Queens Hit & Run Attorney
Brooklyn Car Accidents Lawyer
Hit-and-run accidents are more common than you may think. Approximately 18 percent of fatal pedestrian accidents involve a driver who fled the scene. If you were hurt by a hit-and-run driver, you may think that you don't have any options for financial recovery. But that may not be true.
You may be able to get compensation from your own insurance company under your uninsured/underinsured insurance coverage. If you don't own a car and were injured by a NYC hit-and-run driver as a pedestrian, you may be able to bring a claim against the uninsured motorist policy carried by a family member who resides in your household. Another option for people who don't own cars is to make a claim with the Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation (MVAIC), which provides compensation for bodily injury to "qualified" victims of uninsured motorists.
If all these options are confusing, talk to a Brooklyn car accident lawyer at the law office of Greenstein & Milbauer, LLP. Our personal injury lawyers have helped hundreds of people injured by hit-and-run drivers in car accidents, truck accidents, taxi accidents and pedestrian accidents.
Contact our Harlem, Queens or Bronx law office if you were hit by a car to schedule a free initial consultation. We work hard to ensure you receive full compensation for your current and future medical bills, rehabilitation costs, lost wages, and pain and suffering. In the case of fatal accidents resulting in wrongful death, we assist family members in bringing claims against their insurance policies for uninsured motorist coverage.
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A lawyer can help you in several ways with a hit-and-run accident case.
- We can review your insurance policy to see if you have uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage and can help you file a claim
- We can review the policies of family members to identify alternative sources of insurance coverage
- If the insurance company is denying coverage because they question residency (for example, where a grandparent or college student really lives) or because the insurance company is denying a family relationship (this can sometimes be a problem for foster children or stepchildren), we can take on that legal battle.
- If evidence comes to light regarding who the driver was in the hit-and-run vehicle, we can help you get damages for negligent driving. Those damages can cover medical bills, lost income and compensation for pain and suffering. Additionally, hit-and-run defendants can be found guilty of a crime and then be required to pay fines and possibly serve jail time.
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Call our New York City law offices in Harlem, Queens or The Bronx or contact a Bronx hit-and-run accident attorney online. For your convenience, we offer evening, weekend, in-home and hospital appointments and take cases on a contingency fee basis. There are no hidden or up front costs, and you pay no attorney fees unless we obtain compensation for you.
