Personal Injury lawyers in Poughkeepsie.

If you were injured because of someone else’s negligence — yes. The other side’s insurance adjuster’s job is to settle your claim for less than it’s worth. Our job is to know what your case is actually worth — including future medical bills, lost earning capacity, and pain. The consultation is free.

Three years from the date of the accident for most NY personal injury cases against private parties. Cases against the City of New York or other government entities require a Notice of Claim within 90 days and a lawsuit within one year and 90 days — much shorter. Call us as soon as possible after the accident.

In New York auto accident cases, you can’t sue for pain and suffering unless your injury meets the “serious injury threshold” of Insurance Law §5102(d) — death, dismemberment, significant disfigurement, fracture, loss of a fetus, permanent loss of an organ, permanent or significant limitation, or non-permanent injury preventing usual activities for 90 of 180 days. We evaluate threshold from day one.

New York follows “pure comparative negligence” — even if you were partially at fault, you can recover damages reduced by your fault percentage. If you were 30% at fault on $100,000 in damages, you can recover $70,000. Most cases are less clear-cut than the insurance company suggests.

Almost never. The first offer is designed to settle before the full scope of your injuries, medical bills, and lost earning capacity is known. A reasonable settlement requires knowing your future medical needs, your work capacity, and your long-term earning capacity. None of that is known in the first 30 days.

Nothing upfront. NY personal injury cases are handled on contingency — typically one-third of the recovery, agreed in writing at intake. If we don’t recover money, you don’t pay our fee. Court costs are also typically advanced by the firm and recovered from any settlement.