Practice Areas Overview
The personal injury attorneys at the Law Office of William A. Gallina, PLLC is dedicated to helping victims of negligence and wrongful conduct in the Bronx and throughout New York City who have been involved in motor vehicle accidents, slips, trips & falls, medical malpractice, construction accidents, premises security violations, and products liability injuries. We believe that justice requires that the responsible party be held accountable, and that the accident victim be fully compensated.
Our firm handles any type of personal injury arising out of negligence or wrongful conduct, including accidents and injuries in the following areas:
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Slips, Trips & Falls
Medical Malpractice
Construction Accidents
Premises Security
Products Liability
Motor Vehicle Accidents
New York's no-fault system of insurance helps to ensure that your most basic expenses are covered, but obtaining compensation for serious injuries is more difficult. We have experience in the most serious and catastrophic cases and are capable of assisting you regardless of the nature and extent of your injury.
Slips, Trips & Falls
Despite the mild-sounding name, these types of accidents can cause serious, debilitating injuries, including hip, ankle, and wrist fractures, or neck and spinal fractures and damage to the spinal cord, causing permanent nerve damage. Premises liability cases are also often difficult to prove, since it must be shown that the property owner knew or should have known of the dangerous condition yet did not correct the problem within a reasonable time.
Medical Malpractice
When we need medical help, we put our trust, our health and our lives in the hands of professionals who are supposed to be educated, trained and qualified to help us. When doctors and other health care professionals perform below the acceptable standard of their profession, the results can be emotionally devastating as well as physically debilitating. Our lawyers handle cases where doctors performed negligently or incompetently, as well as treating a patient beyond the scope of informed consent or failing to obtain informed consent before treating.
Construction Accidents
Construction workers face many dangers on the job, including the risk of falls from ladders, scaffolding or beams, or being struck by objects falling from above. While the cause of an accident or injury may be evident, determining the responsible party can be a complicated matter. Upon obtaining our services, our team of investigators immediately goes to work to identify the property owner, the contractors involved, and all sources of insurance. We gather photographs, interview witnesses, and obtain and analyze documents detailing the construction work. In construction cases, as in other areas of our practice, we leave no stone unturned, no lead unpursued, and no right unenforced.
Premises Security
Apartment building owners and mangers, shopping centers, and other property owners may have a duty to maintain their premises in a way that is reasonably safe and secure for tenants, shoppers, and others who may be on the property. A property owner who knows or should know through reasonable inspection that lights are out in a stairwell or parking garage may be liable if a trip and fall or an assault occurs because of the unsafe condition.
Products Liability
When a consumer or bystander is injured due to the use of a defective product, the manufacturer may be liable for damages without having to prove negligence or fault. Products may be defectively designed, defectively manufactured, or fail to provide adequate warnings or instructions for their safe use. Where other lawyers may only look for an individual's negligence in the case of a motor vehicle accident or construction accident, we investigate every accident for the possibility of a defective product as a contributing factor and hold the responsible manufacturer accountable accordingly.
Seek Experienced Legal Representation
Although you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries, it is your responsibility under the law to seek that compensation by proving the facts of the case and justifying your compensation award before a jury of your peers. Our lawyers have been helping the people of the Bronx do just that for over 30 years. If you or a loved one has been injured due to the negligence or wrongful conduct of another, contact the Law Office of William A. Gallina, PLLC for a free consultation about how we can help you.
