The idea that anyone has suffered an injury or even death due to the negligence of another party fuels our team to get our clients the justice they deserve. Our Tampa Personal Injury attorneys fight to help clients who have suffered at the hand of a liable party. At Swope, Rodante P.A. we specialize in standing up against large, powerful corporations on behalf of clients that suffer due to the other party’s negligence. Our formidable team will help you get back on your feet after an accident and assist you and your family to seek the necessary treatment throughout your recovery journey. When you find yourself the victim of an accident where you face injuries, our lawyers will communicate on your behalf, so you do not have to worry about dealing with people like, insurance companies, the other person’s attorney, a doctor seeking payment or any other hassles. When our team takes on your case, we pride ourselves in forming personal relationships with each of our clients. Our team handles complex cases and will fight harder than anyone else to help our clients achieve the outcome they desire and deserve.
The Most Experienced and Tenacious Attorneys in Tampa
Over the past 40 years our firm has established a reputation among other attorneys that differentiates our team from any other type of personal injury firm. Our attorneys will fight a battle that seems unwinnable by other
attorneys through extensive expertise and determination. When an attorney has a case that they do not know how to win, they call Swope, Rodante P.A.
Our lawyers expertly handle cases involving catastrophic injuries and will locate all means of recovery – in our successful cases we have found potentially unknown parties or insurance policies. We do not stop until we find a way to win for you. After an accident involving a catastrophic injury, the resulting case can take years to fully litigate and get you the result you desire.
When our team decides to take on a case, we immediately begin to prepare for trial, as opposed to taking the first settlement offer possible. Through this process, we take pride in the personal relationships we build with our clients and value close communication with them throughout the process of their case. We take pride in getting to know all of our clients deeply and personally as we handle their case. Once we make a friend in a client, we consider them a friend for life and want to do our best to attempt to provide for their care their care beyond the short-term life of their case.
We Provide the Resources to Ensure You Win Your Personal Injury Claim
While other people may want a quick and easy fix, the Tampa personal injury lawyers at Swope, Rodante P.A. understand that winning a complex case at its maximum value can take years and we guide our clients through that process. At our Tampa office, we built a mock trial room that evokes the feeling of a courtroom, including a judge’s bench, witness stand and jury box. In addition to trial preparation, we understand the value of getting things done the right way. This appreciation for detail led us to employ our own in-house photographer and videographer, as well as a document and exhibit specialist that ensures every detail of your case, no matter how minute receives the necessary attention.
Through our vast experience with catastrophic injury cases, the entire legal team at Swope, Rodante P.A has built relationships not only on the legal side of the equation, but also to help our clients in a holistic manner. We know the best rehabilitation treatment facilities and know where our clients might need assistance as they begin their road back to a new normal. Our Tampa attorneys have also helped in the crafting of these pieces of legislation that get passed in Tallahassee, so they know exactly how to win cases based on these intricate laws.
The Team Approach Allows Our Firm to Handle Your Case Through its Entirety
As a client of Swope, Rodante P.A you do not only have one lawyers working on your case at any given time. Our firm handles cases using a team approach that ensures we have an expert attorney handling every aspect of your case, our teams include litigation (trial team), medical malpractice, insurance coverage, insurance bad faith, post-trial motions and appeals. Using the team approach, we ensure that we explore every avenue of your case to maximize your potential recovery.
Some of the Types of Claims we Handle
Auto Accidents
In terms of personal injury cases, the majority fall in the category of auto accidents. Our team has over 40 years’ experience handling these types of claims, and specialize in cases resulting in catastrophic injuries, caused by the recklessness of another driver. In this kind of auto accident, insurance companies will bring their lawyers ready for a fight, but our Tampa auto accident attorneys thrive on challenges and complex cases. If you need a Tampa accident attorney, we can help you.
Appellate Practice
In order to properly handle an appeal, you must work with a lawyer that has extensive legal prowess in addition to a wealth of legal experience. At Swope, Rodante, P.A. we have an entire team of Tampa attorneys and legal assistants devoted to taking a case through the appellate process. Other lawyers come to our expert team to learn about how to handle the appellate process as part of continuing legal education seminars held throughout the state of Florida. If your case is in need of appellate work, please reach out to Swope, Rodante P.A.
