The effectiveness of New York personal injury lawyers can vary significantly, with some consistently achieving better results than others. This disparity often stems from differences in experience, specialization, resources, negotiation skills, and client relationships. A lawyer’s ability to achieve favorable outcomes depends on a combination of technical expertise, understanding of…
Today I am going to blog about legal advertising and my love/hate relationship with it. First, why do Syracuse NY area personal injury lawyers like us have to advertise at all? The question is a fair one. After all, our law firm is, according not just to us, but to…
Decades ago, when I was just a baby NY personal injury lawyer, most of my personal injury clients came from lawyer referrals. Those other lawyers knew that my firm concentrated in the field of personal injury law. Those lawyers had discovered from past referrals to us that we got top…
You read that right. If you are injured in New York, whether in New York City, Albany, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo or the Southern Tier, do NOT hire a lawyer who claims to be a “specialist” or “specialized” in New York personal injury. Why? Because if the lawyer you hire calls…
Happy New Year’s readers! In my last blog I talked about my New Year’s plan to volunteer on a week-long assignment in an immigrant detention center near the Texas-Mexico border. I was to help asylum seekers advance their claims. Not really in my wheelhouse, since I am a New York personal…
We did it again! Once again, Michaels Bersani Kalabanka has been named in the annual U.S. News & World Report “Best Law Firms” in the practice area of both Personal Injury Law and Products Liability. Is this a small honor? No it is not. The Michaels Bersani Kalabanka Law Firm…
As we approach the end of the year, it is time for the Michaels Bersani Kalabanka personal injury law firm of Central New York to give out its “Worst Personal Injury Lawyer Advertisement of the Year Award”. This year we have a hands down winner. No need to even talk…
I am sure you can guess why many of our severely injured personal injury victims tend to fall behind in their bills. Hint: They can’t work! And while their debts piles up, their personal injury claim may not settle or get to trial for many months to come. Solution? They…
Well it’s that time of year again. The end. We know you have been waiting breathlessly for our compilation of the funniest / tackiest lawyer commercials of the Year. You need wait no longer. Just click the links!: And here are some oldies but goodies: Funny Lawyer TV Commercial by…
New York State has a new rule — §202.5[e] of the Uniform Civil Rules of the Supreme and County Courts — requiring attorneys to omit or redact “confidential personal information” from court-filed papers. The “confidential personal information” includes social security numbers (except the last four digits), the dates of birth…