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A serious crash can leave you managing medical treatment, missed work, vehicle damage, and insurance calls at the same time. At Hersh Kirtman Injury Law, we help injured drivers, passengers, and families understand what comes next. A Boca Raton Car Accident Lawyer can investigate fault, preserve evidence, review available insurance, document your losses, and handle negotiations while you focus on recovering.
Car accidents in Boca Raton range from rear-end collisions to crashes involving distracted drivers, uninsured motorists, and catastrophic injuries. According to the latest preliminary figures supplied from the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Crash Dashboard, Florida recorded 277,712 crashes, 178,510 injuries, and 1,929 fatalities between January 1 and October 15, 2026. Those numbers show why careful preparation matters when a collision causes lasting harm.
After a crash, insurance companies may start gathering information before you fully understand your injuries. Our role is to protect your position from the beginning. A Boca Raton Car Accident Lawyer from our team can manage insurer communications, investigate responsibility, calculate damages, and prepare the case for litigation when necessary.
Once we take your case, adjusters contact our office instead of calling you. Our team responds to their requests, shields you from recorded statements designed to downplay your injuries, and measures every offer against your actual losses. We also monitor your PIP benefits so treatment payments keep moving while the liability claim develops.
Evidence can change quickly after a collision. Vehicles are repaired, surveillance footage may be overwritten, and witnesses become harder to locate. We review photographs, witness accounts, vehicle damage, available video, and police records while those materials remain accessible.
Florida’s written crash report requirements require a long-form report for certain investigated crashes, including collisions involving injuries, death, or complaints of pain. That report can become one part of a broader investigation into how the collision occurred.
A fair claim reaches beyond the bills already sitting on your kitchen table. We work with your physicians to project future costs for surgeries, therapy, and medications. Lost income, reduced earning capacity, and the daily limitations your injuries create all become part of the valuation we present to the insurer.
Most claims resolve through negotiation, but some insurers refuse to pay what a case is worth. Our attorneys try cases before juries and prepare every file as though it will reach a courtroom. That readiness adds weight to your claim during settlement talks and keeps your options open if negotiations stall.
What you do after a collision can affect your health and the evidence available for your claim. If your condition allows, taking a few practical steps can protect both.
A Boca Raton Car Accident Lawyer recommends focusing on these priorities:
These steps create a clearer record of what happened and how the crash affected you. If handling evidence or insurance communications becomes difficult while you recover, our team can take over those responsibilities and help protect your claim.
Florida’s insurance and negligence rules can directly affect what compensation is available. Understanding these rules early helps prevent deadlines, coverage issues, or fault disputes from becoming unexpected problems later.
Florida follows a no-fault system, so your own personal injury protection (PIP) coverage pays first after a crash, regardless of who caused it. Under Florida Statute § 627.736, PIP pays 80% of reasonable medical expenses only if you receive initial services and care within 14 days after the motor vehicle accident. That same statute caps medical and disability benefits at $10,000. Waiting beyond the two-week window can cost you those benefits entirely.
Under Florida Statute § 95.11, an action founded on negligence must be filed within two years. For most Boca Raton collisions, that clock starts on the crash date, and missing it usually ends your right to compensation. An early start gives our team time to prepare a personal injury lawsuit carefully.
Florida follows modified comparative negligence. Under Florida Statutes Section 768.81, compensation is reduced according to the claimant’s percentage of fault.
For negligence actions governed by the rule, a claimant found more than 50% responsible generally cannot recover damages. That makes accurate evidence about how the collision occurred especially important.
When the responsible driver lacks adequate insurance, your own policy may provide another source of recovery. Florida’s uninsured motorist statute addresses uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage and the circumstances under which it is offered.
Coverage depends on the policy and whether UM protection was selected or validly rejected. We review the actual policy rather than assuming coverage is available.
A negligence claim generally requires evidence of duty, breach, causation, and damages. Drivers owe others a duty of care, and careless conduct such as speeding, distraction, or failing to yield may constitute a breach when it causes a collision.
Police reports, witness statements, photographs, vehicle data, and medical records documentation can help connect the negligent conduct to the injuries and resulting losses.
Personal Injury Lawyers in Boca Raton
At Hersh Kirtman Injury Law, we turn adversity into justice through trust and relentless advocacy. With decades of experience, we don’t just handle cases—we redefine outcomes. Your recovery starts with a conversation. Call us today for a free, no-obligation consultation—because you deserve a team that fights as hard as you do.
