ONE ON ONE QUALITY LEGAL SERVICES

Welcome to our simple website! Please keep in mind that this, or any other  website for that matter, can never actually replace personally "talking" with me directly" about your particular legal matter. Selecting an attorney that is right for you and for your case is a very important decision. 

This office is still physically located at 1597 Grundy Avenue, Holbrook, New York 11741 though it is rarely being used these days. In 2023 my actual residence moved up to the White Mountain Region of New Hampshire. The office mailing address up here is now "PO Box 1197, Campton, New Hampshire 03223". The office "landline" phone number up here in New Hampshire is "603-238-9123" if you prefer to call directly and "talk" with me.

This office still represents select clients throughout all of New York State's Supreme Courts. The practice has been and is limited to only selected areas of the law. Those areas are: Lawyer/legal Malpractice; Wrongful Death; Medical or Hospital Malpractice; Serious Personal Injury and Appeal cases in those same areas of the law. 

The office is available to represent you in your Appeal in any of the four (4) Appellate Divisions and/or in the New York State's highest Court - "The Court of Appeals". I have had prior success in the Court of Appeals in 2024 by making new law in the area of section 487 of the Judiciary Law regarding the commencement of a separate civil action against any attorney who violated the statute during a pending legal action.  

Our philosophy about the practice of law is and has always been quite simple. The "Client Comes First"! We believe that "Quality" is much more important than "Quantity". Our rather unique and boutique style of practicing law has served both our office and our clients well over the last 40 plus years. 

Our style will not only provide YOU with the utmost flexible, personal and professional interaction you can have with your lawyer, it also permits me to spend the necessary time to get to know you, analyze all the facts of your particular case and, if necessary, to masterfully and artfully present it to a jury or to argue it to any Appeal Court.
 

Rarely does an any insurance company in the beginning stages of your claim or law suit ever make a fair settlement offer consistent with the actual value of your injuries and attendant damages. Typically, any offer they make to settle your case is much less if you don't actually file a law suit! Many times a more realistic offer is made when your case comes up for jury selection. Perhaps even more when the jury is actually selected and the trial about to begin. So if you are looking for a "quickie" settlement, you will be much better off looking somewhere else. That is not the way we practice law.   

I am a seasoned and experienced Courtroom trial lawyer. In my world, trial preparation actually begins from you signing a written retainer agreement. It continues throughout the entire discovery process, including the taking of your deposition and with your input on the selection of trial experts. 

Perhaps the best reason for selecting this office to represent you is the fact you will have "only one lawyer" throughout the entire process - from the very beginning to its end. You will have someone who is keenly aware of all the particular factual details, the legal issues and the law. Perhaps most valuable is your availability for you to directly "talk" with me throughout your entire case!   

"One on One Quality legal services" is not just our longstanding motto. It has always been and is my way of practicing law. We we handle some cases on a 1/3 contingency fee basis and others on a reasonable hourly fee. If it is a  hourly fee case, upon your signing a written retainer agreement, there will be an upfront minimum amount paid and placed in the office Escrow account. It will be drawn down only as legal services are actually performed. The escrow account may need to be replenished by you in order to maintain a minimum retainer amount throughout your case. 

Many times a client doesn't know what claims for damages can be made against the person or entity that caused them to become injured or for the passing of someone who was close to you.  

Depending  on your particular case, you may be permitted to claim "past" as well as "future" damages. These may included your medical bills not paid for by no-fault insurance, your out of pocket expenses, travel expenses going to and from the doctor, your lost wages from missing work or a loss of business profits and opportunity as well as other financial type of losses. 

Other claims that might be part of your damages may include damage to personal property, your past and future pain and suffering, medical care and treatments, including surgery and hospitalization(s) and the loss of the enjoyment of your life. 

If you were married at the time of your injury, your spouse may have a claim for the loss of your society and affection, including your inability to perform your usual household tasks prior to you being injured. 

In wrongful death cases there may be compensation for the loss of a parent's guidance to their children, pre-impact terror, the pain and suffering while your loved one was still alive and other financial losses to the family.   

In some cases, a jury may also include in their verdict a claim for "punitive damages" if the actions causing the injury or passing where outrageous! These damages are specifically designed to "punish a wrongdoer" because of their outrageous conduct not tolerable in a civil society. The other specific purpose for an award of punitive damages is to send a clear message to the general public that others who engage in similar behavior will also be punished. It can be a valuable and powerful tool if the facts of your specific case call for it's application.   

In any legal malpractice action against your attorney, you may be compensated for your actual "financial losses".  If there was legal malpractice by your attorney, interest at the rate of 9% is added to your damages going back to "the date of their malpractice". 9% can add up over time.

There may be also additional types of damage claims in your particular case. The above items are typically the most common and recoverable.

We are extremely selective in the cases we actually take and enter into a written retainer agreement with the client. If interested so far,  you owe it to yourself or to a loved one to call and directly "talk" with me if you have any questions about a possible case involving legal or medical malpractice, the loss of someone close to you, a serious personal injury or you would like to appeal your Supreme Court case that was handled by another lawyer or who does not do any Appeal work. 

It goes without saying that talking directly to me about your case is strictly confidential and privileged, even if we are not ultimately retained as your lawyer. Until you "sign a written retainer agreement" there is not ANY attorney-client relationship with this office concerning your case. My office does NOT communicate via e-mail which is why there isn't any e-mail address published on this website. The same goes for "texting"!  I look forward to "talking" with you about your particular circumstances. Have a great day!