Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz, P.A.
Established in 1962, Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz, P.A. has nearly 60 years of personal injury law experience. Our goal is to offer our clients the finest representation possible.
This lawyer is licensed to practice in Florida and has no record of discipline from the Florida bar association. *
Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz, P.A.
Established in 1962, Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz, P.A. has nearly 60 years of personal injury law experience. Our goal is to offer our clients the finest representation possible.
This lawyer is licensed to practice in Florida and has no record of discipline from the Florida bar association. *
Our attorneys are board certified by the Florida Bar in civil trial law, business litigation and construction law. We also have attorneys who are certified in civil trial advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Those qualifications give us the ability to represent clients in a broad spectrum of areas, including:
-Personal Injury
-Bicycle Accident
-Boat Accident
-Bus Accident
-Car Accident
-Pedestrian Accident
-Medical Device Defect
-Medical Malpractice
-Motorcycle Accident
-Negligent Security
-Nursing Home Abuse
-Slip and Fall
-Spinal Cord Injury
-Truck Accident
-Wrongful Death
Main Office
1515 Broadway Street
Ft. Myers, FL 33912
(239) 334-1146
Serving Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Lehigh Acres, Lee County, Naples, Collier County, Port Charlotte, and Charlotte County, FL
Personal Injury Cases We Handle
When we discuss personal injury cases, we are talking about a variety of different types of accidents and injuries that all fall under the umbrella term of "personal injury." It covers a lot of incidents and while they are all considered personal injury, it is important that you hire a lawyer who knows how to handle that particular type of case. We have experience handling the following types of personal injury cases:
-Bicycle Accident
-Boat Accident
-Bus Accident
-Car Accident
-Car Accident Property Damage
-Pedestrian Accident
-Medical Device Defect
-Medical Malpractice
-Motorcycle Accident
-Negligent Security
-Nursing Home Abuse
-Slip and Fall
-Spinal Cord Injury
-Truck Accident
-Wrongful Death
Do You Need Legal Help?
Free Legal Consultations
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Email
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Each type of case comes with its own challenges and obstacles that need to be handled successfully and that your lawyer must be able to fully understand. You don't want to hire someone who simply dabbles in personal injury to handle your case. You also don't want to hire somebody who handles only car accidents on a negligent security claim, for example. It's important when you are looking for Southwest Florida personal injury lawyers that you know they have a track record of success and that they are willing to utilize their resources and energy to fight tirelessly to give you results that are fair.
Getting Results You Deserve
When you are pursuing justice for your case, you are doing so in the form of financial justice. You will be seeking financial compensation for your damages and injuries that happened because of someone acting negligently. You procure this reward from the insurance company who represents the liable party. The liable party is the person directly responsible for your harm.
The job of your Southwest Florida personal injury lawyers is to tirelessly fight against the insurance company to ensure that the award that you end up with is going to be as full as it possibly can be. We look through your case and investigate your damages to come up with a fair reward for you and we also make sure we are tackling all potential liable parties because sometimes there are multiple people.
When we determine your compensation award, it is going to be based on the damages and injuries that have negatively impacted your life since being involved in your accident or incident. There are two types of damages for which we will fight to get compensation: economic and non-economic damages.
Your economic damages are all of the ways in which you have lost money because of your accident or incident. If you've had to pay an astronomical amount of medical bills, this will be considered an economic damage. If you've lost money because you didn't get to go back to work after your injury, this is also an economic damage that we will fight to recover for you. We calculate all of these damages and add it into your award.
We will also fight for your non-economic damages, which include your pain and suffering, as well as loss of life quality. An example of this includes experiencing a loss of enjoyment in the daily activities that you used to perform before you got injured.
Please understand that we won't know what your compensation award will be before we get started with your case. We won't be able to tell you during our first meeting with you what you should expect in your compensation. It's nearly impossible to determine what you should be getting without a thorough investigation of your case and without a clear understanding of your medical recovery. We need to know how well you are expected to recover and how quickly that will take. That will tell us how much money it's going to cost you and how much of your life is happiness it will cost you.
We advise against hiring lawyers who promise you a dollar amount before they do any sort of research or investigation on your case. Our Southwest Florida personal injury lawyers will fight for you to get every penny that you deserve. We just might not know exactly how much that is until we know how soon you will recover.
Things to Do Immediately
There's a lot that you likely don't know about personal injury cases if you've never had to deal with this before. According to Florida State law, you are going to be held to the statute of limitation. This is a legal deadline that you must meet in order to get the compensation that you deserve. Our Southwest Florida personal injury lawyers can help you get everything together in the proper timeline. We don't want you to miss out on getting the results you deserve because you waited too long to act.
