Office in Orange Park, on Wells Road. Cases in the Clay County Courthouse at 825 N Orange Ave, Green Cove Springs. Free consultation.
Call 904-383-7448Reviewed by Graham W. Syfert, Esq., Florida Bar No. 39104. Last updated .
Graham W. Syfert is a Clay County personal injury and workers' compensation attorney. The office sits at 575 Wells Road, Orange Park, just off Blanding Boulevard, twenty minutes north of the Clay County Courthouse in Green Cove Springs. Most Clay-based cases involve crashes on Blanding, US-17, the I-295 / Buckman Bridge approach, the Wells/Park Avenue corridor in Orange Park, and the Fleming Island commercial strip on US-17.
Clay County is part of the Fourth Judicial Circuit, the same circuit as Duval and Nassau. Civil cases above the small-claims threshold are filed in Circuit Civil at the Green Cove Springs courthouse. Mediation is required before trial under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.700.
Most Clay County PI cases settle. Trial is rare. But settlement value depends on the credibility of the trial threat. A lawyer who has handled cases in Green Cove Springs, knows the judges, and has tried cases in the Fourth Circuit carries more weight at the negotiation table than a billboard firm whose nearest office is in another city.
Clay County juries also differ from Duval juries. Smaller communities, different demographics, different attitudes toward verdict size. Trying a case to verdict in Green Cove Springs is not the same as trying one in Jacksonville. Strategy adjusts accordingly.
Two-year statute of limitations under section 95.11(4)(a). 51 percent comparative fault bar under section 768.81. PIP under section 627.736. UM coverage under section 627.727. Workers' comp under chapter 440 with the 30-day notice rule of section 440.185.
The Orange Park office is on Wells Road, easy to find. Free consultation.
Call: 904-383-7448575 Wells Road, Orange Park, FL 32073