Wade Benjamin Coye, Attorney

Practicing Law representing consumers for over 25 years.  Graduated from University at Buffalo Law School with honors.  AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, received the Client Service Award, AVVO 10 rating.  Author of numerous Special Reports on Injury Law matters, author of a book "Sharing the Secrets, Learning the Lies" A Guide to Personal Injury.

A bit about my personal background, you should know that the most important thing in my life is my wife, Joan and my five children.  They are the lights of my life.  I met my wife Joan at a Methodist church picnic.  We were married in that church and still attend today.  I was raised on a dairy farm in Central New York where I worked for my Dad and Grandfather, (A fun fact about me is that in addition to farm work, my brothers and I had a paper route, delivering for the Syracuse Herald Journal 7 days a week.)  served in the United States Army, two Members of Congress and have practiced law in Central Florida for over 25 years, representing thousands of consumers in large and small, simple and complex legal cases in Florida, New York, District of Columbia, Georgia and Michigan.  

My team has obtained outstanding results in a variety of cases.  But the fact is I would by lying to you if I told you every case turns out the way our clients and ourselves would like.   Like all lawyers we have cases that have achieved an outstanding result, and some we lost.  (If a lawyer tells you they never lose a case you should run out the door).

I have  a multi-disciplinary expert legal team that I am very proud to have developed over the years  which handles cases as diverse as personal injury, workers compensation, disability, probate and family law.  We have recovered millions on behalf of our clients.  One of the first things you hear in our office is "how can we help". My goal is to be helpful with a client's legal matters.  In fact, my practice areas and my office revolve around  our efforts to help our clients.  Many times I find that a client may actually have several legal matters that have arisen from one incident.  To get a better result we find it best to coordinate efforts.  For instance if a person was working while driving a motor vehicle and was in an accident, this injured person could have a workers compensation case, a personal injury case, a no-fault case, possibly a social security disability case, a long term disability case and possibly a case against their health insurance company.  In some cases, a person may have a family law matter that has been somewhat caused by the loss of income from an accident.  We find the same applies when there has been a death.  This type of case requires both a probate action and a wrongful death suit, along with other areas of the law to coordinate.  The interrelationship between these practice areas means if your lawyer doesn't understand each area well and coordinate benefits appropriately, you, the client may not receive the best result.   

Hiring a lawyer is in many cases is a very intimate decision since many legal cases are about the impact of an event on you and your family.  It's very personal.  If we are to work together in a legal case,   it is important to get to know each other.    I value our relationship and work to completely understand the impact of a legal case on you, which I believe is invaluable to obtaining the best result possible for you.  You will find that my advice will be direct and straight forward, as if, in some cases, I was making a decision with a family member.   

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Owner	The Coye Law Firm		1991-Present
Infantry	United States Army		1982-1984
Staff Assistant	United States House of Representatives		1979-1980

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University at Buffalo Law School, SUNY	J.D.	Law School	1989
State University College of New York, Buffalo	B.A.		1986

State / Court	Date
MIchigan	9.16.2015
New York	2015
District of Columbia	2008
Florida	1989

• Florida Justice Association
  Michigan Justice Association
  New York State Trial Lawyers Association
  

• Patriot Award, Employer Support of Guard and Reserve (2013)
  
  AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
  
  

• Case Conclusion Date: January 1, 1999 Practice Area: Workers Compensation Outcome: Claimant won his case. Trial court, appellate Court and Florida Supreme Court Ordered carrier to provide benefits Description: Client was injured while performing his duties as a camera man/sound technician on New Years day when he slipped and fell injuring his back at the Citrus Bowl on New Years Day. Carrier provided minimal treatment, then after agreeing to all treatment provided by a doctor that it authorized refused to pay for a recommended surgical procedure. Judge of Compensation Claims ordered that the carrier pay for the surgery and for lost wages. Carrier appealed. Appellate Court and subsequently the Florida Supreme Court affirmed the Order of the Judge of Compensation Claims.

• A Lawyers Thoughts on the Law, Life, and Technology, Coye Law Firm Blog (2012)
  
  Disability Lawyers Discuss the Needs of Disability Clients, Coye Law Disability Center Blog (2012)
  
  Sharing the Secrets, Learning the Lies: A Guide to Florida Personal Injury- Word Association Press 2015
  

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