A serious burn changes your skin, your work, and how you face the world. We help Broward families hold the people who caused it accountable — and pay for the care a deep burn really takes.
A burn is not like a broken bone that heals and is forgotten. Deep burns destroy the layers of skin that protect you, and the damage often stays for the rest of your life — in scars, in tight skin that limits how you move, and in the pain of grafts and surgeries that come one after another. As a Fort Lauderdale burn injury lawyer, Robert DiStefano builds cases that account for all of it, not just the first hospital bill.
Burns come from places you trust. A fire in your apartment building. An explosion at a work site. A chemical that splashed on the job. A water heater, a space heater, or a cheap product that caught fire when it never should have. An electrical line a contractor left live. When someone else's carelessness caused the burn, you should not be left paying for it.
The first job is simple: get the facts, find every person and company at fault, and put a real number on what a burn this serious will cost you over the years. Then we fight to recover it. You pay nothing up front — no fee unless we recover for you.
A burn case is a personal-injury case. These are the Florida rules that shape what you can recover and how long you have to act.
Fla. Stat. § 95.11(4)(a) amended 2023
Florida cut the deadline for most injury claims to two years from the date you were hurt. Burn cases turn on physical evidence — the wiring, the device, the chemical container — and that evidence disappears fast. Calling early protects your right to file and your proof.
Fla. Stat. § 768.81 amended 2023
If you are found more than 50% at fault for what happened, you recover nothing. If you are partly at fault but at or under that line, your recovery is reduced by your share. Insurers push this hard in burn cases. Strong evidence on who really caused the fire is what keeps blame off you.
Florida product-liability law
A maker can be held strictly liable for a product that was unreasonably dangerous — a battery that overheats, a heater with no shutoff, a flammable item sold without warning. You do not have to prove the company was careless, only that the product was defective and it hurt you.
Florida premises-liability law
Property owners and landlords must keep their buildings reasonably safe. Missing smoke detectors, blocked exits, bad wiring, or no working fire alarms can make a landlord responsible when a building fire injures a tenant or visitor. Florida does not cap most compensatory damages, so your full losses count.
This page provides general information about Florida law and is not legal advice. Statutes and case law change; your specific case requires a consultation.
We know this county — its older buildings, its busy work sites, and the products that end up in local homes. Here is where we see burn injuries start.
A burn case is won on details — the same wiring, the same product, the same missing alarm that caused the harm is the proof that recovers your losses.
When you call, you reach Robert DiStefano — not a call center and not a case manager you never see again. He has spent more than forty years on Florida injury cases, and he treats a serious burn the way it should be treated: as a long road that needs a lawyer who understands the medical reality and the lifetime cost.
You pay nothing unless we win. Burn cases run on contingency — no fee unless we recover for you — so the firm only gets paid out of a recovery, never out of your pocket. See related case results →
Tell us what happened in a free, confidential call. Same-day response, Monday through Friday. No pressure, no obligation.
We secure the wiring, device, or chemical, line up the fire and medical experts, and find every party at fault — landlord, contractor, or product maker.
We put a real number on scarring, grafts, lost work, and future care, then push the insurers — and try the case if they will not pay it.
Burns rarely come alone. If your injury involves nerve or spine damage, see how we handle spinal cord injuries. If a fire or explosion took a loved one, our wrongful death team can help. You can also read more about Robert DiStefano or reach the office through our contact page.
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