After a serious car accident, the insurance company is not on your side. Their adjusters are trained to minimize what your claim is worth, and their lawyers are paid to pay you less. The right attorney changes that.
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Long Island Car Accident Lawyers. Trial-Ready Representation.
Phil Gurevich and Albert Buznik have spent years representing injured clients across Long Island. Over that time, we have built real relationships inside the local community. People who have worked with us regularly send their family and friends to our office. Not through a billboard or an ad, but through someone who has already been through the process and trusts our work.
Our attorneys are admitted to practice in New York state and federal courts. They handle every case with one core question in mind: what would this case be worth if we took it to trial? Preparing for that answer is what successfully changes the insurance company's settlement offer.
Results That Matter
$100M+
Recovered for injured clients across Long Island and New York City
RECOVERED
We fight tirelessly to secure the maximum compensation our clients deserve. Every case is personal to us, every victory a step toward justice.
- $2,400,000 Rear-end collision, Long Island Expressway Cervical fusion, lost earnings
- $1,850,000 T-bone intersection crash, Nassau County Multiple fractures, surgical repair
- $1,650,000 Construction fall, Suffolk County Spinal cord injury, permanent disability
- $1,450,000 Southern State truck crash Multiple surgeries, extended rehabilitation
- $1,200,000 Pedestrian struck, Sunrise Highway Traumatic brain injury
- $1,100,000 Motorcycle crash, Jericho Turnpike Compound leg fracture, hardware fixation
- $975,000 Slip-and-fall, commercial property Shoulder and lumbar injury
- $890,000 Premises liability, Hempstead Knee reconstruction, lost earnings
- $820,000 Rideshare collision, Queens Herniated discs, ongoing treatment
- $760,000 Distracted driving, Northern State Cervical disc herniation
- $640,000 Dog bite, Huntington Facial scarring, nerve damage
- $580,000 Rear-end crash, BQE Lumbar radiculopathy, injections
- $495,000 Icy walkway fall, Copiague Wrist and hip fractures
- $430,000 Intersection crash, Flushing Rotator cuff repair
Why People Choose GB Law Firm
When you are dealing with a serious injury, the law firm you choose will directly impact the outcome of your claim. We built our practice on a few core commitments that set us apart and protect your interests from day one.
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Direct Attorney Attention. No Gatekeepers.
When you hire GB Law Firm, an experienced attorney reviews your case personally. You will know exactly who is reading your medical records, who is on the phone with the insurance carrier, and who will walk into the courtroom if your case goes to litigation.
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Prepared for Trial, Which Is What Moves a Number.
Most cases settle. Carriers keep data on which firms actually face juries and price their offers accordingly. We build every file as if it is going to one, and that preparation is the leverage that changes what your claim is worth.
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Referred by the People We Have Already Represented.
Most of our work arrives through someone who has been through the process with us. Not a billboard, not an advertisement, but a person who trusts us enough to send their own family and friends to our office.
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Local Knowledge Carriers Cannot Argue With.
The Long Island Expressway, Sunrise Highway, the Northern State. Nassau and Suffolk courts, and the adjusters who work them. We know the ground your case happened on, and it shows in how the claim is built.
Practice Areas
Types of Car Accident Cases
Our firm represents clients injured in a wide range of motor vehicle accidents across Suffolk County and Nassau County.
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Rear-End Collisions
These are the most common accidents on the LIE, Sunrise Highway, and Northern State Parkway. While the trailing driver is usually at fault, insurance carriers frequently try to argue brake-checking, sudden stops, or pre-existing injuries to minimize payouts.
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Head-On Collisions
Usually involve drunk driving, distracted driving, or wrong-way driving on divided highways. These cases produce the most serious injuries and the highest stakes.
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Distracted Driving Crashes
Texting, in-vehicle screens, and phone use cause more crashes every year. Phone records and vehicle telematics can show what the at-fault driver was actually doing in the seconds before the crash
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Hit-and-Run Crashes
Recovery often runs through your own uninsured motorist coverage. Every New York policy is required to carry it.
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Multi-Vehicle Pileups
Liability is shared across more than one driver. These cases need careful investigation to identify each at-fault party and each policy that may pay
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Intersection and T-Bone Crashes
Right of way, signal timing, and speed are the disputed facts. Surveillance video and signal-cycle data often decide these cases.
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Drunk and Impaired Driving Crashes
The civil case is separate from any criminal case against the driver. Punitive damages may be available where the conduct is willful or reckless.
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Rideshare Accidents
Uber and Lyft cases turn on whether the driver was logged into the app, en route to a pickup, or carrying a passenger when the crash happened. The coverage layer is different at each phase, and which layer applies decides what your case is worth.
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Uninsured and Underinsured Driver Cases
When the at-fault policy cannot cover your injuries, the claim may run against your own coverage. That does not make it a friendly negotiation.
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Pedestrian and Bicycle Crashes
Crosswalk collisions and dooring incidents in Suffolk and Nassau communities. The injuries are typically severe because there is no vehicle protecting the person hit.
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Truck and Commercial Vehicle Crashes
When the vehicle that hit you was a delivery van, box truck, or tractor-trailer, federal regulations and commercial coverage apply. These cases follow a different track than a standard car-on-car case.