The statute of limitations in Florida for most personal injury cases is four years. That can seem like a very long time but when something is not on your to-do list of priorities, four years can disappear quickly. Do not hesitate to call and set up a free consultation with us.
Serving Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Lehigh Acres, Lee County, Naples, Collier County, Port Charlotte, and Charlotte County, FL
If you have suffered severe injuries after being involved in a car accident that you did not cause, you may be feeling worried or scared about your future. Perhaps you have medical bills piling up or you may be unable to work for quite some time and don't know how you are going to support yourself. Our Southwest Florida car accident lawyers know exactly how to fight to get you the justice that you deserve. Call us right away to set up a free, initial consultation. We want to give you the justice that you deserve.
How These Cases Work
A basic breakdown of how most car accident cases work is as follows:
After your accident, hopefully you can collect some evidence for your Southwest Florida car accident lawyers to use later in your case. That evidence can include witness contact info, photos and videos of the scene and the vehicles involved.
After you get medical care, you will reach out to a lawyer to start your case. You and your lawyer are going to file a claim against the person who was directly responsible for causing the accident. Your lawyer is going to determine who the liable party was and if there was more than one based on their investigation of the accident.
When we pursue justice for our clients, it is going to be in the form of financial compensation. The person who caused the car accident will not be fulfilling the award out of their own pocket. Their insurance company is in charge of doing that for them. They will be the ones who give you the award.
If we cannot come up with an amount that is full and fair through negotiations with the insurance company, we are going to take the case to trial to try and get you justice.
Christopher J. Smith joined the firm in 2007, became a partner in 2011 and a managing partner in 2018. Growing up in Akron, Ohio, Chris worked from a young age at his father's landscape construction company. His hard-working middle-class roots in Ohio has influenced his passion and work ethic.
Chris played football while attending college at John Carroll University, which was often ranked in the Top 10 for Division 3 Schools. When he was a junior playing safety, the team was ranked No. 2 in the country, and made it to the final four teams of 32 in the playoffs. "I played football and baseball practically my whole life," Smith said. "Both taught me to be a fierce competitor, disciplined, responsible and accountable to my teammates and coaches. I learned how to manage time as a student athlete."
Chris has tried many personal injury cases and takes pride in working for the oldest personal injury firm in Southwest Florida with an extraordinary dedication to customer service.
EDUCATION
-Archbishop Hoban High School
-John Carroll University, with honors, 2004
Played for the John Carroll University Football team, 2003 NCAA Division III East Regional Champions
-St. Thomas University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2007
CREDENTIALS
-Admitted to the Florida Bar, 2007
-Licensed to practice law in front of all state courts of Florida, and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
DISTINCTIONS
-AV Preeminent Rating through Martindale-Hubbell's Peer Reviews
-Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney
-2023 President, American Board of Trial Advocates
-Eagle Member, Florida Justice Association
-40 Under 40, Gulfshore Business, 2020
-Named one of Florida's "Super Lawyers"
Christopher J. Smith joined the firm in 2007, became a partner in 2011 and a managing partner in 2018. Growing up in Akron, Ohio, Chris worked from a young age at his father's landscape construction company. His hard-working middle-class roots in Ohio has influenced his passion and work ethic.
Chris played football while attending college at John Carroll University, which was often ranked in the Top 10 for Division 3 Schools. When he was a junior playing safety, the team was ranked No. 2 in the country, and made it to the final four teams of 32 in the playoffs. "I played football and baseball practically my whole life," Smith said. "Both taught me to be a fierce competitor, disciplined, responsible and accountable to my teammates and coaches. I learned how to manage time as a student athlete."
Chris has tried many personal injury cases and takes pride in working for the oldest personal injury firm in Southwest Florida with an extraordinary dedication to customer service.
