# Checking a Florida Injury Lawyer — October 2026 edition

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This site does not rank, rate or compare lawyers and names no other firm. It lists checks a reader can run
on any Florida injury lawyer at official sources. Every legal statement names its official source and the
date it was last checked. Facts last checked October 5, 2026.

## Pages
- [How to check a personal injury lawyer in Florida — October 2026 edition](https://checkingafloridainjurylawyer.com/): October 2026 edition. Seven things you can check about any Florida injury lawyer before you sign, with the official site for each, and the Florida injury-law rules in force. An attorney advertisement of Shiner Law Group, P.A., Boca Raton, Florida.
- [About this site](https://checkingafloridainjurylawyer.com/about): who publishes it, how it is checked, every source, corrections. ATTORNEY ADVERTISEMENT of Shiner Law Group, P.A., Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, which is responsible for its content.

## The seven checks (each checked October 5, 2026)
1. License status and eligibility to practice: The Florida Bar Lawyer Directory, https://www.floridabar.org/directories/find-mbr/
2. 10-year discipline history: same profile. "None" means no discipline shown for the last 10 years.
3. Years licensed: the "Admitted" date on the same profile.
4. Board certification, for example Civil Trial: https://www.floridabar.org/about/cert/find-a-lawyer/
5. Trial experience: ask for case numbers and the county each was filed in, then search that county clerk's site (directory: https://www.flclerks.com/page/publicrecords).
6. Office location and who will handle the case: compare the Bar profile's Physical Address with the firm's own site.
7. The written contingency fee agreement: how the fee is worked out, the percentage at settlement, trial and appeal, which costs come out of the recovery and whether before or after the fee (Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, https://www.floridabar.org/rules/rrtfb/, page last updated Oct. 1, 2026).

## Florida rules in force on October 5, 2026, with sources
- Most negligence lawsuits: 2 years (Fla. Stat. 95.11(5)(a)); claims that accrued on or before March 24, 2023 keep 4 years (Ch. 2023-15, s. 28, Laws of Fla.). Checked October 5, 2026.
- More than 50% at fault for your own harm: no recovery in most negligence cases; at 50% or less the award is cut by your share (Fla. Stat. 768.81(2), (6)); medical negligence is the exception. Checked October 5, 2026.
- PIP: $10,000 medical and disability; 80% of medical bills; 60% of lost gross income; first care within 14 days; $2,500 cap without an emergency medical condition; $5,000 death benefit (Fla. Stat. 627.736(1)). Checked October 5, 2026.
- Pain and suffering in a car crash case only past a threshold: significant and permanent loss of an important bodily function; permanent injury (to a reasonable degree of medical probability) other than scarring or disfigurement; significant and permanent scarring or disfigurement; or death (Fla. Stat. 627.737(2)). Checked October 5, 2026.
- Crash reports: for 60 days after filing they go only to the people in the crash, their lawyers, insurers and insurance agents, and certain agencies; news outlets get a copy with personal details removed (Fla. Stat. 316.066(2)). Checked October 5, 2026.
- The 2026 no-fault repeal bills did not pass: SB 522 died in Senate Banking and Insurance on March 13, 2026; a similar House bill, HB 769, died in the House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee the same day. PIP is still required (Fla. Stat. 627.736). Source: flsenate.gov bill histories. Checked October 5, 2026.
- Claims against the government: limits of $200,000 per person and $300,000 per incident stand (Fla. Stat. 768.28(5)(a)); HB 145 (2026), which would have raised them, was vetoed June 30, 2026. Checked October 5, 2026.

## The firm
ATTORNEY ADVERTISEMENT of Shiner Law Group, P.A., Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, which is responsible for its content. Office: 7800 Congress Ave #108, Boca Raton, FL 33487 (the firm's contact page, checked October 5, 2026). Firm profile: https://www.flinjuryclaimguide.com/shiner-law-group.
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## Editions
This is the October 2026 edition. Each month is published as its own site. The November 2026 edition will be at its own address.

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