Michael R. Herron is a native of Tampa, Florida who graduated from Chamberlain High School in 1986. Upon graduating, Michael joined the U.S. Army for 4 years and was accepted into an elite Airborne Infantry Unit. Michael spent his first 2 years stationed in Vicenza, Italy and his military career culminated with a combat tour during Operation Desert Storm. His unit in Desert Storm was heralded for making one of the deepest penetrations into enemy territory as well as with the destruction of an elite Iraqi Republican Guard Unit.
After receiving an Honorable Discharge from the military, Michael earned a B.A. in History from The Florida State University and a Law Degree from Nova Southeastern University. Upon graduation from Law School in 1997, he joined the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office where he prosecuted DUI, Traffic and Criminal Offenses. In 1999, Michael went into private practice with a focus on Injury, DUI, Accident and Criminal cases. As a Tampa accident attorney, Michael has conducted over 62 Jury Trials, 250 Bench Trials and Thousands of Court appearances. As of January 2017, Mr. Herron has personally handled in excess of 3,000 Criminal and Traffic cases and 3,000 accident and injury cases.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, roughly 5,891,000 vehicle crashes happen each year in the United States. Of these, 21% are weather-related. Nearly 5,000 people are killed every year because of driving in poor weather conditions, while over 418,000 sustain injuries. The numbers paint a rather gruesome picture, one that Florida residents are very…
The story goes like this: you have just been involved in a car accident. Because of it, you have some injuries, perhaps nothing too serious, but costly enough that you need compensation to cover substantial medical bills. Maybe you even need cover for those days when you’re on bed rest and have to miss work.…
When discussing safety on the roads, most attention goes to drivers and their behaviors. And that’s not unreasonable considering that this is the part of driving safely that needs the most work. Unfortunately, many people choose to drink, text, make aggressive maneuvers, and carry out a variety of other unsafe activities on the road. Still,…
Some of the most significant costs that society incurs come from car accidents. The first way we pay is in lives, as a massive number of people die in collisions every day. The second way is through economic loss. Even if somebody doesn’t lose their life in a crash, they could have hefty medical bills,…
