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Jonathan Bradford Ripps
New City, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Entertainment & Sports
A versatile lawyer, Jonathan Ripps handles a wide array of cases. Whether you have been accused of driving under the influence of alcohol or victimized by somebody else’s negligence, you can depend on this trusted lawyer for excellent legal advice and representation. A passionate and proactive attorney, he will work tirelessly to secure a favorable resolution for your current case. For the ultimate in criminal and traffic defense, personal injury and entertainment law, do not hesitate to turn to the Law Offices of Jonathan B. Ripps.
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Emanuel N. Mouganis
Brockport, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Family
St. Thomas University School of Law
Attorney Emanuel Mouganis has the accolades you and your family can trust, including being ranked by the National Trial Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the State of New York. He is also ranked by the American Institute of Family Attorneys as one of the Top 10 Family Law Attorneys in the State of New York and has a perfect rating by AVVO. He is also ranked by the American Institute of Criminal Attorneys as one of the Top 10 Criminal Law Attorneys in the State of New York. Prior to becoming a...
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Jonna Spilbor
Poughkeepsie, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Family
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Jonna Spilbor is the founding attorney at Jonna Spilbor Law. An experienced trial lawyer, she has served as a contributing attorney and legal analyst for the Fox News Channel and has lent her voice to various publications, such as Variety Magazine, The New York Times, CNN, and others. Jonna also hosts and co-hosts several radio shows in the Poughkeepsie area. She is one of only a few members of the elite National College for DUI Defense and has handled hundreds of DUI and criminal cases. Her firm assists clients with criminal defense, family law, estate planning, personal injury, and more.
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Amir Hassan Sadaghiani
Goshen, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and DUI & DWI
University of Notre Dame
Amir Hassan Sadaghiani has been the Managing Partner of Ostrer & Sadaghiani, P.C. since April 2022. Prior to forming the firm with his law partner, Benjamin Ostrer, Amir had been an attorney with Ostrer & Associates, P.C. since October 2014. He was promoted to Senior Associate in January 2021. Prior to entering private practice, he served the people of Orange County as an Assistant District Attorney since December 2006.While serving in the Orange County District Attorney's Office, he investigated, prosecuted, and tried numerous cases to verdict involving the crimes of murder, vehicular assault, arson, assault, intimidating a witness, robbery, burglary,...
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Scott Michael Peterson
Saratoga Springs, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Personal Injury, Employment, Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home
Albany Law School, Union Univ. and Albany Law School
Scott Peterson is the founding partner at D’Orazio Peterson, a New York law firm dedicated to providing tenacious representation to individuals in serious personal injury, malpractice and employment discrimination cases. Mr. Peterson has represented clients in State and Federal courts throughout New York State, has been published in several publications including the New York Law Journal, and has frequently provided commentary for local and national media outlets. Mr. Peterson writes an "Employment Litigation" column for the Saratoga County Bar Association newsletter. A multi-time recipient of the Super Lawyers award for Plaintiff's Personal Injury Litigation, Scott believes in providing...
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April M. Dalbec
Albany, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Personal Injury and Family
Albany Law School
April is a Partner at Whiteman Osterman Hanna LLP. With over 20 years of experience, she is a seasoned litigator and trial lawyer. Her practice focuses in the areas of Matrimonial and Family Law, and Personal Injury including divorce, prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements, separation agreements, custody, family offenses and child support.
April received her B.A., cum laude, from the State University at Albany in 1998. Her J.D. was earned, cum laude, from Albany Law School in 2001.
April is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals For the Second Circuit, United States District...
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Joseph Napoli
New York, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 58 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Medical Malpractice
St. John's University School of Law
Joseph Napoli is a dedicated legal advocate, academic scholar, and performance artist who brings all his education, skills, experience, and talent to bear in each case that he handles.
Currently, Mr. Napoli spends most of his time advocating for clients injured in auto accident cases and other types of personal injury that involve multi-million-dollar damage figures. As a personal injury attorney, Mr. Napoli also represents victims of defective products. Whether related to a design defect, manufacturing defect, or a failure to warn about known dangers, these actions often affect millions of innocent consumers.
In terms of individual actions, Mr. Napoli often...
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Daniel T. Leav
Bronx, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Brooklyn Law School
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Joshua F. Scrivani
Lancaster, NY Personal Injury Lawyer
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Albany Law School
Joshua F. Scrivani is a litigation attorney in Tiveron Law’s Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice departments. His focus areas within the Personal Injury Department include automobile accidents, slip and fall accidents, wrongful death, dog bite incidents, and construction accidents.
