Hello there blog readers! I’m back after my partner Dave Kalabanka hi-hacked this site last week to write about that “Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year” award. What Dave did not mention is that ALL four lawyers at Michaels Bersani Kalabanka were again listed for their representation of personal injury…
Hello there blog readers! This is Dave Kalabanka, Mike Bersani’s partner. I’ve hijacked his blog for today to interview him about an important award he just got: Mike has been selected as the “Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year” for the Syracuse…
It just occurred to me that after so many years of blogging, I’ve never blogged about how I ended up becoming a Syracuse New York personal injury lawyer. That’s actually a pretty interesting question because you can ask a thousand ten-year olds what they want to be when they grown…
I’ve been settling my New York personal injury cases here in the Syracuse area for what some of my colleagues see as larger than normal numbers. It seems I don’t have to try as many cases these days because the insurance carriers want to pay me to go away before…
The old me The coronavirus me This Central New York and Syracuse area personal injury lawyer hasn’t set foot in his office in three weeks. (He also hasn’t shaven in three weeks, but that’s another story). Have I been on vacation? No. Have I been laid off because of the…
Like almost everyone else on Planet Earth, this Syracuse NY injury lawyer has been holed up at home, hunkering down against the pandemic. My home is in Geneva, NY, which is a pretty nice place to be locked down. People here are looking out for each other. I’ve joined a…
If you are like us, about 90% of your conscious life these days can be summed up in one word: coronavirus. President Trump has declared a national emergency. New York State is just about in total lock-down. Our office, just like all other offices, has been ordered physical “closed” by…
If you are like me, about 50% of your conscious life these days can be summed up in one word: corona-virus. President Trump declared a national emergency yesterday. We are urged to engage in “social distancing”, to avoid crowds, wash our hands thoroughly and frequently, and to refrain from touching…
Our senior lawyer, Lee Michaels, has been teaching trial practice at the Syracuse College of Law for decades. Many of Lee’s former students keep in touch with him well into their law careers. Lee continues to mentor many long after they have graduated. Recently, Lee got a letter from a…
I sue for a living. I say that with pride. I help injured folks get compensation from wrongdoers. But when the wrongdoer is the Government, it gets tricky. And when I say “the government”, I mean not just “THE” Government, but all the cities, towns, counties, school districts legally…