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Joe Zarzaur is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer with record jury verdicts in both Escambia and Santa Rosa County. Only 1% of the lawyers in Florida are Board Certified. If you’ve lost someone due to the negligence of others, Wrongful Death Lawyer Joe Zarzaur is here to help.
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Why You Should Hire Zarzaur Law, P.A.
Award Winning And Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyers
Some of Our Case Results
What Makes Us Different?
- Communicating with our clients in regular language.
- Explaining the process in a way that is easy to understand and keeping our clients up to date and aware of their case at all times.
- Making sure we are easily accessible to clients from the start of their case to the final day.
- Lawyers here can be contacted directly on their personal cell phones instead of going through staff members.
What Is Considered Wrongful Death?
A wrongful death claim is a special type of personal injury claim filed in court on behalf of a person killed as a result of the negligence or otherwise wrongful conduct of another. Wrongful death lawsuits are most often filed personal injury lawyers who specialize in the litigating of such cases.
What is a Wrongful Death Lawsuit?
A wrongful death lawsuit is designed to hold liable parties accountable for their actions and financially compensate the executor of estate (typically family) for the loss of a loved one.
Wrongful death lawsuits are commonly filed as the result of auto accidents, defective drugs, defective medical devices, medical malpractice, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and other death cases involving the negligence or wrongful acts of others.
In a wrongful death lawsuit, the victim’s family or personal representative bears the burden of proving that the defendant’s negligent actions caused the death of the victim. In a homicide case, the defendant can only be convicted if the state can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant caused the victim’s death. This is different from the standard for proving a wrongful death case. In a wrongful death lawsuit, the victim’s personal representative only has to prove their case on the balance of probabilities. This essentially means that they have to prove that it is more likely than not that the defendant’s negligence or wrongful actions caused the death of the victim.
In some cases like wrongful deaths resulting from medical malpractice, medical experts will be required to provide expert testimony to prove that the defendant’s actions fell below the standard of care expected in the same or similar circumstances. Zarzaur Law employs an on-staff medical doctor that works with the firm in investigating and preparing cases. We also have access to other expert resources that may be necessary in establishing the standard of care for other types of negligent or wrongful acts that result in death.
Who Can Sue for Wrongful Death in Florida?
Following a death caused by negligence, all survivors of the deceased have the right to sue for wrongful death and receive compensation according to Florida’s Wrongful Death Act. This not only includes the immediate family, but others as well. Our wrongful death lawyers are here to help and can answer any specific questions you may have.
Board Certified Civil Trial Expert
By 2006, Joe had accomplished enough to apply for Florida’s Civil Trial Board Certification. He applied and sat for the Civil Trial Certification Bar Exam and passed it. Then he received the necessary recommendations from judges and lawyers that had worked with him at trials. At 36, Joe was one of the youngest Board-Certified Civil Trial lawyers in Florida and for several years was one of the youngest in the Florida panhandle. Only about one percent of Florida lawyers are board certified and it is the only designation that Florida lawyers can utilize when comparing themselves to other lawyers.
He has obtained a 10.0 Superb rating by AVVO, an independent lawyer rating service and is a Florida “Super Lawyer.”