Before joining the firm, Mr. Scrivani worked at several local personal injury law firms. Early in his legal career, he developed his unwavering passion for helping his seriously injured clients achieve the best possible results. Joshua understands the unique hardships endured by each client and prides himself on his personal approach to every case.
Mr. Scrivani grew up in the City of Buffalo...
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Frank Vozza
Bronx, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Workers' Comp
New York Law School
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Stephen James Murphy
NY, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Construction and Workers' Comp
St. John's University School of Law
Stephen J. Murphy is a partner at the premier personal injury law firm Block O'Toole & Murphy. He began his career as a homicide prosecutor for the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, quickly distinguishing himself in criminal courtrooms with the successful handling of highly publicized murder cases. Mr. Murphy was described by The New York Times as one of the "Top Attorneys in New York," and by Z100 Radio as a "legendary trial lawyer." Since entering the personal injury field in 2005, he has secured over $450 million in results for his clients. In 2023, Forbes magazine identified him as one...
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Michael Arthur Lindstadt
New York, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 19 years of experience
295 Madison Avenue
12th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Insurance Claims and Medical Malpractice
Hofstra University Law School and St. John's University School of Law
Michael A. Lindstadt is the trial attorney behind Lindstadt Law PLLC. The firm represents injury victims and their families in all types of injury matters, including construction accidents, falls, medical malpractice, motor vehicle collisions, premises liability and workplace injuries. Over the past 17 years, in addition to hundreds of injury victims, Michael Lindstadt’s represented clients have included the City of New York, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Lenox Hill Hospital. Lindstadt Law maintains offices in Bronx, Manhattan and Queens. Call (844) LIND-LAW or email info@lindstadtlaw.com for a free consultation.
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Adela Aprodu
Buffalo, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Employment, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Adela graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a triple major in Health Services, Administration of Justice and Communications. She obtained her J.D., cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, with certificates in Civil Litigation and Health Services.
Following graduation, Adela spent almost three years in Boston, Massachusetts representing clients in a variety of matters, including personal injury, summary process, contract disputes, and class action cases. In 2017, she moved to Buffalo, New York where she concentrated her practice in litigation, medical malpractice defense, nursing home defense, employment discrimination defense, and corporate health care matters....
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Joseph Patrick Williams
New York, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Asbestos
Brooklyn Law School
Joseph P. Williams is a skilled and accomplished attorney who has represented clients all over the country and recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in relief on their behalf. Attorney Williams has specifically distinguished himself as a mesothelioma lawyer and has successfully handled over a dozen consolidated trial groups of up to ten mesothelioma cases at a time.
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Edgar Ness Romano
Middletown, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
The John Marshall Law School
Mr. Romano, a senior partner at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, handles workers compensation cases for the firm. He received his undergraduate degree cum laude from Brandeis University and his Juris Doctorate degree from The John Marshall Law School. Mr. Romano litigates workers compensation claims, including cases involving occupational exposure, asbestos and industrial irritants. He has lectured extensively to labor unions and medical providers. Mr. Romano is a Past President of the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group and current President of the Society of New York Workers' Compensation Bar Association. He is a member of...
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Rhonda Hill Wilson
New York, NY Personal Injury Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Elder, Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home
American University Washington College of Law
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Eric Dinnocenzo
New York, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Business, Insurance Claims and Real Estate
Boston College Law School
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Ross B. Rothenberg
New, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Products Liability
Brooklyn Law School
Ross B. Rothenberg, Esq., joined The Rothenberg Law Firm LLP in 2001. Ross represents catastrophic injury victims and focuses his practice areas on Wrongful Death, Truck, Car, Bus & Motorcycle Accidents, Construction Accidents, Premises Liability, Traumatic Brain Injury cases and Products Liability. Mr. Rothenberg, an AV-rated attorney by Martindale Hubbell, has obtained multi-million dollar verdicts and awards for his catastrophically injured clients. Ross is a lifetime member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
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Scott J. Rothenberg
New York, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Products Liability
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Scott J. Rothenberg, Esq., joined The Rothenberg Law Firm LLP in 2005. Scott litigates significant personal injury & wrongful death cases on behalf of injured plaintiffs including, but not limited to, Bus, Car, Motorcycle & Truck Accidents, Scarring cases, Premises Liability and Traumatic Brain Injury cases.
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Marc Rothenberg
New York, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Medical Malpractice
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Marc J. Rothenberg, Esq., litigates complex personal injury & wrongful death cases on behalf of catastrophically injured plaintiffs. Marc's $25 Million settlement in 2022 is the largest reported settlement in New York State history on behalf of a motorcyclist. In 2018, Marc obtained the largest known recovery against any major auto manufacturer for an individual victim of a Takata airbag rupture defect which involved the largest recall in automotive history.
