Schackow & Mercadante, P.a.

What Schackow & Mercadante, P.a. does

Schackow & Mercadante, P.A. is a privately held Gainesville, Florida professional association and personal injury law firm founded in 1965. It represents individuals harmed by accidents, negligence, medical negligence, defective medical products, nursing-home abuse, workplace injuries, and wrongful death, primarily across North Central Florida. The firm conducts claim investigation, negotiation, and litigation and states that it takes cases to trial when necessary.

Its service portfolio spans automobile, motorcycle, truck, pedestrian, bicycle, boating, rideshare, uninsured-motorist, and Florida no-fault claims, as well as catastrophic injuries, workers' compensation, wrongful death, and medical product liability. The firm is led by founder Gerald D. Schackow and four additional named attorneys, collectively reporting more than 126 years of experience. It operates from Gainesville, Ocala, Lake City, Hawthorne, and Williston and reports no proprietary software platform, application, API, AI modalities, patents, or disclosed integrations.

The firm's revenue model is contingency-based legal representation: it generally charges approximately 33 1/3% of a settlement or verdict only after a successful recovery, with no upfront or hourly fee and no fee when no recovery is obtained. Prospective clients receive free initial consultations and can engage the firm by telephone, online form, or office visit. Client acquisition combines local reputation, word-of-mouth and medical-provider referrals with community events, educational content, video, social media, and search-focused marketing.

Name

Schackow & Mercadante, P.a.

Legal name

Schackow & Mercadante, P.A.

Website

https://lawschack.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Schackow & Mercadante, P.A. is a Gainesville-based personal injury law firm serving individuals across North Central Florida through five offices, offering accident, negligence, wrongful-death, catastrophic-injury, workers’ compensation, and medical-product-liability representation on a contingency-fee basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Accident attorney services
• Wrongful death representation
• Medical product liability
• Contingency fee legal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gainesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee Legal Representation: Personal injury legal services billed exclusively on a contingency fee basis. Clients pay no upfront fees, retainers, or hourly charges. Attorney fees are deducted as a percentage (approximately 33 1/3%) of the settlement or verdict only upon successful recovery. If no recovery is obtained, client owes no fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Schackow & Mercadante, P.A. provides personal injury legal representation to victims of accidents, negligence, and wrongful death in North Central Florida. Services span investigation, negotiation, and litigation of auto accidents, catastrophic injuries, workers' compensation, wrongful death, and defective medical device claims on behalf of individual consumers, billed on a contingency-fee basis.

Product overview

Schackow & Mercadante, P.A. is a personal injury law firm offering comprehensive legal services through multiple practice areas. The firm provides core personal injury legal representation including auto accidents, catastrophic injuries (spinal cord, brain, burns, amputation), workers' compensation, wrongful death, medical product liability (Exactech joint replacements, hernia mesh), and various accident-related claims. The firm serves Gainesville and North Central Florida with a team of attorneys having over 126 years of combined experience. Services include free consultations and contingency-fee-based representation where no upfront costs are required.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Injury Legal Services Full-service personal injury legal representation including investigation, negotiation, and litigation of claims arising from various accidents and negligence incidents for individual injury victims.
• Auto Accidents Legal Services Legal representation for car accident victims including claims for injuries, property damage, PIP benefits, and cases outside the no-fault system.
• Spinal Cord Injury Legal Services Legal representation for spinal cord injury victims, including complete and incomplete injuries leading to paralysis and other complications.
• Brain Injury Legal Services Legal representation for traumatic brain injury (TBI) victims including concussions, coup-contrecoup injuries, diffuse axonal injuries, and penetrating brain injuries.
• Burn Injury Legal Services Legal representation for burn injury victims covering first-degree through fourth-degree burns and associated medical and emotional damages.
• Amputation Legal Services Legal representation for amputation victims to secure compensation for medical expenses, rehabilitation, lost wages, and pain and suffering.
• Catastrophic Injury Legal Services Legal representation for catastrophic injury victims including permanent disabilities, impairments, and life-changing injuries from various accidents.
• Workers' Compensation Legal Services Legal representation for workers injured on the job to help determine applicable benefits and bi-weekly payment estimates under Florida workers' compensation law.
• Wrongful Death Legal Services Legal representation for families of those who died due to negligence, covering wrongful death lawsuits, damages claims, and survivor benefits.
• Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Claims Legal representation for accident victims when the at-fault driver lacks sufficient insurance coverage to compensate for damages.
• Rideshare Accident Legal Services Legal representation for Uber and Lyft accident victims, navigating complex insurance requirements and liability issues specific to rideshare services.
• Fatal Car Accident Legal Services Legal representation for families who lost loved ones in fatal car accidents, including wrongful death claims and fatal crash cases.
• Drunk Driving Accident Legal Services Legal representation for victims of drunk driving accidents, including civil claims against impaired drivers and dram shop liability cases.
• Medical Product Liability Legal Services Legal representation for victims of defective medical devices and products, including device recall cases and product liability claims.
• Exactech Joint Replacement Lawsuit Services Legal representation for Exactech joint replacement device failure victims, investigating claims involving Acumatch Hip, MCS Hip, Novation Hip, Optetrak Knee, Truliant Knee, and Vantage Ankle devices.
• Hernia Mesh Lawsuit Services Legal representation for hernia mesh device failure victims, investigating claims involving tissue adhesion, bowel obstruction, mesh migration, and hernia recurrence.
• Florida No-Fault Insurance Claims Legal assistance navigating Florida's no-fault insurance system, Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage, and related exceptions.

