About our Firm

We work hard for our clients.

Experienced, hard-working & dedicated, Van Riper & Nies attorneys are committed to obtaining maximum compensation for your harms and losses.

Van Riper Nies represents individuals and families who have suffered an injury, or lost a loved one, due to the carelessness of others.  We leave no stone unturned in the prosecution of our clients' injury claims.   

We are unique as a plaintiff law firm. One of our partners, Tim Nies, is a military veteran and a proud lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans. When serving as an Airborne Ranger with the 75th Ranger Regiment, he sustained a line-of-duty knee injury during a parachute mission. Tim fought hard to get his life back together and begin his career as an attorney.  Tim, more than most personal injury attorneys, knows how it feels to sustain and overcome a life-altering injury. After the Army, Tim began his attorney career defending personal injury cases for insurance companies and large corporations, including Fortune 500 companies, where he learned the workings of insurance companies.  Our other firm partner, Christian Van Riper, was selected as a Law Clerk for the Florida Supreme, which is an honor only a few attorneys are selected for. Thereafter, Christian began his legal career as a State Attorney, where he tried multiple serious felony cases out of the St. Lucie County office. This experience affords our personal injury law firm valuable insight into the struggles of our clients face after serious injuries, how their cases are defended, and important trial experience right here in the Treasure Coast.

Our past experience on the insurance defense side also gives us credibility with the insurance companies, and our knowledge of how insurance companies evaluate cases proves effective during the pendency of injury cases, during negotiations and at trial.  To learn more about our trial lawyers, we invite you to review our individual attorney biographies.

Tim and Christian have known each other most of their lives and work all personal injury cases as a trial team.  This approach benefits our clients on two levels. First, both Tim and Christian are extremely familiar with the details of our clients’ cases and are able to collaborate to effectively come up with a litigation and trial plan. Second, our clients are able to speak with an attorney about their cases at any time of the day and night.  We are known for the personal attention we are able to provide to our clients. Our clients are usually pleasantly surprised to be able to speak us after hours and on the weekends.

Our attorneys represent clients in all personal injury matters, including automobile and truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, boating accidents, premises liability, falls, inadequate security, construction site accidents, swimming pool injuries and drowning, product liability, boating injuries, personal watercraft injuries, Longshore & Harbor Workers’ claims, Defense Base Act claims, cruise ship injuries, crime victim injuries, dog and animal bites, back injuries and wrongful death cases and others.

All our personal injury cases are taken on a contingency fee basis, meaning we do not take a fee or charge any costs unless we win.

For more a free consultation, and for more information about our personal injury practice, please call 772-283-8712, complete the confidential contact form below, or email us at tim@vanriperandnies.com.

The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisement. Before you decide, ask us to send you free written information about our qualifications and experience. Please note that he information you obtain at this site is not intended to be, legal advice. You should consult an attorney for advice regarding your individual situation. We invite you to contact us and welcome your calls, letters and electronic mail. Contacting us, including by completing forms on this website or by email does not create an attorney-client relationship.

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Our Defense Base Act Lawyers Represent Injured military contractors. 

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