Marsalisi Law works on a contingency fee basis for personal injury and auto accident cases. This means you pay no attorney fees unless we recover compensation for you. Your initial consultation is always free, with no upfront costs. We believe everyone deserves access to quality legal representation regardless of their financial situation.
We focus exclusively on traffic-related personal injury cases, including:
With over 17 years of experience, Frank P. Marsalisi has recovered millions of dollars for injured victims in St. Petersburg and throughout Pinellas County.
Florida law generally allows two years from the date of an accident to file a personal injury lawsuit. However, the sooner you contact us, the better. Evidence can be lost, witnesses’ memories fade, and insurance companies may try to minimize your claim. Early representation helps us protect your rights and strengthen your case.
At Marsalisi Law, your consultation is always with attorney Frank P. Marsalisi—not a case manager or paralegal. We’ll review your accident details, assess your injuries, explain your legal options, and answer all of your questions. There’s no obligation, and the consultation is completely confidential. This consultation helps us determine if we can help you recover the monetary compensation you deserve.
If you’ve been seriously injured in a traffic accident or have an urgent legal matter that cannot wait, call us immediately at (727) 800-5052. We understand that accidents and injuries don’t happen on a convenient schedule. While we maintain regular business hours, we’re available 24/7 for our clients’ emergency needs. If you’re calling after hours, leave a detailed message explaining your urgent situation, and we’ll respond as quickly as possible to ensure you receive the immediate legal guidance you need.
Not always. Most cases settle out of court through negotiations with the insurance company. However, if the insurer refuses to make a fair offer, we are fully prepared to fight for you in court.
Compensation may include medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, property damage, and future medical care. Every case is different, so we provide a personalized evaluation during your consultation.
If the at-fault driver is uninsured or underinsured, you may still recover compensation through your uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage. We will carefully review your policy to identify all available sources of recovery.
The timeline depends on the complexity of your injuries and negotiations with the insurance company. Some cases settle within months, while others may take a year or more. Our priority is securing the maximum compensation, not rushing to a quick settlement
Hiring a local attorney matters. We know the local courts, judges, medical providers, and insurance adjusters in Pinellas County and the Tampa Bay area. This knowledge gives us an advantage in navigating your case and securing the best possible result.
Yes. Marsalisi Law proudly serves the Spanish-speaking community in St. Petersburg. Hablamos Español to ensure every client can fully understand their rights and options.
No. Under Florida law, insurance companies cannot raise your rates for using PIP benefits if you were not at fault in the accident.
In Florida, riders over 21 may legally ride without a helmet if they have the required insurance. If you weren’t wearing a helmet, you can still file a claim, but the insurance company may argue your injuries were worse because of it. An attorney can help protect your right to full compensation.
It’s best to speak with a lawyer first. Insurance adjusters work for the insurance company, not you, and may use your statements against you. We handle communications to protect your claim.
Yes, but you must meet Florida’s permanent injury threshold to pursue pain and suffering damages in auto accident cases. This can be determined by your treating physicians
Bring any accident reports, medical records, insurance information, photos of the accident or injuries, and contact details of witnesses. The more information you provide, the better we can evaluate your case.
Immediately. Calling an attorney right away ensures your rights are protected and evidence is preserved.
Under Florida’s Personal Injury Protection (PIP) law, you must seek initial medical treatment within 14 days of the accident to qualify for PIP benefits. However, we do not recommend you wait this long to get checked out by a physician. Even if you feel fine, some injuries don’t show symptoms right away. Prompt medical care protects both your health and your right to compensation.
Yes. If a loved one was killed in a motor vehicle accident, we can pursue a wrongful death claim on behalf of the family to recover damages such as funeral expenses, loss of support, and emotional suffering.
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We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone, and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstance and ability.
To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML, adapts Its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by the blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.
If you’ve found a malfunction or have ideas for improvement, we’ll be happy to hear from you. You can reach out to the website’s operators by using the following email
Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements, alongside console screenshots of code examples:
Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website. In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups), and others. Additionally, the background process scans all the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology. To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers).
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs. There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to