JONES LAW GROUPYour Lawyers for Life! Personal Injury Law Firm in St. Petersburg
Reviewed by Bobby Jones, Personal Injury Attorney, Jones Law Group | Published June 22, 2026 | Updated June 22, 2026
A serious injury reorders your whole week. You are dealing with an emergency room bill, a car you cannot drive, a job that still expects you on Monday, and an insurance adjuster who keeps calling. If that injury happened in St. Petersburg or anywhere in Pinellas County, a local personal injury lawyer can take the legal side off your plate so you can heal. At Jones Law Group, we have recovered more than $50 million for injured clients across Tampa Bay, and we do it on contingency, which means you owe us nothing unless we win your case.
We are based on Central Avenue in St. Pete, not in a call center three states away. We know the roads where these crashes happen, the hospital your ambulance went to, and the court where your case would be filed. That local knowledge shows up in the result.
Personal injury covers any harm caused by someone else’s negligence, from a rear-end crash on Gandy Boulevard to a wet-floor fall at a grocery store. Below are the cases we handle most often for St. Pete clients. Each one has its own rules, its own evidence, and its own timeline, so follow the link to the page built specifically for your situation.
Florida is a no-fault state, so your own PIP coverage pays first, up to $10,000. You can step outside that system and sue the at-fault driver when your injury is serious, which is common after a high-speed wreck on I-275 or US-19. Learn more on our St. Petersburg car accident lawyer page.
Motorcycle riders are exposed, and the injuries tend to be severe. They also face an unfair bias from insurers who assume the rider was reckless. We push back on that with the facts. See our St. Petersburg motorcycle accident lawyer page.
A loaded semi can weigh 20 times what your car does, and truck cases involve extra defendants: the driver, the carrier, and sometimes the company that loaded the freight. Evidence like the truck’s logs disappears fast. Visit our St. Petersburg truck accident lawyer page.
Under Florida Statute § 768.0755, a business is only liable for a slip and fall if it knew, or should have known, about the dangerous condition. Proving that notice is the whole game. Details are on our St. Petersburg slip and fall lawyer page.
St. Pete is a cycling city, and that means cyclists get hit. Whether you were on a traditional bike along the Pinellas Trail or an E-Bike on a city street, you have the same right to recover. Read our St. Petersburg bicycle and E-Bike accident lawyer page.
Florida is one of the most dangerous states in the country for people on foot, and Pinellas County corridors like US-19 are part of why. Pedestrian injuries are catastrophic because there is nothing between you and the vehicle. See our St. Petersburg pedestrian accident lawyer page.
If you were hurt in an Uber or Lyft, whether as a passenger, another driver, or a pedestrian, the insurance picture gets complicated fast because it depends on what the app driver was doing at the moment of the crash. We sort that out. Visit our St. Petersburg rideshare accident lawyer page.
When negligence kills someone you love, the Florida Wrongful Death Act lets the family pursue compensation through the estate. These cases are governed by their own rules and deadlines. Our St. Petersburg wrongful death lawyer page explains who can file and what can be recovered.
Not sure which type of case you have? You do not need to know. Tell us what happened and we will figure out the legal category. Call (727) 571-1333 for a free consultation.
Three Florida rules shape almost every injury claim in St. Pete, and missing any of them can sink an otherwise strong case.
First, the deadline. You generally have two years from the date of your injury to file a lawsuit. That window comes from Florida Statute § 95.11, which the legislature shortened from four years to two when it passed HB 837 on March 24, 2023. Wait too long and the court will not hear your case, no matter how badly you were hurt. We break down the exceptions in our guide to Florida’s two-year injury deadline.
Second, fault sharing. Florida follows modified comparative negligence, which reduces your compensation by your share of the blame and bars recovery entirely if you are found more than 50% at fault. So if a jury values your claim at $100,000 but decides you were 20% responsible, you collect $80,000. This is exactly the rule insurers exploit, which is why how fault gets framed matters so much.
Third, cost. We take St. Pete injury cases on a contingency fee. You pay nothing up front, we advance the costs of building your case, and we only collect a fee if we recover money for you. If we do not win, you do not owe us a legal fee.
An injury claim is built from local facts, and a firm that actually works in Pinellas County has them at hand. We know that US-19 and the 34th Street corridor, Gandy Boulevard, 4th Street North, and the I-275 approach to the Howard Frankland Bridge are where many of the county’s worst crashes happen, and we use Pinellas County crash data from Forward Pinellas to show patterns at a specific intersection.