Children’s Daycare Injuries
A situation can arise where a dereliction of duty by a childcare provider results in the injury of your child. Due to these actions, parents or a court-appointed guardian can sue on behalf of a child to recoup any costs associated with medical bills, physical rehabilitation or counseling needed to aid in recovery. Our team can provide guidance as you navigate the process of filing a daycare injury claim for damages.
Construction Site Injury
Some cases do involve true accidents, but in certain circumstances these accidents result from the failure to follow proper safety regulations. Accidents at a construction site have many complex elements and involve state and federal laws. This multitude of differing laws may call for investigation of multiple employer sites with subcontractors. Our attorneys take pride in the work we have done to help our clients injured in these types of accidents. At Swope, Rodante P.A., our trial team puts in the work necessary to determine all sources of liability. If you are unsure about your construction site injury, reach out to our office in Tampa.
Dangerous Workplace
Every person deserves the right to work in a safe environment free from danger. However, in some cases, employers fail to meet that standard. While many cases resulting from a workplace accident result in a workman’s compensation claim, some exceptions do apply. These types of cases can include a case where an employee suffers an injury due to a defective product, or a case that seeks damages not from your employer. When an employee works at a location not run by their employer or qualifies as a contractor at a location, the injured person may have a lack of protection. In those specific cases our Tampa personal injury lawyers will fight to ensure the protection of your rights.
Diving and Drowning Accidents
Summertime in Florida leads to long days often spent relaxing and resting by the pool. However, these sunshine-filled leisure days can take a dangerous turn without proper operation, maintenance or security. When these failures occur, a variety of different cases can result including cases regarding, negligence, product liability, or premises liability. If you find yourself or a family member injured in a diving or drowning accident, our Tampa personal injury attorneys can help you in your pursuit to recover damages including, medical bills, physical therapy or counseling.
Dog Bite Injury
Unfortunately, a situation may arise where you may find yourself a victim of a dog bite injury. These accidents can result in costly medical bills including surgery and antibiotics for the victim. Our team of Tampa injury attorneys will fight to prove the dog owner’s liability if the attack occurs on public property or lawfully on private property.
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Our team handles cases resulting in patients diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome. This condition presents as a rare autoimmune disorder in which a person’s own immune system damages the nerves, causing muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis. Our team of Tampa Injury lawyers assists families facing this diagnosis to win a jury trial to cover their new medical bills and other compensation. In order to win these complex cases, it takes a lawyer who can invest both emotionally and financially on behalf of their clients and our team takes a personal approach to each and every case.
Insurance
Few firms can inspire the level of fear in the eyes of an insurance company that comes with the name Swope, Rodante to any case – they have learned we provide the expertise and resource that will outsmart and outfight them at every turn. Specifically, when fighting a bad faith case against an insurance company, when they fail to represent their client properly, our lawyers at Swope, Rodante have earned the reputation of the preeminent Bad Faith firm in the state of Florida. Our teams provide the expertise and tenacity to fight and win at trial, on complex cases that other wills cannot or will not touch. When facing a complex case against an insurance company, call our team.
Legal Malpractice
When a client works with an attorney, they have the expectation that their lawyer will act with integrity, competence and skill, in line with their ethical duty. When a lawyer fails to meet these responsibilities, a case of legal malpractice may result. The issue of legal malpractice can result from four areas – negligent errors; exercising negligence in the professional relationship; claim filed by an adversary or non-client against a lawyer; or fee disputes. If you believe your lawyer has committed legal malpractice, reach out to a member of our team, and ensure that you receive the representation you deserve.
Medical Malpractice
A patient trusts their doctor to make decisions that will do no harm in regard to their care. However, when a physician fails to follow the required standard of care, a patient may face physical, mental, or emotional wounds. Our Medical Malpractice attorneys provide insight and expertise on how to win these complex and challenging cases, especially through the difficult pre-suit phase. While these medical malpractice cases bring many challenges, our expert team has found success in helping clients that have suffered at the hands of physicians who have failed to properly treat them. If you have questions about your medical provider’s care, please call Swope, Rodante P.A.
