Construction Accident Lawyer in Long Island, NY
Hurt on a construction site on Long Island? We help injured workers connect with attorneys experienced in worksite evidence, serious injuries and the parties involved.
The task you were performing, the equipment available and the people responsible for the site can all shape the legal review. Describe your construction incident on Long Island so we can match the inquiry to relevant experience.
The first discussion should consider the work activity, accident reports and treatment records. A suitable attorney can explain which claims require investigation and how different avenues of recovery may relate.
For help with construction accidents on Long Island, the attorney’s experience should fit both the incident and the jurisdiction. Michael Brook Attorney Referral brings more than 30 years of matching experience to that search.
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Questions about choosing counsel, legal fees and getting started with construction accidents on Long Island.
How Do You Choose the Right Construction Accident Lawyer in Long Island?
Long Island construction cases are filed in Supreme Court, Nassau County in Mineola or Supreme Court, Suffolk County in Riverhead, and the caseload skews toward residential and light commercial work — which raises a question that decides many of these claims: the homeowner exemption.
New York's Labor Law §§ 240(1) and 241(6) impose liability on owners and contractors for elevation-related and Industrial Code failures, and § 240(1) is an absolute liability statute where it applies. But both sections contain an exemption for owners of one- and two-family dwellings who contract for but do not direct or control the work. On Long Island that exemption is litigated constantly, and whether it applies turns on the degree of the owner's supervision — a fact question worth developing early rather than conceding.
The rest of the structure is standard: workers' compensation is generally the exclusive remedy against the employer (WCL § 11), while the third-party claim against the owner, general contractor or another sub carries pain and suffering. Deadlines: three years for the third-party claim (CPLR 214); 30 days written notice to the employer and two years to file the comp claim (WCL §§ 18, 28); and a 90-day notice of claim with suit in one year and 90 days where a town, village, county or school district owns the site.
Ask about § 240(1) motion practice and about homeowner-exemption litigation specifically. General information, not legal advice.
What Does a Construction Accident Lawyer Cost in Long Island?
There is no upfront cost. New York injury attorneys work on contingency — a percentage of the recovery, nothing if there is no recovery. One-third of the net recovery is customary in New York personal injury matters, subject to the written retainer and to court approval for an infant's settlement. Workers' compensation fees are separate and are approved by the Workers' Compensation Board out of awarded benefits.
What moves the total:
- Whether liability resolves on a § 240(1) motion or is tried, including any homeowner-exemption fight
- Case expenses — site safety and engineering experts, OSHA and building department records, medical and vocational experts, deposition transcripts
- Whether expenses are deducted before or after the fee is calculated
- The workers' compensation lien on the third-party recovery and how well it is negotiated
- Health insurance, Medicare or Medicaid liens
Ask for the retainer in writing and ask how the comp lien will be handled — on Long Island it is frequently the largest single deduction. Our consultation is free and the referral costs nothing.
Why Choose Michael Brook Attorney Referral for a Construction Accident Case in Long Island?
Because the homeowner exemption alone ends cases that a well-prepared attorney would have kept alive, and telling those attorneys apart is exactly what a referral is for.
- Free consultation; no cost for the referral.
- Available 24/7 at (800) 669-0060.
- English, Spanish, and Russian.
- Over 30 years of matching injured workers with attorneys across New York and New Jersey.
- Local case experience in Nassau and Suffolk construction litigation, not Manhattan practice applied at a distance.
- Continued involvement after the introduction.
Attorneys in Michael Brook's network consistently advise the same thing on residential jobs: write down who told you what to do and when. On a one- or two-family site, evidence that the owner directed or controlled the work can be the difference between a statutory claim and no claim at all.
Stated plainly: immigration status does not by itself bar a workers' compensation claim or a personal injury lawsuit in New York.
Disclaimer: Michael Brook Attorney Referral is not a law firm and does not provide legal representation or legal advice. This is general information and is not a substitute for advice from a licensed attorney about your particular situation. No result is guaranteed.