Miami & Miami-Dade County Attorney

Miami-Dade is the county where language, business, and the water meet. Our clients there include families in Hialeah and Kendall who want every document explained in Spanish, founders and professional firms in Brickell and Coral Gables, trade and logistics companies in Doral, condo owners in Aventura and Miami Beach, and cruise passengers whose trip started at PortMiami. The model is the same one we use across South Florida: a direct line to your attorney, pricing you can plan around, and answers instead of voicemail.

What We Handle for Miami-Dade Clients

Cruise Passenger Injury and Maritime Law

PortMiami is in Miami-Dade, and the cruise lines that sail from South Florida write their ticket contracts with short written-notice and filing deadlines and with clauses naming the court where a passenger must sue. Those terms are enforced, and they do not pause while you talk to the cruise line's claims department. Read our guide to cruise ship injury deadlines and have the ticket contract reviewed early. We also handle maritime liens and vessel arrests, and boat and jet ski accidents on Biscayne Bay and the Intracoastal.

Business Law and Outside General Counsel

Entity formation, operating and shareholder agreements, buy-sell agreements, and contract drafting and review as flat-fee deliverables. For companies that need a lawyer on call rather than on payroll, a flat monthly general counsel retainer with a defined scope and a clear overage rate. When your partners, vendors, or customers are more comfortable negotiating in Spanish, we can work through the deal in Spanish with you and with them. Litigation, if it arises, is scoped separately.

Estate Planning, Wills, and Trusts

Revocable living trusts, wills, durable powers of attorney, health care surrogate designations, and guardianship designations for minor children. Flat-fee packages quoted in writing after a free consultation. Many Miami-Dade clients own condominium units, and a trust only avoids probate if the unit is actually deeded into it; we handle that funding work and check the association documents when we do. Our trust funding checklist shows what else needs retitling.

Personal Injury

Car and truck accidents on I-95, the Palmetto, the Dolphin, and US-1, slip and fall and premises cases in stores, hotels, and condominiums, and injuries on the water. Free consultation, and a contingency fee: no attorney's fee unless we recover, with costs explained in writing up front.

Construction Liens

A Florida claim of lien is recorded in the county where the property sits, so a Miami-Dade project means a Miami-Dade filing and, if it comes to that, a foreclosure in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. Chapter 713 deadlines do not forgive mistakes. Notices to Owner, claims of lien, lien contests, and lien foreclosure for contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and owners. Start with our free lien deadline calculator.

Civil and Commercial Litigation

Contract disputes, partnership and business breakups, real estate disputes, and trust and estate litigation in Miami-Dade circuit court, and federal claims in the Southern District of Florida. Billed hourly with a written budget and regular updates.

Full Service in Spanish

Miami-Dade has a large Spanish-speaking community, and many of our clients there prefer to handle their legal matters in Spanish. Every service on this page is available in Spanish from the first call through signing: we explain each document in Spanish before you sign it, and you never need to bring a relative to translate. Visit the Spanish version of this page.

How Working With Us Looks

Most matters start with a short phone or video consultation, free for estate planning and personal injury matters. If we are the right fit, you receive a written proposal with the fee structure and the scope, and nothing is billed until an engagement agreement is signed by both of us. Estate planning and business work rarely require a trip anywhere: documents are reviewed on screen, and signings are arranged remotely where the document allows it or in person where it does not. When a case requires appearing in court in Miami-Dade, we are there. See how our fees work for the full breakdown.

Communities We Serve in Miami-Dade

• Miami, including Brickell, Coconut Grove, and downtown
• Coral Gables
• Doral
• Aventura
• Miami Beach
• Key Biscayne
• Pinecrest
• Kendall
• Hialeah
• Homestead

And the rest of the county. If your community is not listed, we still serve it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Scheer Legal handle matters in Miami and Miami-Dade County?

Yes. We serve clients throughout Miami-Dade County, including Miami, Brickell, Coral Gables, Doral, Aventura, Miami Beach, Key Biscayne, Pinecrest, Kendall, Hialeah, and Homestead, in cruise passenger injury and maritime law, business law, outside general counsel, estate planning, construction liens, personal injury, and civil litigation, in English and Spanish. Our office is in Plantation, in Broward County, and we serve Miami-Dade clients by video, remote signing, and in-person meetings.

Do I need to come to your office in Plantation?

For most estate planning, business, and general counsel matters, no. Consultations are by phone or video, documents are reviewed electronically, and signings are arranged remotely or in person. Court appearances take place in Miami-Dade circuit court, part of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, or in federal court when the case requires it.

I was hurt on a cruise that left from PortMiami. Where would my case be filed?

Usually wherever your ticket contract says. Cruise ticket contracts name a specific court, and the major lines that sail from South Florida generally require suit in federal court in Miami, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The same contract sets written-notice and filing deadlines far shorter than an ordinary injury claim, so have it reviewed as soon as you can.

Can I handle my whole matter in Spanish?

Yes. From the first call through signing, every service is available in Spanish, and we explain each document in Spanish before you sign it.

How are fees handled for Miami-Dade matters?

The same way as everywhere we practice. Defined-scope work such as estate plans, formations, and operating agreements is quoted as a flat fee, confirmed in writing after an initial consultation. Litigation is hourly with a budget, and personal injury is contingency. Consultations are free for estate planning and personal injury matters.

Also serving Broward, Palm Beach, and Monroe County and the Florida Keys. See all service areas.