If you are not sure your situation fits, call. We will tell you in 15 minutes whether it is worth pursuing.
What our clients say
Real Stories.Real Results.
Our clients’ experiences speak for our commitment to justice, results, and personal attention.
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“This entire team is TOP TIER!!! They were patient with me. Answered all of my questions. Explained the complications that could arise. Worked around my military schedule And excepted my crazy jokes. I luv the team!!!”
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“With my very recent experience at Guverich Law it was swift & outstanding to say the least! Phil was prompt and on point with getting my case taken care of. Any questions I had while waiting were always answered swiftly as well. Amazing experience 10/10 :)”
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“I had a great experience with Gurevich Law Firm. The team was professional, responsive, and truly cared about my case. Phili did a great job and really fought to get us a good money return. I’m very grateful for their hard work and would highly recommend them to anyone needing legal help.”
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“Phil was very responsive. Always texted or called back. Often I did not need to reach out because he kept me updated. I believe he worked diligently on my case and would not hesitate to recommend him.”
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What You Actually Need to Know About Car Accident Cases in New York
A few things every Long Island car accident client should understand before the first call.
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New York is a no-fault state, with a serious injury exception
Your own auto policy pays your initial medical bills regardless of who caused the crash, up to the policy limit. To sue the at-fault driver for pain and suffering, your injury has to meet New York’s “serious injury” threshold. That threshold is specific and contested. Whether your injury qualifies is one of the first things any lawyer should evaluate.
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The carrier's first offer is almost never what the case is worth
First offers exist to close files cheaply. They go up when a lawyer is involved. They go up further when the lawyer is one the carrier knows tries cases.
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You have three years to file most car accident cases
Some claims involving government vehicles or municipal defendants have shorter deadlines, sometimes as short as 90 days. A 90-day deadline that gets missed is the case ending. Calling early protects the timeline.
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Your social media account is evidence
Carriers monitor public posts. A photo of you smiling at a barbecue two weeks after the crash will end up in a deposition exhibit. The defense will not lead with “you look injured here.” They will lead with “you said you can barely walk, but here you are at a wedding.” Stay off social media until the case resolves.
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Most cases settle. The ones that do not, settle higher
Trial is rare, but the credible threat of trial is what moves the offer. That is why preparation matters even when the case will likely never see a jury.
What to Do After a
Crash on Long Island
The first forty-eight hours after an accident are critical for your health and your potential legal claim. Take these steps, in this order.
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Call 911 and Request a Formal Police Report
A formal police report is one of the most important documents in any car accident case. Make sure the responding officer takes one rather than only an exchange of driver information.
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Seek Medical Attention Immediately
Adrenaline masks injuries. Soft tissue and concussion symptoms often surface the next day or the day after. The ER or urgent care visit creates the medical record that ties the injury to the crash. No record, no case.
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Document the Scene Thoroughly
Vehicles, scene, road conditions, signs, signals, visible injuries. Wide shots and close-ups.
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Gather Witness Contact Information
Names and phone numbers. Witnesses disappear. By the time the lawyer is involved, the person who saw the whole thing is gone.
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File a No-Fault Claim with Your Own Insurer
This is required regardless of fault. It pays the initial medical bills.
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Decline Recorded Statements from the Other Driver's Insurer
They will call. They will sound friendly. The questions are designed to lock in statements they will use against you. Politely decline and call a lawyer first.
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Consult an Experienced Attorney Early
The earlier the better. Evidence disappears, witnesses move, and carriers move fast to lock in low offers.
Report your accident to the DMV
Report Your Accident to the DMV
New York drivers may need to file a crash report with the DMV after certain accidents. MyNYAccident.com offers an independent incident-intake experience and information about next steps.
- Guided Intake Work through a structured incident form.
- Incident Details Organize the facts you want to document.
- MV-104 Guidance Review information about New York's crash-report form.
- Available Online Open the service from any connected device.
Get organized. Document what happened. Review the filing requirements.
Trip-and-Fall and Slip-and-Fall Accidents
Not every serious injury on Long Island happens on the road. A fall on someone else's property can leave you with broken bones, head injuries, and mounting bills, and we handle those cases too.
Icy walkways, broken pavement, unmarked steps, wet store floors, poor lighting, and other unsafe conditions all fall under premises liability. The property owner has a duty to keep the space reasonably safe, and when they fail to do it, they can be held responsible for the harm that follows. These cases turn on proving the owner knew or should have known about the hazard, which is why photographs, incident reports, and prompt investigation matter so much. Evidence at the scene disappears quickly once the ice melts or the spill is cleaned up.
What to Expect When
You Contact Our Office
You have enough to manage without having to guess how a law firm operates. Here is a straightforward look at what happens from the moment you contact our office.
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Your Call or Form Submission
We respond to your inquiry the same day. If you reach out after hours, you will hear back from us the following morning.
If you are more comfortable speaking in Turkish, please let us know and we will arrange a Turkish interpreter for your initial call at no cost to you. That same interpreter will be available for every conversation moving forward.
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Your Free Consultation
You will speak directly with Phil Gurevich or Albert Buznik. This first conversation is completely free and confidential. We will ask about the accident, your injuries, and what has happened since, with absolutely no pressure to hire our firm.
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Immediate Case Action
If we take your case, we go to work immediately. Our team handles contacting the insurance carriers, preserving scene evidence, tracking down witnesses, and coordinating with your medical providers to ensure your treatment records properly support your claim.
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Trial-Ready Case Preparation
While most car accident cases ultimately settle out of court, the only way to secure a settlement for what your case is actually worth is to prepare it as if it is heading to a courtroom. That is how we handle every single file from day one.
Where We Work
We represent injured drivers and passengers throughout Suffolk and Nassau counties — the North Shore, the South Shore, and the thoroughfares where Long Island traffic actually builds up.
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Expressway
The Long Island Expressway
High-speed rear-end and lane-change collisions, and the chain-reaction pileups that follow them.
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Route 27
Sunrise Highway
Intersection and turning collisions along one of the island's busiest surface corridors.
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Parkways
Northern State & Southern State
Merge and off-ramp crashes where fault turns on sight lines and signal timing.
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Local roads
Towns across both counties
Pedestrian, cyclist and residential-street collisions, and premises claims off the road entirely.
Put Experienced Long Island Advocates on Your Side
When you are dealing with the physical and financial aftermath of an injury, you need clear answers from the people who are actually handling your file. At GB Law Firm, Albert Buznik and Phil Gurevich manage your claim personally from your very first phone call until your case is resolved. You will never be handed off to an assistant or left wondering who is reviewing your medical records and speaking with the insurance adjusters.
Our approach is built on a distinct competitive advantage: we prepare every single case as if it is heading directly to trial. Because insurance companies keep data on which firms settle quickly and which ones face juries, our courtroom-ready preparation forces carriers to value your claim properly. Combined with our deep familiarity with Long Island roads, local adjusters, and Nassau and Suffolk courts, we provide the strategic leverage you need to secure a fair outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions About New York Accidents
How soon should I call an attorney after a crash?
Sooner is better. Evidence disappears in days. Adjusters call within 24 to 72 hours hoping to get a recorded statement before you have advice. Calling early protects all of that.
What does it cost to hire GB Law Firm?
Nothing upfront, nothing during the case. Cases are handled on contingency, which means the firm only gets paid if it recovers compensation for you. The fee is a percentage of the recovery and is in writing before you sign anything.
What happens if the at-fault driver is uninsured?
You may still have a path through your own uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage. New York requires it on every auto policy. We will read your policy at no cost and tell you what is available.
How long do I have to file a car accident lawsuit in New York?
Most car accident cases must be filed within three years of the date of the crash. Some cases involving government vehicles or municipal defendants have much shorter deadlines, sometimes as short as 90 days. Calling early protects the timeline.
What do I need to prove to win a slip-and-fall or trip-and-fall case?
That the property owner created the dangerous condition, knew about it, or should have known about it and had a reasonable opportunity to correct it. That is why photographs, incident reports and prompt investigation matter so much.
Who pays my medical bills after a slip-and-fall accident?
Unlike a car accident, there is no no-fault coverage for a fall. Your own health insurance usually pays first. If the claim succeeds, those costs are recovered from the responsible party, and any health insurer that paid may assert a lien against that recovery.
Will my case actually go to trial?
Most do not. Most settle. The reason GB Law Firm prepares every case for trial is that the preparation is what produces the settlement. Carriers offer more when the file is trial-ready.
Can I still recover compensation if I am partly at fault for the accident?
New York follows comparative negligence, which means you can still recover even if you share some of the blame. Your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault. Sharing some fault is not a reason to skip the call.
New York's No-Fault Law and the Serious Injury Exception
Your own auto insurance policy covers your initial medical bills and lost wages regardless of who caused the crash. However, to file a lawsuit against the at-fault driver for pain and suffering, your injury must meet New York's specific "serious injury" threshold. Evaluating whether your injury qualifies is one of the very first things we analyze.
The Reality of the Insurance Carrier's First Offer
The first number an adjuster puts in front of you usually arrives before anyone knows the full extent of your injuries, often before you have finished treating. It is an opening position, not a valuation. Accepting it generally closes the claim for good, including for treatment you have not had yet.
Strict Legal Deadlines for Filing a Claim
A no-fault application generally must reach your own insurer within 30 days of the accident. Most New York personal injury lawsuits must be filed within three years. Claims involving a city, town or public authority run on a far shorter clock. Missing any one of these can end an otherwise strong case.
Social Media Posts as Defense Evidence
A photograph at a family event or a comment about feeling better can be presented out of context as proof your injuries are not serious. Do not delete existing posts, which creates its own problems. Simply stop posting about the accident, your health and your activities.
Trial Readiness Drives Settlement Value
Insurance companies track which firms try cases and which reliably settle early. Complete records, retained experts and locked-down deposition testimony change the arithmetic on the other side of the table.
Talk Directly with Our Attorneys
Your initial consultation is directly with one of our founding partners. A brief fifteen-minute conversation is typically all it takes to review what happened and determine if your claim is viable.