If you are like me, about 50% of your conscious life these days can be summed up in one word: corona-virus. President Trump declared a national emergency yesterday. We are urged to engage in “social distancing”, to avoid crowds, wash our hands thoroughly and frequently, and to refrain from touching…
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Syracuse Personal Injury Lawyer Explains How to Avoid Getting Injured
Believe me, getting injured is not worth the money you can get in settlement or at trial with a personal injury like me. It never is. I have represented hundreds of clients over the years, and every single one of them would have gladly returned the money in exchange for…
Syracuse Injury Lawyer Visits French Courtroom and Is Impressed!
I recently flew across the Great Pond to France. I’m no stranger there. I lived there for five years in my 20’s. So my French ain’t bad. I also have three daughters and four grandchildren over there. Here we are having some fun: While in Toulouse, my French son-in-law and…
Central NY Injury Lawyer’s Travels Abroad Remind Him How Important Our Personal Injury Laws Are
This Syracuse New York personal injury lawyer loves to travel all over the world. I find other cultures and places fascinating. Last year I went to Japan. And this year it was Egypt, Jordan and Israel. (Just got back last week). See some pics I took above. When I travel,…
Seven Reasons a New York Personal Injury Lawyer Won’t Take Your Case (Hint: He probably won’t tell you the real reason).
I get calls and emails all the time from people seeking a New York personal injury lawyer. One of the first questions I ask them is, “have you talked to any other lawyers”? Often the answer is yes. That’s a bad sign. I am usually going to turn that case…
CNY Injury Lawyer Celebrates Winter in the Finger Lakes
Last night my wife Alejandra and I attended the Geneva YMCA’s fundraiser, the “Frost Fest”, at Three Brothers Winery right along the eastern shores of Seneca Lake. Here is a photo of us sitting on the ice thrown: Yes, lots of beautiful ice carvings. And lots of other great stuff…
Central NY Injury Lawyer Warns Clients About Posting, Texting, and Emailing: Your Right To Privacy Has Vanished!
As a longstanding NY personal injury lawyer, I have seen my clients’ right to privacy disintegrate over the years. And just when I thought it could not get much worse, it got worse. Let me tell you about it. First, though, a little background. When you sue for personal injuries,…
Central New York Injury Lawyer to Give Free Legal Aid to Asylum Seekers on the Texas-Mexico border for the New Year.
Merry Christmas everyone! Hope you all enjoy this holiday season. Like most of you, I will be spending Christmas with family and friends. But come the New Year, I will be spending a week with complete strangers. Here’s my story: I will be a volunteer lawyer on a week-long assignment…
Michaels Bersani Kalabanka’s Historic Founder, George Michaels, Honored at the New York State Equal Rights Heritage Center
Most lawyers, whether they make their living representing personal injury victims or others, have a few heroes who inspire them to fight the good fight, to go above and beyond, and to be courageous warriors for their cause. We at Michaels Bersani Kalabanka are no different. So let us…
Do You Need a Lawyer or Can You Represent Yourself in a New York Personal Injury Claim?
I hate to break it to you, but despite all the cute auto insurance ads on TV, insurance companies are not “nice guys”. At least not if you were injured through the negligence of their insured. You have to understand this very important fact right from the get-go: In personal…