Service area · Polk County
Personal injury lawyer in Lakeland
5.0 · 46 Google reviewsPino Law Firm is based in downtown Orlando and takes injury cases from Lakeland and the rest of Polk County. Your first consultation is always with an attorney. We work in English or Spanish. Lakeland traffic runs on I-4, South Florida Avenue, and the Polk Parkway, and Polk County injury suits are filed at the Polk County Courthouse in Bartow.
Free consultationNo fee unless we recover for you. Case costs and expenses may be the client's responsibility.
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Orlando officePino Law Firm has one office, in downtown Orlando at 450 S Orange Ave, 3rd Floor, Orlando, FL 32801. We take cases from Lakeland and Polk County from there. This is a service area page, not an office in Lakeland.
Lakeland · Polk County
What we know about Lakeland
Your first consultation is always with an attorney. We work in English or Spanish. Lakeland traffic runs on I-4, South Florida Avenue, and the Polk Parkway, and Polk County injury suits are filed at the Polk County Courthouse in Bartow.
Where your case is filed
Polk County Courthouse in Bartow, the county seat
Nearby hospitals
- Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center (Level I trauma)
- Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital
Roads that produce the crashes
- Interstate 4 (I-4)I-4 crosses north Lakeland carrying Tampa to Orlando through traffic alongside heavy freight, with recurring merge and lane-change conflicts at the Polk Parkway (Exit 27), Memorial Boulevard (Exit 28), Kathleen Road (Exit 31), and US 98 (Exit 32) interchanges.
- South Florida Avenue (SR 37)The Dixieland stretch from Ariana Street to Lime Street was narrowed to three lanes in 2020 and is slated for reconstruction, and turning movements into business driveways mix with pedestrians the whole length of the corridor.
- Polk Parkway (SR 570)The toll beltway loops around Lakeland from I-4 back to I-4, with high-speed merges at its interchanges with South Florida Avenue (SR 37) and Lakeland Highlands Road.
Civil litigation
Business and contract disputes in Lakeland
Handled on a retainer, billed hourly. We scope the cost with you up front.
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Questions from Lakeland
Answers from Florida law and from the court where your case is filed.
Where is my Lakeland injury case filed?
Injury lawsuits from accidents in Lakeland and the rest of Polk County are filed in the Tenth Judicial Circuit at the Polk County Courthouse in Bartow, the county seat. Most claims settle before a suit is ever filed, but we prepare every case as if it will be tried there.
Which Lakeland roads see the most crashes?
I-4 across north Lakeland is where Tampa to Orlando through traffic meets freight, with recurring conflicts at the Polk Parkway, Memorial Boulevard, Kathleen Road, and US 98 interchanges. South Florida Avenue through Dixieland and the Polk Parkway ramps also produce serious wrecks, and spring brings extra unfamiliar drivers for Sun 'n Fun and Detroit Tigers spring training. Get medical care first, then call before you give the insurer a statement.
Lakeland is the largest city in Polk County. Why would my case be filed in Bartow?
Bartow is the Polk County seat, so circuit civil cases, which is where injury lawsuits like these are heard, are filed at the Polk County Courthouse there rather than in Lakeland. Our office is in downtown Orlando, and we handle the filing, the insurers, and the court dates. Most clients never need to make the drive to Bartow themselves.
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No fee unless we recover for you. Case costs and expenses may be the client's responsibility.
Call (352) 219-6489Mon to Fri, 9 AM to 5 PM. Evenings and weekends by appointment.
Pino Law Firm has one office, in downtown Orlando at 450 S Orange Ave, 3rd Floor, Orlando, FL 32801. We take cases from Lakeland and Polk County from there. This is a service area page, not an office in Lakeland.