Tampa Personal Injury Blog

What to Know About Ridesharing Car Accidents and Insurance Policies

January 13, 2020January 14, 2020
Car Accident, Insurance, Personal Injury

Ridesharing services like Lyft and Uber have become incredibly popular over the last decade or so. They are convenient, easy to use, clean and often relatively affordable. However, something we don’t often think about is what happens when we’re in… Read more

Why Uninsured Motorist Coverage Is So Important

January 8, 2020
Automotive Safety, Car Accident, Insurance

Unless you live in a major metropolitan area, it is likely that you own a car. According to Pew Research Center, about 88 percent of American adults owned a car in 2015. With owning a vehicle comes the responsibility to… Read more

What to Do If You’ve Been Injured in an Accident in Florida While on Vacation

January 2, 2020January 8, 2020
Car Accident, Florida, Personal Injury, Premises Liability

Florida is a great place for a vacation. In fact, it’s one of the most popular travel destinations for tourists in the United States. According to World Atlas, only California is visited more. It’s easy to see why – Florida… Read more

Courtney Sims of Bloomingdale High School Recognized with Swope Rodante Vanguard Award

October 31, 2019
Student Athlete of the Week

Congratulations to Courtney Sims on being selected as October’s Swope Rodante Vanguard Award winner. Vanguard Attorney, Philip Weylie presented the award in front of Courtney’s parents and peers at Bloomingdale High School. A humble and dedicated student athlete, Courtney has… Read more

Why Uninsured Motorist Coverage is Critical for Drivers in the Tampa Bay Area & Throughout Florida

September 23, 2019September 23, 2019
Uncategorized

Do You Have Uninsured Motorist Coverage? Do You Know Why Uninsured Motorist Coverage is Important? Last week the Tampa Bay Times pointed out a study which examined the top 10 intersections nationwide with most cars running red lights throughout the… Read more

Tonya Lewis Helps to Spearhead Community Outreach for Tampa Law Firm Vanguard Attorneys

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019
Uncategorized

Tampa — Vanguard Attorneys, a personal injury law firm located in the heart of Ybor City is proud to welcome Tonya Lewis to their team to spearhead community outreach. The addition of Ms. Lewis underscores and bolsters the firm’s unique… Read more

What You Need to Know Before Riding a Scooter in Downtown Tampa

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019
Personal Injury, Uncategorized

These Spin Scooters recently popped up on the sidewalk a block away from our office, but before we hopped on to tour the city, we had some questions for our lawyers. Then we figured why not share the answers with… Read more

Sean Shaw Fights for Floridians as Attorney, as Chair of Democratic Task Force, on Transportation Oversight Board

March 18, 2019April 10, 2019
Firm News

Tampa, Fla. — Following his historic run for Attorney General, former State Representative Sean Shaw is continuing to use his passion and experience to fight for Florida families. Shaw has joined the Tampa-based law firm Vanguard Attorneys, and will co-chair… Read more

Vanguard’s Sean Shaw and Arthenia Joyner Appointed to Independent Oversight Committee (IOC)

March 4, 2019April 3, 2019
Firm News

Vanguard Attorneys is proud to announce the appointment of Sean Shaw, to the independent oversight committee (IOC). The selection of Shaw comes after Arthenia Joyner was appointed as the first member of IOC late last year. The two Vanguard Attorneys… Read more

What to Do If You Are in an Accident While Ridesharing with Uber or Lyft

February 13, 2019April 19, 2019
Car Accident

In a paper titled “The cost of convenience”, a researcher at the University of Chicago was able to conclude that there was a rise in accidents in around 1100 locations whose data was analyzed, and in these areas, Rideshare, Uber… Read more