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Michael Scott Lamonsoff
Jamaica, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Construction, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Michael S. Lamonsoff is the founding partner of MSL (Law Offices of Michael S. Lamonsoff PLLC) in New York, New York. He has earned the nickname of “The Bull” because of his relentless and forceful approach in fighting for his clients’ rights. His passionate “no holds barred” representation has yielded some of the highest settlements and verdicts.
Michael Lamonsoff is renowned for representing clients in some of the highest-profile personal injury, construction accidents and civil rights cases. While the vast majority of cases settle, Mr. Lamonsoff believes in preparing every case for trial.
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Stuart Dimartini
New York, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Brooklyn Law School
Since 1987, Stuart DiMartini has practiced law exclusively in the field of plaintiff's personal injury litigation. He has successfully litigated complex tort actions for seriously injured clients in such areas as medical malpractice, products liability, wrongful death, depravation of civil rights and construction site accidents under the labor law. Mr. DiMartini has also successfully assisted scores of injured clients in all areas of plaintiff's personal injury litigation, including accidents involving motor vehicles, motor cycles, and premises liability. Altogether, he has helped recover millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for his clients in both New York and...
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Keith Hugh Gross
NEW YORK, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Medical Malpractice
Syracuse University College of Law
Keith H. Gross has more than three decades of experience litigating medical malpractice, negligence, products liability, and construction cases.
Keith is known for his strong analytic abilities, attention to detail, and legal and medical research skills. He is also an accomplished negotiator and is known for his pragmatic approach to effectuating settlements, whether in mediations or directly with defense counsel or defendants’ insurance companies. Over the course of his career, he has obtained numerous multi-million dollar settlements.
His experience is broad, running the gamut of general negligence, products liability, construction accidents, and medical malpractice matters. In addition, Keith has worked on numerous...
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Charles Edward Green
New York, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Personal Injury, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
George Washington University Law School
Charles E. Green is the managing partner at Friedman, Levy, Goldfarb & Green, P.C. Mr. Green has amassed a great deal of experience handling a wide array of personal injury cases including wrongful death, construction accidents, product liability, dental malpractice, premises liability, automobile accidents and municipal liability. Mr. Green is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the work of the firm’s team of attorneys and paralegals and ensuring that every case is aggressively pursued and skillfully negotiated.
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Daniel J Wasserberg
New York, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 22 years of experience
Personal Injury, Asbestos, Construction and Products Liability
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
With over a decade of expertise, Daniel is a seasoned personal injury attorney with a focus on mesothelioma cases. He represents victims in Texas, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois, primarily litigating against asbestos trusts. Since co-founding Meirowitz & Wasserberg, LLP in 2015, Daniel has helped secure over $360 million in settlements for asbestos exposure victims. He stands out as a fervent advocate for his clients, challenging major corporations to uphold public health and welfare. Recognized as a Super Lawyer in New York, Daniel also contributes to the Leader’s Forum of the American Association for Justice and the New York...
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Norman Robert Gershon
White Plains, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Brooklyn Law School and Brooklyn Law School
I am a personal injury trial lawyer specializing in personal injury and accidents, with 35+ years of success securing financial compensation for clients throughout the New York City metropolitan area and surrounding counties. My expertise in the courtroom has enabled me to recover tens of millions of dollars in personal injury verdicts for my clients. Put 35+ years of Trial Experience to Work for You!
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Timothy Francis Schweitzer
New York, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Personal Injury, Construction, Maritime and Workers' Comp
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
With 18 years experience in tort litigation and with a diversified background which includes marine construction, Tim Schweitzer, partner with the law firm of Hofmann & Schweitzer, has unique insight into the needs of his clients. Tim specializes in personal injury matters, with special emphasis on maritime(Jones Act and Longshore Harbor Workers), construction worker tort claims and railroad (F.E.L.A.) claims. He has successfully resolved hundreds of personal injury suits through settlement and by jury verdict.
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Dario Anthony Chinigo
New York, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 29 years of experience
Personal Injury, Construction, Maritime and Workers' Comp
New York Law School
Dario Anthony Chinigo, is an attorney with more than 15 years of experience in Personal Injury Litigation, and an associate with the firm of Hofmann & Schweitzer since 2004. Having immigrated to the United States from his native Italy in 1983, Dario is especially sensitive to the issues and problems faced by immigrants who are injured as a result of others' negligence. He speaks, reads and writes Italian fluently, and is conversational in Spanish.
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David Brandon Satisky
New York, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University
For more than a decade, David Satisky has tirelessly fought for the rights of injury victims and their families. He has earned a reputation, from his clients and peers alike, as a responsible, compassionate and vigilant advocate.
