New York Slip and Fall Attorney
If you trip and fall on a defective sidewalk, you have only 90 days to file a claim against the city, town or village.
When people have been seriously injured due to poorly maintained public or private property, we realize that they are often overwhelmed with medical treatments, bills, and anxiety about lost wages. At the Law Offices of Daniel A. Kalish, is our job to take care of the legal issues for our clients, so they can concentrate on healing.
It is important to get legal advice soon after an accident. If you miss the statute of limitations for filing a claim, you have lost your right to recover damages. Contact our office in White Plains, New York to arrange a free consultation with premises liability lawyer Daniel A. Kalish.
Not every injury caused by falling debris or slippery floors entitles the victim to compensation. In New York, a “slip and fall” attorney must show that the property owner or manager either knew or should have known about the hazard – in other words, they “had notice.”
If we are able to begin our investigation soon after the accident, we are more likely to get pictures of the broken sidewalk or icy steps, find a witness who will testify that the landlord had been told of garbage piled in a hallway, or get copies of repair and maintenance records.
Premises liability claims our firm is prepared to handle may involve:
- slip and fall or trip and fall accidents on broken or uneven sidewalks, stairs, slippery grocery aisles, and icy walkways
- injuries suffered when people walk into closed, unmarked glass doors
- injuries suffered when boxes are left in a grocery aisle, while an attention-getting display create a trap for shoppers
- elevators which are not properly leveled, causing users to trip and fall when entering or exiting
- escalators which jerk and cause riders to fall
- swimming pool drowning
- construction site falls
- child injuries at school
For more information, see our Premises Liability Practice Center.
Our personal injury law firm serves residents of New York’s 5 boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island), Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Yonkers, Mount Vernon, Peekskill, Dutchess, Putnam, and White Plains. Trip and fall lawyer Daniel A. Kalish also handle claims and lawsuits for New York residents who were injured in another state. If we are not the best firm to handle your particular matter, he will be happy to refer you to a well-qualified colleague.
Our personal injury lawyers charge no attorneys’ fees unless you recover damages.
