Find a pedestrian accident lawyer near you
Pedestrian Accident Lawyer Near Me
Near you starts with where you were hit. Each borough and county below has a local page and an office that serves it, or you can start by phone or video.
In New York, the striking vehicle’s no-fault coverage generally pays eligible medical bills first. More than 40 years of injury practice.
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Where were you hit?
Local pages explain which public bodies and courts are involved there. The office column shows where to meet us; any office can take your call.
| Where | Local page | Office |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn | Brooklyn pedestrian accidentsBrooklyn office, Kings Highway | Brooklyn office, Kings Highway |
| Queens | Queens pedestrian accidentsCorona office | Corona office |
| The Bronx | Bronx pedestrian accidentsCorona office | Corona office |
| Manhattan | Manhattan pedestrian accidentsAny of our New York offices | Any of our New York offices |
| Staten Island | Staten Island pedestrian accidentsBrooklyn office, by phone or video | Brooklyn office, by phone or video |
| Nassau County | Nassau County pedestrian accidentsUniondale main office | Uniondale main office |
| Suffolk and the rest of Long Island | Long Island pedestrian accidentsUniondale main office | Uniondale main office |
| New Jersey | New Jersey pedestrian accidentsTeaneck office | Teaneck office |
Office addresses: locations. You can reach the firm at (516) 227-2662 whichever office you choose.
The coverage and deadline guidance on this page is New York law. A crash in New Jersey follows New Jersey law; see our New Jersey pedestrian accident page.
Deadlines start now
The first weeks, in order
- Day 1
- Call 911 and get medical care. If the driver fled, report it to police within 24 hours (Insurance Law 5208); limited exceptions need prompt review.
- First days
- Photograph the crossing, the signals and the vehicle; collect witness names; note cameras. Get advice before giving a recorded statement, while still meeting your own insurer’s timely notice and cooperation requirements.
- Within 30 days
- Written notice to the no-fault insurer of the vehicle that hit you (11 NYCRR 65-1.1; 65-3.12).
- Within 90 days
- City vehicle or street: Ordinary personal-injury claim: a notice of claim filed with the NYC Comptroller within 90 days (eClaim, in person or by mail, not email), and a lawsuit generally within one year and 90 days.
- Also 90 days
- County, town or village: for an ordinary injury claim, a notice of claim (GML 50-e).
- Hit-and-run
- Hit-and-run: a police report within 24 hours and an MVAIC filing within 90 days, if you qualify (Insurance Law 5208). Limited exceptions exist, but they need prompt review.
- The State or an authority
- A claim against the State itself goes to the Court of Claims: filed with the court and served on the Attorney General within 90 days, or a notice of intention served in that time (Court of Claims Act § 10). Public authorities, such as transit operators, have their own notice rules.
A late no-fault notice is accepted only with written proof of a clear and reasonable justification. Death claims, tolls and exceptions follow separate rules and must be checked case by case.
How the claim is paid
- For an eligible New York claim, no-fault from the motor vehicle that hit you, regardless of fault (Insurance Law 5103(a)(1)). A pedestrian hit only by a pedal bicycle is outside no-fault.
- A claim against the driver and owner for losses beyond no-fault; pain and suffering needs a serious injury.
- If the vehicle fled or was uninsured, MVAIC may be a source, depending on eligibility and timely reporting and filing.
Fault turns on the crossing rules (VTL 1151, 1152) and CPLR 1411. Our pedestrian accident guide explains each step.
Pedestrian results
Recorded pedestrian results
These are firm-wide pedestrian results, quoted exactly as recorded; the records do not say where the cases arose. Over 40 years the firm has recovered more than $100 million for clients across New York and New Jersey.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case depends on its own facts.
See the full verdicts and settlements archive$990,000
$990,000 Settlement at Jury Selection. Federal Court. Eastern District
Plaintiff was pedestrian struck by van resulting in multiple fractures requiring several surgeries.
$700,000
$700,000.00 Settlement at Jury Selection
Pedestrian accident sustaining right displaced zygoma fracture post trauma with significant displacement; right alveoli and palatal fracture with malocclusion; right orbital and ethmoid fractures with enophthalmos.
Read the case study$500,000
$500,000 RECOVERY
Plaintiff pedestrian struck by defendant bicyclist traveling wrong way on one-way street
$325,000
$325,000 Parking Lot Pedestrian Accident Settlement
We secured a $325,000 settlement on behalf of our client despite the defense arguing that his injuries were pre-existing. After being struck by a vehicle in a parking lot, our client sustained serious injuries that required laparoscopic surgery. Through diligent advocacy, we secured the compensation he deserved.
Questions
Finding a pedestrian accident lawyer: questions
Start with where you were hit: each borough and county has its own local page, and each points to the office that serves it. Then ask the lawyer which insurer pays your medical bills, which deadline is already running and how the fee works. Licatesi Law Group has offices in Uniondale, Brooklyn, Corona (Queens) and Teaneck, New Jersey, and more than 40 years of injury practice.
If a motor vehicle hit you in New York, no-fault benefits generally pay eligible medical bills and part of lost earnings first, up to $50,000 of basic economic loss, regardless of fault. A pedestrian hit only by a pedal bicycle is outside no-fault. A claim against the driver and owner can add losses beyond that and, if the injury meets New York’s serious-injury definition, pain and suffering. We do not quote values before reviewing the records.
Then the signals, the crosswalk, sight lines, video and witnesses decide it. Drivers must yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk where signals are not operating, and a pedestrian may not suddenly step into the path of a vehicle too close to stop. Your share of fault generally reduces damages. In a personal-injury action subject to Insurance Law article 51 commenced on or after May 26, 2026, a claimant whose fault is greater than that of the defendant, or of the defendants combined, recovers nothing.
Most injury lawsuits against a driver must be started within three years. If a city, county, town or village is involved, for example a municipal vehicle or a street defect, a notice of claim is generally due within 90 days and a lawsuit within one year and 90 days. A State claim goes to the Court of Claims. A wrongful death action is generally due within two years of the death.
You may still have options. A policy in your household can matter, and the Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation (MVAIC) may pay when a vehicle was uninsured or fled, if you qualify. A hit-and-run generally must be reported to police within 24 hours and filed with MVAIC within 90 days; an identified uninsured vehicle has a 180-day filing period. Limited exceptions exist, but they need prompt review. Other responsible parties, such as a vehicle owner, are checked too.
Many do. At Licatesi Law Group the consultation is free and there is no fee unless there is a recovery. The fee agreement is explained in writing before we start.
Turning vehicles at crosswalks, drivers running signals, vehicles backing up in parking lots and driveways, hit-and-run crashes, buses and trucks with large blind spots, and vehicles leaving the road onto a sidewalk. Each needs different proof, from signal timing to the owner of a parking lot.
We start with who pays your medical bills and which deadline is running, and we use the local page for where you were hit. The firm has practiced injury law for more than 40 years and has recovered more than $100 million for clients firm-wide. You can meet us at one of four offices or by phone or video, and there is no fee unless there is a recovery.
Hit by a car while walking? Start with a free call
Tell us where it happened and what hit you. We will name the first deadline, who pays your medical bills and what to keep. No fee unless there is a recovery.
What to bring
- Police report number
- Photos of the crossing and the vehicle
- The vehicle’s plate and insurer, if known
- Any insurer letters or claim numbers
Photo credits: Queens Boulevard at 62nd Drive by Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized; Prospect Avenue and Greenwood Avenue by Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized.