Just had an accident?
Accident Lawyer Near Me
Safety and medical care come first. Then report it, keep the evidence, and check the deadline. A lawyer can start with you today by phone.
Offices in Uniondale, Brooklyn and Corona. Free consultation, no fee unless there is a recovery.
First steps
What to do in the first hours and days
Right now
- Get to safety and call 911 if anyone is hurt.
- If you were driving and someone was hurt, stop and give your licence, insurance and contact details to the injured person and police, or report to the nearest police station as soon as you are able (VTL 600).
- Photograph the scene, vehicles, hazards and injuries. Get witness names.
Today
- Get medical care and tell the provider exactly how you were hurt.
- If it is safe to do so, keep damaged items, shoes or the product involved. Do not repair or discard them, and stop using anything you suspect is unsafe.
- Note nearby cameras: stores, buses, doorbells. Video can be recorded over quickly.
This week
- After a vehicle crash, promptly check no-fault eligibility and application deadlines; mandatory no-fault generally excludes motorcycle riders (no-fault and PIP guide).
- Injured at work? Tell your employer in writing.
- Be careful about recorded statements to the other side's insurer.
Within 90 days
- For ordinary injury tort claims against a city, county or school district, notice is generally due where required. Transit authorities have separate notice statutes; death claims and other exceptions need review (GML 50-e; for the City, the Comptroller).
Next
What kind of accident was it?
Each page explains who may be responsible and which deadline applies.
Other kinds of claims: New York personal injury lawyer.
Emergency and follow-up records are often the most important early proof of an injury.
Nearest office
Reach a lawyer near you
Start by phone or video if you cannot travel. Want to compare offices first? See personal injury lawyer near me or all office locations.
Local pages: Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Nassau County.
- Uniondale (main office)
Convenient for Nassau and Suffolk counties
423 RXR Plaza, East Tower, Uniondale, NY 11556(516) 227-2662
- Brooklyn
Convenient for Brooklyn and Staten Island
3857 Kings Highway, #1f, Brooklyn, NY 11234(718) 710-4880
- Corona (Queens)
Convenient for Queens and the Bronx
100-17 Northern Boulevard, Corona, NY 11368
- Teaneck (New Jersey)
Convenient for New Jersey
696 Palisade Avenue, Teaneck, NJ 07666
Look for a lawyer who handles your kind of accident, can tell you the deadline that applies, and is easy to reach. We have offices in Uniondale, Brooklyn and Corona, serve New Jersey from Teaneck, and start many cases by phone or video. Over 40 years of injury practice.
Car, truck, motorcycle and bus crashes; pedestrian and bicycle injuries; slips, trips and falls; construction and work injuries; dog bites; defective products; medical malpractice and wrongful death claims in New York and New Jersey.
Contact one as soon as you have medical care in place. Video can be recorded over, witnesses become hard to find, no-fault forms have short written deadlines, and claims against public bodies can have short notice deadlines under different statutes. An early call costs nothing.
The consultation is free, and we work on a contingency basis: there is no fee unless there is a recovery. The fee agreement is explained in writing before we start.
Most injury lawsuits are due within three years. If a city, county, town, village or school district may be responsible, a notice of claim is usually due within 90 days and the lawsuit within one year and 90 days. Medical malpractice and wrongful death have their own deadlines. No-fault applications after a vehicle crash have much shorter written deadlines.
Depending on the case, medical costs, lost wages and earning capacity, and pain and suffering. Where no-fault coverage applies, it can pay some losses first and serious-injury requirements may limit pain-and-suffering claims. Motorcycle riders generally are outside mandatory no-fault. Your share of fault generally reduces recovery; in a personal-injury action under the no-fault law commenced on or after May 26, 2026, it bars recovery if it is greater than the defendant’s, or the defendants’ combined.
No. You can start by phone at (516) 227-2662 or by video and meet later at our Uniondale, Brooklyn or Corona office.
Whatever you have: the police or incident report or its number, photos, insurance cards, witness names, medical records and bills, proof of missed work, and any letters from insurers. Do not wait to gather everything before calling.
Talk to an accident lawyer today
Tell us what happened and where. We will tell you what to do next and which deadline applies. The consultation is free.
What to bring
- Police or incident report number
- Photos and witness names
- Insurance cards
- Medical records and bills
Photo credits: FDNY EMS Station 50 by Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized.