A Buffalo personal injury lawyer helps people who were hurt by someone else's carelessness recover the money they need to heal and move forward. At Rosenthal, Kooshoian & Lennon, LLP, we handle the investigation, take on the insurance company, and fight for full compensation for your medical bills, lost income, and pain, so you can focus on your recovery instead of the fight. You pay nothing unless we win.
An injury can upend everything in an afternoon, the paycheck, the routine, the plans you had. When it happened because another person or company didn't do what they should have, you shouldn't be left carrying the cost. Our Buffalo personal injury attorneys have represented injured people across Western New York for years, and we bring that experience to every case we take. Whatever kind of accident you're dealing with, the right resources are already under one roof.
Call us 24/7 at 716-854-1300 to speak with a personal injury lawyer near you, or contact us for a FREE consultation.
A personal injury case is a claim to recover money after someone else's negligence causes you harm. The core question is simple: did another person or company fail to act with reasonable care, and did that failure injure you? When the answer is yes, the law lets you hold them responsible for what the injury has cost you.
That covers a wide range of situations, from a car crash to a fall on unsafe property to a defective product. What ties them together isn't the type of accident, it's that someone else's carelessness caused your injuries, and you're the one paying for it. Our job is to prove that and to make sure you recover everything you're owed.
By showing four things. That the other party owed you a duty to act with reasonable care, that they breached it, that the breach caused your injury, and that you suffered real harm as a result. Every personal injury claim, whatever the accident, comes down to proving those four pieces.
Some are usually easy, like the duty every driver owes to drive safely. The fight is often over the others: whether the other party actually breached that duty, and whether their conduct, rather than something else, caused your injury. That's where evidence, documentation, and often expert testimony come in, and it's the heart of building a strong case.
The full range of serious injury claims across Western New York. Many of these areas have their own focused pages with the details specific to that kind of case. Find yours below and read deeper.
Our Buffalo personal injury lawyers handle:
If your situation isn't listed here, that doesn't mean you don't have a claim. Reach out and we'll tell you where you stand.
It depends on the harm, not on a formula. The value of a personal injury case turns on how serious your injuries are, how long they last, what your medical care and lost income add up to, and how the injury changes your life. A minor injury that fully heals is worth one thing; a permanent, life-altering one is worth far more.
The number the insurance company floats first is almost never the real one, because it leaves out the parts of your recovery that haven't happened yet, the future surgery, the therapy, the years of reduced earning power. Our Buffalo personal injury attorneys build the value around everything the injury actually cost you and will cost you, working with your doctors and, when a case calls for it, economic and life-care experts. We can't promise a specific result, but we can promise to pursue the full value of what happened to you.
Both your economic losses and the harder-to-measure harms an injury causes. A personal injury claim can recover the money you've spent and lost, and also compensate you for the pain, the limitations, and the life the injury took from you.
Depending on your case, compensation can include:
We evaluate every category that applies, because full compensation means accounting for the whole cost of an injury, not just the bills already in hand.
It depends on how you were hurt. In a car crash, your own no-fault coverage pays your initial medical bills and lost wages, and a serious injury lets you pursue the at-fault driver. In a workplace injury, workers' comp applies alongside any claim against a responsible third party. In most other cases, the claim runs against the negligent person or company and their insurer.
Sorting out which coverage applies, and finding every available source, is a core part of the work, because the more responsible parties and policies we can identify, the more compensation is available to you. We map out the full picture at the start, so nothing gets left on the table.
Nothing upfront. Our Buffalo personal injury lawyers work on contingency, which means you pay no fee unless we win money for you. The fee is a percentage of the recovery, so there's no retainer, no hourly bill, and no risk on your end. If we don't recover for you, you owe us no attorney fee.
That arrangement exists so that anyone can afford serious representation, no matter their situation. It also keeps our interests aligned with yours: we only get paid when you do, so we're motivated to pursue the full value of your claim rather than a quick, cheap settlement.
In most cases, three years from the date of injury to file a lawsuit in New York. Some cases run on different clocks: a medical malpractice claim generally has about two and a half years, a wrongful death claim generally two years, and a claim against a government entity can require a formal notice within just 90 days.
Those deadlines are firm, and missing one usually ends the case no matter how strong it was. Waiting also weakens a claim in quieter ways, as evidence fades and witnesses move on. The sooner our attorneys get involved, the more we can do to preserve what your case depends on.