Quantifiable outcome

• $2,300,000 settlement in auto accident/pedestrian injury case
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Johnson & Johnson (J&J) — Defective Product DefendantminorOthersJ&J is a defendant in hernia mesh device defect lawsuits being investigated and pursued by Schackow & Mercadante on behalf of injured clients. This is an adversarial legal relationship, not a commercial partnership.
• Exactech — Defective Product DefendantminorOthersExactech is a defendant in lawsuits involving recalled joint replacement devices (knee, hip, ankle) that Schackow & Mercadante is investigating and pursuing on behalf of patients who suffered device failures. This is an adversarial legal relationship, not a commercial partnership.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Morgan & Morgan: Morgan & Morgan is the largest personal injury law firm in Florida and the U.S., with a heavy Florida presence including Gainesville. It directly competes with Schackow & Mercadante for the same auto accident, catastrophic injury, and mass-tort plaintiff work, but at vastly greater scale and marketing spend.

Regional players

• Piccin & Glynn Attorneys at Law: Piccin & Glynn is a personal injury firm serving Central Florida, including Orlando and Tampa. It overlaps with Schackow & Mercadante on auto accident, premises liability, and wrongful death work, but operates primarily in Central Florida rather than North Central Florida.

Direct peers

• The Law Place: The Law Place is a Florida personal injury firm that handles auto, trucking, premises liability, and wrongful death cases on contingency. It competes for the same plaintiff-side personal injury work as Schackow & Mercadante across multiple Florida regions.
• Law Offices of Anidjar & Levine: Anidjar & Levine is a Florida personal injury firm with offices across South and Central Florida. It handles auto accidents, slip and fall, and product liability cases on contingency, comparable to Schackow & Mercadante's core offering.
• Steinger, Greene & Feiner: Steinger, Greene & Feiner is a Florida personal injury firm serving clients across the state on a contingency fee model. It offers overlapping practice areas with Schackow & Mercadante including auto accidents, catastrophic injuries, and product liability.
• Gordon & Doner, P.A. Gordon & Doner is a Florida personal injury firm with multiple offices statewide. It shares Schackow & Mercadante's contingency fee model and practice area mix, including auto accidents, product liability, and wrongful death.
• Dennis Hernandez Injury Attorneys: Dennis Hernandez Injury Attorneys is a Florida-based personal injury firm with regional offices that competes directly with Schackow & Mercadante for auto, trucking, and premises liability cases on a contingency basis.
• Dolman Law Group Accident Injury Lawyers, PA: Dolman Law Group is a Florida-based personal injury firm with offices across the state, including a North Central Florida footprint. It competes directly with Schackow & Mercadante in auto accidents, slip and fall, and catastrophic injury cases on a contingency fee basis.
• Abrahamson & Uiterwyk Personal Injury Law: Abrahamson & Uiterwyk is a Florida personal injury firm operating across the Tampa Bay region and broader state. It pursues the same auto accident, slip and fall, and catastrophic injury matters as Schackow & Mercadante under a contingency fee model.
• Allen Law Group: Allen Law Group is a Florida personal injury firm handling auto accidents, wrongful death, premises liability, and catastrophic injuries. It is comparable in size and regional scope to Schackow & Mercadante and targets the same contingency-fee client base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SchackowInjury
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCB0ME6ABlRpJSacZzVKhLgQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/LawSchack
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lawschack
• Instagraminstagram.com/lawschack

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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