Our Stuart and Port St. Lucie attorneys, known for their accessibility, compassion and dedication, represent clients in the following practice areas: Personal Injury Claims, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Maritime Injuries, Family Law, Divorce, and Civil Litigation. We are unique as a law firm. Our attorney, Tim Nies, is a military veteran and a former insurance company trial attorney. When serving as an Airborne Ranger with the Army's elite 75th Ranger Regiment, Tim sustained a line-of-duty knee injury during a parachute mission. Tim had to work hard to rehabilitate his knee; however, the injury ultimately caused his medical discharge from the U.S. Army. Tim, more than most personal injury attorneys, knows how it feels to suffer from and overcome a life-altering injury. Tim was lucky the Army had excellent surgeons and glad the VA was there to help him. Others are not so lucky. After his military service, Tim began his legal career defending personal injury cases for insurance companies and large corporations, including Fortune 500 companies. He was a senior Casualty Trial Attorney for Marshall Dennehey, the largest, and arguably, the most respected insurance defense law firm in the world, with more than 450 attorneys. Tim practices in personal injury and civil litigation. Christian VanRiper, a lifelong resident of Stuart, and a former Department of Children & Families (DCF) Investigator, was selected out of law school as a Law Clerk for the Florida Supreme Court; an honor very few attorneys in the State of Florida are selected for. Thereafter, he began his legal career as a Prosecutor, where he prosecuted and tried multiple serious felony cases. With a caseload in the 100s, Christian was able to hone his jury trial skills and ability to think and work under incredible pressure and time constraints. Christian practices in family law, criminal defense and civil litigation. The work and life experiences of our VanRiper Nies trial attorneys afford our law firm unique and valuable insight into the lives and struggles of our clients, how their cases are defended, and with trial experience right here in the Treasure Coast. Our past experience representing insurance companies gives us credibility with insurance companies, and our knowledge of how insurance companies evaluate and value cases proves effective during the pendency of injury cases, at mediation and at trial. Tim and Christian have known each other most of their lives and litigate and try all 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 all our clients’ cases and are able to collaborate to more effectively formulate a litigation and trial plan. Second, our clients are able to speak with an attorney about their cases at any time. We are known for the personal attention we are able to provide to our clients.