Ward Law, a personal injury firm headquartered in Miami Lakes, has publicly shared the direction it intends to take legal representation in South Florida and beyond, placing injured families who are more comfortable in Spanish at the center of that plan. The firm's stated vision is "to become the most impactful personal injury law firm in America, serving vulnerable people and their families," and its announcement signals an intent to compete for clients in markets where language barriers have historically left accident victims underserved.
For founding and managing partner Jany Martinez-Ward, the goal is rooted in her own experience as a Cuban immigrant who saw how difficult the U.S. legal system can be for people who do not speak the language or understand its procedures. She started the firm with a foldout table and a laptop, and it now represents injured people in Miami, Orlando and New York City in both English and Spanish from its corporate office at 7900 NW 154th St. in Miami Lakes. "Wherever Spanish-speakers need a lawyer ... we will be there," Martinez-Ward said.
The practical implications of the announcement are most visible in how the firm says it serves clients. Every client can work with the firm in English or Spanish from the first call, an approach that removes the need to bring a relative along to translate or guess at what a form says. Gregory C. Ward, the firm's founder and managing partner, spent part of his career representing insurance companies and now applies what he learned about how insurers evaluate and push back on claims to protect injured people. "It's not just about winning cases, it's about standing up for people when it matters most," Ward said.
Martinez-Ward also leads the firm's pre-litigation department, which handles the paperwork, counseling and settlement negotiations with insurers that most injured people have never dealt with before, keeping clients supported from start to finish. The firm's growth from South Florida to Orlando and New York City reflects a deliberate search for locations where Spanish-speaking accident victims are underserved, a detail that matters because geographic expansion in personal injury law typically follows where prospective clients actually live and struggle to find counsel.
The announcement also ties the firm's ambitions to its home community. Martinez-Ward serves on the board of the I Have a Dream Foundation, runs an annual back-to-school drive for children in need and sponsors holiday meals for South Florida families, and she supports an orphanage and school in Nicaragua. She is a regular guest commentator on Spanish-language television, including Telemundo, Univision and Mega TV, where she explains legal rights to Spanish-speaking viewers. Her recognitions include Best Lawyers' Lawyer of the Year in 2022, Super Lawyers Rising Stars in 2023 and the South Florida Business Journal's 40 Under 40 in 2023, and she is admitted to practice in Florida, New York, New Jersey, Texas and Washington, D.C.
For injured residents of Miami Lakes and the surrounding region, the firm's stated direction suggests a continued emphasis on bilingual intake and contingency-fee representation, meaning clients pay no fee unless the firm wins. Spanish-speaking readers can find more information at 855dolor55.com/es, while general details about the practice are available through Jany Martinez-Ward and Gregory C. Ward.