David devotes a significant part of his practice to protecting the interests of cyclists, pedestrians, motorcyclists, and other vulnerable roadway users.
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John M DeProspo
Brooklyn, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 46 years of experience
Personal Injury, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
New York Law School
New York personal injury lawyer since 1979. Established, and operates, PersonalInjuryHotline.com, a free legal consultation website. Mr. DeProspo has handled thousands of personal injury claims of all varieties. He has provided free consultations through his website since 1998, having advised scores of potential clients
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Thomas Philip Markovits
New York, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Municipal and Workers' Comp
Cardozo Law School
In 1980, Thomas P. Markovits began his legal career. He is a seasoned, well-versed personal injury attorney in New York, serving clients from Brooklyn to Manhattan. Attorney Markovits is also licensed to practice law in Washington D.C. and New Jersey. He is a proud member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, and various other organizations. Attorney Markovits has focused his legal career on advocating for personal injury victims, recovering millions of dollars for his clients in that time. He particularly focuses on resolving car and other vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, and slip and fall...
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Patrick Lynn Falcon
New York, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Brooklyn Law School and Brooklyn Law School
Patrick L. Falcon grew up in Monmouth County, New Jersey and attended St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel. He founded Falcon Law Firm, LLC in 1995 with the primary focus on representing the rights of injured individuals, striving to maximize settlement values to fairly compensate clients for the harm they suffered. Patrick has handled thousands of personal injury cases throughout New Jersey including cases in Atlantic County, Burlington County, Essex County, Middlesex County, Monmouth County, Morris County, Ocean County, Somerset County, and Union County. He has recovered millions of dollars for his clients. Prior to practicing law, Patrick...
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Charles Hochbaum
Baldwin, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
New York University School of Law
For over 40 years, I have provided experienced and skilled representation for clients with legal needs. My practice areas include Criminal Defense, Personal Injury and Estate Planning. I am committed to zealously advocating for my clients' rights and interests.
I received my B.A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1973. My J.D. was obtained from the New York University School of Law in 1976. I am admitted to practice in the State of New York, and am a member of the New York State Bar and the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
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Ivan Mark Diamond
Bronx, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Medical Malpractice
Brooklyn Law School
Born and raised in New York, Ivan Diamond is dedicated to helping those injured and neglected receive compensation for their injuries.
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Marc Leslie Rich
Roslyn Heights, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home
Brooklyn Law School
Marc L. Rich is a personal injury and medical malpractice attorney with over 30 years of experience as a trial lawyer.
Admitted to the Bar in the States of New York and New Jersey, Marc has successfully litigated numerous catastrophic injury cases involving traumatic brain injuries, birth related neurological injuries and wrongful death. His practice also focuses on the area of nursing home negligence and he has successfully litigated many cases involving bed sores leading to sepsis, and those involving falls resulting in serious fractures or severe head injuries.
Marc has also successfully litigated many medical malpractice cases involving birth...
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Craig Rosenbaum
Bronx, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 29 years of experience
1578 Williamsbridge Rd. Suite 3B
Bronx, NY 10461
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Products Liability
Touro College
Craig Rosenbaum of Rosenbaum Personal Injury Lawyers represents clients throughout the New York City (NYC) area, including Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, as well as Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Nassau and Suffolk Counties, who have been injured in an accident or whose loved ones suffered an injury or death as a result of negligence or medical malpractice.
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Ronald David Ingber
Mineola, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Ron Ingber has been helping the injured and neglected people of Long Island for over 20 years. If you have been a victim, taken advantage of, or neglected contact Ron today for a free case review.
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Alexander Kran III
Bronx, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
New England Law | Boston
Alexander Kran III joined Leav & Steinberg in 2006 as the Managing Attorney. Mr. Kran graduated from New England School of Law in 1987 and SUNY Buffalo in 1984. He was admitted to Massachusetts bar in 1987, NY State bar in 1988, and was admitted to NY Southern District and Eastern District Federal Court as well as Massachusetts District Federal Court.
Mr. Kran is a member of NYS Trial Lawyers Association. He has practiced Plaintiffs Personal Injury since admission to the bar and has handled well over 1,000 cases.
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Paul Edelman
Westbury, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Real Estate
American University
Over the past two decades, Mr. Edelman has developed a distinguished reputation in the area of complex litigation, with a strong emphasis in tort and defense litigation, labor law, medical malpractice, real estate and commercial litigation. Mr. Edelman graduated from the American University School of Law in 1981 and is admitted in New York State, the Federal Districts Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, as well a Washington D.C. Mr. Edelman was in-house counsel for General Accident Insurance Company, Great American Insurance Company and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company before entering private practice...
