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West Palm Beach Personal Injury Lawyers
West Palm Beach is where Palm Beach County happens — the county seat, the courthouse, the hospitals, Brightline, the airport, and the corridors that carry 1.5 million people's daily lives. Shiner Law Group's office sits in the middle of it on Belvedere Road, backed by $500 million recovered statewide — with no fee unless we win.
On This Page
- Injury Claims in West Palm Beach
- Practice Areas We Handle
- Injury Risk, By the Numbers
- Watch: Video Answer
- What to Do After an Accident
- Florida Law & Your Rights
- Where West Palm Beach Injuries Happen
- Injuries & Damages
- Dealing With Insurance
- Notable Results
- Why Shiner Law Group
- Our West Palm Beach Office
- FAQs
- Free Case Review
Injured in West Palm Beach? Your Lawyers Are on Belvedere Road
West Palm Beach concentrates every injury risk a Florida city can hold: I-95 and Okeechobee Boulevard moving the county's heaviest traffic, downtown and Clematis Street drawing crowds every night, 30-plus Brightline trains a day and a station in the heart of the city, a construction boom raising towers over downtown, the Intracoastal and Palm Beach Inlet busy year-round, and a county of more than 1.5 million whose courthouse, trauma center, and transit system all sit here. When negligence turns any of it into an injury, Florida law entitles you to full compensation.
The law sets traps for the unrepresented: most negligence claims must be filed within two years, Florida's comparative negligence rule bars recovery entirely if you're found more than 50% at fault, and insurers work every claim to push blame past that line. Local knowledge matters — which intersections generate disputes, which businesses' cameras overwrite fastest, and how Palm Beach County juries value cases in their own county seat.
Shiner Law Group serves West Palm Beach from our office at 1601 Belvedere Rd — just east of I-95, minutes from the courthouse and St. Mary's trauma center — backed by a firm with more than $500 million recovered since 2002. Free consultations 24/7, home and hospital visits, and no fee unless we win.
Why West Palm Beach Chooses Shiner
Watch: David Shiner on West Palm Beach Injury Cases
A 37-second message from founding attorney David Shiner for people hurt by someone else’s negligence in West Palm Beach. Our guidance after any injury: get medical care first, keep every record, and speak with a lawyer before you give an insurance adjuster a statement. Questions about your case? Call our West Palm Beach office at (561) 368-3363, day or night.
Video: Shiner Law Group on YouTube, November 2024.
Injury Cases We Handle in West Palm Beach
Every case type below is handled from our West Palm Beach office — free consultations, no fee unless we win.
Injured in West Palm Beach? Your Law Firm Is Minutes Away.
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.
What to Do After an Accident — Step by Step
The steps you take in the first hours and days can make or break your claim.
Get to Safety and Call 911
Report injuries and request police at the scene. The crash report documents key facts - and what you tell the officer for that report is protected by Florida's accident report privilege.
Photograph Everything
Vehicles, damage, plates, skid marks, debris, traffic signals, and your visible injuries. Wide shots and close-ups both help.
Exchange Information & Identify Witnesses
Names, phone numbers, insurance and license details - and contact information for witnesses. Note nearby businesses that may have camera footage.
Seek Medical Care Right Away
Same day if possible. Prompt treatment protects your health - and for crash victims using PIP benefits, Florida requires initial treatment within 14 days.
Do Not Give a Recorded Statement
Decline recorded statements and do not sign anything from the other side's insurer before speaking with an attorney.
Call Shiner Law Group
(561) 368-3363. We preserve evidence, handle the insurers, and pursue full compensation. Free consultation, 24/7, statewide.
Florida Injury Law: Three Rules That Shape Every West Palm Beach Case
These three rules decide more injury claims than any others.
Two-Year Deadline (Fla. Stat. § 95.11)
Most Florida negligence lawsuits must be filed within two years of the injury. Miss it and the claim is gone forever — and claims against government entities and medical providers carry additional requirements.
The 50% Bar (Fla. Stat. § 768.81)
Your recovery is reduced by your share of fault — and barred entirely if you're more than 50% at fault. Insurers push blame hard; we push back with evidence.
Insurance Reality
Compensation flows through policies — liability, no-fault PIP under Fla. Stat. § 627.736, UM/UIM, homeowner's, commercial. Finding every available policy is often the difference between partial and full recovery.
How Common Are Serious Accidents in West Palm Beach?
More common than most residents realize. Palm Beach County recorded 25,349 traffic crashes in 2025 — nearly 70 every day — injuring roughly 16,000 people, according to preliminary FLHSMV data. Every figure below comes from government sources.
Nearly 70 Crashes a Day
Palm Beach County logged 25,349 traffic crashes in 2025 — about 69 per day — with roughly 16,000 people injured and 156 killed.