EDUCATION
-Archbishop Hoban High School
-John Carroll University, with honors, 2004
Played for the John Carroll University Football team, 2003 NCAA Division III East Regional Champions
-St. Thomas University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2007
CREDENTIALS
-Admitted to the Florida Bar, 2007
-Licensed to practice law in front of all state courts of Florida, and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
DISTINCTIONS
-AV Preeminent Rating through Martindale-Hubbell's Peer Reviews
-Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney
-2023 President, American Board of Trial Advocates
-Eagle Member, Florida Justice Association
-40 Under 40, Gulfshore Business, 2020
-Named one of Florida's "Super Lawyers"
Our attorneys are board certified by the Florida Bar in civil trial law, business litigation and construction law. We also have attorneys who are certified in civil trial advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Those qualifications give us the ability to represent clients in a broad spectrum of areas, including:
-Personal Injury
-Bicycle Accident
-Boat Accident
-Bus Accident
-Car Accident
-Pedestrian Accident
-Medical Device Defect
-Medical Malpractice
-Motorcycle Accident
-Negligent Security
-Nursing Home Abuse
-Slip and Fall
-Spinal Cord Injury
-Truck Accident
-Wrongful Death
Main Office
1515 Broadway Street
Ft. Myers, FL 33912
(239) 334-1146
Serving Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Lehigh Acres, Lee County, Naples, Collier County, Port Charlotte, and Charlotte County, FL
Personal Injury Cases We Handle
When we discuss personal injury cases, we are talking about a variety of different types of accidents and injuries that all fall under the umbrella term of "personal injury." It covers a lot of incidents and while they are all considered personal injury, it is important that you hire a lawyer who knows how to handle that particular type of case. We have experience handling the following types of personal injury cases:
-Bicycle Accident
-Boat Accident
-Bus Accident
-Car Accident
-Car Accident Property Damage
-Pedestrian Accident
-Medical Device Defect
-Medical Malpractice
-Motorcycle Accident
-Negligent Security
-Nursing Home Abuse
-Slip and Fall
-Spinal Cord Injury
-Truck Accident
-Wrongful Death
Do You Need Legal Help?
Free Legal Consultations
Name
Email
Phone Number
Message
Each type of case comes with its own challenges and obstacles that need to be handled successfully and that your lawyer must be able to fully understand. You don't want to hire someone who simply dabbles in personal injury to handle your case. You also don't want to hire somebody who handles only car accidents on a negligent security claim, for example. It's important when you are looking for Southwest Florida personal injury lawyers that you know they have a track record of success and that they are willing to utilize their resources and energy to fight tirelessly to give you results that are fair.
Getting Results You Deserve
When you are pursuing justice for your case, you are doing so in the form of financial justice. You will be seeking financial compensation for your damages and injuries that happened because of someone acting negligently. You procure this reward from the insurance company who represents the liable party. The liable party is the person directly responsible for your harm.
The job of your Southwest Florida personal injury lawyers is to tirelessly fight against the insurance company to ensure that the award that you end up with is going to be as full as it possibly can be. We look through your case and investigate your damages to come up with a fair reward for you and we also make sure we are tackling all potential liable parties because sometimes there are multiple people.
When we determine your compensation award, it is going to be based on the damages and injuries that have negatively impacted your life since being involved in your accident or incident. There are two types of damages for which we will fight to get compensation: economic and non-economic damages.
Your economic damages are all of the ways in which you have lost money because of your accident or incident. If you've had to pay an astronomical amount of medical bills, this will be considered an economic damage. If you've lost money because you didn't get to go back to work after your injury, this is also an economic damage that we will fight to recover for you. We calculate all of these damages and add it into your award.
We will also fight for your non-economic damages, which include your pain and suffering, as well as loss of life quality. An example of this includes experiencing a loss of enjoyment in the daily activities that you used to perform before you got injured.
Please understand that we won't know what your compensation award will be before we get started with your case. We won't be able to tell you during our first meeting with you what you should expect in your compensation. It's nearly impossible to determine what you should be getting without a thorough investigation of your case and without a clear understanding of your medical recovery. We need to know how well you are expected to recover and how quickly that will take. That will tell us how much money it's going to cost you and how much of your life is happiness it will cost you.
We advise against hiring lawyers who promise you a dollar amount before they do any sort of research or investigation on your case. Our Southwest Florida personal injury lawyers will fight for you to get every penny that you deserve. We just might not know exactly how much that is until we know how soon you will recover.
Things to Do Immediately
There's a lot that you likely don't know about personal injury cases if you've never had to deal with this before. According to Florida State law, you are going to be held to the statute of limitation. This is a legal deadline that you must meet in order to get the compensation that you deserve. Our Southwest Florida personal injury lawyers can help you get everything together in the proper timeline. We don't want you to miss out on getting the results you deserve because you waited too long to act.
The statute of limitations in Florida for most personal injury cases is four years. That can seem like a very long time but when something is not on your to-do list of priorities, four years can disappear quickly. Do not hesitate to call and set up a free consultation with us.
