Spinal cord injury. Severe traumatic brain injury. Full-body burns. Multiple amputations. Quadriplegia, paraplegia. Permanent vegetative state. Catastrophic injuries change every aspect of life — and require lifetime medical care, attendant care, adaptive housing, vocational replacement, and lifelong income replacement. The damages aren't measured in months. They're measured in decades.
Madison Law Firm PLLC · 579 5th Ave, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10017
Day-one preservation of medical records, imaging, accident scene photos, and witness statements. We retain a CLCP, life-care planner, vocational expert, and economist within the first 60 days. Insurance carriers move fast to minimize damages — we move faster.
We project every line item of future care, future income loss, and pain & suffering — and demand against ALL available policies: primary, umbrella, excess, employer wrap-ups, and government tort claims where applicable. Structured settlements where they protect the client.
Catastrophic cases require trial-tested counsel. We coordinate with senior trial attorneys at high-end firms when the case demands it — under joint-responsibility co-counsel agreements with full disclosure to the client (NY co-counsel rules).
Every case is different. The recoverable damages depend on your injuries, the insurance available, and the facts of your case.
A catastrophic-injury case lives or dies on the life-care plan. We work with certified life-care planners (CLCP) to document every dollar of future need — surgeries, attendant care hours, medical equipment, home modifications, vocational rehabilitation, and lost earning capacity. These projections often run $5M-$30M+ and are the key to a full recovery.
Before filing, NY requires a New York civil procedure rule 3012-a certificate of merit signed by your attorney attesting that a qualified physician has reviewed the case and finds it meritorious. We arrange the expert review during intake.
Claims against NYC Health + Hospitals (HHC) facilities — Bellevue, Elmhurst, Kings County, Lincoln, etc. — require a 90-day notice of claim. Same deadline applies to SUNY hospitals. Call us before that deadline runs.
We answer 24/7. Free consultation. No fee unless we win.