Partner
Mark J. Miller
Mark's work has included insurance defense as well as prosecution. His experience informs a careful assessment of insurer positions and evidence.
The commute stopped. Your responsibilities did not.
Pembroke Pines Car Accident Lawyer
Miller & Jacobs helps Pembroke Pines drivers and passengers after car crashes that disrupt treatment, work, and family routines. We investigate fault, review insurance, and document the losses so you can make decisions with more than an adjuster's first account.
You can ask for help while treatment is still continuing. No attorney fee unless compensation is recovered for you.
$300M+
Reported Recoveries for Injured Clients
50+ Years
Combined Legal Experience
230+
Combined Jury Trials Across Their Careers
Former Prosecutors
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The week after the collision
Start with the care you need and the time you are losing.
We can review the claim while you attend appointments and follow your provider's advice. Keep treatment and work records together so a gap in pay does not become a gap in the explanation.
Medical attention
For potentially applicable PIP medical benefits, eligible initial care generally must occur within 14 days. Florida's PIP statute sets the coverage rules.
Missed shifts
Keep schedules, pay stubs, work restrictions, and records of paid leave used. Explain reduced hours as well as days entirely missed.
Help at home
Note assistance with transportation, child care, and daily tasks. Save actual expenses and distinguish paid help from favors provided by family.
Bills during an unfinished claim
A future settlement is not this month's payment plan.
We can examine health coverage, auto benefits, and billing arrangements that may be relevant. A lawyer cannot promise that every provider will wait or that a settlement will pay every charge.
The explanation of benefits
Keep insurer decisions and provider statements. A listed charge, an allowed amount, and a balance due may be different figures.
A payment arrangement
Before agreeing to defer a bill or sign a treatment-related agreement, ask how it would be paid and what happens if the claim does not produce enough money.
Continuing symptoms
Tell treating providers what is still difficult. Avoid minimizing symptoms just because you returned to work. Care recommendations help support the losses under review.
Pines Boulevard and the roads you use daily
The lane and driveway can matter as much as the intersection.
For a collision on Pines Boulevard, University Drive, Flamingo Road, or near I-75, keep the direction, lane, signal, and exact entrance. A turn into a shopping center and a collision at a traffic light may require different evidence. Our Pines Boulevard crash evidence guide explains which scene photos, camera requests and signal records to check.
The local report
If Pembroke Pines Police investigated, its records section provides the request process. Save the incident number and driver exchange paperwork before the report is available.
A camera close to the scene
Identify nearby businesses or homes without assuming a camera recorded the road. Preserve your own dashcam files and note potential witnesses.
A bigger vehicle or separate injury
A delivery vehicle may require the commercial vehicle investigation discussed on our truck page. The Pembroke Pines injury hub explains other overlapping claims.
Life after the injury
School pickup still needs doing. The doctor says you should not drive yet.
A crash can turn ordinary plans into a set of favors, appointments, and missed hours. Tell us about the practical changes. They help identify the records needed to explain your losses and care needs.
When accounts conflict
A quick fault decision deserves a closer look.
We compare the insurer's position with the driving evidence and supported losses. Being blamed in a phone call does not establish the final legal result.
01
Check the sequence
Photographs, damage patterns, witnesses, and available video may help explain a lane change, turn, or rear impact. We also look for evidence that challenges your account.
02
Identify the coverage
Your policy, another household policy, and the responsible party's coverage may play different roles. Uninsured or underinsured motorist issues depend on the policies.
03
Assess an injury offer
Review the full release and the care outlook. Florida's injury threshold may limit pain-and-suffering claims; medical evidence matters.
Under applicable comparative-fault rules, recovery can be reduced, and fault above 50% can bar it.
A free consultation
Bring the bill that worries you or the decision you cannot make.
We can begin with what is hardest this week, then explain the records and claim questions that need attention. The consultation is free.
A practical claim file
Use records that show the difference before and after the crash.
Clear documentation is more useful than a broad statement that everything became harder.
01
Keep the medical sequence
Retain the first visit, follow-up referrals, test results, and restrictions. Explain any treatment interruption so the history is complete.
02
Show the income effect
Hourly pay, salary, commissions, and self-employment need different support. Bring the records you actually use to track earnings.
03
Keep each agreement
Save the property-damage settlement, repair authorization, and injury offer separately. We can review what each document resolves.
Most negligence claims allow two years to sue under Florida law. Check your case's deadline early.
Miller & Jacobs
The partners who can explain the next step.
Partners Mark J. Miller and Rick S. Jacobs serve Pembroke Pines from the firm's Pompano Beach office. Their biographies describe their prosecution and private-practice backgrounds. Ask about communication, the investigation, and the documents needed for your situation.
Partner
Rick S. Jacobs
Rick previously served as an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade County. His biography sets out the experience behind his work at Miller & Jacobs.
Our South Florida office is at 1600 S Federal Highway, Suite 1101, Pompano Beach, FL 33062. Call 954-465-8733 before visiting.
Before your next decision
Questions when everyday plans have to change
I went back to work but am doing fewer duties. Does that matter?
Yes. Modified work and reduced hours may help explain the injury's effect. Keep the provider's restrictions and employer records rather than relying only on the fact that you returned.
Can I ask about a claim if I did not go to the emergency room?
Yes. Hospitalization is not required to seek advice. Tell us what treatment you received and when. Coverage rules and the available medical support still need review.
Who pays for rides to appointments while my car is being repaired?
That depends on available coverage and the circumstances. Keep receipts and explain whether transportation was for treatment, work, or another purpose. Do not assume every expense is reimbursable.
The other driver was uninsured. Is there any point in calling?
Potential coverage may exist under your own or another applicable policy. We can review uninsured motorist benefits and other parties before drawing a conclusion.
Should I accept the vehicle payment before the injury is resolved?
The claims may be separate, but read the full release first. We can assess whether the document affects only property damage or also releases injury claims.
Do I have to travel to Fort Lauderdale for the first conversation?
We can begin by phone. Miller & Jacobs' South Florida office is in Pompano Beach. Call before visiting so we can explain the appointment and record-sharing process.
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