Decades ago, when I was just a baby NY personal injury lawyer, most of my personal injury clients came from lawyer referrals. Those other lawyers knew that my firm concentrated in the field of personal injury law. Those lawyers had
This is Dave Kalabanka, Mike Bersani’s partner, high-jacking his blog (again) to write about yet another award Mike has received for his outstanding work representing personal injury victims. Recently, I blogged about Mike being named “Personal
Congratulations to my partner, attorney Jan Smolak, who recently settled a wrongful death case for $5,500,000! Although I am not at liberty to discuss the details of the settlement, nor any of the specifics regarding the injury (we signed a
As I write this blog post, I just got an appointment for my first COVID vaccine shot for February 6. I am 65, just barely, which qualifies me for this early round
So, your New York personal injury lawyer is on the verge of settling your case. Finally, many months or even years after your accident, you are going to get some compensation for your injuries, your lost income, your permanent disabilities,
Even though I write all the appellate briefs and argue all the appeals for my office, and even though I have been blogging about New York personal injury issues for almost a decade, and even though I spent two years
Most folks know that when you are hurt on the job you can’t sue your employer. Instead, you get worker’s compensation, which means the employer’s worker’s compensation insurance (“comp”) pays your medical bills and some of your lost income (the
Last week I gave a lecture to more than 800 fellow New York personal injury lawyers by Zoom. The hour-long lecture (followed by a 20-minute question-and-answer period) was titled, “How to Defeat the Governmental Immunity Defense”. You can watch a
I have not looked back to see how many years in a row our firm has made this top ranking, but it’s been quite a few. Sometimes I wonder whether the folks at “Best Lawyers” even bother checking on us.
As anyone who has not been living under a rock knows, it’s election season. Boy, is it! The Trump/Biden contention is one of the most – well – contentious in modern history. It’s a battle of two completely opposite and
