Experienced, proactive and compassionate, Van Riper Nies trial attorneys are committed to protecting your rights.
We are a unique law firm. Our partner, Tim Nies, is a U.S. military veteran and a proud lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans. When serving as an Airborne Ranger with the Army's 75th Ranger Regiment, he sustained a line-of-duty knee injury during a parachute mission. He had to work every day to rehabilitate his knee; however, the injury ultimately caused his medical discharge from the U.S. Army. Tim, more than most injury lawyers, understands how it feels to suffer from and overcome a life-changing injury. Tim feels lucky because excellent Army and VA physicians took care of him, and were able to help him rehabilitate his knee. Many civilians injured today are not so lucky. After his military service, Tim began his attorney career defending personal injury cases for insurance companies and large corporations, including Fortune 500 companies. He was a senior Casualty Attorney for Marshall Dennehey, the largest, and arguably, the most respected insurance defense law firm in the world, with more than 450 attorneys.
Partner, Christian Van Riper, is a polished and talented trial attorney. For years after law school, where he graduated at the top of his class, Christian prosectuted and tried serious felony and DUI cases for the State of Florida as an Assistant State Attorney. Prior to that, he was a Law Clerk for the Florida Supreme Court, which is an honor very few law students and attorneys are selected for, and prior to that an investigator for Florida's Department of Children and Families.
The work and life experiences of our attorneys afford our law firm unique and valuable insight into the lives and struggles of our injured clients, how their cases are defended by insurance company lawyers, and trial experience.
Our past experience litigating for insurance companies gives us credibility with the insurance companies, and our knowledge of how insurance companies evaluate and value cases proves effective during the pendency of cases, at mediation and at trial.
Tim and Christian, cousins who have known each other most of their lives, work all personal injury cases as an effective trial team. This approach benefits our clients on two levels. First, both Tim and Christian are extremely familiar with the details of our clients’ cases and are able to collaborate to effectively come up with a litigation and trial plan. Second, our clients are able to speak with an attorney about their cases at any time of the day and night. We are known for the personal attention we are able to provide to our clients. We are available for our clients day and night.
Our attorneys represent clients in all personal injury matters, including:
- Automobile accidents,
- Truck accidents,
- Motorcycle accidents,
- Boating accidents,
- Personal watercraft injuries,
- Premises liability claims,
- Slip and falls
- Trip and falls,
- Dog and animal bite claims,
- Electrical injury claims,
- Inadequate/negligent security,
- Construction site accidents,
- Swimming pool injuries and drownings,
- Dangerous product claims,
- Longshore & Harbor Workers Compensation Act claims,
- Defense Base Act claims,
- Cruise ship passenger injuries,
- Crime victim injuries,
- Wrongful death claims
- Back and neck injury claims
- Brain injury claims
For more information about on personal injury attorneys in west palm beach , please call us at 561-962-3130, complete the contact form below, or e-mail our Personal Injury Department Chair, Tim Nies, at tim@vanriperandnies.com.
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