The injuries suffered in slip-and-falls, motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents or other workplace accidents are often unpredictable. One person may walk away with only bruises and aching muscles, but others could suffer serious injuries. Perhaps you were...
Spinal Cord Injuries
HELP! SOCIAL SECURITY WANTS TO CUT MY DISABILITY BENEFITS!
Sometimes, the Social Security Disability Administration will try to cut your benefits under a "Continuing Disability Review," or "CDR." If this happens, all is far from lost. You can elect to fight a decision to cut your benefits. You can also elect to keep getting...
ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR UNION LABORER
Three years ago, Tom Dooley (not his real name) had his life turned upside-down when he fell from a ladder, suffering multiple painful and debilitating injuries.A fellow union member happened to be one of my satisfied clients, and told Tom to call me at once. I...
SCAFFOLD, DEMOLITION, ASBESTOS REMOVAL, & CONSTRUCTION LIVES ARE CHEAP IN NYC
The New York Post reports on a proposal that is one of the lowest, most egregious, and even vile things we've seen in more than thirty years fighting for the rights of working men and women in New York. This is an attempt--that we have to believe must fail--to...
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE DISABLED
You may have been injured in an accident and unable to work, or you may have a disease or other medical condition--but to win Social Security Disability benefits you must prove to the Social Security Administration that you are unable to engage in "substantial...
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFIT CHANGES
If you are on Social Security Disability benefits or are about to file for Social Security Disability benefits because you are disabled, and too disabled for all but a minimum of gainful employment, you need to know that the Social Security Administration will be...
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS 10 BEST
I am very gratified to announce that I and my firm have been named as a "10 BEST LAW FIRM" by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys for 2017 - 2018. This is quite an honor!The plaque honoring us states that the award is for "Exceptional and Outstanding...
ANOTHER DEVASTATING CONSTRUCTION SCAFFOLDING ACCIDENT!
My heart goes out to these workers and their families--but make no mistake, if there were safety violations at this construction site involving the scaffolding, or any other workplace safety violation, the contractor responsible should find no sympathy at all either...
Important Article on Construction Demolition Scaffold Safety
Quiero compartir con mis clientes que trabajan en construcción, demolición y remoción de asbesto, y con mis amigos, este excelente artículo de Gary LaBarbera, Presidente del Concilio de Oficios de Edificios y Construcción. Dicen que no tenemos un regalo más grande que...
An Important Article for Construction, Demolition, Scaffold Workers
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/I want to share with my clients who are construction, demolition, and asbestos removal workers, and with my friends, this excellent article by Gary LaBarbera, President of the Building and Construction Trades Council. They say we...