Emerson Straw PL
1101 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
About Emerson Straw PL
Emerson Straw PL is a personal injury law firm established in 2010, representing clients across Florida, including St. Petersburg, New Port Richey, and St. Augustine. The firm handles cases involving car accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and nursing home abuse. With six attorneys, they have secured significant results, including a $12 million verdict and a $4.65 million verdict. Their practice areas also include unique niches like penis injury and optometrist malpractice.
Our Attorneys
Matthew D. Emerson
Trial Lawyer
32+ years experience
Wesley T. Straw
Personal Injury Attorney
23+ years experience
Breann Straw
Associate Attorney, Chief Operations Officer
21+ years experience
Inguna Varslavane-Callahan
Of Counsel
20+ years experience
Nicole Ziegler
Appellate and Trial Attorney
15+ years experience
Rachel Welborn
Associate Attorney
Notable Case Results
Case results are sourced directly from attorney websites by Injuria.ai's data infrastructure, which actively monitors 22,000+ personal injury law firms. They are not results obtained by ThatCarHitMe.com. Every case is unique and must be evaluated on its own facts. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. The results shown are not necessarily representative of all results obtained by these firms.
$12M
Pedestrian Accident
Anthony Burbano was awarded a verdict for injuries suffered in a June 2013 pedestrian accident, including arm amputation, traumatic brain injury, knee ligament tears, and vascular injuries, after being struck by a negligently operated vehicle. FDOT settled prior to trial, and the case proceeded to damages against the driver.
$4.7M
Medical Malpractice
Matthew Hines, 75, received a verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit against Access Healthcare Physicians LLC for delayed diagnosis of Stage 4 neck cancer due to failure to order imaging for a persistent enlarged lymph node. Plaintiff now lives with a tracheostomy and feeding tube.
$3.7M
Child Abuse
One-year-old girl suffered head trauma and concussion at a daycare center due to a caregiver forcefully dropping her. The daycare center was found negligent for hiring and supervising the caregiver and failing to act on reported abuse. Resulted in developmental delays, articulation disorder, visual and hearing impairments.
$3.2M
Truck Accident
Minor child suffered head and mild brain injury, fractured pelvis, headache, knee pain, spine pain, hearing loss, tinnitus, PTSD, and memory loss after being a rear-seat passenger in a vehicle rear-ended by a commercial truck with a distracted driver.
$1.2M
Nursing Home Negligence
Elderly man with dementia and known fall history suffered five falls in a nursing home, with the final fall resulting in severe head trauma, intracranial bleed, and untimely death. Family sued for failure to supervise and prevent falls.
$862,500
Medical Malpractice
Man in his fifties sued a dermatologist for medical malpractice. The dermatologist failed to recognize melanoma on his back during a skin cancer screening, leading to a delayed diagnosis and spread of Stage 3 cancer.