Jerome Wolfson
Founding Partner, Personal Injury Attorney
Florida Bar admission: 1963
Office: West Palm Beach, Florida (by appointment) · 561-782-1585
Languages: English, Spanish
Jerome Wolfson started this firm in 1963, the same year he finished law school at the University of Miami and joined The Florida Bar. Six decades on, he is still in the office, consulting on the firm's cases and taking on insurance companies that wrongly deny benefits.
Jerome grew up in Long Branch, New Jersey, moved to South Florida in 1960, and served in the U.S. Coast Guard until he was honorably discharged in 1969. His practice has covered personal injury, criminal defense, workers' compensation, and labor law over the years. Today it is limited to personal injury and insurance disputes.
He is certified in Florida as a circuit civil mediator and arbitrator. He has served on labor arbitration panels for the National Mediation Board, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and the American Arbitration Association, and on standing panels for the City of West Palm Beach and Miami-Dade County. Having spent years deciding disputes, he writes about what actually moves the value of a claim when a neutral looks at it.
Admissions
- Florida, 1963
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1964
Education
- LL.B., University of Miami School of Law, 1963
- A.B., Psychology, Drew University, 1960
- A.S., Valley Forge Military Junior College, 1957
Memberships and certifications
- Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator
- Certified Circuit Court Arbitrator, Florida
- Arbitration panels: National Mediation Board, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, American Arbitration Association
Handles
Articles by Jerome Wolfson
Truck accidents Truck crash on Southern Boulevard, Okeechobee Boulevard or the Turnpike: how to preserve the evidence
After a commercial truck crash, the carrier should be put on written notice to preserve its electronic logging device records, engine and event…
Cruise ship and boating accidents Boating accident on the Lake Worth Lagoon, the Intracoastal or Jupiter Inlet: reporting duties and injury claims
Florida law requires a boat operator involved in a collision or accident to give reasonable assistance, provide their name, address and vessel…
Car accidents Hit by a Palm Tran bus or a government vehicle in Palm Beach County: notice rules and limits under § 768.28
Palm Tran is part of Palm Beach County government, so an injury claim falls under Florida's sovereign immunity statute, Fla. Stat. § 768.28. Before…