Auto Accident Law

Free Unless We Win: All our auto accident law cases are taken on a contingency fee basis. We do not charge a fee unless we win.

Van Riper & Nies, an Army Ranger veteran-owned auto accident law firm, fights for justice for its clients, combining hard work, experience, and compassion to achieve real results. Our trial attorneys know auto accident law and care about maximizing our clients’ verdicts and settlements. In addition to automobile crashes, our attorneys are experienced in litigating truck accidents, bicycle accidents, and motorcycle crashes. We are known as auto accident lawyer warriors who outwork insurance company lawyers in order to maximize the settlements and verdicts for our clients.

Legal Warriors Standing up To Insurance Companies in Auto Accident Cases

Insurance companies across Florida work tirelessly to reduce what they pay in settlements. Whether it’s an auto insurer — including Uber, Lyft, motorcycle, or trucking insurance carriers — their first priority is protecting their bottom line, not your recovery. Adjusters often contact accident victims within hours of a crash, hoping to get a recorded statement while victims are still in shock or receiving medical treatment. Their strategy is simple: delay, deny, and defend.

At Van Riper & Nies Attorneys, P.A., we take pride in being true legal warriors for the injured. Our personal injury attorneys, a U.S. Army Ranger veteran and a former felony and DUI prosecutor, bring the discipline, courage, and courtroom skill needed to stand up to powerful insurance companies.

We make sure Florida insurers don’t get off easily. When a negligent driver causes harm, their insurance company is responsible for every harm and loss their insured creates, from medical expenses and lost income to pain, suffering, and future care.

With decades of experience battling insurance carriers, our Florida trial attorneys know their tactics and how to defeat them. Whether through strategic negotiation or fierce representation before a jury, Van Riper & Nies has what it takes to win, and to get you the justice and compensation you deserve.

Auto Accident Law Proficiency

For years, Tim Nies, a US Army Ranger Veteran, worked as a senior casualty attorney for the largest auto insurance companies in the U.S. before deciding to help victims instead. Tim knows the insurance companies’ tactics. He uses this knowledge to his clients’ advantage when litigating motor vehicle crash cases, including, a fact the insurance companies themselves are well aware of.

As a prosecutor for the State of Florida, Christian Van Riper litigated countless DUI and related cases of varying degrees of severity. Together, this duo is experienced and skilled in the prosecution of motor vehicle accident claims both large and small. Tim and Chris care about winning.

At Van Riper & Nies Attorneys, P.A., our Florida auto accident trial attorneys combine insider insurance experience with powerful courtroom advocacy to achieve results for car accident victims across Florida.

Tim Nies, a U.S. Army Ranger veteran, spent years as a senior casualty attorney for some of the largest auto insurance companies and corporations in the nation before dedicating his career to representing the injured. Tim knows exactly how insurance companies evaluate and defend claims, and he uses that knowledge to outwork them in every case. The insurers know he doesn’t back down.

Christian Van Riper, a former State of Florida felony and DUI prosecutor, has litigated many impaired-driving cases. His deep trial experience and prosecutorial background bring strength and precision to every claim we handle.

Together, Tim and Chris form a battle-tested legal team — skilled, relentless, and committed to securing maximum compensation for clients injured in car, truck, motorcycle, and rideshare accidents throughout Palm Beach, Broward, Martin and St. Lucie counties. At Van Riper & Nies, we don’t just handle accident cases, we fight to win them as true lawyer warriors for our injured clients.

Our Approach

If you have hired an auto accident law firm after a crash, but have only met with a firm “investigator,” beware. This is usually just a runner or a legal assistant whose sole job it is to sign you up. You may wish to seriously think about hiring a law firm that actually gives you complete access to your accident lawyer, not an assistant. You need a legal warrior on your side from day one. All our clients have our attorneys’ cellular phone numbers.

Our Florida auto accident law attorneys, known for their hands-on litigation style, will tenaciously and personally pursue compensation for your harms and losses. Our accident attorneys (not paralegals or legal assistants) will visit the crash scene within hours of being retained by accident victims. Once there, the attorneys carefully inspect, examine, and photograph the vehicles involved in the crash; obtain the police investigation report; and speak with witnesses. If the scene has already been cleaned up, the same attention to detail is executed in reviewing photographs, records, and witness accounts. From rear-end collisions and front-end collisions to drunk driving-caused crashes, our trial attorneys are known for leaving no stone unturned and for being legal warriors for our clients in settlement negotiations, mediations and jury trials. Our trial attorney Tim Nies, also represents private military contractors injured in truck and auto accidents overseas while working, in Defense Base Act claims.

Here at Van Riper & Nies, our Florida auto accident law attorneys meet personally with each client, refusing to employ runners or “investigators” to do our job. This ensures the best possible collection of evidence and eventual outcome in court, and it’s only the beginning of the personalized attention your case will receive at our law firm. Call us day or night for free at any of the numbers below or contact us here.

Our Florida Auto Accident Law Offices:

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