Highlands County Personal Injury Lawyer

Hurt in a crash in Sebring, Avon Park, or Lake Placid? U.S. 27 through Highlands County is one of inland Florida’s most dangerous corridors. Ave Maria Law Center is led by a trial lawyer and former Florida Assistant Attorney General who has argued for the State of Florida and now fights for injured people.

Injured in Highlands County? Here’s how we help

We serve accident victims throughout Highlands County — Sebring, Avon Park, Lake Placid, and the surrounding lake communities. We handle the insurance companies, gather your records and evidence, and build your case so you can focus on recovering. The first consultation is free, handled by phone, and we take cases that other firms turn away.

Why Ave Maria Law Center

• Trial lawyer and former Florida Assistant Attorney General — real courtroom and state-level experience.
• Plaintiff-side only — we represent injured people, never insurance companies.
• A lawyer who has driven a semi — before practicing law, our lead attorney was licensed to drive tractor-trailers with air-brake certification. On a trucking corridor like US 27, that matters.
• We take the hard cases — including clients other firms turned away.
• Statewide reach — a Florida firm serving Highlands County and clients across the state.

Serving accident victims across Highlands County

Highlands County’s traffic runs up and down U.S. 27 — a high-speed divided highway through Lake Placid, Sebring, and Avon Park where local traffic, retirees, and long-haul trucks mix at highway speed with cross-traffic turning at signals and median openings like SR 70, SR 66, SR 64, and SR 17. Long-haul freight runs US 27 as the inland route between South Florida and Central Florida, and citrus and agricultural loads enter the highway from groves and packing houses year-round. Serious crashes also happen on U.S. 98, which joins US 27 near Sebring, on the two-lane roads circling the county’s lakes, and around race weekends at Sebring International Raceway, when the county’s roads carry far more traffic than usual.

Truck crashes on this corridor are their own kind of case — we cover them in depth on our Sebring / US 27 truck accident page and, for the corridor south around Lake Okeechobee, our US 27 / Moore Haven page.

Sebring is the county seat, and injury cases for Highlands County residents are generally pursued there — Highlands County sits in Florida’s Tenth Judicial Circuit.

Cases we handle for Highlands County clients

• Auto accidents — start with our guide, What to Do After a Car Accident in Florida, and our statewide Florida personal injury practice page.
• Truck accidents — see our Florida truck accident practice and the Sebring / US 27 corridor page.
• Civil rights violations — including claims against police and government actors. Learn more.
• Whistleblower and employment — retaliation, discrimination, and standing up to employers. Learn more.

Highlands County injury FAQ

I was hit turning across U.S. 27. The insurer says it’s my fault. Is it over?

No. Fault disputes on divided highways are common, and the insurer’s first answer is not the final word. Florida law may still allow recovery when fault is shared — get advice before you accept blame.

Many of my neighbors are retirees. Does age change an injury claim?

Insurers often undervalue older victims’ claims. It shouldn’t work that way, and with proper medical documentation, it doesn’t have to.

A semi or citrus truck hit me. Is that different from a car crash?

Yes — federal safety rules, more potential defendants, bigger insurance policies, and evidence that disappears fast. Our Sebring / US 27 truck accident page explains how these cases work.

Do I have to come to your office?

No. We serve Highlands County from our Ave Maria office in Collier County, and the free initial consultation is handled by phone. Your case is built on records, evidence, and timelines — not on how close you live to a law office.

How soon should I call?

Sooner is better — evidence disappears and insurers move fast. Florida’s filing deadline for most negligence claims is now generally two years, and the practical deadline is shorter. The consultation is free and you’ll know where you stand.

Talk to a Highlands County injury lawyer

Free consultation. Serving Sebring, Avon Park, Lake Placid, and all of Highlands County — and neighboring Polk, Okeechobee, Glades, and DeSoto Counties. Call Ave Maria Law Center at 1-855-RAY-CHRIS (855-729-2474).

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