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Personal Injury Attorney in Marion County, FL
I-75 runs the length of Marion County and carries freight between Tampa and the Georgia line around the clock. When a tractor-trailer is involved, the carrier’s investigators start work the same day. The Reyes Firm represents injured people across Marion, files at the courthouse in Ocala, and works on a contingency fee.
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A Freight Corridor Through Horse Country
We File at the Ocala Courthouse
Marion County sits in Florida’s Fifth Judicial Circuit alongside Citrus, Hernando, Lake and Sumter, and the courthouse is in Ocala. That circuit has its own bench and its own calendar.
We Move Fast on Commercial Vehicle Claims
A trucking company does not wait. Its adjusters and accident reconstruction people are often on scene the same day. Evidence that proves fault, from electronic logs to the truck’s own data, has to be preserved before it is gone.
Two Decades With Injury Victims
Attorney Edward J. Reyes has spent more than 20 years around injury claims, including years running a clinic that treated accident patients before he practiced law.
No Fee Unless We Win
Consultations are free and we work on a contingency fee, so there is no attorney fee unless we recover compensation for you.
Personal Injury Claims in Marion County
If someone else’s negligence caused the injury, it is worth a conversation. These are the claims we handle most often here.
Stores, farms, clubhouses and parking lots owe visitors a reasonably safe property.
Marion County also runs on horses. Trailer and livestock-transport crashes, and injuries on farm and training property, bring their own questions about who was responsible and which policy answers. Lost someone in a crash? See our wrongful death page.
Hit by a Tractor-Trailer? The Clock Already Started
A commercial carrier has a rapid-response process. Within hours of a serious crash it can have an adjuster, a defense lawyer and a reconstruction expert working the scene, measuring, photographing and talking to witnesses. By the time an injured person is out of the hospital, the other side has a head start.
Meanwhile the evidence that decides fault is on a timer. Electronic logging data, the engine control module, dash and fleet camera footage, dispatch records and maintenance files all sit with the carrier, and routine retention schedules can erase them. A preservation letter sent early is what keeps them available.
Marion County adds its own hazard. Dense morning fog and smoke from forest and pasture burns can drop visibility on I-75 with almost no warning, and chain-reaction pileups follow.
- Electronic logging device and hours-of-service records
- The truck’s engine control module data
- Dash, cab and fleet camera footage
- Maintenance, inspection and repair history
- The carrier’s own policy limits and excess coverage
Call before you give the carrier’s adjuster a recorded statement.
Across Marion County
Ocala and the I-75 corridor out to the forest and the farm country. If your area is not on the list, call anyway.
Our office
4730 N. Habana Ave., Suite 201
Tampa, FL 33614
Most of a Marion County case runs by phone, video and email. We travel when it matters.
What Happens After You Call
Free case review
You tell us what happened. We ask about the crash, your injuries, and the treatment so far, then give you a straight read on whether you have a claim.
Preserve and investigate
On a commercial vehicle claim we send a preservation letter straight away, then request the crash report, camera footage and carrier records before they are gone.
Medical documentation
We coordinate with your treating providers so the record reflects the full injury, not just the emergency room visit.
Demand and negotiation
Once treatment stabilizes, we prepare a demand package setting out liability and damages. Most claims resolve at this stage.
Litigation if needed
If the insurer will not deal fairly, we file in the Fifth Judicial Circuit at Ocala and keep going.
Marion County Injury Questions, Answered
How long do I have to file a personal injury claim in Marion County?
Two years from the date of the injury for most negligence claims in Florida. The deadline was shortened from four years to two on March 24, 2023 under HB 837. Claims against the county, a city, or another government body carry their own shorter notice requirements.
Where would my case be filed?
Marion County is in Florida’s Fifth Judicial Circuit, which it shares with Citrus, Hernando, Lake and Sumter, and the courthouse is in Ocala. Most claims settle without a filing, but if suit becomes necessary that is where it goes.
Why does a truck crash need to be handled differently from a car crash?
Three reasons. The carrier is usually a company with its own legal team and a process for responding within hours. The evidence that proves fault sits with that company, in electronic logs, engine data, camera footage and maintenance files that routine retention schedules can erase. And commercial policies are larger, which means the other side has more reason to fight. Acting early is what keeps the record available.
The trucking company’s adjuster wants a recorded statement. Should I give one?
Talk to a lawyer first. You are not required to give the other side’s insurer a recorded statement, and those calls are taken early for a reason. An offhand answer about how you felt or how fast you were going can be used later to shift blame onto you.
What if I was partly at fault for the accident?
Florida uses modified comparative fault. Your recovery is reduced by your share of responsibility, and if you are found more than 50% at fault you recover nothing. Insurers often argue for a bigger share of blame than the evidence supports.
Your office is in Tampa. Does that matter for a Marion County case?
No. We take cases across Central Florida and file in Marion County when a case calls for it. Most of the work happens by phone, video and email, and we travel when a case genuinely needs it.
This page is general information, not legal advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship.
We Also Serve Nearby Counties
Injured outside Marion? The Reyes Firm takes cases across Central Florida.
Hurt in Marion County? Let’s Make It Right.
Free consultation, no fee unless we win. We serve Ocala, Belleview, Dunnellon, Silver Springs and all of Marion County.
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