Tampa, Florida Personal Injury Lawyers

Powell & Espat

304 S. Plant Avenue
Tampa, Florida 33606
USA

(813) 222-2222 or (800) 422-8669

(813) 254-2226

www.MattLaw.com

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At Powell & Espat in Tampa, Florida, we are Personal Injury Trial Lawyers, helping injured people with all types of accidents. Wrongful death, motorcycle, car crash, trucking wrecks and more. Matt Powell is Board Certified as a Civil Trial Lawyer. We handle negligent security cases, medical malpractice and product liability cases. If you or someone you know has been a victim of an attack, robbery, assault or rape, and there was inadequate security or lack of security please call us. From Brain injuries to paralysis, we use the latest technology to help prove our clients injuries to a jury.

If you have suffered a serious injury due to the negligence of another, don't be victimized twice. You will be up against the insurance industry, big business, and all of their resources. You are not on an even playing field. You need someone on your side to help you obtain the fair and reasonable compensation that you deserve. You need a personal injury trial lawyer with experience and success in representing injured people.

Insurance companies try to settle claims as quickly and cheaply as possible, because their focus is on making profits. When you have been injured through the fault of someone else, the insurance company for the person responsible for your injuries will usually contact you immediately to try and settle your claim before you know the value of your claim, or before you speak with a lawyer. We urge you to speak to a lawyer and find out your rights before you sign anything, or give a recorded statement to an insurance company.

Year this Office was Established: 1989

Practice Areas

Practice Areas Description

- Auto Accidents

This information explains many of your rights if you are injured in an automobile accident and the accident was not your fault. However, it is certainly not a substitute for good personal legal advice from an attorney who has the necessary knowledge and experience in this area of the law. Also, keep in mind that the laws and procedures change frequently and are subject to differing interpretations, therefore, if you want legal advice it is best to consult with a lawyer. If you decide to hire a lawyer, remember that the hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements. Before you decide on any lawyer, ask the lawyer to send you free written information about his or her qualifications and experience.

- Medical Malpractice

This information explains many of your rights if you are injured by medical malpractice and is not a substitute for good personal legal advice from an attorney with knowledge and experience in the area of medical malpractice law. It is important to keep in mind that laws and procedures change frequently and are subject to differing interpretations. Consequently, it is best to consult with an attorney if you want legal advice. Should you decide to hire a lawyer, remember that the hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements. Before you decide on any lawyer, ask the lawyer to send you free written information about his or her qualifications and experience. Also, remember that this information is based upon Florida law and should not be used outside the State of Florida.

- Death Claims

A "wrongful death" occurs when a person is killed due to the negligence or misconduct of another individual, company or entity. Wrongful death can be caused by a car, motorcycle, pedestrian, aviation, boating accidents, medical malpractice, defective products, work related accidents and inadequate security.

- Bad Security

Criminals are like sharks. Both of them have the same objective which is to find a target or victim that will be an easy prey. They focus on victims that are weak and who cannot escape. The ones who are exposed, alone and can’t get help. They choose locations where they won’t be caught. They are masters at exploiting vulnerabilities.

- Trucking Crashes

1 out of every 8 people killed in a traffic accident in the United States is killed in an accident involving a tractor trailer / semi truck. Every year, 500,000 large trucks, or "semis," are involved in accidents on our roads. Of these, 5,000 involve fatalities and over 94,000 crashes result in injuries.

- Brain Injury

The human brain is one of the most amazing creations in the world and can do so many things that it boggles the imagination, however, it is also an extremely delicate organ that can be easily injured. Lack of oxygen is the most common brain injury that infants suffer during a birth. An adults most common form of brain injury is in the form of a stroke or an aneurysm damaging brain cells, however, trauma to the head or the neck can cause damage to the brain tissue even though there are no cuts or bruises or loss of consciousness the brain injury can be severe to very mild and diffuse.

- Motorcycle Accidents

Per mile, motorcyclists are about 16 times more likely to die in a traffic crash than car occupants. The same freedom that a motorcycle offers its riders, also exposes them to the dangers of serious injury. Both the protective clothing and the driving practices of a cyclist are the rider's choice and can increase the risk of a serious injury or death. Unfortunately, most motorcycle/car accidents result in extremely serious injuries to the motorcycle rider even if the cyclist was riding safely and completely obeying the law. Therefore, it is even more important for a cyclist to carry quality health insurance and Uninsured Motorist coverage since it will protect them if they are injured by a careless driver.

- Bicycle Accidents

A bicycle accident is a fearful experience. An unprotected human body is no match for a speeding automobile or hard pavement. Even the most careful and experienced bicyclists can easily find themselves on the wrong side of the handlebars.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that a bicyclist is fatally injured every 6 hours, and nearly half of all the people killed in bicycle accidents are children under the age of 16.

- Boating, Admiralty

Jet ski accidents: For nearly two decades, jet ski’s have provided tremendous fun on our waterways. Jet ski’s are extremely fast and maneuverable.

Although jet ski’s can provide tons of fun, they can be extremely dangerous. Unfortunately, in the hands of an inexperienced, intoxicated or negligent driver, bad accidents with life changing injuries or death can happen.

- Dog Bites

Since the late 1990s, approximately 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs annually, resulting in an estimated 800,000 injuries, and 20 deaths per year. Seventy percent of the bites occurred on the dog owner’s property.

Sometimes the bite injuries are slight and amount to nothing, and sometimes they result in horrible scarring, pain, disfigurement and occasionally even death.

- Dangerous Products

Manufacturers have a legal responsibility for the safety of their consumers. When consumers are injured or harmed by a product while using it in its intended manner then the manufacturers, wholesalers, designers, retailers, and anyone involved with the product being sold to the consumer may be liable to pay compensation. These cases may involve strict liability, negligence, breach of warranty, or misrepresentation and can arise as a result of a dangerous product, a drug recall or a defectively installed medical device. Product liability lawyers can take legal action for compensation as a result of failure to provide warnings when knowledge of hazardous products exists, failing to ensure that a defective or malfunctioning part is not used in products, or failing to warn when a fault exists that makes the product unsuitable for the purposes for which it was sold.