Free Case Evaluation
Every evaluation at Sterling & Reyes follows the same four steps: a partner reviews your matter within 24 hours, a free 30-minute consult, our team gathers the record, and you leave with a written recommendation. Here's exactly how it works.
The walkthrough
Step 1
Call, write, or walk in — either way, your matter lands on a founding partner's desk, not in a screener's queue. Within 24 hours, Marcus Sterling or Elena Reyes personally reviews the basics: what happened, when, who was involved, and what the injuries are. Everything you tell us is protected by attorney–client privilege from the first phone call, whether or not you ever hire us.
Step 2
You sit down with a partner — in our Brickell office, by video, or by phone — and walk through the full story. We ask about the crash or incident, your medical treatment so far, what the insurance company has said, and any deadlines already in motion. Then we give you an honest read: the strengths, the weaknesses, and what Florida's modified comparative fault rule means for your specific facts.
Step 3
With your permission, we pull the documents that decide cases: the police or incident report, medical records and imaging, photos of the scene and vehicles, witness statements, and any correspondence from the insurance carrier. You don't chase paperwork — our team requests it, organizes it, and flags what's missing. If the file needs an expert's eye early, we bring one in at our expense.
Step 4
You leave with a written evaluation: whether we believe you have a case worth filing, a realistic range of what it may be worth, the deadlines that apply, and our recommendation — pursue, wait, or walk away. If we take your case, you sign a contingency agreement and pay nothing unless we win. If we don't, you keep the evaluation and owe us nothing either way.
Good to know
The police or incident report number, photos, insurance letters, medical bills, and a list of providers you've seen. Missing pieces are fine — gathering the record is our job, not yours.
The evaluation is free, and if we take your case, we work on contingency — no fee unless we win. If we recommend against filing, you owe nothing and keep the written evaluation.
Our recommendation is in writing so you can take it home, sleep on it, or show it to another firm. We'd rather tell you the truth about a weak case than sign you and disappoint you.
Everything you tell us — on the phone, by email, or in the office — is protected by attorney–client privilege, whether or not you hire us. Speak freely.
Florida generally gives you two years from the date of injury to file a negligence claim. Evidence fades faster than deadlines — the sooner we evaluate, the stronger the record.
The attorney who evaluates your case is the attorney who tries it. Sterling & Reyes doesn't hand files down — founding partners work every matter the firm accepts.
Before you call
Tell us what happened
Call (305) 555-0142 or start online — a founding partner reviews your matter within 24 hours, and the evaluation costs nothing. English or español, 24/7.