Marc has obtained over twenty five million dollar verdicts, settlements, and awards, including the following: $25 Million for a motorcyclist in a truck crash; $18...
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Jayson Lutzky
Bronx, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Divorce, Family and Medical Malpractice
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
I am a Bronx, New York attorney with over 37 years of experience practicing law. I handle family law, contested and uncontested divorces, bankruptcy, accidents, medical malpractice and personal injury cases. I offer free in-person initial consultations. I enjoy explaining the law and helping each client understand his or her rights in each personal situation before starting the case. While I emphasize cooperation, I am a tough negotiator in court. Over the years, I have represented many satisfied clients and have helped recover millions for victims of accidents. One of my staff members has been with me for over...
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Paul Francis Oliveri
New York, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 42 years of experience
(800) 427-9546
By Appointment Only
1825 Park Avenue (@ 125th Street)
New York, NY 10035
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home
St. John's University School of Law
Client Rating: 5.0 out of 5.0 Stars Avvo Rating: 10.0 out of 10.0 Practice limited to Accidents, Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice
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Gennady Litvin
New York, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Employment, Foreclosure Defense and Real Estate
University of Miami School of Law
Gennady Litvin, Esq. is an associate with Law Office of Yuriy Moshes, P.C. Mr. Litvin graduated Pace University with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Economics, and went on to pursue his Juris Doctorate at the University of Miami School of Law, where he was a proud member of the esteemed Business Law Review. Gennady Litvin was admitted into the Florida State Bar in 2008 and the New York State Bar in 2009. Also, Mr. Litvin is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, United States District Court for the Southern...
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Michael Anthony Rossi
Buffalo, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 44 years of experience
Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Divorce
State University of New York - Buffalo
A tough, aggressive trial lawyer, Michael Anthony Rossi began practicing in New York in 1981 and went on to form The Rossi Law Firm. The Rossi Law firm is a “results oriented” criminal and civil litigation firm with offices in Downtown Buffalo, representing clients throughout NY State.
In his 42 years of practice, Michael has focused his expertise in the areas of serious personal injury claims, complex divorce and custody matters, and criminal and DWI defense. As senior trial counsel of the firm, Michael is a fierce advocate for his clients because he knows how important results are. He has demonstrated...
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Laraine Kelley
Buffalo, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Products Liability
State University of New York - Buffalo
Laraine Kelley is recognized as one of the Western New York region's preeminent medical malpractice attorneys. She has significant experience representing victims of medical malpractice, fighting for clients' rights, finding answers to what happened, and obtaining successful results so justice is served for clients. Her legal skill, track record of results, and professional ethics have been acknowledged by peers, earning her several industry recognitions, including "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in America; inclusion in Super Lawyers; and an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
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Richard C. Bell
New York City, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Asbestos, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Richard C. Bell has been practicing law in New York City since 1982. In 1986, he opened his own practice focused on personal injury and medical malpractice, and he has maintained that practice since that time. He represents clients in cases resulting from negligence, including auto accidents, construction accidents, medical malpractice, and more. Mr. Bell handles all aspects of his cases, from the initial investigation through settlement or trial verdict. He is motivated by a true sense of concern for his clients and a desire to get them the compensation they deserve while seeing that those responsible are brought to...
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Anne Joynt
Buffalo, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Asbestos and Products Liability
SUNY Buffalo Law School
Anne E. Joynt is a Junior Partner at Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, LLC, and she has spent her entire legal career at the firm, having joined straight out of law school in 2005. She focuses her practice on representing those affected by childhood lead poisoning, and also has experience in other cases including those involving asbestos exposure, motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents, medical malpractice, and defective products. She also represents clients who sustained abuse as children. She has participated in all aspects of a personal injury case, including trial. In October of 2014, she, along with Joseph Kremer and Zachary...
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Christopher Gorayeb
New York, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Syracuse University College of Law
One of New York City's preeminent personal injury attorneys, Christopher J. Gorayeb, brings to the firm a wealth of more than 35 years of experience litigating construction accident cases. Christopher has tried hundreds of cases to verdict, obtaining many verdicts in excess of ($10,000,000.00) ten million dollars.
