Dansker & Aspromonte Associates are proud to announce that Jenna Williams is this year’s winner of the PTSD Scholarship. Her winning essay discusses the false portrayal in the media of people with PTSD having violent tendencies. “In reality, the majority of people with PTSD do not exhibit outwardly violent behavior and are civilians,” William wrote. …
Brenden Gilbreath Awarded First Responders Scholarship
The Dansker & Aspromonte Associates First Responder Scholarship was established to honor and assist students who have worked to help others. Brenden Gilbreath, who comes from a family of public servants and first responders, fits that bill perfectly. Gilbreath’s parents, he wrote in his winning essay, met while working in law enforcement. His father was …
Meet Dashanique Seymore, Recipient of the Dansker & Aspromonte Associates’ PTSD Scholarship
Congratulations to Dashanique Seymore, 23, a nursing student at AdventHealth University, Orlando, Fl., the recipient of the Dansker & Aspromonte Associates’ PTSD scholarship. Dasha wrote a moving essay, “At War with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,’’ describing her journey from many traumatic years in foster care to being a college student and mother who is learning to …
On May 6, 2010 Dansker & Aspromonte won $6,125,000 for a Chinese
Proud to announce Paul Dansker was elected to Super Lawyers in October of 2011, in honor of his 32 years of outstanding practice in the area of personal injury. On May 6, 2010 Dansker & Aspromonte won $6,125,000 for a Chinese bicycle delivery man struck by a rental car in Brooklyn. Watch the news story …
Recently featured in the NYTimes Magazine
Salvatore Aspromonte is the managing partner of Dansker & Aspromonte Associates, a multi-lingual boutique firm that specializes in personal injury and medical malpractice litigation. The firm has trial verdicts and settlements in excess of $300 million, including over $37 million in the first quarter of 2013 alone. Aspromonte investigates, prepares and supervises every case. His …
Dansker & Aspromonte Current Commentary
TRAGIC ELEVATOR ACCIDENT EVEN MORE TRAGIC BECAUSE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED Like every New Yorker, I feel horrified and saddened to see that a young woman, Suzanne Hart, working for Young and Rubicam in Midtown, was killed on December 14th in a ghastly elevator accident when she was crushed between floors as she attempted …
News from the offices of Dansker & Aspromonte
May 1, 2013 – Brooklyn Jury Awards 13 Year Old Student $6.6 Million Dollars A Brooklyn jury awarded $6.6 Million dollars to a 13 year old 7th Grade student who was severely injured while a passenger in a vehicle which was struck in the rear by a speeding ambulance on April 30, 2006. At the time …
Sal Aspromonte is Presented with the “Outstanding Achievement Award” at the Brooklyn Community Improvement Association Annual Dinner
Our managing partner, Sal Aspromonte, was recently presented with the “Outstanding Achievement Award” at the Brooklyn Community Improvement Association Annual Dinner. The award was given to Mr. Aspromonte for his continuous support of the Chinese community. Sal has been providing free Legal Consultation at the Brooklyn Community Association, every Thursday from 12-3:00, in regard to …
Community Center Seminar in Brooklyn Teaches Residents To Use Law to Protect Themselves
By Dansker & Aspromonte Associates of Dansker & Aspromonte Associates on Thursday, April 11, 2013. SingTao Newspaper Photo April 5, 2013 with Managing Partner Sal Aspromonte
DANSKER & ASPROMONTE ANNOUNCE APPEAL SUCCESS IN BIKE CASE
By Dansker & Aspromonte Associates of Dansker & Aspromonte Associates on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. We are pleased to announce that we have recently, with the help of Brian Shoot Esq., one of the foremost legal scholars and Appellate experts in New York, won an appeal in the Second Dept (Brooklyn) in the amount of …
Dansker & Aspromonte Announces $6.125 Million Jury Verdict
Dansker & Aspromonte Associates, the New York City-based boutique personal injury law firm, today announced a large verdict in Kings County Brooklyn Supreme Court. The plaintiff, a restaurant deliveryman, was injured when he was struck by a speeding rental car while riding his bicycle in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn in 2005. Co-Communications, Inc. Lauren …
Paul Dansker, personal injury attorney, discusses how to set the value of an injury
Dansker & amp; Aspromonte, law firm in New York specializing in personal injury, just won a trial by 6.125 million in a favorable to a client who suffered injuries after being hit by a car while riding a bicycle fault. While such a sum can be surprising, it is difficult to estimate how much “worth” …
Personal Injury Attorney Paul Dansker Addresses Injury Value, by Paul Dansker, Esq.
Dansker & Aspromonte recently won a $6.125 million jury verdict for a client who was injured by a rental car while riding his bicycle. While that sum may be staggering, it’s difficult to predict what an injury may be “worth.” After all, justice in a personal injury practice is measured not by the medical treatment …
Dansker & Aspromonte Associates Announces $2.25 Million Settlement
Dansker & Aspromonte Associates, the New York City-based personal injury law firm, today announced a settlement in Queens Supreme court. The settlement reached was in favor of a plaintiff injured in a 20-foot fall from a ladder in 2007 in Scarsdale, NY. The plaintiff fell off of an unsecured ladder while installing crown molding at …
Tragedy on Ice – Brothers Die Trying to Rescue Dog from Frozen Lake
Attorney Paul Dansker recommends proper safety measures during winter Christmas weekend was not celebratory for a Northern California family that lost two adult sons in a tragic accident, according to a December 2009 Associated Press. Trying to rescue the family dog from a frozen lake, the brothers ventured onto thin-ning ice and trapped under the …
New York Nursing Home Faces Punitive Damages for Elder Abuse – Attorney Paul Dansker educates public about nursing home patients’ rights
The New York Post recently reported that in December 2009, a Brooklyn nursing home was found guilty of negligence in the case of a patient who developed numerous bedsores while under the home’s care. The jury awarded the patient’s family close to $4 million for pain and suffering, plus an additional $15 million as punishment …
New Law in New York State Expands Child Safety Seat Requirements – Attorney Paul Dansker addresses injury prevention through legislation
A new law went into effect in November 2009 requiring all children under eight years of age to sit in a safety seat when riding in an automobile. The previous law had required the use of age- and size-appropriate seats until a child reached his or her seventh birthday. “While parents with children in elementary …
Law Firm Dansker & Aspromonte Urges the Public to Know Their Rights After an Accident or Injury
On a recent windy day, a tree fell across a busy highway, damaging a car and injuring the driver. The driver was taken to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment. Who does the driver look to for compensation for the damage to his car and his injuries? Which insurance company, if any, should pay? …