CAR
ACCIDENT
LAWYERS
Protecting Injured Victims and their Families
for over 40 Years.
CAR
ACCIDENT
LAWYERS
Protecting Injured Victims and their Families
for over 40 Years.
BBNR: The Westchester Car Accident Lawyer You Can Count On
Looking for the top Westchester car accident lawyer? If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident due to someone else’s negligence, Brand Brand Nomberg & Rosenbaum, LLP is on your side.
We Fight the Insurance Companies for You and Win Multi-Million Dollar Awards
We've Protected Injured Car Accident Victims and Their Families for Over 40 Years
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We have a proven track record of beating the largest defense firms.
Verdicts & Settlements
MULTI-MILLION
DOLLAR AWARDS
We have a proven track record of beating the largest defense firms.
CLIENT REVIEWS
I did not think myself that we will win this difficult matter and become victorious, especially after being rejected by numerous other attorneys…but your professionalism Brett, dedication and determination, not to mention a huge heart, was how we prevailed
When I brought my situation to a local attorney he directed me to Brett Nomberg, and I’m so glad he did. Someone always was able to give me a status of what was going on. Your team made my wife and I realize we were dealing with a truly professional firm and at the same time, sympathetic to our needs. Great job. Excellent Customer Service.
I want to thank you for all the help and support that was given to my parents by you and your colleagues. Your firm’s time, effort and dedication, is without question second to none and this led to a successful settlement
We can’t thank you enough for the wonderful representation you provided and for believing in our case. It was very vindicating to have a judge and jury decide in our favor.
What Does a Car Accident Lawyer Do?
A car accident lawyer from BBNR is needed during one of the most vulnerable and stressful times of a person’s life. We will help car accident victims build a personal injury claim seeking compensation for the damages that a negligent or reckless driver may have caused.
If you get hurt during a car accident, you should understand what car accident lawyers do and how they can help you with your case.
The key aim of BBNR car accident lawyers is to help you during a difficult time. This will include making sure your medical bills and lost wages are being paid by the no-fault insurance carrier, and separately seeking monetary compensation for pain and suffering.
Here are a few ways that BBNR can be helpful to you after an accident in Westchester:
We Help You Understand Your Rights
Unfortunately, many people are unaware about their rights when involved in a car accident and the personal injury laws in New York concerning motor vehicle accidents. Even lawyers who do not regularly practice in the field of auto accidents often are not prepared to properly advise a car accident victim about their rights.
If you’ve been injured from an auto accident, there is simply too much information to become familiar with the relevant laws without legal representation from an experienced Westchester car accident lawyer.
Getting into an accident can be a life-changing experience with serious injuries affecting a person’s daily activities and ability to work. This is where BBNR can be most helpful. Through over 25 years of practicing law in New York, our team has a thorough understanding of the relevant car accident laws. Our team of car accident lawyers in Westchester will help you understand your rights and work tirelessly to protect them and get the compensation you deserve.
For example, regardless of whether you were at fault for an auto accident, you will be entitled to have your medical bills and reasonable lost wages compensated by the no-fault insurance carrier. This law was made to protect auto accident victims from being unable to obtain treatment after a car accident. The combined available coverage is generally $50,000, but a person can take out additional coverage when they purchase or renew their motor vehicle car insurance.
If you are in New York, the legal team at BBNR will inform you of the state’s car accident laws. It’s important to speak with a lawyer immediately after an auto accident because every situation is different and delays in action can cause you to lose your rights.
We Offer High-Quality Legal Advice
Once an accident has taken place, you may find yourself having all sorts of decisions to make, and you may receive a lot of differing advice from friends and family. You may even try to seek advice from social media or the internet. This can be very risky.
Although your friends and family are certainly well-intentioned, they don’t have formal training. Would you trust your treatment to a friend if they do not have a medical degree or social media? Probably not. High-quality legal advice will come from a team of professionals, BBNR, with formal training and years of legal experience handling car accidents in Westchester.
The best thing to do to protect your rights is find an experienced car accident lawyer who will give you proper legal advice about the situation. At BBNR, we have a long history of winning motor vehicle accident cases.
A Partner in the Process
BBNR attorneys will help you investigate the full details of the accident and gather all the relevant information, including police reports, photographs, proof of damages, and witness statements if any.
BBNR can also help you navigate the many forms needed to be filled out, such as filing a no-fault application. We will also start a claim with the driver at fault for the accident, and contact their insurance company to try and obtain a fair settlement. If the insurance company refuses to negotiate, BBNR lawyers will pursue all remedies against the defendant driver, including commencing a lawsuit to obtain full compensation for your injuries and all the damages caused.
