Florida Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers | Read Reviews & Compare

If you need legal help with nursing home abuse matters in Florida, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. Florida attorneys handle cases involving elder abuse in care facilities, neglect, financial exploitation, wrongful death, and resident rights violations, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in Circuit Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

One of the most important things to know about nursing home abuse law in Florida is the statute of limitations. You generally have 2 years (changed from 4 years in 2023 tort reform) from the date of injury to file a claim. Florida follows modified comparative fault with 51% bar (changed 2023 by HB 837) for determining liability, which directly affects how much compensation you may recover. Cases are filed in Circuit Court, and knowing how local judges handle these matters gives experienced attorneys a real advantage.

When selecting a nursing home abuse attorney in Florida, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Circuit Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout Florida and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

For a detailed overview of how nursing home abuse law works in Florida — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to nursing home abuse law in Florida. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Craig Goldenfarb - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
1800 S Australian Ave Suite 400 West Palm Beach, Florida
(561) 444-4440
University of Florida (1995)
English, Spanish, Creole
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
Chris Crawford - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Crawford Law
 15 West La Rua Street Pensacola FL 32501
(850) 432-7726
Northern District of Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Patrick W. Harland - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Whittel & Melton, LLC
 5318 Balsam St #A New Port Richey FL 34652
(866) 608-5529
Stetson University College of Law (1999)
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law Divorce
David Marc Warner - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Warner, Sechrest, & Butts P.A.
 5200 SW 91st Terrace Gainesville FL 32608
(352) 373-5922
University of Florida (1998)
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Business Law Construction Law Medical Malpractice
Lawrence Howard Kolin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation
 800 North Magnolia Avenue Suite 400 Orlando FL 32803
(407) 494-6160
University of Miami School of Law (1994)
Italian
Florida Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Communications & Internet Law
Victor Dante - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dante Law Office, P.A.
 1911 North East 164th Street North Miami Beach FL 33162
(305) 949-2526
St. Thomas University School of Law (1991)
English, French, Spanish
11th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Construction Law Insurance Claims
Dean Andrew Reed - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Simon, Reed & Salazar, P.A.
 2180 W. State Road 434 Suite 2150 Longwood FL 32779
(407) 937-2230
University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law (1996)
Bar #86223
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Foreclosure Defense
Michael Dustin Sechrest - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 5200 SW 91st Terrace Gainesville FL 32608
(352) 373-5922
University of Florida (1995)
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Construction Law
Mr. Arthur Collin Cherry - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Collin Cherry, P.L.
 1114 East Park Avenue Tallahassee FL 32301
(850) 224-1100
St. Mary s University School of Law (1996)
English
Texas Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Cannabis & Marijuana Law Civil Rights
Mario R. Theodore - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fair Price Legal
 113 S. Monroe Street Tallahassee FL 32301
(850) 938-5465
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (2003)
English, Haitian Creole, Spanish
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Domestic Violence
Eric Neitzke - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 123 Live Oak Avenue Daytona Beach FL 32114
(386) 323-1900
University of Florida (1982)
Florida Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law Divorce
Mark J Rose - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Roig Lawyers
 1255 S. Military Trail Suite 100 Deerfield Beach FL 33442
(954) 462-0330
Stetson University College of Law (2006)
Southern District of Florida Bar
Active License
Business Law Consumer Law Insurance Claims
Christopher Wigand - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 8211 W Broward Blvd Fort Lauderdale FL 33324
(954) 475-9666
Nova Southeastern University (1999)
Florida Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law Consumer Law
Edward S. Schwartz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gerson & Schwartz Accident & Injury Lawyers
 1980 Coral Way Miami FL 33145
(305) 371-6000
University of Miami School of Law (1981)
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Maritime Law Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Charles Flaxman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Flaxman Law Group
 6303 Blue Lagoon Dr #400 Miami FL 33126
(954) 987-0099
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University
English, Spanish
Florida Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Elder Law Maritime Law
Johnnie Byrd - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 206 N Collins St Plant City FL 33563
(813) 759-1224
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa (1973)
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Insurance Claims
Carl Palomino - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Carl Palomino, P.A.
 717 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Ste. 203 Coral Gables FL 33134
(305) 774-9790
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
Matthew Phillip Konecky - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Matthew Konecky, P.A.
