Pinecrest Personal Injury Lawyers

Michelle has concentrated in the area of plaintiffs’ civil trial practice since the beginning of her legal career. Her experience includes land-based and admiralty/maritime personal injury, wrongful death, and class action litigation. Michelle works closely with her clients and will always take the time to address their concerns and provide an honest assessment of their cases.

Michelle was co-lead counsel in a jury trial in Broward County resulting in one of the top 100 personal injury verdicts in Florida in the year 2017. She is fluent in Spanish.

Brandon Stein is a Florida based trial attorney born in Queens, New York, and was raised in East Brunswick, New Jersey. Being the son of an accountant that owns a large firm in New Jersey, owning and operating a business is something that was engrained within Brandon Stein from a very young age.

As owner and founder of SteinLaw, Brandon Stein focuses his practice on personal injury, wrongful death, car accident and slip and fall litigation, as well as a variety of other civil litigation areas. While SteinLaw is based out of Florida, Attorney Stein handles cases all around the country.

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Jacqueline Garcell is a senior partner and active trial attorney in maritime law for Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, P.A. She routinely handles passengers’ personal injury, sexual assault and wrongful death claims, as well as non-maritime personal injury claims. Ms. Garcell is the fastest attorney to ever make partner at the firm, having been promoted to the partner position after being with us for a decade. Ms. Garcell has helped settle hundreds of cases on behalf of both cruise ship passengers and crew members. She achieved one of the Top 50 Personal Injury Verdicts in Florida in 2017 — this rare and...

Francisco Vinas focuses his practice on Complex Personal injury, Tractor Trailer/Commercial Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death, Foster Care Abuse, and Medical Malpractice Litigation. He has consistently been recognized by his peers in the area of plaintiff’s personal injury law, and has obtained numerous multi-million dollar awards and settlements for his clients. Francisco has been recognized as A National Top 100 Trial Lawyer. In 2015, he was given an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, and products liability law. This AV rating is the highest rating available from Martingale-Hubbell and is given for high ethical...

The Law Offices of Karen J. Haas provides superior Appellate and Trial Support services to clients and trial attorneys in all areas of civil practice, state and federal. Ms. Haas has over two-decades of experience and knowledge that can maximize the monetary value of a case, and put it in the best possible posture for trial, appeal, or settlement. It takes a particularly effective and staunch advocate to pursue or defend a lawsuit on behalf of an individual or small business whether against one party, multiple parties, or the legal team of a Fortune 500 Company.

A trial attorney representing clients in first-party insurance claims and coverage disputes including hurricane claims throughout Florida.

At the Law Offices of Kirshner, Groff & Diaz, our entire practice is devoted to securing fair compensation for people hurt through no fault of their own. Our Miami attorneys understand the defenses and tactics employed by insurers and won’t let you be intimidated into accepting less than you deserve. For more than 30 years, we’ve guided clients through the litigation process so that they could obtain a measure of justice for the harm done to them.

Michael B. Kornhauser is a partner with FIDJ, PLLC who handles cases throughout Florida involving: -Bed sores (also commonly referred to as pressure injuries, pressure sores, pressure ulcers, pressure wounds, and decubitus ulcers) -Falls / Fractures -Infections -Sexual Abuse -Dehydration / Malnutrition -Medication Errors -Staff Abuse / Neglect -Resident on Resident Abuse -Wrongful Death Michael is admitted to practice law in each state court throughout Florida, along with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. To learn more, visit www.fidjustice.com or call (844) FIDJ-LAW.

Founding Partner of the firm Bloom & Kinnear. Practicing exclusively in the fields of personal injury and workers' compensation since 1984. Mr. Bloom has represented more than 3,000 clients for accidents involving automobiles, bicycles, pedestrians, trucks, dangerous premises, defective products, animal attacks, wrongful death, brain damage, paralysis, loss of limbs, defective elevators, railroad intersection, construction site, workplace injuries, catastrophic injuries and more.

Eric was born and raised in Miami, Florida. After graduating from the University of Florida, he went on to attend law school at St. Thomas University in Miami.

Geoffrey Probst is a new and prized addition to Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, P.A. While only recently joining LM&W, attorney Probst brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the firm, having specialized in admiralty and maritime law for over 17 years. Attorney Probst has extensive experience in representing both plaintiffs and defendants in legal actions involving injured or deceased passengers and crew members in cruise ship accidents. In his earlier career, he was the senior in-house litigator for a major cruise line. Having worked on both sides of these claims gives attorney Probst a unique advantage when representing accident...

