Car Accident Attorneys in Queens and Brooklyn

Serving clients throughout New York City including in Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland and Westchester Counties

The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles reports that more than 300,000 auto accidents occur in our state every year. Even careful drivers can find themselves with serious injuries and damaged vehicles. With a focus on protecting the rights of the injured, the highly qualified attorneys of Rubin & Licatesi, P.C. provide skilled representation to individuals hurt in car accidents caused by the negligence of someone else.

What to do after a car accident

Being in a car accident is unsettling. Even a fender bender is disturbing, both at the moment of impact and beyond—with the inevitable round of insurance claims, estimates, and repairs that result.

When involved in an accident, be sure to do the following:

Stay calm. Always remain at the scene of an accident. If injured, remain in your vehicle and wait for help. If unhurt, help others. Call 911 for assistance. Unless injured parties are in imminent danger, do not move them. Wait for medical responders.
Get medical help. Accept the assistance of medical responders when you are injured. Afterwards, follow the advice of your physician, and keep follow-up appointments. Retain all documentation of your injury.
Clear the area. Use available flares, hazard lights, or emergency triangles to alert oncoming traffic to the accident. Move people off the roadway, and move cars out of the flow of traffic, if it is possible to do so.
Survey the scene. If able, use a cell phone or camera to take photographs of the auto accident. Document vehicle damage, road conditions, and skid marks. If you choose to pursue a legal or insurance action, a knowledgeable car accident attorney from Rubin & Licatesi, P.C. can use this evidence to support your claim.
Get contact information. Obtain contact information from drivers and witnesses, but admit no liability. Do not discuss the accident. Remember to ask the police for an accident report.
Contact your insurance company. It's essential to contact your insurance agent as soon as possible after the accident. Do not accept a settlement for your auto accident claim or sign a settlement agreement for an injury without first consulting a qualified car accident lawyer.

As advocates for those wrongfully hurt, our lawyers aggressively pursue your claim to protect your future. We can help you today.

Contact an experienced Brooklyn car accident lawyer today

With over 30 years of experience with personal injury matters, the auto accidents lawyers of Rubin & Licatesi, P.C. serve injured clients and their families in Long Island, Westchester and Rockland Counties, and throughout New York City. Contact us online or call 516.204.7715, to set up a free initial consultation.

Verdicts & Settlements

$8 Million Dollar Settlement – Largest Settlement 2nd Department

Plaintiffs sustained displaced fracture of the right calcaneus, severe degloving injury of the right heel pad; laceration of the right lateral foot; closed fracture of the right tibia and fibula requiring nailing of the right tibia with two proximal and two distal locking bolts ultimately resulting right below-the-knee amputation.
$3 Million Dollar Settlement During Jury Trial

Infant plaintiff sustained encephalopathy as result of DPT vaccination administered by NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation.

$1,770,000 Settlement at Mediation

Plaintiff was involved in a car accident resulting in multiple disc herniations requiring percutaneous fluoroscopic-guided epidural treatment and lumbar fusion laminectomy.
$1,157,000 Award

Plaintiff injured at worksite sustaining traumatic tear of the left biceps tendon with tendon retraction which required surgery.

$1,250,000.00 Award

47 year old male involved in a two car Motor Vehicle Accident during the course of his employment sustaining right shoulder impingement with subsequent surgery as well as multiple cervical and lumbar herniated discs requiring lower back surgery.
1,025,000 Verdict for car crash that led to two fusions of spine

The victim was driving on Route 112, in Medford, when he was stopped at a red traffic signal. His vehicle's rear end was struck by a trailing vehicle and sustained injuries to his neck and shoulder.

$990,000 Settlement at Jury Selection. Federal Court. Eastern District

Plaintiff was pedestrian struck by van resulting in multiple fractures requiring several surgeries.
$800,000 Award at Arbitration Hearing
66 year old female passenger in a motor vehicle sustained a right distal tibial pilon fracture and a right lateral malleolus fracture both requiring open reduction internal fixation as well as a left knee medial meniscus tear with a left knee subchondral fracture requiring arthroscopic assisted open reduction internal fixation.
$800,000.00 Award at Arbitration Hearing

Plaintiff sustained L3-4 disc herniation; L4-5 disc herniation; L5-S1 disc herniation; T12-Ll disc bulge; Ll-L2 disc bulge; L2-3 disc bulge; C6-7 disc herniation with ventral CSF impression; C3-4 disc bulge with impression; C4-5 disc bulge with impression; C5-6 disc bulge with impression; Anterior cervical diskectomy at C6-7 with intervertebral implant; arthodesis of C6-7.
$700,000.00 Settlement at Jury Selection

Pedestrian lmockdown sustaining right displaced zygoma fracture post trauma with significant displacement; right aveoli and palatal fracture with malocclusion; right orbital and ethmoid fractures with enophthalmos.
$450,000.00 Arbitration Award

Defendant's vehicle struck the plaintiff who was a pedestrian. Plaintiff sustained right tibial plateau bicondylar fracture, requiring surgery in the form of open reduction and internal fixation with bone graft.

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Car Accident Attorneys in Queens and Brooklyn

Serving clients throughout New York City including in Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland and Westchester Counties

What to do after a car accident

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