Stuart FL Personal Injury Law
Our Attorneys and Paralegals
Tim Nies, Esq.
Christian Van Riper, Esq.
Christian Van Riper, Esq.
Tim Nies is an Army Ranger veteran and a former defense attorney for insurance companies and large corporations, including Fortune 500 companies. He was a senior casualty insurance defense 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 represents clients injured in auto and truck accidents, motorcycle crashes, admiralty and maritime injuries, Longshore and DBA claims, premises liability, slip and fall case, medical malpractice and all other injury claims. Tim has been an attorney since 2001. He knows the playbooks of the insurance companies and outworks defense attorneys.
Christian Van Riper, Esq.
Christian Van Riper, Esq.
Christian Van Riper, Esq.
Christian Van Riper is a lifelong resident of Stuart, Florida and a former Felony Prosecutor. Christian 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.
As a prosecutor, he tried multiple serious felony cases out of the State Attorney's Office in St. Lucie County. 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 represents clients injured in boating accidents, motor vehicle crashes, slip and falls, dog bites and all other personal injury claims.
Sarah Senecal, Paralegal
Sandra Skrzypiec, Paralegal
Sandra Skrzypiec, Paralegal
Sarah is a lifelong resident of Stuart. She has been a personal injury paralegal for nearly two decades.Sarah joined Van Riper & Nies in May 2010. She specializes in not only personal injury and motor vehicle accidents but also in the litigation of claims under the Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act and the United States Defense Base Act.
Her duties include meeting with clients, drafting and preparation of legal documents, responding to discovery and preparing the attorneys for hearings, mediations, including Defense Base Act mediations, depositions and trials. Sarah uses her considerable litigation experience and superior customer service experience to fight for the rights of the firm’s clients. She has been a licensed Notary Public since 2002.
Sandra Skrzypiec, Paralegal
Sandra Skrzypiec, Paralegal
Sandra Skrzypiec, Paralegal
Sandra is an experienced and passionate personal injury paralegal. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Indian River State College. Sandra assists the attorneys in personal injury and auto accident cases.
Sandra is known for her considerable multitasking skills and for helping clients in transition after sustaining injuries by providing passionate support to the attorneys and the firm’s clients. Sandra assists clients by providing regular contact and updates on their cases, managing the discovery process, and assisting in the drafting of pleadings, discovery responses and document production. She stays late to make sure that our attorneys are prepared. Sandra enjoys spending time with her family, going to the gym and participating in competitive racing.
What We Do
Our Stuart trial attorneys practice in
Auto Accidents
Our auto accident trial lawyers have spent decades litigating automobile crash, including rear-end collisions, head-on collisions and hit-and-run accidents. From the firm's Stuart auto accident law office, Tim represents clients injured in auto accidents in Stuart, Palm City, Hobe Sound, Sewall's Point, Indiantown, Port Salerno, North River Shores, Jensen Beach, Jupiter, Port St. Lucie and Fort Pierce, Florida. Call 24/7.
Truck Accidents
Truck Accident Attorney Tim Nies, has been an injury lawyer for nearly 20 years. The first seven years, he defended truckers and trucking companies in tractor trailer accident cases. Since then he has solely represented victims of truck accident cases.
Motorcycle Accidents
Our motorcycle accident trial lawyers represent operators of motorcycles and scooters seriously injured due to careless and reckless drivers. Our attorney, Tim Nies, is a motorcyclist and fights hard for the rights of fellow injured motorcyclists. Auto and truck insurance companies for the driver of the car or truck that cause crashes involving motorcycles fight hard. Our Stuart FL motorcycle accident attorneys fight harder.
Dog and Animal Bites
Attorneys Chris Van Riper and Tim Nies are legal warriors advocating for victims of dog and animal bites.
Premises Liability & Slip and Falls
Tim Nies spent the first seven years of his nearly 20 years of practice representing large businesses and supermarkets in premises liability and slip-and-fall cases. Since then, Tim has represented clients injured due to the carelessness of store and business owners.
Medical Malpractice
Attorney Tim Nies represents victims of medical malpractice. Tim is experienced in the litigation of medical error cases, including cases of missed diagnosis, birth injuries, medication and pharmaceutical errors, spinal cord injuries, and more. He spent the first seven years of his career representing hospitals, paramedics, dentists, radiologists, plastic surgeons, neurosurgeons, oncologists and other medical providers in complex medical malpractice defense cases. Since that time, Tim solely represents clients injured due to the negligence or carelessness of medical providers.
Boat Accidents & Waverunner Injuries
Tim Nies and Christian Van Riper are maritime injury attorneys. Our attorneys represent victims of boating accidents, waverunner accidents, diving accidents and other maritime injury cases.
Longshore Claims
Maritime and Longshore attorney, Tim Nies, is one of very few attorneys in Florida representing injured Longshoremen under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. Call Stuart maritime attorney, Tim Nies, for free legal information on the Florida Longshore claim process and how our law firm may assist you.
Defense Base Act Claims
Defense Base Act Attorney Tim Nies, an Army Ranger Veteran, represents private military contractors working under U.S. Government contracts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia and around the world in Defense Base Act claims. Tim is known for maximzing DBA settlements, including spine injuries, head and brain inuries, hip inuries, shoulder injuries and PTSD.
Construction Site Injuries
Attorneys Tim Nies and Christian Van Riper fight hard for contractors injured on job sites due to the negligence of other companies working at the job site.
Negligent Security
Experienced, hard-working and compassionate, Van Riper Nies' trial attorneys are committed to protecting the rights of crime victims in negligent security claims.