Posts by Girvin & Ferlazzo, PC
NBI Seminar by Attorney Tara Moffett on Sept. 20
Tara L. Moffett, a partner with Girvin & Ferlazzo, will be presenting at an in-depth seminar titled IEP and 504 Plan Legal Workshop as part of the National Business Institute (NBI) Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program. The course is aimed at providing school administrators, special education teachers and attorneys with the skills they need to…
Read MoreGirvin & Ferlazzo Making News Headlines
Girvin & Ferlazzo has had a busy 2019 already, as the firm is representing parties involved in the Oct. 6 Schoharie County limousine crash at Routes 30 and 30A. This accident has made national news because 17 passengers, the limousine driver, and two bystanders in the parking lot were killed. It’s been one of the…
Read MoreGetting Compensation For Your Traumatic Brain Injury
Suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is just that: traumatizing. Individuals can suffer TBI as a result of car accidents, slips and falls, concussions, violence, and any action that results in trauma to the head. While some TBI is the consequence of unfortunate and unlucky circumstances, other instances have resulted from negligent behavior or activity.…
Read MoreWhat Is Considered “Distracted” Driving?
Preliminary data from the 2017 NYS Crash Summary report, compiled by the Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research, identifies “Driver Inattention/Distraction” as the leading cause of accidents in New York State. Out of the 308,519 crashes in New York in 2017, police reported that 56,863 of them involved driver inattention or distraction. Nearly half…
Read MoreNursing Home Abuse: What To Do If It Happens
When your loved one becomes a resident at a nursing home facility, they are entitled to a standard of care. Generally, nursing home facilities fall into four levels of “care,” starting from the least and ending with the most specialized care. According to the Nursing Home Abuse Center, the four levels consist of: Adult boarding…
Read MoreThree Girvin & Ferlazzo Attorneys Named 2018 Super Lawyers
Girvin & Ferlazzo is excited to announce that three of our attorneys have made the list for Upstate New York 2018 Super Lawyers: Sal Ferlazzo (Alternative Dispute Resolution), Patrick Fitzgerald (Business and Corporate), and Ryan Mullahy (Rising Star). Out of the practicing attorneys in Upstate New York, only five percent made the Super Lawyer list.…
Read MoreNursing Home Abuse: How To Spot It
When you decide that it’s time for your aging loved one to live in a nursing home, the decision doesn’t come lightly. You’re entrusting care for your parents, in-laws, and other aging family members into the hands of others, and you’re initiating a transition that has ripple effects. The last thing you want to think…
Read MoreFive Most Common Types of Medical Malpractice Suits
When you visit a doctor’s office, elect to have a surgery, or otherwise entrust your health to a health care professional, you expect your care to meet a certain level of excellence. After all, you’re spending potentially thousands of dollars on health care. Of course, doctors cannot promise to heal you and they cannot guarantee…
Read MoreMedical Malpractice: What You Need To Know
You, understandably, want to trust your doctors and health care providers. When something goes wrong, it’s common to think you did something wrong by not seeking help soon enough or by not doing exactly what you should have after your surgery. This isn’t always the case though. Medical malpractice happens much more frequently than many…
Read MoreCan A Personal Injury Settlement Be Taxed?
The arena of personal injury law is already complex, and adding questions of taxation into the fold doesn’t necessarily simplify matters. When it comes to personal injury settlements, one of the questions our Albany law firm gets most frequently involves whether settlements are taxable. As with most legal and tax-related matters, the answer is that…
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