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Joel Laurence Levine
Westbury, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
New York Law School
Partner Joel Levine at Levine and Wiss PLLC is devoted to giving clients outstanding legal advice and representation for a variety of legal issues. Joel focuses on providing his clients with individualized attention and well-thought-out solutions so they may confidently handle legal difficulties.
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Kenneth Bornstein
Garden City, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
St. John's University School of Law
Ken lives on Long Island with his wife. He was born and raised in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School and earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Administration from St. John’s University and his Juris Doctorate from St. John’s University School of Law.
Ken Bornstein has practiced in the area of personal injury for over 32 years. He represents individuals who have been injured in construction accidents, motor vehicle accidents, trip and fall accidents, and all cases where an individual was injured due to someone’s negligence. Ken handles cases from the initial...
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Spencer David Shapiro
Garden City, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Civil Rights and Municipal
St. John's University School of Law
Spencer D. Shapiro is a litigator at Horn Wright, LLP, with extensive experience handling civil rights, personal injury, and municipal law cases in the New York State Supreme Courts and Federal District Courts.
As a Deputy County Attorney for the Litigation and Appeals Bureau of the Nassau County Attorney’s office, Mr. Shapiro aggressively defended the County against claims of municipal liability through motion practice, depositions, and at trial, taking several cases to verdict. As a founding member of the Early Case Assessment and Litigation Support Section, Mr. Shapiro also oversaw the intake and triage of notices of claims received by the...
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Brandon Scott Finz
Mineola, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Products Liability
Georgetown University Law Center
Brandon S. Finz has always strived to help those who have suffered tragic injuries through no fault of their own. Advancing firsthand from the model set by his dad, Stuart L. Finz, the Senior Trial Attorney and CEO of Finz and Finz, P.C. and one of New York's most regarded and notable lawyers, and his granddad, Leonard L. Finz, a New York State Supreme Court Justice, Mr. Finz assists individuals and families who have experienced significant injuries due to negligence and medical malpractice.
Before joining Finz and Finz, P.C., Mr. Finz was a lawyer at Debevoise and Plimpton LLP, one of...
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William Betz
Garden City, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Business, Divorce and Medical Malpractice
New York Law School
William E. Betz has over 39 years of experience providing a full range of legal services to individuals and small businesses in the New York Metropolitan area. The Law Office of William E. Betz is located in Nassau County. Mr. Betz practices in all of the Long Island courts and in the five Boroughs of New York City. Bill is a 1983 honors graduate of New York Law School, where he was a member of the New York Law School Law Review. He was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award and won first prize in the Nathan...
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Robert Sullivan
Garden City, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 51 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Construction, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
St. John's University School of Law
Robert Sullivan is a senior partner of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C. and one of the country's top trial lawyers. For over 40 years he has tried major cases and expanded the law of negligence. If you need a firm with an unparalleled reputation in New York, contact his office today.
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Gonzalo G. Suarez
Garden City, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Municipal
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Gonzalo Suarez is an associate Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C. in Garden City. He specializes in personal injury matters relating to medical malpractice, car accidents, and general negligence. Contact his office today to set up a consultation.
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Theodore Ali Naima
Garden City, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Products Liability
University of Miami School of Law
For over 20 years, I have exclusively represented victims who have sustained serious injuries and families who have lost loved ones in cases involving Automobile Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Slip and Trip and Fall Incidents, Construction Site and Scaffolding Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Trucking Accidents, Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect, Dog Bites, Assault and Battery and many more. My office doesn’t just handle Personal Injury and Wrongful Death cases, we represent real people and real families, and understand the physical, emotional and financial burdens that a serious injury, or death of a family member, can cause. We also understand that our clients are the lifeblood of our business, and that is...
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Anthony A. Ciaccio Sr.
Mineola, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Criminal Defense
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Anthony A. Ciaccio, Sr. is the head of the personal injury department at Schalk, Ciaccio & Kahn. Anthony's vast experience as both a trial attorney for a major insurance company and then for a prominent plaintiff's personal injury firm, gives him the insight to advocate for clients who are injured through the negligence of others. Anthony began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney for the Nassau County District Attorney's Office, gaining real-world trial experience prosecuting both misdemeanors and major felonies. He tried numerous cases while working as an Assistant District Attorney with a tremendous success rate and...
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Scott Lawrence Wiss
Mineola, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Personal Injury
New York Law School
Scott is an experienced attorney focusing exclusively on serious plaintiffs personal injury matters. Scott has been practicing law since 1991. He is a founding partner and managing trial attorney at Levine and Wiss with offices in Westbury, Brooklyn and Amityville.
