Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  After Albany Law School, he went into private practice and now practices with his daughter, Eva Brindisi Pearlman, lawyer and partner in the law firm that also bears their name. With 60+ years of trial experience, he has handled thousands of cases, both civil and criminal. In his criminal law practice, he has successfully tried cases involving almost every major felony in both State and Federal Courts. In his civil law practice, he has successfully tried or settled cases ranging from SUV rollovers, tire defects, seatbelt failures, air bag injuries, seat back collapse, roof crush injuries, and other failure to warn or design and manufacturing defect cases. Some other notable civil cases he has tried involved the Federal Employer Liability Act, elevator malfunctions, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, legal malpractice, construction accidents, discrimination, defamation, and premises liability claims. These wide range of civil cases include his representation of clients with serious personal injuries, including, wrongful death, traumatic brain injuries, birth defects, amputations, quadriplegia, paraplegia, and other spinal injuries, and severe disfiguring burns and scars.
• DUI/DWI
  Unfortunately, alcohol-related crashes are still a leading cause of car accidents. Every day, almost 30 people in the United States die in drunk driving crashes – that is one person every 50 minutes. There were 10,511 deaths from drunk driving crashes in 2018.
• Wrongful Death
  In order to be eligible for an IVC Filter lawsuit, you or a loved one must have had an IVC Filter implanted and suffered one of the above mentioned serious injuries or wrongful death. If you have had an IVC Filter implanted and believe it has had a negative impact on your health, one of our attorneys can help. Contact us for a free, no-obligation case evaluation. Time is limited, it is important that you act today. There are no fees or expenses unless a recovery is obtained for you.
• Traffic Violations
  Speeding and Reckless Driving – Speeding and reckless driving are also common causes of motorcycle accidents. These accidents can occur when either motorists or motorcyclists are driving aggressively, speeding, driving distracted, or tailgating the vehicle in front of them.
• Sex Crimes
  Over the past several years, numerous civil cases have been filed against Uber and Lyft alleging that they have been negligent in their hiring practices and performed inadequate background checks on their drivers, as well as failing to monitor drivers for any violent or inappropriate conduct after they are hired.  As a result of these negligent hiring practices, many U.S. riders have been subjected to rape, sexual assault or gender motivated violence or harassment.
• Assault
• Hit and Run

Property Law

• Premises Liability
  Auto Accidents, Trucking Accidents, Snowmobile Accidents, ATV Accidents, Bus Accidents, Boating Accidents, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Construction Accidents, Premises Liability, Birth Injuries, Brain Injury, Pharmaceutical, Defective Drugs, Defective Medical Devices, Animal Bites, Qui Tam (Whistleblower Suits) and Labor Law.
• Property Damage
  Airbnb also has insurance available that provides protection and is automatically included with every booking called “Our Host Protection Insurance”. This provides primary coverage for Airbnb hosts and landlords, worldwide. The program protects against bodily injury or property damage liability claims brought by third parties up to $1 million (U.S. dollars), per occurrence, if the accident arises from a listing during a stay.  There are some exclusions for injuries or damages resulting from something done intentionally, and for loss of earnings.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  As one of the top personal injury lawyers in Utica, NY, we are experienced and skilled in handling pedestrian vs. motor vehicle accidents. When it comes to pedestrian accidents, motorists usually are the only party walking out of a pedestrian accident unscathed.
• Medical Malpractice
  Medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional fails to provide appropriate medical treatment, fails to take suitable life-saving action, administers treatment that may cause harm to the patient, or fails to make a proper or timely diagnosis. The malpractice committed by the doctor or medical facility usually involves some sort of error. Physicians, health care professionals, and hospitals are expected to provide specific standards of care for every patient they see and, if they fail to do so, they may encounter a medical malpractice lawsuit.
• Auto Accidents
• Dog Bites
• Slip and Fall Injury
  However, slip and fall accidents can also occur while walking to your car in a poorly lit parking lot, or a store with a freshly mopped or waxed slippery floor where the business owner failed to put up warning signs to alert visitors to the dangerous condition. Regardless of where you suffered a slip and fall injury, the damage can be catastrophic. You may be facing lost wages from missed time from work or exorbitant medical bills.  Listed below are common types of slip and fall accidents.