If you were injured on Pines Boulevard, in a Pembroke Lakes Mall parking lot, or at an intersection along Flamingo Road, you do not have to face the insurance company alone. DiStefano Law is a Fort Lauderdale firm a short distance away, and for 40 years it has recovered compensation for injured Floridians. Your initial case review is free, confidential, and available the same day.
A Pembroke Pines personal injury lawyer who knows your roads
Pembroke Pines is one of the largest cities in Florida, home to roughly 170,000 residents in a sprawling, master-planned suburb of subdivisions, schools, and shopping centers. That kind of growth puts a lot of cars on a few busy roads — and that is exactly where most injury cases start.
When you hire a Pembroke Pines personal injury lawyer, you want someone who already understands how traffic moves here: the daily backups on Pines Boulevard, the left-turn crashes at Flamingo Road, and the steady stream of cars feeding off I-75. We are based about 14 miles — roughly a 25-minute drive — northeast of Pembroke Pines, so we are close enough to be hands-on and familiar with the courts and roads that will shape your claim.
Most serious Broward injury lawsuits are filed at the main Broward County Courthouse in downtown Fort Lauderdale. We are in that courthouse regularly. When an adjuster knows your lawyer will actually try the case down the street rather than push for a quick, lowball check, the conversation changes. That is the difference a local, experienced firm makes.
For 40 years, one question has guided this firm: what does it take to make you whole again? Everything else follows from that.
40+ yrsserving Pembroke Pines & Broward County
On the ground in Pembroke Pines
Where crashes happen, where cases are heard
We do not serve Pembroke Pines from a distance. We know the corridors where people get hurt and the courthouse where the work gets done.
Where crashes happen
Pines Blvd — the city's main artery; rear-end and left-turn collisions cluster at its signalized intersections
Flamingo Rd — heavy north-south traffic and frequent intersection wrecks
Pembroke Rd — a busy east-west route with steady commuter and school traffic
I-75 — high-speed merges and on-ramp backups on the city's western edge
Local courts
Broward County Courthouse — downtown Fort Lauderdale, where most serious Pembroke Pines injury suits are filed
Civil division — handles the negligence and damages claims at the heart of an injury case
We appear here often — familiarity with local judges and procedure keeps your case moving
Landmarks & hotspots
Pembroke Lakes Mall — retail traffic and crowded parking-lot crashes
C.B. Smith Park — weekend and seasonal pedestrian and cyclist activity
Memorial Hospital Pembroke — the local ER where many injured residents are first treated
Pines Blvd corridor — the retail spine that drives much of the city's daily traffic
What we see here
The accidents we handle in Pembroke Pines
Pembroke Pines is a large master-planned suburb where dense intersection traffic and heavy retail activity drive most of the injury cases we see. Here is what tends to bring people through our door.
Intersection collisions. The signals along Pines Blvd, Pembroke Rd, and Flamingo Rd see constant turning traffic. Left-turn and rear-end crashes at these intersections are the single most common cases we handle for Pembroke Pines clients — and they can leave you with neck, back, and head injuries that take months to surface.
Retail parking-lot crashes. With shopping centers like Pembroke Lakes Mall pulling in steady traffic, low-speed lot collisions and backing accidents are routine. Drivers and adjusters often dismiss them, but a "minor" lot crash can still cause real injury — and figuring out who is at fault takes a careful look at the scene.
School-zone pedestrian incidents. Pembroke Pines is a family-oriented community with schools woven through its neighborhoods. Crosswalks and school zones see heavy foot traffic at drop-off and pickup, and a distracted driver in those minutes can change a child's life. These cases demand fast, careful investigation.
Residential dog bites. In a suburb with this much pet ownership, dog-bite injuries are more common than people expect. Florida law often holds the dog's owner responsible — and recovery for a serious bite can include both medical bills and the lasting scarring or trauma that follows.
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
What we do — and why being close matters
Whatever happened to you in Pembroke Pines, the path forward starts the same way: a free, confidential review of your case. Then we go to work. Pick the area closest to your situation.
Being close to Pembroke Pines is not just convenient — it is useful. We know the roads where your crash happened, the hospital where you were treated, and the Broward County Courthouse where your case may be heard. That local knowledge lets us build a claim that holds up, and our 40 years of Florida practice means we know what these cases are worth.
And you pay nothing up front. We handle personal-injury matters on a contingency basis: no fee unless we recover for you. You can call (954) 572-8000, talk directly with our office, and learn where you stand — at no cost to you and no obligation. Want to know who will be on your side? Meet Robert DiStefano, or reach us any time through our contact page.
We help injured people across this corner of Broward, too — including nearby Hollywood to the east and Plantation to the north. Wherever you were hurt, the first step is the same: a free conversation about what happened.
Questions, answered
Pembroke Pines injury questions
Do you take cases in Pembroke Pines?
Yes. Pembroke Pines is one of the Broward communities we serve most often. Our office is about 14 miles northeast in Fort Lauderdale, close enough to stay hands-on with your case while bringing 40 years of Florida personal-injury experience to it.
Which court would my Pembroke Pines case go to?
Most serious Pembroke Pines injury claims are filed in the civil division of the main Broward County Courthouse in downtown Fort Lauderdale. We appear there regularly, so we know the local judges, procedures, and what it takes to move a case forward.
How fast can you get to me?
Quickly. We offer a same-day, confidential case review, and if you cannot come to us, we can arrange to come to you or speak by phone. The Fort Lauderdale office is roughly a 25-minute drive from most of Pembroke Pines.
What does it cost to hire you?
Nothing up front. We handle personal-injury cases on contingency, which means there is no fee unless we recover for you. Your initial case review is always free and comes with no obligation.
What kinds of Pembroke Pines accidents do you handle?
We help with the injury cases this suburb sees most: intersection collisions on Pines Blvd, Pembroke Rd, and Flamingo Rd; parking-lot crashes at retail centers like Pembroke Lakes Mall; school-zone pedestrian incidents; and residential dog bites. If you are not sure your situation fits, call us and we will tell you honestly.
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.