Orlando Car Accident & Personal Injury Lawyer

If you need a car accident lawyer in Orlando who speaks your language, start here. This page explains, in plain words, how car accident and injury claims generally work in Orange County and what you can do now to protect your claim. It is general information, not legal advice; every case is different.

Car Accident Lawyer for Orlando and Orange County Families

Orlando is the county seat of Orange County and is home to about 333,900 people (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2025 estimate). About 35% of residents are Hispanic, and roughly four in ten speak a language other than English at home, according to the Census Bureau. Orlando also has the largest Puerto Rican population in Florida. The city was first incorporated as a town in 1875 and as a city in 1885, and today it has more than 100 neighborhoods, from downtown and Parramore to College Park and Lake Nona.

Orlando's roads carry local families, commuters from across Central Florida and a steady stream of visitors. The Orlando region recorded about 75 million visitors in 2018. Many of them drive rental cars on roads they don't know, looking at a GPS instead of the car ahead.

Tomas Robirosa handles car accident claims for people hurt in Orlando: rear-end crashes in stop-and-go traffic, T-bone crashes at intersections, sideswipes on the interstate, hit-and-runs, crashes with rental cars and crashes with drivers who have little or no insurance. You can meet with him by phone, by video or in person, and he keeps you informed at every step.

Orlando Roads Where Crashes Happen

Most Orlando drivers use at least one of these roads every week:

• Interstate 4 I-4 runs along the west side of downtown Orlando and links the city with Tampa and Daytona Beach. The I-4 Ultimate project rebuilt about 21 miles through the Orlando area and added the I-4 Express toll lanes, which opened in 2022. Merging between express and regular lanes, ramps and construction zones all call for close attention.
• State Road 408 (East-West Expressway) A toll road that crosses downtown Orlando, with a stack interchange at I-4. Its west end meets Florida's Turnpike, and to the east it connects with SR 417.
• State Road 417 (Central Florida GreeneWay) The toll beltway on the east side of Orlando. It connects to Orlando International Airport, so many travelers in rental cars use it.
• Florida's Turnpike The Turnpike crosses west Orange County, with interchanges at I-4, SR 408, SR 429 and SR 50.
• Orange Blossom Trail (U.S. 441) The road that forms the western edge of downtown, with many businesses, driveways and bus stops along the way.
• Colonial Drive (State Road 50) Orlando's main east-west street, where drivers turning in and out of shopping plazas share the road with pedestrians and cyclists.
• International Drive An 11.1-mile road in southwest Orlando that is the core of the tourism area. Hotels, restaurants, shuttles, crosswalks and drivers unfamiliar with the area all share the same lanes.

Personal Injury Lawyer in Orlando

Not every injury happens in a car. Tomas Robirosa also helps Orlando residents and visitors with other personal injury claims, including:

• Truck accidents with tractor-trailers on I-4 and Florida's Turnpike, or delivery trucks on city streets
• Motorcycle accidents on I-4, Colonial Drive and Orange Blossom Trail
• Uber, Lyft and delivery driver accidents, common in a city with so many visitors
• Pedestrian accidents, including people struck in crosswalks near hotels and bus stops
• Slip and fall injuries at stores, hotels, restaurants, apartment complexes and parking lots
• Wrongful death claims in Orlando, for families who lost a loved one because of someone else's negligence

Tomas Robirosa serves Orlando and all of Orange County, and he also helps people in nearby Kissimmee and St. Cloud in Osceola County.

What to Do After a Car Accident in Orlando

1. Call 911 and get medical care right away. Inside city limits, the Orlando Police Department usually handles crashes. Outside the city, the Orange County Sheriff's Office may respond, and crashes on I-4 and the toll roads are often handled by the Florida Highway Patrol.
2. Get the crash report. For a crash investigated by the Orlando Police Department, the City of Orlando says drivers and people named in the report can request it online through the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, usually 3 to 5 business days after the crash. Keep the case number the officer gives you.
3. Watch the PIP clock. Florida's PIP (no-fault) law generally requires that you get initial medical treatment within 14 days of the crash to use your PIP benefits. Every case is different, so speak with an attorney to confirm how the rules apply to you.
4. Photograph everything. Both vehicles, the road, signals, skid marks, your injuries, and the other driver's license, plate and insurance card. If the other car is a rental, photograph the rental agreement or sticker too.
5. Get witness names. In a tourist area, witnesses may be flying home in a few days, so get phone numbers and emails right away.
6. Be careful with insurers. Don't give a recorded statement or sign a release before you understand what it means.

Florida No-Fault Insurance and Comparative Fault

Florida is a no-fault state. Your own personal injury protection (PIP) coverage generally pays a share of your medical bills and lost wages first, no matter who caused the crash, up to your policy limit. After a serious crash, PIP rarely covers everything.

When injuries are significant, you may be able to make a claim against the at-fault driver for what PIP leaves unpaid, such as future treatment, lost earning ability and pain and suffering. If that driver has little or no bodily injury coverage, your own uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM) coverage may help, if you have it. A crash with a visitor from another state or country can bring in that driver's own policy and the coverage attached to a rental car, so we review every policy that might apply.

Florida also follows a modified comparative negligence rule. In general, if you are found more than 50% at fault, you cannot recover damages from the other driver; if you are 50% or less at fault, your recovery is reduced by your share of the fault.

Courts Near Orlando

Orlando is in Orange County, which, with Osceola County, makes up Florida's Ninth Judicial Circuit. If a lawsuit is needed for a crash in Orlando, it is usually filed in Orange County, at the Orange County Courthouse, 425 N. Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando. Most injury claims are resolved without a trial, but preparing every case as if it may go to court puts you in a stronger position.

A Spanish-Speaking Lawyer for Orlando's Hispanic Community

For many families in Orlando, from Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba and across Latin America, Spanish is the language of home. After a crash, you shouldn't have to explain your pain through an interpreter or sign papers you don't fully understand. Tomas Robirosa speaks Spanish and English, and you can talk with him directly about your case, your medical care and every offer from the insurance company. This page is also available in Spanish.

How We Handle Your Orlando Case

1. Free consultation. We listen to what happened and explain your options in plain language, in English or Spanish.
2. Investigation. We gather the crash report, photos, witness statements and medical records, and we look for business or traffic camera video when it may exist.
3. Insurance claims. We deal with the insurers for you, including PIP, bodily injury, rental car and uninsured motorist coverage.
4. Demand and negotiation. Once your treatment is far enough along, we present your damages and negotiate for a fair settlement.
5. Lawsuit if needed. If the insurer won't be fair, we can file suit in Orange County.

We work on a contingency basis: no fee unless we recover. Tomas Robirosa serves Orlando and all of Orange County. Call (305) 600-0529.

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