plan Precisely
SCI treatment and rehab records are the claim's backbone - every appointment matters.
Document Function Honestly
Journals, therapy notes, and video of daily reality - especially for incomplete injuries insurers minimize.
Preserve the Cause
The vehicle, the scene, the product, the fall site - fault evidence disappears while treatment consumes attention.
Decline Recorded Statements
Adjusters mine words like "improving" to discount permanent injuries.
Refuse Early Offers
No offer made before maximum medical improvement can be adequate - and signing ends the claim.
Call Shiner Law Group
(561) 777-7700. We handle fault, coverage, and lifetime valuation while you focus on recovery. Free consultation, 24/7.
What SCI Cases Must Prove
Fault is only the beginning — the real fight is the size of the future.
Liability & Every Defendant
Crashes, falls, medical negligence, products — SCI causes often involve multiple responsible parties, each with coverage a lifetime claim needs.
The Lifetime Number
Life-care planning projects surgeries, equipment, home modification, attendant care, and complications across a normal lifespan — then economists convert it to present value. This document anchors settlement.
Two Years, Like Everyone
Catastrophic injury earns no deadline extension — generally two years despite treatment consuming the first year. Counsel should be working while you heal.
Spinal Cord Injuries, By the Numbers
About 18,000 new spinal cord injuries occur in the U.S. each year, according to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center — with vehicle crashes the leading cause and lifetime costs that can exceed $5 million for the most severe injuries.
~18,000 New SCIs a Year
The National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center estimates about 18,000 new spinal cord injuries annually in the U.S. — roughly 50 every day.
Source: National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC), University of Alabama at Birmingham
Crashes: The Leading Cause
Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of spinal cord injury nationally, followed by falls — the two case types we handle most.
Source: NSCISC annual statistical data
$1M+ First-Year Costs
First-year costs for the most severe injuries can exceed $1 million, with lifetime costs from roughly $1 million to more than $5 million depending on severity and age at injury.
Source: NSCISC cost estimates
How Boca Spinal Injuries Happen
The forces differ; the vulnerability of the spine doesn't.
Each cause carries its own liability theory — we've built them all.
High-Speed Crashes
I-95 and arterial collisions - the leading cause of SCI
Motorcycle & Bicycle Wrecks
Unprotected riders absorbing vehicle-force impacts
Falls
From heights on job sites and from standing height for older adults
Diving & Pool Accidents
Shallow water, missing depth markers, and negligent facilities
Pedestrians Struck
Vehicle-versus-body physics at any speed
Medical & Surgical Injury
Spinal procedures and anesthesia complications
Levels of Injury We Represent
- Cervical injuries - quadriplegia/tetraplegia
- Thoracic injuries - paraplegia
- Lumbar and sacral injuries
- Incomplete injuries with partial function
- Central cord and Brown-Sequard syndromes
- Cauda equina injuries
- Herniations with cord compromise
- Secondary complications - infections, pressure injuries
What Can You Recover?
Lifetime Medical Care
Surgeries, rehabilitation, equipment, medication, and attendant care — projected across a lifetime by life-care planning experts
Home & Vehicle Modifications
Accessible housing, ramps, lifts, and adapted transportation
Lost Earning Capacity
The career and income the injury took — calculated by economists, not guessed
Attendant & Nursing Care
Daily assistance costs that often exceed the medical bills themselves
Pain & Suffering
The permanent human cost — physical pain, emotional distress, and loss of independence
Family & Consortium Losses
The impact on spouses and families whose lives change alongside the victim's
Insurance Companies You May Deal With — and What They Don't Want You to Know
Every major insurer operating in Florida uses the same playbook: delay, deny, and minimize. Understanding it is the first step to defeating it.
State Farm
Florida's largest auto insurer, known for aggressive comparative fault assignments and slow payment approvals
GEICO
High claim volume across Florida, with quick lowball offers designed to close claims early
Progressive
Sophisticated systems that use recorded statements to build comparative fault cases against claimants
Allstate
Known for claims software that systematically undervalues soft tissue and pain and suffering damages
USAA
Serves military families with a fair-dealing reputation but standard delay tactics on larger claims
Travelers
Common commercial-vehicle insurer with aggressive defense of truck and delivery claims
Liberty Mutual
Frequently disputes causation in soft-tissue claims, requiring thorough medical documentation
Nationwide
Uses early recorded-statement requests to lock in accounts before injuries are fully known
The most important thing to know: the defense starts building its case before you have spoken to an attorney. Shiner Law Group levels this from day one. Call (561) 777-7700 before giving anyone a statement.
Shiner Law Group — Millions Recovered for Injured Floridians
Results from our Florida practice. Every case is different, and past results do not guarantee future outcomes — they reflect the caliber of representation we bring to every case.
Volusia County
Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County
Across Florida
Why Injured Floridians Choose Shiner Law Group
Real Case Valuation
We calculate all damages — current and future, economic and non-economic — not just the obvious bills. No element of your claim is left on the table.
Leverage That Works
We counter delay tactics and lowball offers with evidence, expert analysis, and the credible threat of trial.
Statewide Presence
Offices across Florida — Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Pierce, Orlando, Wellington, Lakeland & more — with home and hospital visits anywhere in the state.
No Win, No Fee
Zero upfront cost, no retainer, no consultation fee. Our fee comes from the recovery, so our incentive matches yours.
David Shiner has represented injury victims throughout Florida since 2002, and his firm has recovered more than $500 million for injured clients and their families. Every case is handled on a strict No Win, No Fee basis. Call (561) 777-7700 for a free, confidential consultation.
Headquartered in Boca Raton — Serving All of South Florida
Our headquarters is right here in Boca Raton — and home and hospital visits are available throughout South Florida. Call (561) 777-7700, available 24/7.
Spinal Cord Injury Questions Answered
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