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LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS TO WHICH WE GIVE:

A portion of the attorneys' fees earned by Hickey Law Firm, P.A. will be donated to the following organizations which help the safety and security of our children and families:

• Make-A-Wish Foundation: “We grant the wishes of children with life threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy.”
• CHARLEE: Hope for Children: “Providing a safe and hopeful future for our children.”
• Big Brothers-Big Sisters: “Together we are changing what it means to grow up in American…Expanding horizons through the power of one-to-one friendships.”

We also have made contributions to the following organizations:

• American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund
• Children's Diagnostic & Treatment Center
• PACE Center For Girls
• International Cruise Victims
• United Way
• Broward Gold Coast Down Syndrome Organization, Inc.
• St. Jude - ALSAC
• Children’s Home Society of Florida
• YWCA of Greater Miami
• DCBA/YLS Bids for Kids
• Fort Lauderdale’s Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center
• Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago
• Miami-Dade County Legal Aid Society
• Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association
• Anti-Defamation League
• Boys & Girls Club of Broward Country
• Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc.
• National MS Society
• Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association
• Women’s Fund of Miami-Dade
• The Crohns & Colitis Foundation
• The Florida Bar Foundation
• Kidside, Inc.
• Florida Association for Women Lawyers
• Gwen Cherry Park Foundation Inc.

Personal Injury Litigation – Our Miami-based law firm.

Individuals who have been injured by another person’s negligence can file a personal injury lawsuit for damages. At Hickey Law Firm, P.A., we can help if you or someone you love has been injured. Our Miami-based law firm will provide you the advice you need, the representation you want, and the compensation you deserve.

Personal injury litigation covers a wide range of incidents, including car accidents, railroad accidents, cruise ship accidents and assaults, premises liability, product liability, and medical malpractice, all of which can result in serious injury to the victim, including fractures of bones, tears of tendons. If you have been involved in any kind of accident or incident which caused serious personal injury, call us TODAY for a FREE CONSULTATION.

OUR MISSION is to provide to you, the honest, seriously injured person, the advice you need, the representation you want, and the compensation you deserve.  By doing this, we correct unsafe places, procedures, conditions, and products on cruise ships, stores, commercial facilities, at work, and at home.

Representing honest seriously injured people in cases of personal injury, wrongful death, cruise ship accidents, maritime accidents, boating accidents, aviation and airplane crashes, slip and falls, trip and falls, car accidents, truck accidents, product liability, medical malpractice, professional negligence, wrongful prescriptions, sexual assault, assault and battery, and negligent security.  We represent these people in cases where they have suffered wrongful death or injuries with permanent impairments or disabilities such as orthopedic injuries which include broken bones or torn ligaments or tendons, injuries to the organs, neurological injuries, head and brain injuries, burn injuries, psychological injuries from trauma, or scarring and disfigurement.   

• What to Do in the Event of an Injury
• Personal Injury Lawsuits
  • Economic Damages
  • Non-Economic Damages

What to Do in the Event of an Injury

If you have been injured through no fault of your own, there are several steps you should take:

• First, get medical care for you or your family.
• Second, take photographs of the scene. You should take photographs or have someone take photographs of the scene of the accident and of your injuries. Remember: "A picture is worth a thousand words.”
• Third, write down specific details about the accident, including how it happened and how you were injured. Also note conversations with other people involved in the accident or claim. Write down the name, address, and all phone numbers of everyone who witnessed the accident.
• The fourth thing you should do is Contact a personal injury lawyer from Hickey Law Firm, P.A. When you retain the services of a personal injury lawyer from our firm, serving Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, the Keys, Tampa, Orlando and all of Florida, you can rest assured that you will receive the advice you need; the representation you want; and the compensation you deserve. You can call toll free at 1-800-215-7115 to speak with a representative.
• Fifth, preserve the evidence. If you were injured by a defective or negligently designed product, such as a car or piece of machinery, keep the product and maintain it in a safe place. Tell us about any evidence you have in your possession immediately when you contact us.

