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Morristown Personal Injury Attorney

Serving Clients and Families across Morris County, Sussex County, and New Jersey

When a person is injured due to the reckless or negligent actions of another individual or entity, it should not be the injured party’s responsibility to pay for their medical costs or foot the bill for lost wages if their injuries leave them unable to work.

This is where a personal injury claim can be of enormous financial benefit to an injury victim and their family, as a successful recovery will include compensation for those specific expenses, as well as compensation for the pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life that the injured party and their family has experienced. However, a successful personal injury recovery will require proof of a number of different factors, skillful negotiation, and a deep understanding of the law, all things which an experienced personal injury attorney can provide.

At The Law Offices of Michael P. Burakoff, our Morristown personal injury attorneys take a unique approach to personal injury law, focusing on working not only with our clients but with their family as well. With extensive experience securing full and fair compensation in personal injury claims of all kinds for injury victims in towns across Morris County and Sussex County towns, including Hopatcong, East Hanover, Dover, Netcong, Parsippany, Florham Park, Chatham, Mt. Olive, Denville, Newton, Morristown, and more, our firm is ready to provide you and your family with the highly knowledgeable, effective, and attentive legal service that you need and deserve when pursuing any kind of personal injury claim.

Call us today through our Morristown office or our Newton office to discuss your unique needs, concerns, and situation when it comes to any kind of injury and your options for making a successful recovery in a free and confidential consultation today.

Experience in the Courtroom. Strength at Your Side.

At The Law Offices of Michael P. Burakoff, P.A., we know what matters most after you have been injured in an accident. You have bills to pay and medical treatment to arrange. You need to recover your financial losses and protect yourself against large insurance companies.

You need someone to turn to for help. Our law firm has represented accident victims throughout New Jersey for more than 40 years, and Attorney Michael P. Burakoff has recovered millions of dollars for our clients from some of the nation’s largest insurance companies.

Continue reading to learn more about our key areas of legal practice, or contact our offices for a complimentary initial consultation with personal injury attorney Michael P. Burakoff about your injury or wrongful death claim. Our firm focuses exclusively on injury cases. We have convenient offices in Morristown, West New York and Newton, New Jersey.

Personal Injury and Other Compensation for Injuries and Economic Losses

We help victims of car, motorcycle, truck, and other traffic accidents obtain full and fair compensation for their injuries and financial losses from the parties responsible for their accidents or their insurance companies. We can help you with everything from insurance claims after a car accident to collecting compensation when an insurance company denies or delays a claim in bad faith. With more than 35 years of experience as a personal injury lawyer, Michael P. Burakoff has handled cases of all kinds, such as:

Motor Vehicle Accidents

Wrecks caused by texting or distracted driving
Drunk driving crashes
Multi-car accidents
Rear-end collisions
Jackknife accidents
Motorcycle accidents
Bicycle and pedestrian accidents
Mass-transit accidents, including bus and train accidents
Recreational vehicle accidents
Collisions involving commercial trucks

Premises Liability

Slip-and-fall injuries
Retail store and parking lot accidents
Injuries caused by negligent security
Dog bites and attacks

Construction Site Accidents

Falls from roofs, ladders or scaffolding
Forklift accidents
Crane accidents
Accidents caused by structural defects
Injuries due to safety code violations

Work-Related Accidents

Workers’ compensation
Warehouse or industrial accidents
Repetitive stress injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome
Hearing loss, loss of sight, back and joint injuries

Injuries from Dangerous Products and Equipment

Power tool injuries
Defective kitchen appliances
Accidents involving lawn mowers or power garden equipment
Food poisoning
Dangerous pharmaceutical products and medical devices

We also assist clients who have suffered catastrophic injuries such as burn injuries, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord damage, and other disabling injuries, including handling Social Security disability claims and appeals.

“I Have Been in an Accident, What Should I Do?”

Anytime you are involved in an accident, one of the first and most important things you should do is to visit a doctor. This is for two reasons:

Even if you feel “ok”, many injuries such as spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, and internal injuries may not be immediately apparent following an accident. It is only several days, or weeks, later that the accident victim begins to experience symptoms of these types of injuries, at which point they have already become a more serious health concern due to their going undiagnosed and untreated for some time. By speaking with a doctor following an accident regardless of whether or not you believe you have been injured, you can catch some of these more latent types of injuries at an earlier stage, and take preventative measures to protect you from some of the more debilitating effects of these types of injuries.
The strength and success of any personal injury claim are closely related to you and your East Hanover personal injury attorney’s ability to link your injuries directly to your accident. The more time that passes between your accident and when you actually seek medical attention, the harder it will become to definitively prove that your injuries were caused by your accident and not some other unrelated event.