Source: FLHSMV Crash Dashboard (preliminary 2025 data)
6,614 Hit-and-Run Crashes
County hit-and-runs injured 1,574 people in 2025 and killed 7 — exactly the cases where UM coverage becomes the recovery.
Source: FLHSMV crash data (preliminary 2025)
1 in 5 Residents Is 65+
Roughly one in five of West Palm Beach's 122,000 residents is 65 or older — in a county of more than 1.5 million where senior safety failures carry the highest stakes.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau estimates
Where West Palm Beach Injuries Happen
We know these places because our office sits among them.
Wherever you were hurt, we know the terrain — the law, the defense playbook, and where the evidence lives.
I-95 & Okeechobee Blvd
The county's busiest interchange and its most dangerous arterial
Downtown & Clematis Street
Nightlife crowds, rideshares, and pedestrians meeting late-night traffic
The Brightline Corridor
30+ high-speed trains daily crossing city streets, with a station downtown
Southern Blvd & the Airport
PBI traffic, hotels, and high-speed arterial crashes
The Waterfront & the Inlet
Boating injuries from the Intracoastal, Peanut Island, and the Palm Beach Inlet
Construction Zones & Towers
A building boom with falls, struck-by injuries, and site negligence
Cases We Represent
- Car, truck, and motorcycle accidents
- Pedestrian, bicycle, and e-bike accidents
- Uber and rideshare accidents
- Slip and fall / premises liability
- Boating and drowning accidents
- Dog bites and animal attacks
- Nursing home abuse and neglect
- Child injuries
- Catastrophic injuries - brain, spine, burns
- Medical malpractice and wrongful death
What Can You Recover?
Medical Expenses
Emergency care, surgery, hospitalization, rehabilitation, medication, and future medical needs
Lost Wages
Income lost during recovery plus reduced future earning capacity
Pain & Suffering
Physical pain and emotional distress — the human cost of the injury
Loss of Enjoyment of Life
The activities, hobbies, and independence your injuries take away
Wrongful Death Damages
Lost support, companionship, and mental pain and suffering for surviving families
Punitive Damages
Available for gross negligence — and easier to plead after Florida's 2026 Perlmutter decision
Insurance Tactics You May Face — and How We Answer Them
Insurers are businesses, and adjusters are trained to close claims for as little as possible. These are the tactics injured people in Palm Beach County see most — and each one has an answer.
Quick, Low Offers
An early check before the full extent of your injuries and future care is known
Recorded Statements
Friendly calls that lock in your account and look for words to use against you
Shifting Blame
Arguments that you share fault - under Florida’s 50% rule, every point matters
Gaps in Treatment
Missed or delayed appointments recast as proof you were not really hurt
Delay
Slow responses and repeated document requests while bills and pressure build
Disputed Causation
Claims that your injuries came from something other than this accident
Social Media Review
Photos and posts taken out of context to minimize your injuries
Broad Releases
Settlement papers that end every claim - sign nothing before a lawyer reviews it
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) 368-3363 before giving anyone a statement.
Shiner Law Group — $500M+ Recovered for Injured Floridians
That figure is the aggregate of recoveries across our Florida practice since 2002. Every case is different, and past results do not guarantee future outcomes — what matters is how your case is investigated, valued, and pressed.
across Florida
since our founding
4.9-star average
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, Port St. Lucie, Wellington & Orlando — 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) 368-3363 for a free, confidential consultation.
Our West Palm Beach Office — Serving All of Palm Beach County
Our West Palm Beach office is just east of I-95 on Belvedere Road — minutes from the airport, the county courthouse, and downtown — and home and hospital visits are available throughout Palm Beach County. Call (561) 368-3363, available 24/7.
After an Injury in West Palm Beach: Where to Turn
The practical questions come first — where the seriously injured are treated, where your report lives, and where your case will actually be decided. Local answers:
St. Mary's Medical Center
Home to the area's Level I trauma center and the Palm Beach Children's Hospital, on 45th Street — where the county's most serious injuries are taken. If your injuries are severe, this is likely where treatment starts, and where the records that anchor your case begin.
Good Samaritan Medical Center
The downtown hospital on Flagler Drive at the waterfront — minutes from Clematis Street, Rosemary Square, and the island. Emergency care close to where downtown injuries happen.
Palm Beach County Courthouse
County injury lawsuits are filed and tried at the main courthouse on N. Dixie Highway in downtown West Palm Beach — minutes from our Belvedere Road office. Your case stays local, before local judges and juries.
Getting Your Crash Report
Florida traffic crash reports are available through the FLHSMV crash portal, and remain confidential to the parties involved for 60 days under Florida law. We obtain and analyze yours as part of every case — at no cost to you.
West Palm Beach Injury Questions Answered
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