Brooklyn Personal Injury

Brooklyn Personal Injury Lawyers

Over 50 Years of Combined Experience Serving Kings County

Brooklyn recorded 22,781 crashes in 2024, including 9,990 that caused injuries, more than any other borough in New York City. When one of those crashes puts you in the hospital, medical bills accumulate fast, and insurance companies move quickly to protect their own interests. You deserve a personal injury attorney in Brooklyn residents can reach directly, seven days a week, from the day of the accident forward.

The Chernyy Law Office, P.C. represents injury victims throughout Brooklyn and Kings County. With more than 50 years of combined personal injury experience, we’ve recovered millions of dollars for clients injured by someone else’s negligence. We handle cases on a contingency fee basis, so you pay no attorney fees unless we recover compensation for you. A free consultation is available by phone or online.

Schedule a free consultation with our Brooklyn personal injury attorneys by calling (888) 342-0810 or contacting us online.

Brooklyn Motor Vehicle Accident Attorneys

Brooklyn’s road network, from the Belt Parkway to Atlantic Avenue and the dense surface streets of Flatbush and Sunset Park, produces some of the most complex motor vehicle accident cases in New York. The borough consistently leads NYC in total crashes, injury crashes, and bicycle accidents. Each crash type carries its own liability questions, insurance layers, and procedural demands.

We represent victims injured in all types of motor vehicle accidents, including:

Rideshare and taxi cases often involve multiple layers of insurance coverage that must be identified and pursued simultaneously. Truck accidents on Brooklyn’s narrow commercial streets can implicate federal and state motor carrier regulations that affect who bears liability. Whatever the circumstances of your accident, we thoroughly investigate, build cases that insurance companies take seriously, and are prepared to take your case to trial if they won’t offer a fair settlement.

New York No-Fault Insurance & the Serious Injury Threshold

New York is a no-fault insurance state. After a motor vehicle accident, your own Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage pays up to $50,000 in medical expenses and lost wages, regardless of who caused the crash. That coverage matters, but it has limits, and it doesn’t compensate you for pain and suffering.

To step outside the no-fault system and file a personal injury lawsuit against the at-fault driver, your injuries must meet what New York law calls the serious injury threshold. Under New York Insurance Law, serious injuries include:

Significant disfigurement
Bone fracture
Permanent loss of use of a body organ, member, function, or system
Permanent consequential limitation of use of a body organ or member
Significant limitation of use of a body function or system

Key Deadlines for Brooklyn Accident Claims

Deadlines apply at every stage. No-fault claims must generally be filed within 30 days of the accident. The statute of limitations for a personal injury lawsuit in New York is three years from the date of the accident under N.Y. C.P.L.R. section 214. If the at-fault party is a city or government entity, a notice of claim must be filed within 90 days of the incident, a separate and much shorter deadline.

Insurance companies routinely dispute the severity of injuries to keep payouts low. Having an injury attorney representing you from the start of the process, before recorded statements and before a settlement offer arrives, can help protect against those tactics.

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There is no fee unless you recover money from your case.

Direct Attorney Access, Seven Days a Week

Many firms route client calls through assistants and answering services. We don’t. When you have a question about your case, you reach your attorney directly. Our lawyers are available seven days a week, and we offer virtual consultations through secure video conferencing for clients who are still in the hospital and can’t travel to meet in person.

We work on a contingency fee basis, meaning no attorney fees are owed unless we recover compensation for you. If an insurer refuses to offer a fair settlement, we’re prepared to take your case to trial in Kings County Supreme Court. That willingness can matter when an insurance company evaluates whether a case may proceed to a courtroom.

Call (888) 342-0810 or contact us online to schedule a free consultation with an accident lawyer Brooklyn injury victims trust. We’re available seven days a week.

Compensation Available in a Brooklyn Personal Injury Claim

New York law allows injured people to pursue two broad categories of damages in a personal injury lawsuit. Understanding both can help you evaluate any settlement offer you receive.

Economic Damages
These cover financial losses with a measurable dollar value: current and future medical expenses, lost wages during recovery, and reduced earning capacity if your injuries prevent you from returning to the same work. Bills and pay stubs document these losses, but future costs may require analysis of your prognosis and, in serious cases, expert testimony about long-term care needs.

Non-Economic Damages
Pain and suffering, emotional distress, and loss of enjoyment of life don’t come with a receipt. New York law recognizes them as real losses. Their value depends on the severity and permanence of your injuries, the impact on your daily life, and how effectively your attorney presents that impact to an insurer or a jury.

Punitive Damages
In cases where the at-fault party’s conduct was especially reckless or willful, New York courts may award punitive damages. They’re awarded less frequently than economic or non-economic damages, but they remain available when the facts support them.

Wrongful Death Claims
When a crash takes a life, surviving family members may pursue a wrongful death claim seeking compensation for funeral and burial costs, lost financial support, and loss of companionship. These claims follow their own procedural rules and deadlines separate from standard personal injury actions.

The earlier we get involved in your case, the better positioned you may be when insurance companies use delay, denial, and lowball offers to limit what they pay.

From Accident to Resolution, We’re With You Personal Service. Powerful Advocacy.

From the moment your accident occurs to the final resolution of your case, our attorneys provide guidance, support, and aggressive advocacy every step of the way to ensure you get the compensation you deserve.

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