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The good news: Florida is no longer ranked as the top spot for states with the worst drivers. The bad news: Florida is still ranked number eight in the country when it comes to the worst drivers. Sadly, this may not come as a surprise to many of us who have spent a lot of…
Brooks Law Group’s Sixth Annual Turkey Giveaway! To every volunteer, staff participant, and community member, THANK YOU! Saturday marked the sixth annual Turkey Giveaway for the Brooks Law Group, and it was our biggest year yet! Brooks Law Group has been serving the state of Florida for over 25 years, and we first started right…
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time for us to gather as friends and families to share in the many blessings we’ve received. It’s also a time for congested roadways filled with millions of other people hoping to celebrate the holiday with their loved ones. This year, the amount of Floridians taking to the roads for travel…
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we’re in the season of giving. For that reason, the Brooks Law Group is excited to announce our sixth annual Turkey Giveaway! The Turkey Giveaway allows our firm to give back to the same community that has supported us in our more than 25 years of service. We believe…
Welcome back to another episode of Friday’s Inside Look by Brooks! We’re joined at always by Steve Brooks, the managing partner at Brooks Law group. Steve is recently back from a trip to Anguilla where he met with ten other personal injury attorneys from across the country. He’ll be sharing some of his experiences abroad…
Recently, I wrote an article about a Pinellas school bus driver that has been involved in a shocking amount of crashes (11!) in his career. Sadly, school buses are back in the news. In the past couple of weeks, there have been a rash of accidents at school bus stops across the country. Last Thursday,…
Good afternoon! Steve Brooks here on a wonderful Friday afternoon, looks like we have some overcast weather meaning we have a cold front coming through and I am excited about that! So today I want to remind everyone that Brooks Law Group has a contest twice a year where the winner gets $1,000 and second…
Motorcycle accidents are some of the most dangerous and deadly incidents that take place on U.S. roadways. According to 2016 fatal crash data, motorcyclist deaths occurred 28 times more frequently than fatalities in other vehicle crashes. In other words, crashing a motorcycle is more likely to be a deadly accident than crashing a car or…
In September, we wrote a featured article discussing sleep deprivation and driver fatigue as a major cause of commercial truck accidents. That post revealed some astonishing and worrying statistics– drivers who needed seven hours of sleep per day were averaging less than five hours of rest, and over half (56%) of truck drivers studied experienced…
Thank You to Everyone Who Came! And just like that, another Halloween Bash goes into the books. We want to thank each and every person who helped make this event one of our best yet! From the Winter Haven Chamber of Commerce team to the members of our local community, you all helped make this…
Friday’s Inside Look by Brooks It’s time for another episode of Friday’s Inside Look by Brooks with Steve Brooks. Today, we’ll be recapping our annual Halloween Bash that took place last night and announcing two staff prize winners! Thanks again to everyone who joined us last night; we can’t wait to see you next year!…
Room 4 Joining the contenders is Room 4! Room 4 took over one of our case manager’s offices. The room was designed by Saryth Davila. Remember to cast your vote for your favorite room on our Facebook page! Click here to cast your vote for Room 4!
Room 1 First up in the Brooks Law Group Halloween is Room 1! This spooky room took over our office’s courtroom. It was designed and decorated by Brandi Harvey and Kim Kulacz. Remember to vote on our Facebook page for your favorite Halloween room makeover! Click here and like the post on Facebook to vote…
Room 2 Next up in this year’s Halloween decoration contest is Room 2! This room took over the front desk space of our office, and it was designed by Susan Tucker. Remember to vote for your favorite Halloween-themed room on our Facebook page! Click here and like the Facebook post to cast your vote for…
Room 3 Up next for your consideration is Room 3! This room was designed and decorated by Lisa Tucker. Remember to vote on our Facebook page for your favorite room! Click here and like the Facebook post to cast your vote for Room 3.
Halloween is right around the corner! We’ve only got a little more than a week before it’s time for the creepiest, crawliest holiday of the year. Before you don your costumes and hit the streets in search of candy, here’s a few facts you might not have known about Halloween. 1. Halloween Is the Real…
Inside Look By Brooks: “Brooks’ Halloween Bash 2018” Amanda-Jo Nicholson of the Winter Haven Chamber of Commerce joins us today to discuss our upcoming Halloween Bash 2018! For the date (Oct. 25), details, and more, check out this Friday’s Inside Look by Brooks! Join Steve Brooks, managing partner of Brooks Law Group, every Friday at…
We know them as the giants of the road — semi-trucks. We see them on every street and highway in America, transporting the goods we need to keep our businesses and lives going. But you’ve also heard the horror stories of good people losing their lives in terrible truck accidents. While we know trucks are…
On Thursday morning, a veteran bus driver sent four high school students to the hospital after a rear end collision with a semi truck. For Bernard Gant, the driver, the second chances finally ran out after his 11th preventable crash since becoming a driver over two decades ago. For many of us, putting our children…
Halloween Bash 2018! It’s almost that time of year again! The heat may not have left us yet, but Halloween is right around the corner. We’re happy to announce this year’s Halloween Bash, hosted by Brooks Law Group. The Halloween Bash is an annual event our office holds in partnership with the Winter Haven Chamber…
Our country relies on the hard, often thankless, job of farmers and farmworkers. The sprawling fields full of crops help ensure that we have the food we need as a country to thrive. The agricultural industry has to fight pests and pervasive weeds to nurture their crops from mere seeds to the fully-grown product we…
As far as scary two-word phrases go, medical malpractice has to be near the top. Every year, millions of Americans rely on their healthcare professionals to provide them with the care needed to fix their ailments. Our doctors, nurses and specialists went through many, many semesters of rigorous schooling, and they have years of experience…
Inside Look By Brooks: “The Truck Crash Epidemic” In 2016, more than 4,300 people were killed in accidents involving commercial trucks. As our technology has increased, our passenger cars have gotten safer and safer, yet our truck crashes continue to increase. What is causing this problem? For decades now, the NHTSA has been slow to…
Recently, we’ve focused much of our attention on the topic of semi truck accidents. As our previous articles have revealed, we appear to be in the middle of a truck crash epidemic. Although increases in technology seem to have made our passenger vehicles safer, deaths from commercial truck crashes have continued to increase in recent…
In 2016, there were more than 4,300 deaths in accidents involving commercial trucks. That’s a 28 percent increase from 2009. We’re in the middle of a truck crash epidemic. Our passenger vehicles have continued to grow safer as technology advances, yet our semi trucks remain stagnant. Crash avoidance technology is not new. Most cars today…