As a founder of Gorayeb & Associates, P.C., Christopher’s primary concern is to help people which is the reason he studied law. According to Christopher, the firm has represented thousands of clients,
"...who have been injured and mistreated in the workplace"
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Glenn W. Nick
New York, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Maritime
Fordham University School of Law
Glenn is an associate attorney at Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C. and specializes in the area of motor vehicle accidents and general liability. He was named a Top 40 Under 40 lawyer by The National Trial Lawyers Association and has the experience to help you in your case. Contact him today for a free consultation.
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Elizabeth Montesano
New York, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Medical Malpractice
New York Law School
As a partner with the Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C. law firm in New York City, medical malpractice attorney Elizabeth Montesano has achieved unprecedented success advocating on behalf of those victimized by medical malpractice and other acts of negligence and wrongdoing.
Serving clients throughout the state, Ms. Montesano has earned a reputation as a deeply compassionate attorney who aggressively pursues the most favorable outcomes possible for those she serves. Throughout the course of her career, she has recovered millions of dollars in settlements and awards on behalf of those suffering as the result of birth injuries, missed and delayed...
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Christopher Thomas Mcgrath
New York, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Products Liability
University of Dayton School of Law
Christopher McGrath is a partner at Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C. and serves in the Garden City office. He has won many multi-million dollar verdicts for his clients in the area of personal injury. Contact him today to set up a free consultation.
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James Trainor
New York, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home
Northwestern University School of Law
Jim earned his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law in 2004, where he was a Julius H. Miner Moot Court competitor. In 2000, he received an M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated with a B.A. in Philosophy and English from Brooklyn College in 1997, where he was a Ford Foundation Fellow and Merit Scholar in Philosophy.
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David John Dean
New York, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 64 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home
Georgetown University Law Center
David J. Dean is a senior trial attorney at Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C. who is responsible for trying some of the firm's largest and most challenging cases.
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Gregg Borri
New York, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Personal Injury and Products Liability
Washington and Lee University School of Law
30 Years of Experience and Proven Results
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Edward R. Averbuch
New York, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Arbitration & Mediation and Products Liability
New York Law School
Edward joined Leav & Steinberg LLP in 2016, bringing with him years of experience in personal injury and other matters. He graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2004, and obtained his law degree from New York Law School in 2008. While in law school, Edward interned in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. After graduating law school, Edward practiced law in Miami, Florida, before returning to New York to practice personal injury law in New York City.
Edward has successfully represented clients in State and Federal Courts. His experience includes trials, alternative...
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Brian Shoot
New York, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 46 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Construction and Municipal
New York University School of Law
Brian Shoot is a member of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C. and is an appellate specialist who has argued over 250 cases in appellate courts throughout New York. He was named Lawyer of the Year in 2014 by Best Lawyers in America for the New York City area. Contact him today for a consultation on appellate issues.
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Carmen T. Rodriguez
New York, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Municipal
University of Dayton School of Law
Carmen T. Rodriguez is an associate at Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C. who specializes in complex litigation, mass torts, and 9/11 related injuries.
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Craig Warren Phemister
New York, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Personal Injury, Civil Rights and Medical Malpractice
Creighton University School of Law
Mr. Phemister has been practicing law in New York since 1998. Since then, he has been fortunate enough to have handled several thousand cases and taken well over a hundred verdicts at trial.
Initially, his practice focused on personal injury but over the years, he began working on cases where people were claiming they were assaulted by the police, or wrongfully arrested and held against their will.
As time went on, Craig began seeing more and more of these cases until he had the eye-opening experience of seeing a judge in New York declare that a man who spent nearly 18 years...
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Larry J. Kramer
New York, NY Personal Injury Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Elder, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Larry J. Kramer worked for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for more than 8 years. He represented both individuals and large, multi-national corporations. During his tenure at Liberty Mutual, Mr. Kramer handled hundreds of cases involving all types of accidents and injuries. He was responsible for defending and trying a full compliment of cases. The knowledge and experience acquired while working for one of the nations largest insurance companies has ingrained an unparalleled level of insight, forethought, tactics and professionalism. Mr. Kramer knows the handling, evaluation and settlement procedures that are employed by most insurance companies. Due in large part to...
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Joshua Pollack
New York, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Elder, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Brooklyn Law School
Joshua Pollack was selected among top attorneys in the New York Metro Area as a Super Lawyer. He was selected through a rigorous evaluation process that identifies qualified candidates by using a multi-step evaluation process that incorporates peer recognition and professional achievement.
Joshua Pollack graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1990 and, shortly thereafter, became a trial attorney representing the City of New York. During his tenure with the City, Josh selected over 100 juries and took over 60 verdicts on cases involving all types of claims including, trip and fall accidents, auto accidents, school supervision, police misconduct, unsafe place to...