You can still recover. New York follows a comparative negligence rule, so even if you share some of the blame, you can pursue compensation, with your percentage of fault reducing the amount. Being partly at fault doesn't bar your claim.
Insurers lean on this rule constantly, trying to pin more fault on you than the facts support, because every point of blame they shift is money off your recovery. Answering that with solid evidence is a big part of what we do, and we work to keep your share of fault as low as the facts allow.
You may still have a path to compensation. In a motor vehicle case, your own uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage can apply when the at-fault driver has no insurance or not enough. In other cases, there may be additional responsible parties or policies beyond the obvious one.
People are often surprised how much coverage turns out to be available once we dig in. We investigate every possible source, including your own policies and any third party who shares responsibility, so a lack of insurance on one side doesn't leave you without options.
We represent people across the full spectrum of injuries, from those that heal to those that change a life permanently. The most serious tend to bring the highest stakes, and the greatest need for a lawyer who understands their long-term impact.
The injuries we handle most often include:
Because some of the most serious injuries don't show symptoms immediately, prompt medical care after any accident protects both your health and your claim.
Get medical care first, even if you feel okay, because some serious injuries take hours or days to surface. Report the accident where appropriate, photograph the scene and your injuries, and get names for any witnesses. Report the incident to the insurer if required, but stick to the basic facts and don't give a recorded statement or accept a settlement before talking to a lawyer.
A few quiet mistakes can haunt a claim later. Skipping the doctor gives the insurance company room to argue you weren't really hurt. Posting about the accident on social media hands them material to twist. And saying too much to an adjuster early, before anyone knows the full extent of your injuries, can lock you into a story that undersells your case. When in doubt, say less to the insurer and call us first.
It moves in stages, and most cases settle before trial. After an early investigation, we build the medical and financial picture, present a demand to the insurer, and negotiate. If the insurer won't deal fairly, we file suit and move into discovery, mediation, and, when necessary, trial. Throughout, you focus on healing while we handle the case.
In practice, that means gathering the evidence and records, documenting your injuries and their long-term impact, and calculating the full value of your losses before we ever make a demand. From there we negotiate hard, and we prepare every case as if it's going to trial, because that readiness is what earns fair offers from insurers. Most claims resolve through negotiation or mediation, but when they don't, our attorneys are ready to try the case before an Erie County jury.
Across all of Buffalo and Western New York. We represent injured people throughout the city's neighborhoods and the surrounding suburbs, and we handle cases in the Erie County courts and beyond. Wherever in the region your injury happened, we can help.
That includes Buffalo proper, the nearby towns of Amherst, Cheektowaga, Tonawanda, West Seneca, Hamburg, and Orchard Park, and the wider Western New York area across Erie, Niagara, and the surrounding counties. Local knowledge matters, because we know these roads, these courts, and the insurers that operate here, and if your injuries make travel difficult, we can come to you.
We handle everything in house, from the first investigation through settlement, trial, and appeal, and we prepare every case as if it's going to a jury. That means moving quickly to preserve evidence, building your injuries into a clear and documented picture, and dealing with the insurance company so you don't have to.
Our attorneys investigate how the injury happened, identify every responsible party and every available source of coverage, and work with medical, economic, and other experts to prove the full extent of your losses. We take over the communications with the insurers, counter their tactics, and press the claim as far as it needs to go. Nothing gets handed off to another firm, and we keep you informed in plain language every step of the way.
We represent injured people and their families across Western New York, and we handle every case in house from start to finish, through settlement, trial, and appeal. We know these courts, these insurers, and the community we serve, and we treat every client's case with the seriousness it deserves.
Insurance companies pay fairly when they see a firm that's prepared and willing to try the case, and that's the reputation we bring to the table. Add straight talk in language that actually makes sense, and you have a firm that fights hard while keeping you informed. You focus on getting better. We'll handle the rest.
If you were hurt, or lost a loved one, because of someone else's negligence in Buffalo or Western New York, the attorneys at Rosenthal, Kooshoian & Lennon, LLP are ready to help. Contact us for a free, confidential consultation, and a Buffalo personal injury lawyer will review your case, answer your questions, and explain your options, with no obligation and no fee unless we recover for you.
Evening and weekend appointments are available, and we can come to you if your injuries make travel hard. The sooner we start, the more we can do to protect your health, your evidence, and your right to full compensation.
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