Eddie David Friedman

The driver of a car that ran a red light at high speed crashed into the car that I was driving. The tremendous impact resulted in the death of that other driver and in a terrible, life-changing injury to my spine along with other injuries. I hired Friedman & Simon, L.L.P. to represent me. ...The other driver had no assets but Friedman & Simon, L.L.P. was able to settle my case for the full limits of that driver’s automobile insurance policy. I received excellent service and the best possible outcome, given the circumstances. I was always kept informed as to the status of the case. Most importantly, I always had the feeling that Friedman & Simon, L.L.P. was fighting for me against an insurance company that did not see me as a badly hurt person who needed to rebuild his life, but saw me instead as a file to be “adjusted” for the lowest possible figure. For anyone looking for a lawyer after an accident I would give my highest recommendation to Friedman & Simon, L.L.P.

Mr. Friedman wasn't just a my lawyer. He (was) or is a very concerned and a very caring person. Mr. Friedman made sure I was in good hands as well. I was injured in 2009. We settled in 2013 and I was astonished how hard he fought for me to get my life back finacially. Through his hard work and corce...rn I would recommend this man Mr. Friedman to my worst enemy. That being said is meant for anyone to hire Mr. Friedman is in good hands.

I stared at this review for some time before I started writing it. I knew it would be tremendously difficult to put into words how appreciative I am for the years of hard work and dedication the team at Friedman & Simon put into my case. I worked with Friedman & Simon on my extremely complex personal... injury case. The team of attorneys at Friedman & Simon are nothing short of amazing; not only in my eyes but my family’s eyes as well. This case went on for several years at a tough time in my life and there were many times where I wanted to give up but they encouraged me not to and continued to fight this case as if I were part of their family. Mr. Friedman could be reached at any time night or day he went above & beyond to make sure I was comfortable from the very beginning of this case to the conclusion. He is the face of this firm with a heart of gold. When this case finally went to trial I remember being particularly nervous, once their trial attorney started to fight my case in the courtroom I immediately knew I was in good hands. At the conclusion of this case the court stenographer stopped me on my way out and let me know that in his several years working in the court system he’s NEVER seen a more charismatic, confident, and organized trial attorney then Friedman & Simon’s trial attorney. It goes without question that I endorse Friedman & Simon; if you choose them to represent them you have made the right decision I promise you that.

My father was killed crossing Sunrise Highway as a pedestrian after being knocked down by one automobile and driven over by another. I was recommended to Roger Simon. I got Ed Friedman who waited two years after I signed the retainer agreement to inform me he wasn't a trial attorney and that his part...ner Roger Simon, who is a trial attorney, didn't have time to take my case to court. Although I never met him, Simon did conduct the deposition for my case but didn’t depose an individual that was seated in the front passenger seat of the car that drove over my father. After I informed Friedman of this on the phone, after reading the deposition report, he subsequently called the passenger on the phone (as it was now too late to depose her) and Friedman said that she didn’t remember anything. There were thirteen 911 callers of which the police contacted 12. These attorneys made no inquiry about any of them. My father was not in the crosswalk but got over two lanes of road before being hit in the third lane. The drivers had been stopped at the previous light when he started to cross and the driver that hit him was on his way to a dentist appointment. The driver that drove over him left the scene of the accident and contacted the police later. Freidman told us on the first day that we met him that the fact that my father was not in the crosswalk would not be a problem because he didn't just dart out in front of a car. This favorably affected our comfort level with him and we signed the retainer agreement. Two years later he told us that the fact that my father wasn’t in the crosswalk was a big problem and he didn't remember saying anything to the contrary. He also waited two years to tell us he didn't think we had a case. I did not want to accept the settlement offered so Friedman referred us to another law firm that had been associated with his, attorney named David Lewis, by stating in email: “We have assigned the matter to experienced, qualified trial counsel.” I tried to get another attorney but was told by other firms that they would have to first pay Friedman and Simon and this would make taking my case a bad investment because they would have also wanted to spend money to hire expert witnesses, something Freidman, Simon, Lewis never intended to do. Meanwhile, Lewis continually refused to talk to the opposing lawyers about the details of my father's accident, merely saying that the only point he wanted to make was that my father should have been seen by the drivers. He said that if we went to court he would not address any other details because juries have short attention spans. Instead, he tried to get an increase in the insurance company's offer by finding common cause with the adjuster, based on the fact that their “daughters go to college together.” I had to fight bitterly with Lewis until he agreed to discuss the details of the actual accident with the other attorneys, after I wrote them all down and sent them to him by email a couple of days before trial date. I ended up accepting an offer that I thought was way too low because I was stuck with these attorneys and I didn't trust that Lewis would do an adequate job in court based on his own explanation as to how he would handle the case. However, the entire reason given to us by Mr. Friedman as to why we were being referred to Lewis was that he was a trial attorney and Lewis made it clear he did not want to go to court. Attorneys on both sides shared an interest of coming up with a figure that would “make this case go away” as I was told by Lewis and that figure was less than half of the amount originally estimated by Friedman, although Friedman subsequently denied having made any estimate. The Defense tried to delay payment by insisting on a Death Compromise Order which Lewis told me could take months but the court said was not necessary. Lewis insisted we had to follow their demand until I threatened to cancel the agreement and only then did we get paid.