Every day thousands of victims endure the tragic consequences of personal injury.
Often times, those who bear the hardship of an accident assume that no one's at fault -- that they're simply victims of fate. Hey accidents just happen, right? Wrong!
Pursuing Justice with a passion--
making a difference in lives.
What set's us apart from most personal injury law firms is our commitment and passion to protect the rights of brain injury victims.
De Caro & Kaplen, LLP Provides Compassionate Legal Representation to the Victims of Negligence and Their Families
ACCIDENTS DON'T JUST HAPPEN!
Our New York based personal injury law firm, which has been in practice for over 26 years, understands that accidents don’t just happen. That many, if not most "accidents" are caused by the careless, negligent or reckless conduct of others and that you and your family are entitled to be compensated for your injury, suffering, medical and hospital care, current and future wage loss and the cost of future care and rehabilitation.Our nationally recognized attorneys with special emphasis on brain injury cases, will assist you with the legal and medical details of the traumatic brain injury suffered by your loved one or yourself. With nearly three decades of experience, our knowledgeable brain injury attorney team will address every one of your concerns with professionalism and integrity, educating you as we work toward obtaining the compensation that justice requires.
Experienced Brain Injury Lawyers You Can Trust
Having achieved many honors and years of experience as a brain injury attorney, Michael Kaplen is more than qualified to represent you in your personal injury case. He has served for three terms as president of the Brain Injury Association of New York State and Chair of the Traumatic Brain Injury Group of the American Association for Justice. He is partnered with Shana De Caro, Treasurer of the Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice. She serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Civil Justice Foundation. She was also the primary legal assistant to a Justice of the Supreme Court in Kings County (Brooklyn) and a member of the Medical Malpractice mediation panel of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.We've Discovered A New Way To Represent Victims of Brain Trauma--With Compassion
You are entitled to a compassionate personal injury lawyer who understands the level of confusion and distress that you may be facing. We will spend the time to understand your case fully -- plus -- you will not be charged any fees in advance, as we work on a contingency basis.Dealing with the pains and perils that traumatic brain injury causes is far from easy. Finding the counsel you and your loved ones deserve along with answers to questions about your severe head injury and other related mishaps can seem complicated. With De Caro & Kaplen, LLP, as your New York personal injury lawyers, the information you should rightfully demand is just a phone call away.
We are proud to focus our law practice on representing survivors of brain injury and their family members throughout New York City and New York State. We represent clients in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. We also represent individuals in Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Nassau, Syracuse, Suffolk, Rockland, Westchester and throughout New York State. Plus, we are prepared to assist you in both state and federal court with your traumatic brain injury case.
Our law firm has successfully represented accident victims of brain injury, brain damage, severe head injury, traumatic epilepsy, concussion, coma, spinal cord injury, birth injury, medical malpractice and work place accidents as well as orthopedic injury including fractures, nerve damage and wrongful death.