Beyond speaking with a medical professional as quickly as possible following an accident, if it turns out that you have in fact been injured, it is highly recommended that you consult with an experienced accident and injury lawyer before responding to any inquiries made by an insurance company, and certainly before signing any kind of early settlement offer they may make. Many times, injury victims damage the strength of their potential personal injury claim by saying the wrong things to the insurance company, something which can be avoided by speaking with an experienced attorney as quickly as possible.

Critically, the moment you sign any kind of settlement, you will not be able to pursue your injury claim further should it be the case that the offer you accepted does not fully account for the damages you and your family have suffered. Additionally, as a general rule of thumb, the first settlement offer made by the insurance companies will always be a “lowball” offer, as the full extent of your injuries and damages they have caused has yet to be properly investigated or substantiated. This means that it is usually much more preferable to speak with an attorney before accepting any kind of offer, as your attorney will be able to paint a much more accurate picture of what kind of compensation you should seek than what the insurance company is trying to offer you.

We Help You Recover Financial Compensation

While personal injury claims differ somewhat depending on the type of accident in question and who exactly the liable parties are, in general, you and your Dover personal injury attorney will need to prove the following three elements in order to secure financial compensation:

Exactly when, where, and how your accident occurred
You were injured by being involved in said accident, and what exactly the full and accurate result of those injuries are
The accident which caused your injuries was the result of the reckless or negligent actions of another liable person or entity

So even though these elements may sound fairly simple and straightforward on paper, proving them to an insurance company and potentially a court of law and a jury of your peers is often anything but. Accurately demonstrating each of these elements will require investigation, preparation, consultation with witnesses and experts in a variety of fields, and an understanding of trial law and injury law. This is just one of the many reasons why retaining the services of an experienced Dover personal injury attorney is so highly recommended anytime you are pursuing a personal injury claim.

Handling All Types of Personal Injury Claims

The Law Offices of Michael P. Burakoff is prepared to represent you and your family in any type of personal injury claim. If you or a loved one has been injured in any type of accident, please call our firm at 973-455-1567 to discuss your case in a free and confidential consultation.

We also have a FAQ section in which you can find answers to many of the questions you probably have regarding personal injury law, and your options for securing full and fair injury compensation.

Insurance Claims

Michael P. Burakoff and our law firm have recovered millions of dollars from the nation’s largest insurance companies, including Allstate, GEICO, State Farm and New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co in personal injury and wrongful death claims related to:

Motor vehicle accidents, including car, truck and motorcycle crashes
Slip and Fall accidents and premises liability claims
Work accidents, construction injuries
Products liability injuries
Catastrophic injuries, traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury
Personal Injury Protection (PIP) and bad faith insurance (including insurance coverage denials)

Attorney Michael P. Burakoff

Michael Burakoff has been practicing personal injury law in New Jersey since 1976, and is admitted to practice in New Jersey state courts, U.S. District Courts for the Districts of New Jersey, Eastern New York and Southern New York, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Having earned the trust, respect, and gratitude of countless clients and their families over the last four decades, Michael Burakoff and our firm has been able to carefully hone our family-oriented approach to personal injury law, and consistently deliver on the promises we make to our clients.

Securing Injury Compensation for Clients across Morris County and Sussex County

Practicing personal injury law for the last 40 years, Michael Burakoff and our legal team have developed a reputation for shrewd negotiation and highly knowledgeable and effective legal counsel with our clients and insurance companies throughout New Jersey.

However, unlike many other successful personal injury law firms, our firm takes a more family-oriented approach to personal injury law. We know that a serious injury affects the whole family, not just the injured person. For this reason, we often include family members in legal conferences, and answer and address their many valid and potentially complex concerns along the way.

Our firm understands just how difficult a position a serious injury can put any family in, and that not only do you need full and fair compensation for your damages, you need it in a timely manner, not two years from now. With these concerns in mind, our firm will work with you and your family to accurately value your damages, present compelling and effective evidence and arguments to the insurance company and a court if necessary, and ultimately secure you the full and fair compensation you need and deserve.

Contact Our Morristown Personal Injury Attorney Today

At The Law Offices of Michael P. Burakoff, we have extensive experience successfully recovering full and fair personal injury compensation for our clients and their families in towns across New Jersey, Morris County, and Sussex County, including East Hanover, Netcong, Dover, Chatham, Hopatcong, Parsippany, Rockaway, Newton, Florham Park, Mt. Olive, Denville, Morristown, and more.

Attorney Michael Burakoff strongly believes that by working closely with his clients and their families and keeping them highly informed and involved throughout the personal injury recovery process, he can better understand their exact needs and concerns, and work towards securing the resolution which best meets those same needs and concerns.

To speak with Michael Burakoff and our legal team today in a free and confidential consultation regarding any kind of accident and injury, your options for securing financial compensation, and how exactly we can help you to do so, please contact us online, or through either our Morristown office or our Newton office at 973-455-1567.

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