Florida Civil Defense Firm.
Commanding the course from first fact to final verdict.
Trial readiness isn't a posture we adopt late, it's how the file is built from day one, and it's what drives favorable outcomes.
Powell Trial Firm was built around the conviction that outcomes are often determined in the fact-development phase, long before a jury is seated. Investigation, records review, and early expert engagement are not preliminary steps, they are necessary work.
Every assignment gets prompt, hands-on attention and an early, candid assessment of liability, damages, and exposure. Clients receive a real evaluation, not a placeholder, in time to accurately set reserves and decide whether a case should be resolved or tried.
Practice Areas
Premises Liability
Slip-and-fall, trip-and-fall, and negligent maintenance claims against property owners, managers, and operators, including commercial, retail, and residential premises.
Negligent Security
Claims arising from inadequate security measures at hotels, apartment complexes, parking facilities, and entertainment venues where foreseeable criminal acts cause injury.
Transportation & Trucking
Commercial vehicle accidents, carrier liability, driver qualification failures, and FMCSA regulatory compliance issues in high-exposure transportation matters.
Products Liability
Design defect, manufacturing defect, strict liability, and failure-to-warn claims against manufacturers, distributors, and retailers, including consumer products, industrial equipment, and other matters.
Catastrophic Injury
Traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, severe burns, and other life-altering harm requiring expert-intensive damages analysis and long-term care projection.
Wrongful Death
Representation of defendants in wrongful death actions under Florida's Wrongful Death Act, including economic damages, survivor claims, and estate-based recovery.
FOUNDING ATTORNEY
Austin T. Powell, Esq.
The Powell Trial Firm was founded on the premise that high-level defense work requires a trial lawyer's mindset from day one. Mr. Powell handles every case with that in mind and promptly develops and employs effective defense strategies from the first fact through the final verdict.
- —Extensive initial investigations.
- —Timely and accurate case assessments.
- —Early implementation of resolution and trial strategies.
- —Fewer files and deeper attention.
CLIENTS
Who We Serve
The firm represents insurance carriers, third-party administrators, self-insured entities, and their insureds throughout Florida.
STATEWIDE COVERAGE
Hillsborough · Pinellas · Pasco · Polk · Manatee · Orange · Osceola
The firm accepts matters statewide across Florida, with primary coverage in the Tampa Bay region and surrounding counties.