Coral Springs was built on a plan — wide arterials, quiet neighborhoods, and the Sawgrass Expressway feeding traffic across the county's northwest corner. That same design is what makes a crash here so often a fast one. When a collision or a fall disrupts your life, you want an attorney familiar with these roads, not a high-volume advertising firm.
A Coral Springs personal injury lawyer who knows the city, not just the law
Coral Springs is one of Broward County's larger cities — a master-planned family suburb of about 135,000 residents in the county's northwest corner, known for its good schools and its grid of wide, fast-moving roads.
When you hire a Coral Springs personal injury lawyer, you should expect more than a form letter and a quick settlement push. You should get someone who can picture the intersection where you were hit, who understands how a high-speed Sawgrass Expressway crash differs from a fender-bender on Sample Rd, and who has the standing to take an insurance company seriously.
Our office sits at 7471 W Oakland Park Blvd in Fort Lauderdale — about 12 miles, or roughly 20 minutes southeast of Coral Springs. We are close enough to come to you and to know your roads, and your case would be filed and heard at the main Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, where attorney Robert DiStefano has practiced Florida injury law for more than 40 years. That kind of home-field familiarity is hard to fake and harder to buy.
You are not a case number to us. You are a neighbor who got hurt, and you deserve a lawyer who treats it that way.
40+ yrsserving Coral Springs & Broward County
On the ground in Coral Springs
Landmarks, roads & courts we know
Real places, real intersections, real courts. Here is where Coral Springs injuries happen and where your case would be handled.
Where crashes happen
Sawgrass Expressway — a high-speed Turnpike feeder where wrecks tend to be serious
Sample Rd — a busy east-west arterial through shops, schools, and neighborhoods
University Dr — the city's main commercial spine, heavy with turns and stops
Coral Ridge Dr — a wide residential artery that carries fast cross-town traffic
Local courts
Broward County Courthouse — the main courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, where Coral Springs injury cases are filed
North Regional Courthouse — the satellite courthouse serving north Broward, closer to home
40+ years of practice — Robert DiStefano has tried and settled Broward injury cases for four decades
Landmarks & hotspots
Coral Square Mall — a major retail hub with busy lots and walkways
Coral Springs Medical Center — the local hospital where the injured are treated
Mullins Park — one of the city's largest parks, drawing families and foot traffic
Sawgrass Expressway corridor — the high-speed gateway in and out of the city
What we see here
Accidents we handle in Coral Springs
A master-planned suburb fed by a high-speed expressway produces a distinctive mix of injury cases. These are the ones we see most often.
High-speed Sawgrass Expressway crashes. The Sawgrass is a Turnpike feeder, and cars move fast on it. When traffic slows suddenly or a driver loses control at speed, the result is often a serious rear-end or multi-car wreck with real injuries. These cases reward a lawyer who moves quickly to lock down crash reports, dash-cam footage, and witness accounts before they disappear.
Residential-arterial collisions. Coral Springs was designed around wide roads like Sample Rd, University Dr, and Coral Ridge Dr. Those arterials carry fast traffic past schools, shopping plazas, and neighborhood entrances — a mix that produces left-turn crashes, red-light collisions, and rear-end wrecks. Knowing how those specific intersections behave helps us prove what really happened.
Premises cases at Coral Square Mall and area shops. Where there are crowds, parking lots, and walkways, there are slip-and-falls, trip hazards, and poorly maintained property. We handle injuries that happen on the property — wet floors, broken pavement, bad lighting — and we hold the owner accountable when a preventable hazard hurts you.
Pedestrian and bicycle injuries. Families walk and ride throughout this suburb — near parks like Mullins Park, around schools, and along the arterials. When a driver isn't watching, the person on foot or on a bike pays the price. These cases often turn on right-of-way and on the layout of the road, details a local lawyer can reconstruct.
Coral Springs is an upper-middle-class family suburb, known for its planned design and its strong schools. We are proud to serve this community and treat every client with the same respect and attention, whatever brought you to us.
Robert DiStefano, Esq.
Meet your attorney
You work directly with Robert DiStefano
40+ years in Florida courts
For more than 40 years, Robert DiStefano has represented injured clients across South Florida, personally handling the matters the firm accepts. He knows the Broward courthouses, the insurance adjusters, and the defense firms on the other side.
When you contact DiStefano Law, you work with Robert and a small, responsive team that keeps you informed from the initial consultation through the resolution of your case — without an intake call center or a rotating roster of associates.
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How we help
Local know-how, plus a promise you can hold us to
Tell us what happened. We'll explain your options in plain English, and you won't owe us a fee unless we recover for you.
Because your Coral Springs case would be filed at the Broward County Courthouse — or handled through the North Regional Courthouse closer to home — it helps to have a lawyer who has spent 40-plus years working in Broward's courts. Robert DiStefano knows the local insurers' tactics, the way Broward juries think, and how to push a case forward instead of letting it stall.
We work on contingency, which means no fee unless we recover for you. The first conversation is free, confidential, and available the same day. You can meet attorney Robert DiStefano or reach the office anytime through our contact page.
Serving Coral Springs and its neighbors across Broward — including nearby Sunrise and Plantation.
Common questions
Coral Springs injury questions, answered
Do you take personal injury cases in Coral Springs?
Yes. We regularly help injured people throughout Coral Springs and the rest of Broward County. Our office is about 12 miles away in Fort Lauderdale, so we know the city's roads and hospitals well, and we can come to you when you can't come to us.
Which court would my Coral Springs case go to?
Most Coral Springs personal injury cases are filed at the main Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, with some matters handled through the North Regional Courthouse that serves north Broward. Robert DiStefano has handled Broward injury cases for more than 40 years, so he knows the local process and the people who run it.
How fast can you get to me after a Coral Springs accident?
Quickly. We're roughly 20 minutes southeast of Coral Springs, and we offer a same-day case review. If you're recovering at Coral Springs Medical Center or at home, we can talk by phone first and arrange to meet you wherever is easiest.
What kinds of Coral Springs accidents do you handle?
We handle the cases this city tends to produce: high-speed crashes on the Sawgrass Expressway, collisions on arterials like Sample Rd, University Dr, and Coral Ridge Dr, slip-and-falls at Coral Square Mall and area shops, and pedestrian and bicycle injuries near the city's parks and schools.
What does it cost to hire you?
Nothing up front. We handle personal injury cases on contingency, which means there's no fee unless we recover for you. Your first case review is free, confidential, and carries no obligation.
Lisa Marie Santamarta, Esq.
Meet your attorney
You also work directly with Lisa Marie Santamarta
Bilingual — English & Spanish
Lisa Marie Santamarta handles personal-injury, medical malpractice, and immigration matters for clients throughout Florida, and has practiced in South Florida since 2011. Like every attorney at DiStefano Law, she handles your matter personally, without an intake call center or a rotating roster of associates.
Fluent in English and Spanish, she can guide you through an accident claim or the immigration system in the language you are most comfortable speaking.
Robert DiStefano, Esq.
Lisa Marie Santamarta, Esq.