Motorcycle Accident
Injuries or death due to a motorcycle accident can result in expensive medical bills, lost wages, or even funeral expenses, all due to the negligence of another driver. These types of complex litigation cases require expert personal injury attorneys that can devote the necessary time and resources to your case. To get the justice you deserve, call our Tampa motorcycle attorneys to help you and your family in your recovery process.
Negligent Security
An owner of property often has a responsibility to provide for the safety and security of their customers, visitors, and guests. When an owner fails to meet this duty, a case may result based under premises liability law. In order to successfully litigate a negligent security case, a lawyer will need to prove the owner should have had awareness of the danger and failed to act to protect the safety of others. Our Tampa personal injury lawyers can investigate your claim and determine if you have a case against a property owner.
Nursing Home Abuse
One of the hardest decisions a family can make, results from the need to seek additional support for an elderly family member. When a family member begins residence in a long-term care facility, their traditional caretakers have the expectations that their family member will receive top-notch care. However, when a facility fails to meet the standard of care, a personal injury case against a nursing home can result to recover damages related to bodily injury, psychological and mental suffering due to the abuse. If you have questions about what you can do, please call us.
Product Liability
A manufacturer wields the social and legal responsibility to ensure their product meets all safety requirements and lacks defects. When they fail to meet this standard, and a consumer suffers a catastrophic injury resulting from the failure of the product, the resulting case can find negligence on the part of the manufacturer, distributor or seller. Our firm handles product liability cases including those resulting from; dangerous chemicals and hazardous materials, defective children’s products, unsafe industrials and commercial equipment, dangerous pharmaceuticals and medical devices, or defective automotive equipment. Call our Tampa lawyers today to learn more about your rights.
Spinal Cord Injuries
A spinal cord injury can leave families with an entirely new reality that they could have never planned for, but our Tampa spinal cord injury attorneys know how to help prepare you for this next phase of life. Our expertise in handling these types of cases illuminates our reputations as the premier spinal cord injury firm all over the state of Florida. We take pride in knowing the number of families we have helped as they face an uncertain future resulting from a spinal cord injury. If you or a member of your family suffers from a spinal cord injury after an accident, please call us.
Sports Injury
In Florida, nearly all children are involved in a sport throughout the year and those sports teach them values and work ethic that will often serve them throughout life. However, when a child is injured in a sport whether at a game or practice, an investigation must follow to determine if there was a failure by any party to properly protect a child in that circumstance. Our team of sports injury attorneys have worked with families of children whose lives were forever changed as a result of a sports injury that should have never happened.
Traumatic Brain Injuries
An accident resulting in a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can lead to long term side-effects including headaches, attention difficulties, difficulty remembering, dizziness and anxiety. Depending on the severity of the case the injured person may require assistance caring for themselves for the rest of their lives. Our team of traumatic brain injury lawyers has experience taking on large corporations and insurance companies to fight on behalf of our clients with a TBI to help them navigate the complex journey of recovery. The lawyers at Swope, Rodante P.A. have handled TBI cases resulting in large settlements across Tampa and the state of Florida.
Trucking Accident
After you or a family member have suffered bodily harm from an accident with a commercial truck, our team at Swope, Rodante P.A. will fight to hold the negligent party accountable. Victims of commercial trucking accidents can find themselves saddled with expensive medical bills, lost wages, physical impairment, and emotional trauma. While handling your personal injury case, we will take the time to investigate all theories and prepare your case for your desired resolution. To find the most detail-oriented lawyers in Tampa, call our team today.
Wrongful Death
No amount of money can replace what was lost after the death of a loved one. However, if their death was due to the negligence of another person, you may have a civil claim to bring against them through a wrongful death suit. These cases differ from a criminal case, and occur in civil court, brought against the liable party from the family or dependents of the person who has died. If you have questions about a wrongful death case, please call our lawyers.
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