We also know the medical landscape, which matters because your treatment records are the backbone of your claim. If your injury was severe, you were likely taken to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital in downtown St. Pete, which is the only Level II trauma center in Pinellas County. Children are often treated at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital nearby, and St. Anthony’s Hospital handles emergency care across the city. We know how to obtain and present records from each of them.
And we know the courthouse. Pinellas County sits in Florida’s Sixth Judicial Circuit, and a St. Pete injury lawsuit is filed and litigated here in the county, in front of local judges and Pinellas juries. Knowing how those juries tend to view these cases is the kind of edge a statewide firm cannot match.
Most people have never worked with a lawyer and do not know what the process looks like. Here is the honest version.
It starts with a free consultation, in person at our Central Avenue office or by phone, where we listen to what happened and tell you whether you have a case worth pursuing. If we take it on, we investigate: gathering the crash or incident report, photos, surveillance video before it is overwritten, witness statements, and your medical records. We deal with the insurance company so the adjuster stops calling you.
Once your treatment stabilizes, we send a demand and negotiate. Many St. Pete injury cases settle at this stage. If the insurer refuses to offer what your claim is worth, we file suit and prepare for trial, which often pushes a fair settlement on its own. Timelines vary widely: a clear-liability case with moderate injuries might resolve in several months, while a disputed, serious-injury case can take a year or more. We will give you a realistic estimate for your specific situation, not a sales pitch.
The two-year clock is already running. The sooner we start, the more evidence we can preserve. Call (727) 571-1333 for your free, no-obligation consultation.
The value of an injury claim comes down to your damages, which Florida law splits into two buckets. No two cases are the same, and no lawyer can promise a number, but understanding the categories helps you spot a lowball offer.
Economic damages are your measurable financial losses: emergency and ongoing medical bills, future medical care, lost wages, lost earning capacity if you cannot return to the same work, and property damage. These are documented with bills, pay stubs, and expert projections.
Non-economic damages cover the harm that does not come with a receipt: pain and suffering, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, and scarring or disfigurement. These are real and often the larger part of a serious claim, but they are also where insurers fight hardest.
What moves the number up or down: the severity and permanence of your injury, the strength of the liability evidence, the amount of available insurance, how your fault share is assessed under comparative negligence, and how well your damages are documented. For a deeper walkthrough of the math, see our guide on how much a Florida car accident settlement is worth.
Jones Law Group is led by attorney Bobby Jones, a U.S. Air Force veteran and Stetson Law graduate who has practiced personal injury law in Tampa Bay for more than 20 years. That background shows up in how the firm works cases: disciplined, prepared, and willing to take a case to trial when the insurer will not be reasonable.
The results back it up. We have recovered more than $50 million for injured clients, and our clients have given us a 4.9 rating on Google. We keep our caseload local and personal, so you work with people who know your name and your file, not a rotating cast of paralegals. And because we work on contingency, our incentive is simple: you recover more, we do better, so we are pulling in the same direction from day one.
You generally have two years from the date of the injury to file a personal injury lawsuit in Florida, under Florida Statute § 95.11 as amended by HB 837 in 2023. A few exceptions can shorten or extend that window, so talk to a lawyer early.
Jones Law Group works on a contingency fee, so you pay no up-front cost and no hourly bill. We only collect a fee if we recover money for you. The initial consultation is free.
Often yes. Florida uses modified comparative negligence, which reduces your compensation by your percentage of fault but only bars recovery completely if you are found more than 50% responsible. If you were 30% at fault, you can still recover 70% of your damages.
For a very minor injury that stays within your PIP coverage, you may not. But if you missed work, needed ongoing treatment, suffered a permanent condition, or were hit by an uninsured or hit-and-run driver, a lawyer can usually recover far more than you would alone. A free consultation costs nothing.
Be careful. The other side’s adjuster is trained to get statements that reduce or deny your claim, and an early recorded statement can be used against you. You are not required to give one. It is safer to let your lawyer handle that contact.
It depends on the facts. A straightforward case with clear liability and moderate injuries may settle in a few months, while a serious or disputed case in litigation can take a year or longer. We give you a realistic timeline at the start.
From our office at 5622 Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, we represent injured clients throughout Pinellas County, including Largo and Clearwater, and across the wider Tampa Bay area.
If you were hurt because of someone else’s negligence, the next step is simple and free: tell us what happened. We will give you a straight answer about your options, and there is no obligation and no fee unless we win.
Jones Law Group
5622 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL 33707
Phone: (727) 571-1333
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Disclaimer: This page is for general information only and is not legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Every case is different, and prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. The $50 million figure reflects total amounts recovered for clients over time, not a promise about any individual case. If you have a specific legal question, contact a licensed Florida attorney.
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