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The Pendas Law Firm

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The Pendas Law Firm is an American personal injury law firm founded in 2004 by attorney Lou Pendas.[1] Originally a Florida practice, the firm has expanded to operate a network of offices across Florida as well as in Atlanta, Georgia; Seattle, Washington; and San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1] It represents accident victims and injured workers on a contingency fee basis and is known for its bilingual English and Spanish legal team.[1]

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History

Lou Pendas established the firm in 2004 as a Florida-based personal injury practice.[1] Pendas, who was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1997, studied at the University of Central Florida and the St. Thomas University School of Law, and earlier in his career represented insurance companies before moving to plaintiff work.[2] Over the following two decades the firm grew to twelve Florida offices and later opened locations in Georgia, Washington State and Puerto Rico.[1] The firm is also known locally for an annual turkey giveaway for families in need.[1]

Practice areas

The firm concentrates on personal injury litigation, including automobile, trucking and motorcycle crashes, premises liability, products liability, negligent security, nursing home negligence, medical malpractice, dog bites and wrongful death.[1] It also maintains a workers' compensation practice, handles Personal Injury Protection (PIP) claims under Florida's no-fault system, and operates a dedicated Appellate Section.[1]

Attorneys

In addition to its founder, the firm's attorneys include Joel Piedra, managing attorney of the Orlando office and a former Assistant State Attorney; Danilo Cruz Cariño, who manages the Tampa and Bradenton offices and leads the Appellate Section, with arguments before Florida's District Courts of Appeal and the Florida Supreme Court; and Michael Sanchez, who manages the workers' compensation practice.[1] Associates include Albert Lara, Jonathan Foster, David Rissman, Kristopher Wohlers, Awad M. Zitawi-Vázquez, Jonathan Perry and Daniel Benchimol, several of whom previously worked for insurance defense firms.[1] Benchimol also speaks Portuguese.[1]

Notable results

Reported case results include a $3.83 million recovery in a catastrophic motorcycle case, a $3 million trucking accident recovery, a $1.7 million auto accident recovery, a $1.5 million premises liability recovery and a $1.25 million auto accident recovery.[1]

References

  1. ^ "The Pendas Law Firm." Official website. Retrieved October 2026.
  2. ^ "Lou Pendas Attorney Profile." The Pendas Law Firm. Retrieved October 2026.
Categories: Law firms based in Florida | Personal injury law firms | Workers' compensation law firms | Law firms established in 2004

This page was last edited on 17 October 2026, at 10:00.