As a Central New York and Syracuse personal injury lawyer, I make my living, in large part, on contingency fees. This means that if I don’t win, I don’t get paid. If I do win, or settle for a sum of money, I get roughly a third of the money,…
A small, inconspicuous article caught my eye in the Geneva Finger Lakes times today. It was titled, “Teen Inmate Found Hanging in Jail Cell” and described how a 17-year old at the Yates County Jail in Penn Yan had apparently hung himself Friday evening by tying his bed sheet to…
This Central and Syracuse New York personal injury lawyer seldom delves into his personal life in these blog posts, but I feel compelled to do so today. It is the Saturday after Thanksgiving. I recently spent two blissful weeks visiting my two daughters, their significant others, and my three-year old…
I came across this article in the New York Times titled “Mistakes Still Prevalent in Hospital Care, Study Finds“. The article didn’t tell me, a Central and Syracuse New York medical malpractice lawyer, anything I didn’t already know. To know how prevalent hospital malpractice is, all I have to do…
Hey hunters, it’s that time of year again. Grab that gun, and your other hunting gear, get out there in the great outdoors, and make your kill. But as a Central New York hunting accident lawyer who represents injured and shot hunters, I have to ask you to please remember…
The Syracuse Post Standard reports today that two Auburn (NY) girls, one 12, the other 13, were hit by car as they were crossing East Genesee Street in the marked crosswalk at the East Genesee/Howard Street intersection at about 7:25 a.m. The driver of the car said she did not…
This should never happen, not any more. But it still does. What am I talking about? Not too long ago it was pretty common for surgeons to mistakenly operate on the wrong leg, wrong arm, wrong eye, etc. But this kind of error got national attention. It outraged the public,…
It happened again. I think I have blogged at least 5 times within the last six months about this happening. It seems to be happening with greater and greater frequency. In fact, as a Central and Syracuse New York car accident lawyer, I am handling more and more of this…
I love children (I have 5 or them myself) and love representing them, too. But representing an injured child is not the same as representing an injured adult. Here are the main differences as I have come to see them in my years as a Central and Syracuse New York…
As a Central and Syracuse New York sports injury lawyer, I can tell you that sports injury cases in New York are not easy. I like to tell my clients that they are like a soufflé. They will fall flat unless they are made of the right ingredients. That’s why…