Areas of Practice

Car Accidents

 

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) there are approximately six million car accidents per year with many involving serious bodily injury or loss of life. A car accident can permanently or temporarily change or affect your life in a negative way. If you have been involved in a car accident, you may be entitled to financial compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering (both physical and mental), and loss of income. 

Truck Accidents

 

Approximately 500,000 trucking accidents occur each year in the U.S., and approximately every fifteen minutes someone is seriously injured or loses their life in an accident involving a tractor trailer. If you have been involved in an accident caused by a commercial truck, you may be entitled to financial compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering (both physical and mental), and loss of income.

Motorcycle Accidents

 

In the U.S., approximately 100,000 motorcycle accidents happen every year. Dangerous road conditions, a nearby negligent driver, and car doors are only a few of the most common causes of motorcycle accidents. If you have been in an accident, you may be entitled to financial compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering (both physical and mental), and loss of income.

Slip and Falls

 

You may experience a slip and fall or trip and fall at someone’s home, at work, or while shopping or dining. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), annually over one million slip, trip, and fall injuries occur in the U.S. and over 17,000 deaths. If you have been injured from a slip or trip and fall, you may be entitled to financial compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering (both physical and mental), and loss of income.

Medical Malpractice

 

One of the most common personal injury claims are caused by the actions of medical personnel. In the U.S., there are approximately one million injuries per year caused by medical personnel and medical malpractice is the third leading cause of any death nationwide. Medical experts define medical errors as “preventable complications of care; lapses in judgment, skill or coordination of care; system failures that lead to deaths or the failure to rescue dying patients; and mistaken diagnoses.” If you believe you were injured at the hands of medical personnel, you may have a medical malpractice claim entitling you to financial compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering (both physical and mental), and loss of income.

Workplace Accidents

 

If you were injured at work, you may file a worker’s compensation claim to receive benefits for some level of financial compensation. Injuries at work may be due to an unsafe work environment, defective objects or equipment, the negligence or willful intention of your managers, etcetera. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, there were 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses and 5,250 fatal workplace injuries in year 2018.

Dog Bites

 

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) there are approximately 4.5 million dog bites in the U.S each year. Bites may occur due to the negligence of the dog owner. Dog bites may occur from a neighbor’s dog off the leash in your neighborhood, a by passer walking a dog on a leash at the park, a dog accompanying someone eating at a restaurant, etcetera. Section 4:19-16 of the New Jersey Statutes states: “The owner of any dog which shall bite a person while such person is on or in a public place, or lawfully on or in a private place, including the property of the owner of the dog, shall be liable for such damages as may be suffered by the person bitten, regardless of the former viciousness of such dog or the owner's knowledge of such viciousness.” If you have been bitten by a dog, you may be entitled to financial compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering (both physical and mental), and loss of income.