John clarke is an experienced lawyer who will fight for your rights

John Clarke is an experienced Fort Lauderdale lawyer and founder of Clarke Law, P.A. The areas of law he covers include personal injury, estate planning, probate, and asset protection.

Attorney John Clarke can help you plan your estate. He will develop a customized estate plan based on your needs. This plan may include asset protection, avoidance of probate, and optimization of your tax position. To implement your estate plan, John Clarke drafts customized documents , including living trusts, land trusts, deeds, and wills, as the situation may warrant. Check out our articles on estate planning and asset protection to learn more.

John Clarke also handles probate cases. Probate is the process in which a court settles the estate of a decedent. During the probate process, the court decides how a decedent’s estate is to be distributed based on either the decedent’s last will or the law of intestacy. Also, a decedent’s creditors have the chance to file claims against his estate during the probate process. Florida law provides for several kinds of probate cases, depending on the size of the estate and the types of assets that need to be distributed. For most kinds of probate actions, Florida law requires that the decedent’s estate be represented by an attorney.

Attorney John Clarke helps businesses plan and grow. He advises on the best entity for your business after considering your goals, tax position, and exposure to creditors. Our office has created limited liability companies, limited partnerships, family partnerships, and corporations for numerous successful business clients. Check out the article on business planning to learn more about how we can assist you.

Finally, our office handles personal injury cases. The types of personal injury cases that we have pursued for clients include include car accidents, defective products, slip and fall accidents, and motorcycle accidents. When you are injured by someone else’s negligence, it is important that you hire an experienced attorney to represent you. You never pay us a fee for a personal injury case unless and until we recover for you!

To win a personal injury case on a theory of negligence, you will need to prove the following:

1. that the accident occurred wholly or in part through the negligence of the Defendant.

2. that the Defendant owed you a duty of care.

3. that the accident has caused the injury, loss or damage for which you are seeking compensation.

4. that the injury, loss or damage you suffered was a reasonably foreseeable consequence of the Defendant's negligence.

You must prove all of the above elements by a preponderance of the evidence (in other words, show that it is more likely than not that all are true). You may need to hire experts, such as medical doctors, to establish the extent of your injuries and the present and future costs of treatment. Then, you will need to gather evidence concerning the Defendant's allegedly negligent action, which may involve taking statements from him under oath (depositions) or getting physical custody of evidence (through the use subpoenas). As you can see, fighting a personal injury case can be a complicated business. That is why it is important that you hire an experienced attorney like John Clarke to represent you.

Contact our office today at (954) 556-8952 to schedule your free consultation!

Estate Planning, Probate, and Personal Injury Law for Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and the Palm Beaches.

John ClARKE

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

Member in good standing of the Florida bar association.

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