We Help Negotiate a Fair Settlement
How do you determine what a fair settlement is after an accident? Car accident lawyers have years of experience to understand the value of a case. Sometimes a lawyer without experience in the field of auto accidents may suggest the case is worth a certain amount, only for the client to be disappointed years later by the amount of the settlement. The truth is that unless you’re working on these matters every day, you’re probably in the dark on this topic.
A lot of investigation and work goes into a successful car accident claim and understanding the settlement value of a case. Years of experience taking jury verdicts greatly help our BBNR attorneys to understand the value of a case.
The value of a case is determined by considering the degree of fault of the defendant driver, the degree of fault by the injured person, and the injuries that can be causally related to the accident by treating medical providers.
We will aggressively litigate a case by making a motion to ask the court to find a defendant was 100 percent at fault as a matter of law, usually involving rear-end collisions. With decades of experience establishing liability and winning these motions, our determination helps obtain quicker and larger settlements for injured clients.
When Should I Contact a Westchester Car Accident Lawyer from BBNR?
It is always advisable to speak with a car accident attorney right after the accident occurs. By doing this, we can help you quickly gather the necessary evidence to protect your rights and obtain a good monetary recovery.
There are so many deadlines that begin to run after a car accident occurs, that any delay can result in significant prejudice and sometimes a complete loss of rights to recovery. Since you want to make sure all medical bills and any lost wages are covered by insurance, hiring an attorney as soon as possible is the best way to ensure that.
If the person who caused the accident was working for a city or town at the time of the accident, you may only have 90 days to file a Notice of Claim. Without properly filling out and serving that document, you may lose your right to even commence a lawsuit and obtain any compensation for your pain and suffering. It is always better to consult with an experienced lawyer for car accidents in Westchester than to try and do it by yourself.
A crucial tip is to always speak to your attorney before speaking to the insurance companies. Sometimes, you may tell the insurance company something that causes them to deny making any payment for your injuries. Once you hire a lawyer and advise the insurance company, the carrier is not permitted to speak with you without the lawyer’s knowledge and consent.
If your accident was not what you consider “major,” you may be tempted to avoid contacting a car accident attorney. Even if this is the case, you’ll still want to speak with an attorney at BBNR. Minor injuries can sometimes develop into major injuries months later. In the meantime, delaying seeking an attorney would also mean delaying obtaining necessary evidence and protecting your rights.
Do not just assume that everything is fine if it is a minor accident. Many individuals involved in an accident later get symptoms of the injuries obtained unknowingly from the accident. If the insurance company already pushed you to accept their initial offer, then you may be left without further compensation. Seeking medical assistance and contacting your attorney is very important even if you have seemingly minor injuries.
How a Car Injury Lawyer in Westchester County Will Assess Fault
There are many factors that can enter into the determination of fault for any car accident. An experienced car accident lawyer understands which facts are important and which evidence is necessary to prove the defendant was at fault for the accident.
Here are some ways a Westchester County personal injury attorney determines who may be at fault leading to the motor vehicle accident:
Traffic Law Violations
In addition to the New York State Vehicle and Traffic laws, many local cities and villages in Westchester County have their own additional traffic laws.
Some of the typical laws that are violated by motorists who cause accidents are driving at an excessive speed, driving while intoxicated, or running a red light or stop sign. Other laws routinely violated involve the failure to properly brake and keep a safe distance from the driver ahead. As lawyers of motor vehicle accidents from BBNR, we review all the facts that led to the car accident and use this information to help protect your rights.
Vehicle Damage
In most cases, the place of damage to a motor vehicle as well as the type of damage can provide strong evidence to tell how the accident or collision occurred and who may be at fault.
A trained and experienced eye can tell a lot by looking at the motor vehicle damage of each vehicle, and that’s exactly what our New York car accident lawyers will do to strengthen your personal injury claim.
Police Accident Report
An investigating law enforcement officer will memorialize in their report any sort of traffic violations that may have occurred and that contributed to the accident. The report also includes the officer’s statements he obtained from all of the drivers involved. Those statements can be used as admissions to support a case against the defendant driver.
A police accident report is often the first thing a car accident lawyer will want to review to see how strong the case is against the defendant driver.
Rear-End Collisions
The general rule is that the fault for rear-end collisions usually lies with the person who hits another vehicle in the rear. New York law supports the rule of leaving a safe distance between the vehicle ahead which will depend on the speed and traffic conditions at the time.
There is no set rule of how many car lengths between the driver and the car in front of them must be maintained. This distance, however, must give the rear driver enough time to stop and avoid a collision in the event the lead driver makes a sudden stop.
BBNR will routinely make a motion in rear-end collisions for the court to determine as a matter of law that the driver hitting a vehicle in the rear is at fault for the accident. While the defendant will oftentimes argue that there was a sudden unexpected stop, this is usually not a defense in New York State.
Is It Worth Hiring a Westchester Vehicle Accident Lawyer?
