Often in personal injury, products liability and medical malpractice cases, injured persons come to us feeling confused, victimized, and helpless. At such times, these individuals need a Firm that will take responsibility for filing paperwork, obtaining records and contacting the necessary parties, thereby freeing clients to focus on attending to their health concerns.

People with injuries should not be consumed with worry about filing deadlines, Statutes of Limitations and preserving evidence. That is the job of good counsel. We maintain an open door environment with personalized attention for each client. We invite our clients to ask questions and encourage them to keep in constant contact with us about their physical condition. Our Firm educates clients about the legal process, so they have a feeling of control over their own case.

We handle a broad spectrum of legal actions dealing with personal injury and other civil litigation matters including, but not limited to:

• Asbestos Injuries
• Assaults
• Auto Accidents
• Aviation/Airplane Accidents
• Back and Neck Injuries
• Bicycle Accidents
• Birth Injuries
• Boating Injuries
• Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries
• Broken Steps
• Burn Injuries
• Bus Accidents
• Car Accidents
• Cases against the City of New York
• Catastrophic Injuries
• Ceiling Collapse
• Civil Rights
• Commercial Truck/Semi Accidents
• Construction Accidents & Labor Law, including: Crane Accidents, Falling Objects, Hazardous Conditions and Inadequate Safety Devices
• Defective Products
• Discrimination, including: Age, Disabilities, National Origin, Race, Religion, Retaliation and Sex & Gender
• Drunk Driving Accidents
• Elevator/Escalator Accidents
• Exposure to Lead Paint
• Ferry Accidents
• Fire Accidents
• Food Poisoning
• Head/Brain Injuries
• Hit-and-Run Accidents
• Inadequate and/or Missing Window Guards
• Inadequate Lighting
• Injuries to Children
• Ladder Accidents
• Legal Malpractice
• Loss of Eyesight
• Maritime Accidents
• Medical Malpractice
• Mesothelioma Injuries
• Missing Handrail
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Municipal Liability, including: Civil Rights Violations, Defective Sidewalks & Roads, Police Brutality & Shootings, School Accidents and Unsafe Public Premises
• Municipal Work Injuries
• Negligent Security Cases
• Negligent Supervision
• New York Taxi Cab Accidents
• Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse
• Pedestrian Accidents
• Police Misconduct/False Arrest
• Poor Signage
• Premises Liability
• Product Liability & Defective Products
• Roadway Defects
• Scaffolding Accidents/Falls
• School Liability Cases
• Sexual Harassment Cases
• Shoulder Injuries/Broken Bones
• Slip and Fall
• Spinal Injuries
• Subway and Train Accidents
• Taxicab or Limo Accidents
• Toxic Mold Injuries
• Tractor-Trailer Accidents
• Trip and Fall
• Truck and Bus Accidents
• Vehicle Rollovers
• Workplace Injuries
• Wrongful Death Claims
• Other Serious Injuries

We also represent injured parties in products liability cases against culpable drug makers, and other product manufacturers, and distributors or sellers whose defective or dangerous products may have caused serious harm to consumers including, but not limited to:

• Bextra Injuries
• Celebrex Injuries
• Drug Recalls
• Vioxx Injuries

Our goal is to work with our clients to achieve the maximum settlement value of their cases, while protecting their legal rights each step of the way. Clients often compliment us for being conscientious, available, and trustworthy. We are featured on independent Web sites dedicated to promoting honest and trustworthy attorneys. We offer a free consultation and evaluation of your personal injury, medical malpractice or products liability case. If we decide to accept your case, we will work on a contingency basis meaning our firm does not charge a legal fee until we are successful in obtaining compensation for you, our client. Litigation expenses are advanced by the firm and reimbursed when your case settles or after a trial and judgment.

The personal injury firm of Peter DeFilippis & Associates represents clients in all the five boroughs of New York City: Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island as well as Suffolk County, Nassau County- Long Island, Westchester County, Rockland County, upstate New York and New Jersey.

"We are extremely responsive and will always be available for client questions. We excel in our attention to detail. Our ability to thoroughly investigate the liability and damages aspects of personal injury cases is an outstanding strength of the firm. We handle personal injury, medical malpractice and products liability cases on a contingency basis, at no cost to the client unless we are successful"

--Peter DeFilippis, Esq.