Dennis Hernandez Injury Attorneys

Dennis Hernandez, Esq. is a fifth-generation Florida native and a dedicated advocate for injury victims. Born in Florida, he became an attorney at 23. For over 30 years, Dennis has represented individuals injured in car accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, semi-truck crashes, tractor-trailer accidents, commercial truck collisions, pedestrian accidents, and product liability cases across Florida.

A graduate of Duke University with a degree in Economics, he earned his Juris Doctor from Florida State University College of Law and a Master of Law (LL.M.) from Harvard Law School.

In 1996, he founded Dennis Hernandez Injury Attorneys, a firm helping victims of motorcycle crashes, truck accidents, and car wrecks recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain, and suffering. The firm has grown statewide with offices in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, Bradenton, Orlando, Fort Myers, and Lakeland (by appointment).

Dennis has handled countless high-stakes cases, securing major verdicts and settlements for truck, motorcycle, and car crash victims, including:

• $17 million verdict for a motorcycle accident victim
• $15 million verdict for an auto accident
• $7.5 million recovered from an auto crash bad faith
• $7 million recovered from a motorcycle crash bad faith
• $4.25 million recovered for an auto accident
• $3.5 million verdict for an auto accident
• $3 million recovered from an auto crash bad faith
• $2 million verdict for an auto accident

He is admitted to practice in Florida state courts, U.S. District Courts, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. His trial skills are backed by advanced training from the Trial Lawyers College and the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA). Dennis is a member of the Florida Justice Association, American Association for Justice, and the Florida Bar. His firm operates on a contingency-fee basis—clients pay nothing unless they win.

If you've ever been in a car accident, you know the flood of emotion that comes along with your life potentially being turned upside in an instant. It starts with the initial panic that you or your family and friends that may have been driving with you have been injured or maybe even killed. Once you've been able to assess that everyone is still alive, then it's calling out to each other checking to see if anyone is hurt or badly injured. If you've been fortunate enough for you or everyone with you to have come away unscathed, then you start to think about the uphill battle you're going to have to get your vehicle fixed, deal with adjustors, rental cars, and weeks to a couple of months or more of inconvenience. What if you weren't one of the lucky ones, though? Who can those who have been injured in a car crash that wasn't their fault turn to? Thankfully that's where having a knowledgeable injury law firm comes in to play. Being injured in a Tampa auto accident can feel like the end of the world. It doesn't have to, though, with the proper guidance. We're here to make sure that the person at fault is held accountable. We can't put you back together, but what we do better than anyone is that we fight to get you paid!

Locations	No. of Attorneys
Orlando, FL	4
Tampa, FL	4

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Litigation - Personal Injury	8