After an accident, there are many different variables that can be looked at to determine whether it is worth hiring a Westchester County personal injury lawyer and pursuing a civil action. For instance, if you only have property damage to your vehicle, then most personal injury lawyers will not be able to assist you.
A person may also not believe their injuries are serious enough that it warrants pursuing an action. For a small bruise that resolves itself in a week or two, then this probably would not warrant legal intervention. However, when an injury is serious and causes constant pain or prevents you from returning back to work, it is important to contact an experienced car accident lawyer as soon as possible.
Not everyone understands that BBNR, like many personal injury lawyers, does not require any monies to be paid until the end of the case, and only if we obtain a recovery. This way there is very little risk in pursuing an action, and certainly no risk by obtaining a free consultation to see what a car accident lawyer thinks about the merits of your case.
If a lawyer does not believe an action is worth pursuing, that does not mean you should rely on that one opinion. By contacting BBNR, you will speak to a lawyer who has practiced car accident litigation for over 25 years, and who has obtained multi-million dollar verdicts at trial. In short, you lose nothing and gain everything by calling a Westchester car accident attorney at our law office for a free consultation.
Request a Free Consultation With a Trusted Personal Injury Lawyer
At BBNR, we have a 40-year history of helping car accident victims and their loved ones obtain the compensation they deserve and hold the responsible party accountable for their negligent actions. Our skilled attorneys have won a wide range of personal injury cases, allowing our law firm to maintain a reputable name among the top personal injury firms in Westchester County, New York.
We also offer a free consultation to our clients, with no fees unless they win the case. The firm litigates cases throughout New York City and the State of New York, including Westchester County and White Plains, Manhattan, Putnam County, Brooklyn, Sullivan County, Nassau County, Bronx, and Staten Island.
The key goal of the law firm is to protect injured victims and their loved ones from being taken advantage of by insurance companies and to ensure they get a fair chance as they pursue their claims. The BBNR’s firm’s spectacular results in the cases we handle reflect the unmatched levels of passion and effort that our lawyers put into each and every case. For more information, you can visit our offices, call us by phone at 212-808-0448, or fill out our online contact form and we will listen to you and help you in any way we can.
Disclaimer: This is stated to be Attorney Advertising in compliance with NYS Ethical rules. This article is meant for general information and not legal advice. No attorney-client relationship exists by viewing this website or submitting an email. You should immediately contact an experienced New York Personal Injury Attorney to protect your rights if involved in a motor vehicle accident.
What Information Does a Car Accident Attorney in Westchester County Need to Build Your Case?
When you hire a BBNR New York car accident lawyer to handle your personal injury case, multiple pieces of information and documentation will have to be presented to allow us to successfully build your case.
All personal injury cases are different, so the documentation you need to prove your case will vary depending on the unique factors of your situation. However, the following includes some of the most common types of documentation necessary for an effective New York car injury claim:
Insurance Information
We will need your auto insurance policy information since more often than not this will also be the no-fault insurance company that pays your medical bills and lost wages.
We will also want to check to see if you have additional insurance coverage for both your no-fault benefits and underinsurance coverage. For example, if the defendant driver only had a $25,000 bodily injury policy, then your own insurance policy may allow additional insurance coverage, also known as Supplementary Uninsured Motorist coverage (SUM).
Photographs From the Accident Scene
A picture speaks a thousand words and photographs from the scene provide critical information that can help your personal injury case. Photographs should be taken of all sides of each vehicle to show where the damage is located and where it is not located. Photographs should also be taken of the vehicles in relation to each other and the nearby streets.
Videos can be taken as well to give a different live-action perspective. However, keep in mind that a jury will watch this video, so keep it respectful.
Medical Records
Your treatment records are necessary to prove you have sustained injuries from the accident. Many hospitals and medical providers now have online portals to easily obtain your medical records. By obtaining these records, we will be able to quickly evaluate your injuries and use them to help obtain a settlement for medical expenses, or if necessary, prove your injuries at trial.
You should keep track of all your medical providers, including all places you receive diagnostic testing such as MRIs and CT scans so we may obtain those records as well. If you have had prior injuries to the same body parts injured in this accident, you should let BBNR attorneys know so we can obtain those records as well. Each of these records will be crucial in determining what you are owed for past, present, and future medical expenses.
Copy of Police Accident Report
A law enforcement officer will typically write a police report and BBNR will need to see that report to help prove and process your personal injury case. The report will have important information such as the location of the crash and the statement by the parties about how the accident occurred. If you do not have a copy of this information, you or your lawyer may easily obtain it from the police department or online.
Wage Statements
To establish that you have lost wages due to your injury, your attorney will need proof of your earnings to present to the insurance company or the court. This documentation should include both pre-and post-accident earnings if you truly want to recover lost wages. Your W-2s will be sufficient unless you were self-employed at the time of the accident, in which case your tax returns will be needed.
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