After an accident in Delray Beach, you have two years to file a personal injury claim in Florida. That deadline is firm. If you miss it, you lose your right to compensation, no matter how serious your injuries are or how clear the other party’s fault is.
The insurance companies know this timeline. They use it against you. They delay. They lowball. They wait for you to get desperate or miss the deadline entirely.
At Porcaro Law Group, we do not let that happen. We file claims on time, we document everything, and we push back when insurers try to shortchange our clients. If you were hurt because someone else was careless, reckless, or negligent, we build the case to prove it.
We handle personal injury cases across Palm Beach County, Broward County, and Miami-Dade County. Our clients do not pay us unless we win their case. That is how contingency fees work, and that is how we have operated since 2015.
Peter Porcaro founded this firm in 2015 after more than a decade of trial work in Florida and Pennsylvania. He is admitted to practice in Florida, Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He has spent 20 years representing people who were hurt, not corporations trying to avoid responsibility.
When you call Porcaro Law Group, you talk to an attorney, not a call center. We answer our phones 24/7 because accidents do not happen on a schedule. You get direct access to the lawyer handling your case.
We do not settle cheap. We prepare every case for trial. That preparation makes a difference when the insurance company decides whether to make a fair offer or take their chances in court. They know we will go to trial if that is what it takes.
Our clients see that in our Google reviews. We have 159 five-star reviews with an average rating of 4.9 stars. They mention our responsiveness, our preparation, and our results.
Peter also serves as Board Chairman of Eat Better Live Better, a nonprofit that works to reduce hunger and improve health in South Florida. That work matters to him because this community matters to him.
Delray Beach sits at the crossroads of I-95, the Florida Turnpike, Atlantic Avenue, and Federal Highway. That means heavy traffic, high speeds, and frequent crashes. We see rear-end collisions, T-bone accidents, head-on crashes, and multi-vehicle pileups.
Florida is a no-fault state, which means your own insurance pays your medical bills up to your PIP limit regardless of who caused the crash. But PIP runs out fast. If your injuries are serious, you can step outside the no-fault system and file a claim against the at-fault driver. We handle that process.
Commercial truck crashes are different from car accidents. The trucks are bigger. The injuries are worse. The defendants have more insurance and better lawyers. Trucking companies will investigate the crash within hours. They will pull data from the truck’s black box, interview the driver, and start building their defense before you even leave the hospital.
We move just as fast. We preserve evidence, we review logbooks and maintenance records, and we identify every liable party. That can include the driver, the trucking company, the company that loaded the cargo, and the company that maintained the truck.
When someone dies because of another person’s negligence, Florida law allows the family to file a wrongful death claim. The claim can recover damages for lost financial support, lost companionship, funeral expenses, and medical bills incurred before death.
These cases are time-sensitive. The statute of limitations for wrongful death in Florida is two years from the date of death. We handle these cases with the care and respect they deserve.
Florida personal injury law is built on a simple principle: if someone’s carelessness or recklessness causes you harm, they are responsible for the damages. That includes your medical bills, your lost wages, your pain and suffering, and any permanent disability or disfigurement you sustained.
To win a personal injury case in Florida, you need to prove four things:
Florida follows a modified comparative negligence rule. If you are partially at fault for your own injuries, your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault. If you are more than 50% at fault, you recover nothing.
Insurance companies love to exploit this rule. They will claim you were not wearing a seatbelt, you were distracted, you were speeding, or you failed to avoid the accident even when the evidence does not support those claims. We push back with facts and with testimony from accident reconstructionists who can explain exactly what happened.
If the at-fault driver is uninsured or underinsured, you may still have options. Your own uninsured motorist (UM) coverage can cover your damages. We file a claim against your own insurance company. They are required to pay up to your policy limits. If your UM coverage is not enough, we can also pursue the at-fault driver personally, though that recovery is less certain.
