Paul Gerad Finizio

Paul is thorough, knowledgeable, and committed to the best interest of his client. He has never failed to respond immediately and knowledgeably to my needs and requests. He has met and exceeded my expectations as client in a personal injury case. I trust Paul and I will work with him again if the nee...d arises and highly recommend him to others.

This is the last firm I would recommend anyone to call after an accident! I was hit head-on by a drunk driver in Miami and referred to Paul Finizio of Finizio & Finizio Law in Fort Lauderdale by attorney, Chris Salamone (former partner of attorney, Scott Rothstein). This turned out to be a decision s...o heavily regretted! Paul Finizio missed several of my own court appearances, which was very concerning! One court date, he even went so far as to send an attorney that was not even from his firm but was just a casual friend of his, who did not know anything about my case or the drunk driver who hit me head-on, to show up in his place. I found this to be very odd at my own court hearing when I had expected my own attorney to be there! I had also just had a very serious surgery so had really wanted him to there; not some stranger who knew nothing of my case at all. While the first part of my personal injury case settled quickly only because I (MYSELF) requested BMW preserve the recorded onstar confession of the drunk driver admitting to being drunk at the time of hitting my vehicle, my case with Finizio and Finizio Law was ongoing due to my UM (UnderInsured Motorist) Policy and a potential Bad Faith Claim. Finizio & Finizio Law continued to work on the UM portion of my case as I underwent more than 20 (twenty) surgical procedures, including a life-threatening internal bleeding situation, only to find out that my medical records that I had been zealously forwarding to my law firm after every procedure with a spreadsheet of all appointments were NEVER ever sent to my insurance adjuster over the last two (2) years! While all my email correspondences with Finizio Law confirmed that they were in communication with USAA all this entire time (my insurance company), it was not until I decided to call USAA myself last week that I learned that Finizio & Finizio Law, under the supervision of Paul Finizio, has not been in contact with USAA even ONCE in 2018 and I learned this at the end of November of 2018 and recorded the phone call with two-party consent. But wait- there's more!! USAA actually closed my case in March 2018 due to "Lack of Attorney Response" and when I asked my lawyer, Finizio claims to not have even known it was closed! (Yet, their emails all year said they were in touch with my adjuster all year (which of course I have saved and documentatee)... and then I spoke to my insurance adjuster who confirmed he had not spoken or received any mail, fax, phone or email correspondence (not even ONCE) from my lawyer or firm this year (2018)!! Seems they had mislead me and mis-informed me from the truth all year! Then, I asked Finizio if there was some kind of prejudice or bias because of the prior incident in which I asked to communicate only with a female in his office), to learn why I, as a client, had been treated so negligently. I'm still waiting for that answer. As a female, I'd especially warn clients to steer VERY clear from this law firm. This is not a safe or efficient law office that I would recommend anyone to go to. They often take weeks to respond to any call or emails, even when "URGENT" in the subject line, which goes completely against Florida Bar's statutes on how attorneys should communicate with active clients (The Florida Bar's website clearly states that your attorney must respond within 48 hours and if they don't, they must respond in writing within 7 days WHY they didn't! Not professional, efficient or ethical! Be warned!! Choose a different firm!