Frequently asked questions.

Colina Law is organized around three core practice areas: Personal Injury, Real Estate Law and Title Services, and Estate Planning. Each area begins with a conversation about your circumstances, goals, and the kind of legal support you may need.

The firm is based in Naples and describes its service area as Lee and Collier counties, including Naples, Fort Myers, Estero, Cape Coral, Immokalee, Ave Maria, and surrounding Southwest Florida communities. Whether the firm can assist with a specific matter depends on its details.

Yes. Colina Law identifies itself as a Spanish-bilingual, Hispanic-owned firm and prominently welcomes Spanish-speaking clients. Let the team know your language preference when you contact the office so the conversation can begin in the language that feels most comfortable.

Personal Injury generally concerns harm caused by an accident or unsafe condition. Real Estate Law covers transactions, closings, title questions, contracts, and property disputes. Estate Planning focuses on documents and decisions for your family, assets, healthcare, and legacy. The team can help identify a sensible starting point.

Use the contact page to send a short description of the matter, or call the office using the number shown on the site. Sharing the type of issue, important dates, and the best way to reach you helps the team route your inquiry and explain the next available step.

Bring the documents and information you already have, such as a timeline, correspondence, contracts, photographs, medical or insurance records, existing planning documents, and a list of questions. What is useful varies by matter, so the team may request different materials after learning more.

The firm’s published practice areas include car, motorcycle, bicycle, pedestrian, ATV, and school bus accidents, along with dog bites, premises liability, food poisoning, and sexual abuse claims. A consultation is the appropriate place to discuss whether a particular incident fits the firm’s work.

Address immediate safety and medical needs first. When it is safe to do so, preserve the records you already have, including photographs, contact information, reports, medical paperwork, receipts, and insurance correspondence. Because each situation is different, consider seeking individualized legal guidance promptly.

The firm’s current website says it may help injury clients evaluate early steps, document treatment and losses, and communicate or negotiate with insurers. The work required depends on the facts, available coverage, disputed issues, and the scope of any attorney-client agreement.

No. An initial conversation is a way to understand the available information and possible paths forward. Some matters may be addressed through investigation or negotiation, while others may involve mediation or litigation. The appropriate course is specific to the facts and the client’s informed decisions.

There is no single timeline. Medical recovery, evidence gathering, insurance questions, disputed responsibility, negotiations, and court scheduling can all affect the pace. The team can discuss the known stages of a specific matter, but timing and outcome cannot be predicted from a general FAQ.

Attorney fees and case costs depend on the matter and the written agreement. Before you decide whether to move forward, ask the team to explain the proposed fee arrangement, which expenses may be separate, how costs are handled, and when any payment could become due.

The firm’s published real estate practice describes work with residential buyers, sellers, and their agents from contract through closing. The expanded service plan also includes commercial closings and investor services. The role the firm takes depends on the transaction and the parties involved.

Whenever possible, seek legal review before signing a binding agreement. A review can focus on obligations, deposits, inspection terms, financing, title provisions, closing responsibilities, remedies, and important dates. If a contract is already signed, provide the complete agreement and any amendments promptly.

A closing brings the transaction’s contract, title work, financing, documents, funds, signatures, and recording requirements together. The exact sequence varies. Attorney-led coordination can help identify unresolved items, prepare or review closing documents, and keep the parties informed about what remains.

Title work examines the public record and transaction documents for matters that may affect ownership. A title commitment lists requirements and exceptions associated with a proposed policy. Title insurance is a contract that can protect an insured against loss from covered title matters, subject to its terms and exclusions.

The planned real estate services include for-sale-by-owner transactions. Even without real estate agents, a direct sale still involves a contract, disclosures, deposits, title review, closing documents, funds, and recording. The team can explain which parts of a proposed transaction it can handle.

The expanded service plan includes real estate disputes involving contracts, ownership, boundaries, deposits, and other property issues. The first step is to gather the signed documents, correspondence, notices, and timeline so the team can evaluate the issue and discuss possible next steps.

An estate plan can coordinate a will, one or more trusts when appropriate, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, beneficiary and ownership decisions, and instructions for the people you trust. The useful combination depends on your assets, family, goals, and existing documents.

A will records directions that take effect at death and may name a personal representative and guardians for minor children. A trust can hold and manage assets under its terms during life and after death. The documents serve different functions, and the right approach depends on the full plan.

A power of attorney is a legal document that gives another person authority to act on your behalf within the powers stated in the document. Because that authority can be broad and significant, the document and the person selected should be considered carefully for your circumstances.

Healthcare directives can record treatment preferences and identify a trusted person to make healthcare decisions if you cannot communicate or decide for yourself. The documents should be coordinated with the rest of the plan and made available to the people and providers who may need them.

Consider reviewing a plan after major family, financial, health, property, or business changes, and whenever the people named in the documents are no longer the right choices. A periodic review can also identify assets, beneficiary designations, or documents that no longer align with the overall plan.

Family planning may address guardians, dependents, trusted decision-makers, and how assets should be managed or distributed. Business owners may also need to coordinate ownership interests, succession concerns, and continuity with their personal documents. These questions benefit from a plan built around the actual people and assets involved.