Our attorneys handle many forms of motor vehicle accidents, including:
We also represent people injured in rear-end collisions and hit-and-run accidents, as well as pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists harmed by negligent motorists.
Car crashes can cause whiplash, fractures, traumatic brain injuries, spinal injuries, internal trauma, soft-tissue damage, and other conditions requiring treatment. The firm’s guide to common car accident injuries explains how collision forces can affect different parts of the body.
Some injuries, including whiplash injuries and brain injuries, may continue affecting work, mobility, concentration, or daily activities after the immediate crash scene has been cleared.
Compensation may address medical expenses, future care, lost wages, reduced earning capacity, property damage, and qualifying non-economic losses such as pain and suffering. The categories available depend on the injuries, insurance coverage, liability, and supporting evidence.
Our attorneys also evaluate pain and suffering damages and emotional distress damages when the evidence supports those losses.
There is no reliable average settlement that determines what an individual case is worth. Value depends on injury severity, medical expenses, lost income, future limitations, fault, available coverage, and the strength of the evidence.
A Boca Raton Car Accident Lawyer evaluates those factors together rather than using a generic formula or comparing your case only to another person’s settlement.
Adjusters work to reduce what their company pays, and their strategies follow familiar patterns. Expect requests for a recorded statement before you understand your injuries, a quick low offer before treatment ends, arguments about gaps in medical care, and attempts to shift blame onto you. A Boca Raton Car Accident Lawyer recognizes these moves and answers them with documentation.
Boca Raton combines high-volume roads, interstate traffic, commuters, residents, and visitors. Crashes may occur along I-95, Glades Road, Yamato Road, Federal Highway, Palmetto Park Road, and other busy corridors where vehicles frequently merge, turn, or enter congested intersections.
Commuter, retail, and seasonal traffic concentrates along a handful of Boca Raton corridors, including I-95, Glades Road, Palmetto Park Road, Federal Highway, Yamato Road, and Military Trail. Busy interchanges and signal-heavy stretches can produce rear-end and left-turn collisions. Our guide to the most dangerous intersections in Boca Raton covers specific locations in more detail.
Most collisions trace back to driver choices rather than bad luck. Speeding, running red lights, failing to yield, impairment, and distracted driving lead to crashes on every major Boca Raton corridor. Because I-95, the Florida Turnpike, and US-1 link Boca Raton with Broward and Miami-Dade, these habits shape risk across the entire region. Preliminary FLHSMV crash data shows the three South Florida counties combined for 88,655 crashes from January 1 through October 15, 2026, leaving 47,380 people injured and 429 dead.
Boca Raton sits in Palm Beach County, which accounted for roughly one in five of those South Florida crashes. Preliminary data from the FLHSMV Crash Dashboard records 19,055 countywide crashes between January 1 and October 15, 2026, an average of about 66 per day. Of those collisions, 8,009 resulted in injuries and 97 proved fatal, injuring 11,727 people and taking 105 lives. The county also logged 435 bicycle crashes, a reminder that cyclists sharing Boca Raton roads face serious danger.
Hersh Kirtman Injury Law has represented clients in serious car accident matters involving catastrophic injuries and wrongful death. Examples include a $35 million jury verdict for a client with a spinal cord injury, a $4.5 million recovery involving a rollover and spinal injury, and a $2.52 million recovery involving traumatic brain injury.
The firm has also obtained multi-million-dollar recoveries in fatal crash cases. Every case depends on its own facts, evidence, defendants, and available insurance, so past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Car accident representation should combine careful investigation with an understanding of how the injury actually changed the client’s life. Our attorneys examine liability, insurance, medical evidence, future needs, and the personal consequences that may not appear on a hospital bill.
A Boca Raton Car Accident Lawyer at Hersh Kirtman Injury Law prepares each claim with litigation in mind while keeping clients informed about important decisions throughout the process.
Michael Hersh and Ian Kirtman founded Hersh Kirtman Injury Law around a client-focused approach to serious personal injury litigation. Their work includes cases involving vehicle collisions, catastrophic injuries, complex negligence, and wrongful death.
Clients work with attorneys who want to understand not only how the accident happened, but what the injury has changed at home, at work, and in everyday life.
