Legal Blog of Attorney Lawrence B. Saftler

New York Construction Accidents – New York Favors Workers

By lsaftler on May 28, 2010

In New York, workers are protected and benefit from laws surrounding accidents at worksites, more so than many other states. While a worker is protected from losses, medically or by lost wages through workers compensation, it is not an exclusive remedy if there is a third party a worker at a construction site can sue, such as a general contractor, owner or other third party.
In serious accident cases, the sums acquired through a third party lawsuit can be enriching to the injured worker, even though reimbursement must be made to the workers compensation carrier when resolving the underlying third party claim. Further, the worker has the strong worker protection laws that is in place in New York to see that the worker does get the necessary compensation he is entitled to as a result of his accident. It is important for workers and attorneys from out of state to know the importance of seeking the proper legal counsel to see if there is a remedy for the case someone has.
The Saftler Law Firm is a firm that prides itself on the knowledge and capabilities it has with reference to construction accident cases. Mr. Saftler has been a past speaker to the New York State Bar Association relating to construction accidents and the protections afforded workers from falls, height related accidents where equipment falls on an employee or a worker falls from a height and other accidents at worksites. The firm has resolved numerous cases and have tried many such cases to successful conclusion, all to the satisfaction of our many clients. Call and schedule an appointment without charge or obligation to see if you have a case we can help you with. Attorneys should freely call for advice for cases for their clients which The Saftler law Firm can assist with as it does with numerous attorneys in the New York metropolitan area.

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Not Happy With Your Present Attorney? Don’t Worry, Be Happy!

By lsaftler on May 13, 2010

You should be happy and confident with whomever you choose to represent you. Communication with your attorney is one of the most important aspects of representation. Hopefully, your trust in your attorney’s opinion will allow your attorney to help guide you with important decisions throughout any litigation or legal matter. We, at The Saftler Law Firm,  have taken over many cases from other attorneys where the client becomes unhappy with their prior attorney  for their simple failure to respond to their phone calls. Making an appointment to see your attorney so that you can be updated with what’s going on should be routine.  Our office prides itself on responding to all calls within 24 hours and seeing clients as, if and when called upon. We never shy away at giving answers on what is the present status of a case.

Whatever the reason for your unhappiness with your present attorney, you have a right to choose new counsel at anytime without consequence to you or your case. In a personal injury matter, your agreement on fees remains the same and the outgoing attorney obtains an attorney’s lien for the share of work he did on your file. What’s most important is that you have the attorney you want working for you with the confidence and competence you want working for you as well. The contingency fee arrangement remains the same and your interests are otherwise protected by your new attorney.

 At the Saftler Law Firm, we are prepared to answer any questions or issues you have relating to your matter, whether new or not. While we prefer to take a matter from it’s inception, we examine each case based on it’s individual merits and decide accordingly. While we can’t take them all, we do want to make you happy if we do take your case.

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