Cases we take
Birth injury
- Oxygen deprivation (HIE)
- Erb's palsy
- Delayed C-section
- Maternal injuries
Florida Birth Injury Lawyer
Your baby deserved better care.Your family deserves answers.
When a preventable mistake during pregnancy or delivery injures your child, the costs can last a lifetime. Kevin helps families get answers and the resources their child will need. Kevin Butler is a Florida trial lawyer and a Major in the Florida Army National Guard, and he brings that same discipline to every case. Hablamos español.
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Birth injury
What Kevin handles.
Birth injury cases are complex. Florida has a special program for certain birth-related brain injuries, and the path you take affects what your family can recover. Getting it right early matters.
Their playbook
What the insurer will try
- Call the injury unavoidable
- Steer families into the NICA program without explanation
- Keep fetal monitoring strips and records hard to get
His playbook
What Kevin does
- Reviews fetal monitoring strips and delivery records
- Evaluates whether NICA applies and what it means
- Plans for your child's lifetime of care
When warning signs are missed
Labor and delivery is monitored more closely than almost any other medical event. When warning signs are missed or ignored, the consequences for a child can last a lifetime. Kevin represents families whose children were injured by preventable errors before, during or shortly after birth, and mothers injured by negligent obstetric care.
Types of birth injury cases
- Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and cerebral palsy from oxygen deprivation during labor.
- Failure to respond to fetal distress on the monitoring strip.
- Delayed or failed cesarean section.
- Improper use of forceps or vacuum extraction.
- Shoulder dystocia mismanagement and brachial plexus injuries.
- Uterine rupture, placental abruption and preeclampsia that were not properly managed.
- Maternal hemorrhage and infection.
- Newborn jaundice (kernicterus) and hypoglycemia that were not treated.
Florida's NICA program
Florida has a no-fault compensation program that covers certain severe neurological birth injuries to babies delivered by participating physicians and hospitals. Whether a case falls under NICA or can be brought as a malpractice lawsuit is one of the first and most important questions in any Florida birth injury case. Kevin evaluates that question at the outset and explains what it means for your family.
What a birth injury case provides
A child with a permanent neurological injury may need a lifetime of therapy, equipment, nursing care and educational support. A properly prepared case includes a life care plan that accounts for all of it, so the child's needs are met after the parents are no longer able to provide for them.
Florida law
Birth injury law in Florida is different.
Florida created a special program for some birth-related neurological injuries, and gives young children more time to bring claims.
NICA
State program
Some birth-related neurological injuries are handled through Florida's NICA program instead of a lawsuit.
Fla. Stat. §§ 766.301-.316Age 8
Extra time for kids
The outer deadline for malpractice claims can extend until a child's eighth birthday in some cases.
Fla. Stat. § 95.1190
Days · Presuit
Like all malpractice cases, birth injury claims go through a presuit investigation with expert review.
Fla. Stat. § 766.106General information, not legal advice. Every case has its own facts and deadlines can change. Call for a review of your specific situation.
Why clients choose Kevin
One lawyer. Your case, start to finish.
At a large firm, your file can pass through a dozen hands before anyone who will stand in front of a jury reads it. At The Law Office of Kevin Butler, the attorney you meet at your first consultation is the attorney who investigates your case, negotiates with the insurance company, and tries the case if the insurance company will not pay what it owes.
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1Attorney · Your case
The lawyer you hire is the lawyer who handles your case to the finish.
Kevin has spent his career on one side of the courtroom: the injured person's side. He has never represented an insurance company. He founded his firm in 2016 and built it on car crash, premises and wrongful death cases, then spent more than three years as a senior medical malpractice litigation attorney at one of the largest injury firms in the country, trying complex cases before Florida juries. In 2026 he returned to his own practice to give clients what large firms cannot: direct access to the lawyer handling their case.
Every case is different. Past results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome.
How it works
What happens after you call.
No intake clerk, no runaround. If your case is one Kevin cannot take, he will tell you promptly so you can protect your rights elsewhere.
- Free consultation
You talk to Kevin, not an intake clerk, about what happened and what your options are. There is no charge and no obligation.
- Investigation
Kevin gathers the evidence early: crash reports, video, medical records, witness statements, and in medical cases, the physician review Florida law requires before a malpractice suit can be filed.
- Demand and negotiation
He builds the case and presents it to the insurance company with a clear demand backed by evidence.
- Trial if necessary
If the insurer will not pay what your case is worth, he files suit and prepares it for a jury. Insurance companies know which lawyers try cases. That knowledge changes their offers.
Your attorney
Kevin Butler
The Army taught him to run a complex operation with discipline and no wasted motion. That is how he runs a case.
Kevin has served in the Florida Army National Guard since 2011 and holds the rank of Major, serving as a Brigade Logistics Officer. He brings that discipline to the courtroom, along with an MBA that lets him read an insurer's numbers the way their adjusters do.
You will have Kevin's direct contact information, and he returns calls. You will get straight answers about what your case is worth, including when the honest answer is that a case is not viable.
Selected to Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
- 2011Florida Army National GuardNow a Major and Brigade Logistics Officer
- 2015J.D., Florida A&M University College of LawAfter a B.S. and an MBA from the University of Central Florida
- 2016Founded The Law Office of Kevin ButlerCar crash, premises, trucking, wrongful death and medical malpractice cases
- 2023National injury firm, medical malpractice groupSenior attorney carrying 30 to 40 medical negligence cases at a time
- 2023-25Super Lawyers Rising StarNamed in 2023, 2024 and 2025
- 2026Returned to his own firmSo every client works directly with him
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What it costs
Free until we win.
Personal injury and medical malpractice cases are handled on a contingency fee. You pay nothing up front, and if there is no recovery you owe no attorney's fees and no costs. The details are spelled out in a written agreement you review and sign before we begin.
60 min
Free first consultation, in person or virtual. Bring your questions and your records.
$0
Upfront. No retainer, no hourly billing, no invoice while your case is open.
Free
Until we win. If there is no recovery, you owe no attorney's fees and no costs.
Questions families ask
How do I know if my child's injury was preventable?
Many birth injuries come from missed signs of distress or delays in delivery. The records, especially fetal monitoring, often tell the story.
What is NICA?
Florida's Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association covers certain severe birth injuries. It can limit a lawsuit, so it's important to understand before deciding anything.
My child was born years ago. Is it too late?
Possibly not. Florida gives young children extra time in some cases. Call so we can check the dates.
¿Atienden en español?
Sí. Kevin habla español y puede atender su consulta gratuita completamente en español.
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