We begin by listening to your account, reviewing available evidence, and identifying immediate issues involving medical treatment, insurance, and deadlines. From there, we investigate liability, gather supporting records, document damages, and handle communications with insurers.
We keep you informed as the case develops. If settlement discussions do not adequately address the evidence, we can evaluate litigation and explain what the next stage would involve.
Our Boca Raton team serves clients throughout Palm Beach County and South Florida. Local representation can help when investigating road conditions, medical treatment, witnesses, and other facts connected to a crash in the area.
In addition to Boca Raton, Hersh Kirtman Injury Law provides legal services in Boynton Beach, Coconut Creek, Coral Springs, Davie, Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Lake Worth, Miami, Palm Beach County, Parkland, Plantation, Pompano Beach, Sarasota, Sunrise, and Tamarac.
Call Hersh Kirtman Injury Law at (561) 208-3700 today for a free consultation with a Boca Raton Car Accident Lawyer. Evidence fades and Florida’s two-year filing deadline keeps running, so every day you wait gives the insurer more room to shape the story. You can also reach us through our contact form. We will listen, explain your options, and pursue the compensation you need to move forward.
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Founding Partner
A passionate advocate for injury victims, Michael transitioned from corporate law to fighting for individuals after a pivotal case defending an elderly couple. With over $100M in verdicts and settlements, he specializes in catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, using his Trial Lawyers College training to powerfully tell clients’ stories.
Years of experience – Over 15 years
Elite Trial Advocate – Graduate, Trial Lawyers College
$35M Record Verdict – Catastrophic auto accident case
Many claims settle within several months, while cases that require a lawsuit can take a year or longer. Injury severity, treatment length, and insurer cooperation all affect the timeline.
We handle car accident cases on a contingency fee basis, so you pay nothing upfront. Our fee comes from a percentage of the settlement or verdict we obtain, and your first consultation is free.
Most car accident cases settle without a trial. Some insurers refuse fair offers, however, and preparing every case for court protects your leverage if a jury becomes necessary.
Yes, injured passengers can pursue compensation. PIP benefits typically pay first, and a passenger may then bring claims against any driver whose negligence caused the injuries.
You can still pursue a claim against a visiting driver who causes a crash in Florida. We identify the visitor’s insurance, any rental car coverage, and your own policy benefits.
Florida insurance law generally prohibits insurers from raising premiums for an accident in which you were not substantially at fault. A claim against the at-fault driver’s insurer should not penalize you.
Yes, you can change attorneys at any point in your case. Your new attorney can request the file from your prior lawyer, and we explain how fees are handled during your consultation.
Yes, you should call police from the scene of any crash involving injury or significant damage. If no officer files a report for a property-damage-only crash, Florida Statute § 316.066 requires the driver to submit a written report to the state within 10 days.
Michael and his team were nothing but helpful in my long and stressful case. Any time I had any questions or needed anything, they were always extremely quick to answer my questions. Deana was also a huge help! I am also very pleased with the outcome of my situation, it was my first time involved in any sort of injury case like this and they made it as easy as possible. Thank you guys again!
Absolutely amazing experience with this firm. Michael Hersch was a pleasure to work with. He was extremely transparent, communicated regularly with updates and worked tirelessly to ensure that I received what I deserved. I cannot say enough about how positive my experience was with this firm. Highly, highly recommend!
The Law Office of Hersh Kirtmam has handled my family with complete professionalism and great compassion during a difficult time in our lives, from the first meeting we knew that had a team that fight for us ! Thank you Hersh Kirtman .
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I would recommend Hersh Kirtman Injury Law without any hesitation or reservations. Mr. Hersh is the attorney who handled my case. He worked tirelessly on my behalf to bring closure and a very positive outcome. Mr. Hersh’s front office were always very supportive and helpful. If Mr. Hersh was not available when I called, they always got an answer to my question and called me back without delay. Hersh Kirtman is the Injury Law firm to call.
I cannot recommend this firm enough. Michael and his team were incredibly knowledgeable, thorough and helpful throughout the entire legal process. Although my husband and I required his services due to unfortunate circumstances, we are both grateful to have met Mr. Hersh. If you’re in need of a personal injury attorney, look no further. Hersh Kirtman Law is the best!
This page was written, edited, and reviewed by a team of legal writers in accordance with our comprehensive editorial guidelines. It was approved by Attorneys Michael Hersh and Ian Kirtman, who have more than 20 years of experience as personal injury attorneys.
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