Serving Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Lehigh Acres, Lee County, Naples, Collier County, Port Charlotte, and Charlotte County, FL
If you have suffered severe injuries after being involved in a car accident that you did not cause, you may be feeling worried or scared about your future. Perhaps you have medical bills piling up or you may be unable to work for quite some time and don't know how you are going to support yourself. Our Southwest Florida car accident lawyers know exactly how to fight to get you the justice that you deserve. Call us right away to set up a free, initial consultation. We want to give you the justice that you deserve.
How These Cases Work
A basic breakdown of how most car accident cases work is as follows:
After your accident, hopefully you can collect some evidence for your Southwest Florida car accident lawyers to use later in your case. That evidence can include witness contact info, photos and videos of the scene and the vehicles involved.
After you get medical care, you will reach out to a lawyer to start your case. You and your lawyer are going to file a claim against the person who was directly responsible for causing the accident. Your lawyer is going to determine who the liable party was and if there was more than one based on their investigation of the accident.
When we pursue justice for our clients, it is going to be in the form of financial compensation. The person who caused the car accident will not be fulfilling the award out of their own pocket. Their insurance company is in charge of doing that for them. They will be the ones who give you the award.
If we cannot come up with an amount that is full and fair through negotiations with the insurance company, we are going to take the case to trial to try and get you justice.
Christopher J. Smith joined the firm in 2007, became a partner in 2011 and a managing partner in 2018. Growing up in Akron, Ohio, Chris worked from a young age at his father's landscape construction company. His hard-working middle-class roots in Ohio has influenced his passion and work ethic.
Chris played football while attending college at John Carroll University, which was often ranked in the Top 10 for Division 3 Schools. When he was a junior playing safety, the team was ranked No. 2 in the country, and made it to the final four teams of 32 in the playoffs. "I played football and baseball practically my whole life," Smith said. "Both taught me to be a fierce competitor, disciplined, responsible and accountable to my teammates and coaches. I learned how to manage time as a student athlete."
Chris has tried many personal injury cases and takes pride in working for the oldest personal injury firm in Southwest Florida with an extraordinary dedication to customer service.
EDUCATION
-Archbishop Hoban High School
-John Carroll University, with honors, 2004
Played for the John Carroll University Football team, 2003 NCAA Division III East Regional Champions
-St. Thomas University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2007
CREDENTIALS
-Admitted to the Florida Bar, 2007
-Licensed to practice law in front of all state courts of Florida, and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
DISTINCTIONS
-AV Preeminent Rating through Martindale-Hubbell's Peer Reviews
-Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney
-2023 President, American Board of Trial Advocates
-Eagle Member, Florida Justice Association
-40 Under 40, Gulfshore Business, 2020
-Named one of Florida's "Super Lawyers"
Christopher J. Smith joined the firm in 2007, became a partner in 2011 and a managing partner in 2018. Growing up in Akron, Ohio, Chris worked from a young age at his father's landscape construction company. His hard-working middle-class roots in Ohio has influenced his passion and work ethic.
Chris played football while attending college at John Carroll University, which was often ranked in the Top 10 for Division 3 Schools. When he was a junior playing safety, the team was ranked No. 2 in the country, and made it to the final four teams of 32 in the playoffs. "I played football and baseball practically my whole life," Smith said. "Both taught me to be a fierce competitor, disciplined, responsible and accountable to my teammates and coaches. I learned how to manage time as a student athlete."
Chris has tried many personal injury cases and takes pride in working for the oldest personal injury firm in Southwest Florida with an extraordinary dedication to customer service.
EDUCATION
-Archbishop Hoban High School
-John Carroll University, with honors, 2004
Played for the John Carroll University Football team, 2003 NCAA Division III East Regional Champions
-St. Thomas University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2007
CREDENTIALS
-Admitted to the Florida Bar, 2007
-Licensed to practice law in front of all state courts of Florida, and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
DISTINCTIONS
-AV Preeminent Rating through Martindale-Hubbell's Peer Reviews
-Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney
-2023 President, American Board of Trial Advocates
-Eagle Member, Florida Justice Association
-40 Under 40, Gulfshore Business, 2020
-Named one of Florida's "Super Lawyers"
This lawyer is licensed to practice in Florida and has no record of discipline from the Florida bar association. *
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This lawyer is licensed to practice in Florida and has no record of discipline from the Florida bar association. *
* Nolo has confirmed that every member attorney has a valid license and is in good standing with the state agency that licenses lawyers. Any past disbarments and suspensions (with possible exceptions for minor violations or nonpayment of dues, in our discretion) will be indicated accordingly in the badge. Member attorneys are required to notify Nolo immediately if they become the subject of any disciplinary action by any state licensing agency.
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