With over 25 years of experience litigating Personal Injury Cases, Jonathan Groff assumes primary responsibility for Kirshner, Groff & Diaz's major claims litigation and trial practice. From early on, Mr. Groff is involved in the investigation, development, settlement negotiation, and when necessary, litigation of catastrophic injury and death cases; as well as complex liability claims. He has successfully tried numerous cases to verdict and settled countless other injury claims for clients.

Mr. Groff is honored to have achieved Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory's highest rating, "AV® , Preeminent", which is "...a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her...

Ana Maria Perez was born in Colombia. She attended St. Thomas School of Law and made dean's list three semesters. She is a dedicated attorney that will take your case seriously.



La abogada Ana Maria Perez, nació en Colombia. Obtuvo su diploma de derecho en Universidad de St. Thomas con honores en tres semestres. La abogada es un persona dedicada que tratara su caso con la seriedad que merece.

Isabel Abrams is the managing partner of Abrams Justice.

Raised in Miami and born to Venezuelan parents, Isabel has a deep understanding of Miami’s multi-cultural community. Isabel is a passionate and assertive advocate for her clients and works tirelessly to obtain them the best possible results. With years of trial experience, Isabel thrives in the courtroom and has a unique ability to come up with creative solutions and ideas in each case.

After handling hundreds of criminal cases as a former assistant state attorney, Isabel is neither intimidated nor hesitant to take on large insurance companies, who seek to treat her client’s...

Elstein Legal is a boutique law firm in Miami, Florida specializing in personal injury, car accidents, wrongful death, medical and nursing home negligence, and complex commercial litigation. Our law firm has experience aggressively representing victims and their families in a variety of injury related matters. Brian Elstein’s personalized approach to the practice of law allows Elstein Legal to get the very best results for our clients.

Nicolas Lipcon is a litigation attorney specializing in maritime personal injury cases, dedicated to advocating for individuals impacted by serious injuries at sea. Nicolas represents both passengers and crew members injured on cruise ships, pleasure boats, and commercial vessels, ensuring their voices are heard and their rights defended. He completed his legal education at Vanderbilt Law School, where he sharpened his litigation skills, focusing on trial preparation, discovery, depositions, and strategic case analysis. His legal experience, shaped by intensive law school training and summer associate positions, equipped him with a strong foundation in case strategy, client counseling, and meticulous pre-trial preparation—all...

Patrick B. North is originally from Tampa, Florida where he graduated from Tampa Jesuit High School. He graduated college from Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida where he played on the 1988 National Championship Baseball Team. In 1992 he graduated from St. Thomas University School of Law. He began his career at Salomon, Kanner, Damian & Rodriguez after graduating law school where he worked on complex commercial transactions and litigation. He later joined the insurance defense firm of Ligman, Martin & Evans in Coral Gables, Florida. In 1999, he joined forces with Jack Woodard to form Woodard & North. Pat...

Mr. Russell passed the Florida Bar in 2016, and began his career in Maritime Personal Injury Defense work. Mr. Russell joined the Law offices of Gillis, Mermell & Pacheco, P.A. in 2018. Mr. Russell handles his own case load and is closely supervised by Clifford Mermell and David Pacheco, who have over 46 years of combined experience in handling Defense Base Act and Longshore cases. Mr. Russell has also quickly accelerated his learning curve and is proficient in new client intakes, informal conferences, the discovery process, settlement evaluations, and demands, and general handling of all aspects of a DBA...

Responsive, experienced legal representation makes the difference between success where it matters most: IN COURT. WE have handled criminal and civil trial cases in Federal Court and State Court. Our team is dedicated to aggressively pursue your case. We have been successfully handling matters for our clients for over Thirty years. We understand that success in any legal matter requires passion, and a desire to fight. Our firm has been fighting for its clients day in and day out. We firmly believe that keeping our clients informed and responding to client questions and uncertainty...

STEVEN M. FALK is a civil trial lawyer who has practiced law in Florida since 1968. He has spent the last 42 years helping clients fight the insurance companies. Mr. Falk has and will never represent an insurance company. He received his undergraduate and his Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Miami. He is a member of the Florida Justice Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Arbitration Association; the Dade County Bar Association; and the Florida Bar. He has been named to Strathsmore’s Who’s-Who.

Ramon O. Crego is an attorney at the Miami office of Rubenstein Law. Focusing his practice exclusively on personal injury and wrongful death litigation, he provides advice and counsel to clients throughout Florida. Admitted to practice before all Florida state courts since 2011, Mr. Crego is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and Texas.

The clients that Mr. Crego represents are people who have been harmed both economically and non-economically as a result of the negligence or recklessness of other parties. His cases in this regard have included truck, motorcycle and other...

Scott A. Ferris has been licensed to practice law in the State of Florida since 1987. He specializes in divorce and family law, criminal law, litigation and civil law.