 4440 PGA Boulevard, #204 Palm Beach Gardens FL 33410
(561) 671-5995
Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad Law Center (2002)
Bar #568554
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Insurance Claims
Robert Boyers - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Boyers Law Group
 2333 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Penthouse 1120 Coral Gables FL 33134
(305) 512-7600
Emory University School of Law (1990)
English
Connecticut Bar
Active License
Employment Law Gov & Administrative Law Maritime Law
Douglas Randolph Beam - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Douglas R. Beam, P.A.
 25 W New Haven Avenue Suite C Melbourne FL 32901
University of Tennessee College of Law (1985)
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Gregory Glenn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gregory Glenn P.A.
 One Park Place 621 NW 53rd Street, Ste. 240 BOCA RATON FL 33487
(561) 347-1071
University of Miami School of Law (1994)
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Elder Law Estate Planning Nursing Home Abuse
Bonnie Berns - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bonnie A. Berns, P.A.
 1360 N. U.S. Highway 1 Ste. 101 Ormond Beach FL 32174
(386) 672-4040
Florida Bar
Active License
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
Daniel Young - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Daniel L. Young, P.A.
 315 S.E. 7 Street Suite 302 Fort Lauderdale FL 33301
(954) 763-0996
Florida Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law DUI & DWI Insurance Claims
Jo-Anne Yau - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Yau Law Office
 10435 Midtown Pkwy, Ste 250 Jacksonville FL 32246
(904) 564-7800
Florida Coastal School of Law (2004)
Cantonese, English, French
Florida Bar
Active License
Business Law Entertainment & Sports Law Insurance Claims
Boris Lavent - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lavent Law Personal Injury Lawyer
 17295 NE 19th Avenue North Miami Beach FL 33162
(305) 257-9464
University of Miami
English, Russian
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Consumer Law Insurance Claims
Eric Arthur Falk - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Falk & Ross
 9495 Sunset Drive Suite B-285 Miami FL 33173
(305) 741-6997
St. Thomas University School of Law (1996)
Florida Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Gregory Maurice Wagner - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Gregory M. Wagner, P.A.
 121 Fairview Ave Daytona Beach FL 32114
(386) 252-3607
Spanish
Bar #315281
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Insurance Claims
Adam David Rieth - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Adam Rieth - Injury Lawyer
 3225 South MacDill Avenue 129-170 Tampa FL 33629
(833) 444-2326
Stetson University College of Law (2008)
English
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Insurance Claims Maritime Law Nursing Home Abuse
Juan Piles - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Juan J. Piles, Esquire
 4905 Chiquita Blvd. South Suite 103 Cape Coral FL 33914
(239) 443-5900
University of Miami School of Law (1997)
Spanish
Bar #145645
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Divorce Foreclosure Defense
Jason M. Melton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Whittel & Melton, LLC
 Museum Tower 150 W Flagler St Penthouse II - 2900 Miami FL 33130
(352) 666-2121
The Catholic University of America
English, Spanish
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Christopher Benton Hopkins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 505 South Flagler Drive 3rd Floor West Palm Beach FL 33401
Tulane University (1994)
English
Bar #116122
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Theodore Robert Schofner - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Schofner Law Office
 2117 Indian Rocks Road South Largo FL 33774
(727) 588-0290
London Business School (1990)
German, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Active License
Elder Law Estate Planning Nursing Home Abuse
Christopher David Russo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Russo Law, PA
 1135 Lakeland Hills Blvd. Lakeland FL 33805
(863) 248-4300
University of Florida (2004)
Bar #26942
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Health Care Law Insurance Claims Legal Malpractice
Lake Henry Lytal - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath
 515 N Flagler Dr, 10th floor West Palm Beach FL 33401
(239) 758-8334
Stetson University College of Law
Bar #129119
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Environmental Law Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Thomas John Ali - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jupiter Legal Advocates
 6650 W Indiantown Rd Suite 200 Jupiter FL 33458
(561) 748-8000
University of Miami
Florida Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Asbestos & Mesothelioma Civil Rights
Edna Pierre - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pierre Legal, PA
 3350 SW 148th Avenue, Suite 110 Miramar FL 33027
(954) 621-2244
Stetson University College of Law (2013)
English, Haitian Creole
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Family Law Medical Malpractice
Brian F. LaBovick - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
LaBovick Law Group
 5220 Hood Road, Suite 200 Palm Beach Gardens FL 33418
(561) 623-3681
University of Miami School of Law (1990)
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Consumer Law Employment Law
Michelle Antoinette Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Michelle P. Smith, P.A.
 7800 W Oakland Park Blvd B304 Sunrise FL 33351
(954) 572-4662
Florida State University College of Law
Florida Bar
Active License
Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury Products Liability
John Lawlor - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lawlor, White & Murphey
 2211 Davie Boulevard Fort Lauderdale FL 33312
(954) 525-2345
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University (1994)
Florida Bar
Active License
Legal Malpractice Maritime Law Medical Malpractice
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