Gerson and Schwartz Accident & Injury Lawyers

Gerson & Schwartz Accident & Injury Lawyers is a nationally recognized personal injury law firm based in Miami, Florida, with more than 50 years of experience exclusively representing injury and wrongful death victims and their families. Founded by Philip M. Gerson in 1970, the firm has earned a reputation as one of the nation’s leading personal injury and cruise ship injury law firms, handling serious and catastrophic injury cases, wrongful death claims and rape and sexual assault cases both on land and at sea. The firm represents injury victims in a wide range of claims, including car, truck, and motorcycle accidents; construction accidents; drunk driving crashes; marine and boating accidents; negligent security and crime victim cases; medical malpractice; catastrophic injury; and wrongful death. Gerson & Schwartz is particularly well known as one of the nation’s premier cruise ship injury law firms, representing injured passengers and crew members from all 50 states in cases involving slip and falls, trip and falls, water slide injuries, gangway accidents, shore excursion incidents, vessel malfunctions, and violent crimes such as rape and sexual assault. Partner Nicholas Gerson has been featured on ABC News, Inside Edition, NewsNation, and other national media outlets. The firm litigates claims arising from negligent, reckless, and intentional conduct against all major cruise lines in federal courts throughout the United States. Its partners Philip M. Gerson, Nicholas Gerson, and Edward Schwartz, have handled cases against every major cruise line, including Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Virgin Voyages, MSC Cruises, and Holland America Line. Gerson & Schwartz Accident & Injury Lawyers is consistently top-rated and recognized by Super Lawyers, U.S. News – Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America, and Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report for excellence in personal injury, maritime, and admiralty law. The firm holds a Martindale-Hubbell AV rating and is accredited by the Better Business Bureau. Clients frequently describe the firm as the best for its dedication, courtroom experience, and compassion. Over more than five decades, the firm has tried over 350 jury trials to verdict and recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for injured victims. The firm is led by Senior Partner Philip M. Gerson, a former Board-Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, alongside trial partners Nicholas Gerson and Edward Schwartz, forming one of Florida’s most respected personal injury and cruise ship trial practices. Beyond the courtroom, Philip M. Gerson testified before Congress on maritime safety reforms. His testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee helped lead to the passage of the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act, signed into federal law in 2010 by President Barack Obama to protect cruise ship passengers from violent crime, including rape and sexual assault. He also served as the founding president of the National Crime Victim Bar Association advisory board in Washington, DC. Whether you are injured in a car, truck, motorcycle, construction, or cruise ship accident, or are the victim of violent crime on land or at sea. Gerson & Schwartz Accident & Injury Lawyers provides aggressive, results-driven representation for victims and their families. The firm is one of the longest-standing personal injury law firms in Florida.