If you or someone you love has been injured as a result of another party's negligent and reckless actions, we can help. We have extensive experience in personal injury litigation, and we have consistently obtained substantial results for our clients and have made a difference in safety and security procedures of cruise ships and other facilities which affect you and your family.

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Personal Injury Lawsuits

The value of any personal injury claim depends on the facts and circumstances of your case. First, you have to determine whether the defendant - that is, the party that is responsible for creating the dangerous condition that caused the accident - is liable or, in other words, at fault. The next consideration is whether you were at fault and, if so, what responsibility you bear in relation to the defendant. Under Florida law and under Maritime law, the jury is allowed to compare the negligence of the defendant to your negligence, if any, in making their judgment. The value of your claim also depends on the severity of your injury and the damages. The following is a list of the economic and non-economic damages to which you may be entitled in a personal injury claim:

Economic Damages: Fix what can be fixed; Help what can be helped.

Medical expenses, past and future – These include the cost of the hospital surgeon, emergency room, radiology, and anesthesiology. After a surgery or hospitalization, these expenses include physical therapy, follow up doctor visits, medications, follow up testing like MRI’s and x-rays.

• Past lost wages – This would include loss of all compensation in the past as a result of this accident, including wages, bonuses, overtime, and raises. One way to determine the loss of past compensation is to look at the amount of compensation received on a yearly basis for a number of years before the accident, and compare that to how much you have made since the accident. This also includes what you had the potential or ability to make.
• LITTLE KNOWN FACT: Even if insurance, Medicare or Medicaid pays for theses expenses you are obligated under the law to pay them back. The insurance companies, Medicare, and, Medicaid have liens on your recovery. That means that you will have to pay them back out of what you receive in settlement or from a verdict from the jury.
• Medical Liens have to be paid back - Even if insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid pays for theses expenses, you the injured party are obligated under the law to pay them back. The insurance companies, Medicare, and Medicaid have liens on your recovery. That means that you will have to pay them back out of what you receive in settlement or from a verdict from the jury.
• Loss of future ability to earn income – This includes what you would have made based on your history of earning before the accident and what you could have made based on your income potential that was damaged or destroyed as a result of the accident. This also includes what you had the potential or ability to make.
• Loss of support, services, and affection to your spouse - your spouse may also be entitled to the value of your services and the loss of your relationship or companionship which has been compromised as a result of the accident, both in the past and in the future.

Pain and Suffering Damages: Balance out what we cannot fix or help.

These are damages for pain and suffering, disability, physical impairment, disfigurement, mental anguish, inconvenience, and loss of capacity for the enjoyment of life. Your spouse may also be considered for loss of consortium, which means loss of comfort, society, and attention, in the event you have suffered an injury. This is an evaluation of the loss that your spouse experiences in terms of your relationship because of your injuries. If you have suffered an injury at the hands of another party, a personal injury lawyer can help protect your rights. Serving Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Tampa,  Orlando, and anywhere else in Florida, the staff at Hickey Law Firm, P.A. has the experience and determination to bring about a successful case resolution for your family.

OUR MISSION is to provide to you, the honest, seriously injured person, the advice you need, the representation you want, and the compensation you deserve. By doing this, we correct unsafe places, procedures, conditions, and products on cruise ships, stores, commercial facilities, at work, and at home.

Representing honest seriously injured people in cases of personal injury, wrongful death, cruise ship accidents, maritime accidents, boating accidents, aviation and airplane crashes, slip and falls, trip and falls, car accidents, truck accidents, product liability, medical malpractice, professional negligence, wrongful prescriptions, sexual assault, assault and battery, and negligent security. We represent these people in cases where they have suffered wrongful death or injuries with permanent impairments or disabilities such as orthopedic injuries which include broken bones or torn ligaments or tendons, injuries to the organs, neurological injuries, head and brain injuries, burn injuries, psychological injuries from trauma, or scarring and disfigurement.

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Contact a Personal Injury Lawyer

If you are seeking legal counsel from a personal injury lawyer serving Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Orlando, and anywhere else in Florida, we can help. Contact Hickey Law Firm, P.A., today to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation and case review.

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