Jacksonville Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Graham W. Syfert, Esq. Solo practice, Of Counsel to Soud Law Firm. Free consultation. The phone rings to Graham, not a call center.
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Graham W. Syfert, Esq. Solo practice, Of Counsel to Soud Law Firm. Free consultation. The phone rings to Graham, not a call center.
Call 904-383-7448Reviewed by Graham W. Syfert, Esq., Florida Bar No. 39104. Last updated .
Graham W. Syfert represents injured people in Northeast Florida. He handles car wrecks, slip and falls, trucking crashes, motorcycle and pedestrian injuries, premises liability, wrongful death, and workers' compensation claims. He is admitted in Florida (Bar No. 39104, since 2007) and Georgia (Bar No. 881027, since 2006). His office sits at 575 Wells Road, Orange Park, FL 32073.
Graham also runs syfert.com, a free legal-research platform with the full text of every Florida statute and roughly 681,000 flagged appellate opinions. When this site cites a statute, the citation links to the actual statute page. No paywall.
Florida personal injury claims have a two-year statute of limitations under section 95.11(4)(a), Florida Statutes. Florida is a modified comparative negligence state with a 51 percent bar under section 768.81. Florida workers' compensation lives in chapter 440, and an injured worker has 30 days to give written notice under section 440.185.
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Car wrecks, slip and falls, motorcycle and truck crashes, pedestrian injuries, wrongful death, premises liability, products liability. Two-year statute of limitations under section 95.11(4)(a). Modified comparative negligence with a 51 percent bar.
Read the personal injury page →Chapter 440 claims, denied benefits, authorized treatment disputes, IMEs, settlements under section 440.20(11), retaliation, third-party suits alongside the comp claim. Most consultations are free.
Read the workers' comp page →Florida Bar No. 39104. Georgia Bar No. 881027. Federal court admissions in both states. JD from Florida Coastal School of Law. Background in technology and small business. Author of the syfert.com legal-research platform.
Read the about page →Every Florida statute. Every Georgia OCGA section. Every published U.S. appellate opinion. Treatment flags on roughly 681,000 cases. Free, no signup, built and maintained by Graham. Use it for your own work or share it with another lawyer.
The billboard firms sign up thousands of cases a month. They have to. That is how the model works. A case gets fed into a system, assigned a value by software, and settled fast to make room for the next one.
Two years for negligence claims arising on or after March 24, 2023, under section 95.11(4)(a), Florida Statutes. Older claims kept the four-year window. Wrongful death is two years from the date of death.
There is no honest average. Florida Bar Rule 4-7.13 prohibits lawyers from quoting outcome predictions. Settlement value depends on injury severity, treatment cost, lost wages, liability strength, available coverage, and venue. A real number requires a real case file.
Yes. Personal Injury Protection under section 627.736 pays first regardless of fault. PIP covers 80 percent of reasonable medical expenses and 60 percent of lost wages, up to $10,000. Treatment must begin within 14 days.
Florida is a modified comparative negligence state under section 768.81, as amended by HB 837 in 2023. A plaintiff more than 50 percent at fault recovers nothing. At 50 percent or less, damages are reduced by the plaintiff's percentage of fault.
No. You owe a statement to your own insurer under your policy's cooperation clause. You owe nothing to the other driver's insurer. Decline politely and refer them to your lawyer.
PIP under section 627.736 pays 80 percent of reasonable medical expenses and 60 percent of lost wages, up to $10,000. The cap drops to $2,500 if your condition is not certified as an emergency medical condition. Treatment must begin within 14 days.
Yes, if you are 50 percent or less at fault. Damages are reduced by your percentage of fault. Section 768.81, Florida Statutes.
Section 440.34 governs fees. Most contingency fees are payable from the carrier when benefits are secured. Consultations are free. Workers do not pay out of pocket in most successful claims.
Yes. Adrenaline masks pain. Soft-tissue injuries surface later. PIP requires treatment within 14 days. See a doctor within the first 24 to 72 hours.
Graham W. Syfert, Esq., P.A. is at 575 Wells Road, Orange Park, FL 32073. Of Counsel to Soud Law Firm. Free consultation: 904-383-7448.
The consultation is free. There is no fee for personal injury cases unless we recover money for you. If you have been hurt and you are not sure what to do next, pick up the phone.
Call: 904-383-7448575 Wells Road, Orange Park, FL 32073
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