Scott holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from SUNY Stony Brook and a Juris Doctorate from New York Law School in Manhattan. Scott has worked at one of New York cities premiere plaintiffs personal injury law firms and had his own law firm for many years. He was a law intern at the United States Attorneys Office, Southern...
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Kenneth Steven Feraru
Garden City, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Traffic Tickets
St. John's University School of Law
Kenneth S. Feraru, Esq., has extensive experience in: Personal Injury, Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime, Traffic tickets, Violations, Personal Injury, Trip and Fall, Car Accidents, Wills, Real Estate and much more.
He covers the entire New York and Long Island area. Office Located in Garden City Long Island, Nassau County, New York. Attorney Feraru handles your case personally, and is available for his clients 24/7. He has practiced for nearly 29 years.
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Michael Anthony Santo
Bellmore, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home
New England Law | Boston and New England Law | Boston
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Alyce Beth Wittenstein
Forest Hills, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
City University of New York - Queens College
Alyce Wittenstein began working at the firm in 1985 as a managing paralegal, learning all the practices and procedures of the firm from Mr. Wittenstein and the staff. From 1995-1998, she attended CUNY Law School where she made a mark as a teaching assistant for Civil Rights leader Haywood Burns. She founded a Human Rights Delegation to Haiti and studied Constitutional Law with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Working at the Equal Opportunity Employment Commision (EEOC), she learned a great deal about Employment Discrimination matters. She brought her knowledge of the Personal Injury practice and...
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Gus Michael Farinella
Floral Park, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Bankruptcy, Landlord Tenant and Workers' Comp
St. John's University School of Law
Mr. Farinella is the founder and senior associate of the firm. He graduated from St. John's University School of Law in the spring of 1994. He successfully passed the New York State Bar Exam at the first sitting, he was sworn in to the New York Bar on January 18, 1995. The Law Offices of Gus Michael Farinella was founded on February 1, 1995. Mr. Farinella has represented over 6500 New York Consumers and Businesses. As the fourth son of six, Mr. Farinella is very understanding of the family unit and enjoys advising his clients and their families on a...
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Philip R. Papa
Bronx, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 49 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Construction, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
New York Law School and St. John's University School of Law
Philip R. Papa has twenty-five years of legal experience in Plaintiff's personal injury litigation with a primary focus on medical malpractice litigation.
He is a graduate of New York Law School and has been admitted to practice in the State of New York since 1976. He is admitted to practice in the Federal Courts in the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts and is a member of the New York State Bar Association.
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Edward A. Steinberg
Bronx, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Construction, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and New York Law School
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Jared Altman
White Plains, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Business, Insurance Claims and Medical Malpractice
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
With nearly 30 years in law, Jared Altman has a diverse legal background, from prosecuting DUIs to championing Social Security Disability cases. Graduating with distinction from Hofstra University Law School, he focused on personal injury and commercial litigation, handling cases spanning various areas like automobile accidents, false arrests, and more.
Bringing extensive expertise to each case, Mr. Altman ensures a personal approach, keeping clients informed and educated about their options. Client surveys reflect utmost satisfaction, indicating a strong recommendation for his services.
Moreover, Mr. Altman provides free telephone consultations across personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death claims, only charging fees upon...
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Elazar Aryeh
Queens, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Medical Malpractice
Hofstra University
Elazar Aryeh, the Senior Attorney at the Law Offices of Elazar Aryeh, PC., is a seasoned attorney practicing law for almost 30 years, and has litigated cases both in the State and Federal Courts of the State of New York. Throughout the years, Elazar Aryeh has successfully represented thousands of clients and has procured millions of dollars on behalf of individuals, businesses, corporations and banking institutions. Elazar Aryeh has broad experience in matters involving personal injuries sustained as a result of Motor Vehicle Accidents, Trip & Falls, Construction Accidents and Medical Malpractice, as well as having...
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Patrick J. McMahon
White Plains, NY Personal Injury Lawyer
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
He is admitted to practice in the State of New York
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Michael Manoussos
Kew Gardens, NY Personal Injury Attorney with 32 years of experience
Personal Injury and Insurance Claims
"Superb" rated attorney who responsively and aggressively represents clients. Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Life Member.
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Peter W. Beadle
Forest Hills, NY Personal Injury Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
SUNY Buffalo Law School
I am an experienced personal injury litigator and have handled cases on both the defense and plaintiff's side, from airplane to bicycle crashes, products liability, toxic torts, premises liability and construction/labor law claims in both State and Federal Courts. I am also an advocate for safer streets and better designed and more functional cities. As a result, my current practice is focused largely on pedestrians and cyclists seriously injured in crashes with motor vehicle drivers, as well as those hurt in other ways through peoples' negligence.