Brooklyn Civil Lawsuit Attorneys

Standing Up for the Injured in New York City and Long Island

When someone else's carelessness causes an injury, the consequences rarely stop at the emergency room. Medical bills arrive before you are back on your feet. Paychecks stop. Insurance adjusters call early, sound sympathetic, and make an offer that has far more to do with their bottom line than with what you have actually lost.

Mottola Uris Law, PLLC is known throughout Brooklyn for defending the rights of the accused. We bring that same preparation and the same willingness to try a case to the civil side. Through an Of Counsel relationship with an established civil litigation firm we have worked alongside for years, our clients now have access to a full civil litigation team without having to start over somewhere new.

That means one phone call, attorneys who already know you, and a coordinated approach when a single incident raises both criminal and civil questions.

Areas of Civil Litigation We Handle

Working with our civil litigation partners, we pursue claims in the following areas:

• Construction Accidents — Falls from scaffolding and ladders, falling debris, crane and equipment failures, trench collapses, and electrocutions. New York's Labor Law sections 200, 240, and 241 give injured construction workers protections that exist in few other states, and those claims are separate from any workers' compensation benefits you may already be receiving.
• Car Accidents — Rear-end collisions, intersection crashes, highway wrecks, hit-and-runs, rideshare accidents, and crashes involving uninsured or underinsured drivers. New York's no-fault system covers basic medical bills and lost wages, but a serious injury may entitle you to pursue the at-fault driver directly for pain and suffering.
• Slip and Fall — Wet or unmarked floors, icy walkways and entrances, unsalted stairs, and spills left unattended in stores, lobbies, and restaurants. These cases turn on proving the property owner knew — or should have known — about the hazard and failed to fix it.
• Trip and Fall — Broken sidewalks, uneven flooring, raised thresholds, torn carpeting, loose handrails, and poorly lit stairwells. In New York City, responsibility may fall on the adjacent property owner rather than the City, which makes early investigation and proper notice critical.
• Premises Liability — Injuries caused by unsafe conditions on someone else's property, including inadequate security, falling objects, elevator and escalator malfunctions, swimming pool incidents, and building code violations in apartment buildings, retail stores, and commercial properties.
• Medical Malpractice — Misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis, surgical errors, medication and anesthesia mistakes, birth injuries, and failure to obtain informed consent. These claims require expert medical testimony and are governed by strict filing deadlines, so they should be reviewed as early as possible.
• Motorcycle Accidents — Left-turn collisions, lane-change crashes, dooring incidents, and road-hazard wrecks. Riders often face unfair assumptions about speed and risk-taking, and New York's no-fault rules apply differently to motorcyclists — which makes experienced representation especially important.
• Nursing Home Negligence — Bedsores and pressure ulcers, malnutrition and dehydration, unexplained falls and fractures, medication errors, wandering and elopement, understaffing, and physical or emotional abuse. Residents of New York nursing homes have specific statutory rights, and violations can support a claim on their own.
• Dog Bites — Bites and attacks causing puncture wounds, scarring, nerve damage, infection, and lasting emotional trauma — particularly in children. New York applies a mixed standard that can hold an owner responsible for medical costs regardless of fault, with additional damages available when the animal's dangerous tendencies were known.
• Sexual Harassment — Quid pro quo demands, hostile work environments, retaliation for reporting, and harassment by supervisors, coworkers, or clients. The New York State Human Rights Law and the New York City Human Rights Law offer some of the strongest employee protections in the country, and both allow for monetary damages.
• Sexual Abuse — Civil claims brought by survivors of abuse against individuals and against the schools, institutions, employers, youth organizations, and facilities whose negligence allowed it to happen. These matters are handled with discretion and with the survivor controlling the pace of the case.
• Fire and Burn Injuries — Apartment and building fires, defective wiring, gas explosions, missing or non-working smoke detectors, blocked exits, scalding, and chemical and electrical burns. Burn injuries often require long-term treatment and reconstructive care, and case value should reflect that full future cost.

What an Of Counsel Partnership Means for You

An Of Counsel relationship is a formal, ongoing affiliation between two firms. It is not a referral where you are handed off to a stranger. For our clients, it works like this:

• One point of contact. You keep working with the attorneys you already know and trust at Mottola Uris Law.
• Added depth. Your case is supported by a firm that handles civil litigation and personal injury matters every day, including the investigators, medical experts, and trial resources those cases demand.
• Coordinated strategy. When an incident involves both criminal charges and a civil claim, the two sides are handled in step rather than at cross purposes — so nothing said in one case undercuts the other.
• No fee unless we recover. Civil injury matters are handled on a contingency basis. You pay nothing up front, and no attorney's fee unless there is a recovery.

Do Not Wait to Have Your Claim Reviewed

New York law puts firm deadlines on civil claims, and some are far shorter than people expect. Claims against the City of New York, a transit authority, a hospital system, or another public entity can require formal written notice within 90 days of the incident. Evidence disappears quickly too: surveillance video is overwritten, witnesses move, and hazards get repaired. The sooner a case is reviewed, the more of it can be preserved.

Injured because of someone else's negligence? Contact Mottola Uris Law, PLLC online or call (718) 550-3318 for a free, confidential case evaluation.