Seth opened his solo practice in 2005, representing clients with personal injury matters and defending business owners involved in legal disputes. Because he has worked on all sides of business, personal injury, and insurance matters, Seth knows how insurance companies and defense counsel will approach a case. This experience gives him an advantageous, no-nonsense approach to each claim.
For victims of personal injury cases, Seth’s objective is to bring closure and some measure of financial security. Similarly, Seth strives to protect entrepreneurs’ businesses from unnecessary risk, and to enforce agreements so that parties are held to what they promised to do. In addition,
Seth has successfully resolved cases against insurance companies for failing to honor their obligations under an insurance policy or when an insurance company places their interests above those of their policyholders.
Seth takes pride in learning about his clients, their lives and their businesses, both to better serve them legally, and to help put them at ease in the often difficult experience of pursuing a lawsuit.
He also gives back to the community and is recognized for his pro-bono work helping victims devastated by Superstorm Sandy. As a guest speaker, Seth lectures on topics to help individuals and businesses avoid costly litigation and mitigate risk.
Seth is active in the legal community; he is an active member of the NYSBA Trial Lawyers’ Section Executive Committee, currently serving as Section Secretary; a member of the NYSBA Committee on Mass Disaster Response and a member of both the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American Association of Justice (AAJ). He is a past member of the American Bar Association and of the Nassau County Bar Association.
Seth was admitted to the practice of law before the New York State Courts in April 1997, the Federal Courts of the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York in 1998, and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in 2008. He received his J.D. in June 1996 from St. John’s Law School. He is a graduate of the State University of New York at Albany, where he received a B. A. in Criminal Justice in December 1992 and an M.A. in Criminal Justice in July 1993.
Your Questions Answered
Clients want to know the likelihood of success and the potential risks involved Personal Injury - what’s the value of my case?Depends on the severity of your injuries and the effect it has on your ability to earn an income and enjoy your life Commercial Litigation - cases are fact specific and it will depend on the events that occurred before everything went sideways. For example… limited to value loss and consequential damages.
For all disputes there are 7 phases:
Presuit investigation
Presuit Settlement
Initial Litigation
Discovery
Mediation and Other Alternative Dispute Resolution Mandated by the Court
If Mediation fails > then there’s Dispositive Motions
Trial
Seth tries to find resolution at every stage because the longer the case proceeds, the more costs increase and the longer it takes for the client to obtain resolve and closure.
There's no upfront fee. Our office only gets paid a percentage of the amount recovered, plus case related expenses.
We do not spend money unless we can move your case forward.
Costs structures are based on whether insurance is in play.
If insurance is in play, and Seth wins the case for his client, we will get paid based upon an agreed contingency percentage of the settlement or winnings and expenses incurred for services. There is no upfront cost. We only get paid if we settle or win your case.
If insurance is not in play, we bill on a flat fee basis or on a hourly rate.
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